Hello everyone. I have been following spindle the forum for a couple of months. It has really been a great source of information.
My boyfriend and I have been looking for and engagements ring over the past few months. When this process started I thought I wanted a princess cut on a diamonds band. When I tried on a princess I realized I do not like them. They are just too harsh looking for my taste. So we started looking at rounds. I wasn't in love with those either. Finally a very nice jeweler showed me a royal asher cut. They were gorgeous, however a little beyond what we are looking to spend. The same jeweler showed me a ring that he made. It is a almost a very subtle halo. The diamonds are in the swoop of the prongs. I fell in love. He mostly carries rounds, princesses, and royal ashers. I wanted something else.
After a decency amount of looking I decided I liked square shaped radiants and cushions. The jeweler I liked said if we could find a nice stone in those shapes he would be happy to make the ring for me. I would like to use him as he is very nice and very helpful. I know someone else who had a ring made by him and they are very happy with the results. He also gave us a very reasonable price estimated.
So now I am looking for a stone. I am looking under a carat. I am 25 years old and live in NYC. I want something nice but not outrageous. I would like to spend as little as is needed to get a nice stone.
So I finally come to my question. Of course I have come across August Vintage Cushions on this site. They right now have a beautiful stone that is well priced. The only problem it is an L color. Tell me I am crazy and that it will look awful in a halo so that I can move on.
My boyfriend and I have been looking for and engagements ring over the past few months. When this process started I thought I wanted a princess cut on a diamonds band. When I tried on a princess I realized I do not like them. They are just too harsh looking for my taste. So we started looking at rounds. I wasn't in love with those either. Finally a very nice jeweler showed me a royal asher cut. They were gorgeous, however a little beyond what we are looking to spend. The same jeweler showed me a ring that he made. It is a almost a very subtle halo. The diamonds are in the swoop of the prongs. I fell in love. He mostly carries rounds, princesses, and royal ashers. I wanted something else.
After a decency amount of looking I decided I liked square shaped radiants and cushions. The jeweler I liked said if we could find a nice stone in those shapes he would be happy to make the ring for me. I would like to use him as he is very nice and very helpful. I know someone else who had a ring made by him and they are very happy with the results. He also gave us a very reasonable price estimated.
So now I am looking for a stone. I am looking under a carat. I am 25 years old and live in NYC. I want something nice but not outrageous. I would like to spend as little as is needed to get a nice stone.
So I finally come to my question. Of course I have come across August Vintage Cushions on this site. They right now have a beautiful stone that is well priced. The only problem it is an L color. Tell me I am crazy and that it will look awful in a halo so that I can move on.