Does your partner love to make a fashionstatement wherever they go? Make an even bigger splash by proposing with afancy color diamond engagement ring! Intrigued? We’re ready to tell you allabout the rainbow of diamonds!
FancyColor Diamonds vs. Colorless Diamonds
Now, you might be wondering, “What is a fancy color diamond?” It’s simply adiamond that displays a color outside of the Gemological Institute of America’s (GIA) colorscale, which has become the industry standard for grading diamonds.The scale features letters of the alphabet, starting with D and ending with Z.Therefore, gems given D through F rankings are colorless, while Z-rated stoneshave light yellow or brown tones.
Fancy color diamonds, however, can be found ina variety of shades – from pink, yellow, red and purple to orange, green, blueand black. When it comes to choosing a fancy color diamond, color is the mostimportant characteristic. In fact, these fancy stones follow their own GIAcolor scale, and they’re graded based on how dark/light the gems might be andthe intensity of their color.
Want to know where your diamond ranks? Take apeek at the categories:
● Faint: These stones display thelightest color and intensity.
● Very Light
● Light
● Fancy Light
● Fancy: Stones display a somewhatdarker color and/or deeper intensity.
● Fancy Intense: These gems can havelight yet intense shades. Think yellow or pink stones!
● Fancy Dark
● Fancy Deep
● Fancy Vivid: These stones displaythe darkest color and deepest intensity.
The untrained eye might not be able to catchthese subtle color differences, but they ultimately impact a diamond’s qualityand price. Here’s a good rule of thumb: A darker, vivid stone will have morevalue! But make sure to check a diamond’s certification before making yourpurchase.
*ProTip: It may be difficult to get your hands on red,pink, green and blue diamonds, as these are the rarest fancycolor diamonds. Yellow and brown stones are more common, but that also meansthey’re less valuable.
Naturalvs. Treated Fancy Color Diamonds
You’ll probably come across two types of fancycolor diamonds: naturally colored and treated gems. Natural fancy colordiamonds are exactly what you might think. They’re natural diamonds that aretinted with various colors. That means they were formed billions of years agobeneath the Earth’s surface and are primarily made of carbon. But they gettheir rainbow shades from different elements that are sometimes present in adiamond’s structure.
On the other hand, treated fancy colordiamonds are typically brown diamonds that have received heat treatments toalter their color. How can you tell them apart? Pay attention to price, astreated diamonds are significantly cheaper than their natural counterparts!
Celebritieswith Fancy Color Diamond Engagement Rings
Want a look like the celebs? Here’s someinspiration!
● When actor Ben Affleck firstproposed to singer Jennifer Lopez in 2002, he did so with a rare 6.1-carat pinkdiamond. This time, he also chose a fancy color diamond– an 8.5-carat natural green diamond surrounded by a pair of trapezoid-shapedcolorless diamonds.
● Pink diamonds were also a popularchoice for actor Ryan Reynolds. In 2012, he popped the question to fellowactress Blake Lively with an impressive oval-shaped, light pink diamond anddiamond-studded rose gold band.
● When singer Lady Gaga was linkedwith talent agent Christian Carino, she often sported her spectacular engagement ring, which reportedlyfeatured a 6 or 7-carat pink center stone. The dazzling gem was thought to be apink diamond or sapphire.
● For a different look, actressScarlett Johansson stepped out with a light brown diamond and black band aftercomedian Colin Jost popped the question in 2019.
● Singer Kelly Clarkson may havebroken away from her husband Brandon Blackstock. But when their love was stillblooming, you’d catch glimpses of her gorgeous engagement ring, which reportedlyfeatured a 5-carat yellow diamond and a surrounding diamond halo.
● Yellow diamonds must be popularamong American Idol winners. Ironically, singer Carrie Underwood also accepteda 5 or 6-carat yellow diamond when former ice hockey playerMike Fisher proposed in 2009.
● And we can’t forget about rapperCardi B’s engagement ring from fellow rapper Offset. Themagnificent 8-carat, pear-shaped diamond is the focus of this ring, and it’sbordered by a double halo of colorless and pink diamonds.
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