Unusual Colours in Your Engagement Ring

Most engagement rings on the high street have a fairly limited choice of colours, sticking with just diamonds, or combining diamonds with deep blue sapphires, rich red rubies or vibrant green emeralds… But these colours are not for everyone! We’ve had some requests recently for more muted colours so I thought I could offer a couple of unusual suggestions.

Grey- one subtle and unusual possibility is a grey diamond. These do not generally sparkle in the same way as a white diamond because of the number of inclusions in the stone, but we have used them in a couple if gorgeous rings in an old-style rose cut, which gives the surface of the stone a little shimmer. The great thing about this is you get a diamond but it doesn’t look the same as everyone else’s and it’s not so madly sparkly.

If you want a little more twinkle but like the grey colour then you could alternatively go for a grey spinel. We can get some beautiful stones from a mine in Tanzania that is run on fair trade principles, so your jewellery can have a more ethical side to it too. If you chose to then combine this with 18ct white gold (which can be Fairtrade and Fairmined if you like!) then you’ll end up with a deliciously smoky colour palette.

Dusky pink- tourmaline is a beautiful stone that comes in a range of colours including yellows, greens and all sorts of pinks, but I think my favourite are probably the paler pinks which can be rather evocative of a dawn sky. Tourmaline is a reasonably hard wearing stone in comparison to others, and is not as costly as sapphires so can be a particularly good option if you want something a bit bigger!

Another gorgeous stone is Morganite. It’s the same family as aquamarine (also a pretty, subtle gem) and has a similar low-key, watery sparkle but in the softest of pale pinks. It’s best cut in slightly larger sizes to show off the pretty colour, and in rounder shapes like an oval or brilliant cut to help protect the slightly more fragile corners. Both of these pretty pinks look beautiful when combined with rose gold, even with just the smallest hint in the setting.

The best bit is that with either of these colours you can go for a very classic design, something really modern… Or anything in between! Come and talk to us about what you might like…