If you want to personalise an engagement ring, then one increasingly popular and stylish option is to put the birthstone of your fiancé into the engagement ring setting, either as solitaire surrounded by other stones such as diamonds, or as a three-stone ring.
Birthstones are delicately colored and make very attractive engagement jewelery
Birthstone engagement rings are more personalised than popular top-sellers like the solitaire diamond ring
Birthstone rings can sparkle as much as their more expensive counterparts through the use of smaller diamonds in the ring setting
Generally speaking, birthstones are not as expensive as the so-called precious stones - diamonds, rubies, emeralds and sapphires - which means you may have enough left in your engagement jewelry budget for a set: ring, necklace, earrings or bracelet.
Descriptions and Suggestions for 12 Birthstones
The month in which your fiancé is born determines the appropriate birthstone/s for her (or him). Both traditional birthstones and modern substitutes are listed.
January – Birthstones are: Garnet or rose quartz
February – Birthstones are: Amethyst or onyx
March – Birthstones are: Bloodstone or aquamarine
April – Birthstones are: Diamond or rock crystal
May – Birthstones are: Emerald or chrysoprase
June - Birthstones are: Alexandrite, moonstone or pearl
July - Birthstones are: Ruby and carnelian
August – Birthstones are: Peridot and sardonyx
September – Birthstones are: Sapphire and lapis
October – Birthstones are: Opal and tourmaline
November – Birthstones are: Topaz and citrine
December – Birthstones are: Tanzanite, zircon and turquoise
Creating an engagement ring with a birthstone in the setting is only advisable if your fiancé likes, hopefully loves, its colors (if it has one). If they do not like the color, then other gemstones should of course be considered. You may not be able to personalise the stone, but you can create an engagement ring design of your very own which has a stone cut in the style you prefer. Diamonds in engagement rings for example are available in the following cuts (their names commonly reflect their shape, style or the gem-cutter or jewelry designer who created them):
Round Brilliant
Princess Cut
Emerald Cut
Marquise Cut
Pear Shaped
Radiant Cut
Heart Shaped
Oval Shaped
Asscher Cut
Cushion Cut
Fancy Cut
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