I did it and it didn''t hurt too much.
Yesterday, I went to my first B&M to try on rings and look at diamonds.
The good ...
I realized that I need a very thin band unless I want my short stubby fingers to look like stumps. I learned that I can really spot colour differences which I didn''t expect (I could easily see the difference between a GIA G and F in color without knowing which was which). However, I also learned that I didn''t mind a little colour in the stone which is really good because I easily saw that a 1 ct was a perfect amount of finger coverage for me and it will be breaking the bank even at a H or I in colour.
The bad ...
No pressure, but I could tell the family-run place would not appreciate it if I bought a stone elsewhere and had it set there. Another thing, they had a GIA I1. I can''t really believe they would want to sell that although it was pretty sparkly even though the carbon spots were clearly visible. Also, they specialize in rings with lower set stones which is good because it is probably what I will go with, what is bad is that I couldn''t compare with a higher set ring.
The worst ...
They told me that stones with fluorescence are junk. I really really wanted a stone with fluorescence. I thought it would be unique and I liked the idea that I could possibly go down to an I in colour and it would face up whiter than that. Boo. Their rationale was that these stones "mask" the true colour? Why is this a negative? Help!
Oh yeah, and I can''t wait to do it again.
Very curly haired girl who is no longer a B&M virgin and has now sported at least ten sparklies on her ring finger without having any of them pull out her hair.
Yesterday, I went to my first B&M to try on rings and look at diamonds.
The good ...
I realized that I need a very thin band unless I want my short stubby fingers to look like stumps. I learned that I can really spot colour differences which I didn''t expect (I could easily see the difference between a GIA G and F in color without knowing which was which). However, I also learned that I didn''t mind a little colour in the stone which is really good because I easily saw that a 1 ct was a perfect amount of finger coverage for me and it will be breaking the bank even at a H or I in colour.
The bad ...
No pressure, but I could tell the family-run place would not appreciate it if I bought a stone elsewhere and had it set there. Another thing, they had a GIA I1. I can''t really believe they would want to sell that although it was pretty sparkly even though the carbon spots were clearly visible. Also, they specialize in rings with lower set stones which is good because it is probably what I will go with, what is bad is that I couldn''t compare with a higher set ring.
The worst ...
They told me that stones with fluorescence are junk. I really really wanted a stone with fluorescence. I thought it would be unique and I liked the idea that I could possibly go down to an I in colour and it would face up whiter than that. Boo. Their rationale was that these stones "mask" the true colour? Why is this a negative? Help!
Oh yeah, and I can''t wait to do it again.
Very curly haired girl who is no longer a B&M virgin and has now sported at least ten sparklies on her ring finger without having any of them pull out her hair.
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