Why You Should Consider Buying a Colored Diamond Engagement Ring?
The classic engagement rings we see in movies and magazines are often crowned with a shiny colorless diamond. While colorless diamond rings are certainly timeless, colored diamonds can be even more unique, stunning, and significant. Colored diamond rings can convey a deep layer of meaning, perfectly embodying our most cherished passions.
Colorless diamonds can be worn on any occasion for any purpose, but a colored diamond comes with a specific vibe that speaks volumes of its wearer and their energy. As an engagement ring, a colored diamond ring perfectly characterizes everything you love and cherish in your relationship.
Need a detailed guide on how to choose a diamond engagement ring that truly reflects your passions? Deep yellow diamonds signify selfless love and endless commitment, while red diamonds project a strong sense of passion and strength of character. These are just a few examples of the deep symbolism that comes with a colorless diamond.
We’ll break it all down for you in the following sections - the meaning of popular diamond colors, plus a guide on how to go in search of the best diamond ring for your engagement.
Why choose a colored diamond engagement ring?
Most natural diamonds are colorless – nearly 99% to be more precise. Natural colored diamonds are far more rare, and are therefore accorded with greater value and significance. They command relatively heftier price tags and their colors are often associated with certain ideas and values.
Each diamond color holds different symbolism
Here are some of the most popular diamond colors and their significance:
Red
The red color is usually associated with passion and power, and red diamonds are no exception. In fact, it's even truer with red diamonds, given their rarity – less than 1% of colored diamonds. They can perfectly symbolize your profound love and deep passion for your partner.
Pink
Pink also represents love – not the intense, passionate love as with red, but tender, innocent love. It has a soothing romantic touch and also signifies calm and happiness. Some also believe it expresses feminine intuitiveness and creativity.
Green
Green diamonds exude confidence, vitality, and vigor. Green’s color psychology is that of nature, abundance, and prosperity. Choose a green diamond engagement ring if you wish for a blissful marriage and prosperity in your new home.
Yellow
Yellow diamonds are often marketed as ‘champagne diamonds’ with adjectives like ‘golden’ or ‘sunny’. Yellow diamonds symbolize youthfulness, success, and timelessness. It can bring more hope, optimism, and happiness into your new home. Golden or sunny yellow diamonds are also associated with wisdom and creativity.
Blue
Blue diamonds represent fidelity, trust, and resourcefulness. Like the deep blue sea, blue diamonds are often associated with peace and tranquility. Choose this color if you wish to build a blissful home free from fights and misunderstandings.
Colored diamond rings are more fashion-forward
Colored diamonds aren’t just called fancy diamonds for no reason. They are exceptionally pleasing to the eye and make a bolder fashion statement. Colored diamonds are also timeless – they never fall out of fashion given their sheer rarity.
Choose a color that has a deeper meaning
If your bride-to-be is particular about any color, then a diamond ring in her favorite color can be one of the best ways to express your love. Choose a color that turns her on – or perhaps the color of her eyes or hair. Colored diamonds mark the bride apart by telling your unique, one-of-a-kind story. Celebrate your uniqueness by choosing a colored diamond that reflects your personality and passion. There’s a diamond color for every personality, and the color you choose will express your individuality.
Colored diamonds reflect prestige and high-status
Colorless diamond rings were once the standard for engagement rings and celebrity jewelry, but in recent times, colored diamonds have burst into the scene with celebrities and politicians sporting a wide spectrum of eye-popping colored diamonds.
Here are some of the most popular celebrities who’ve worn scintillating colored diamonds:
Carrie Underwood
When professional hockey star Mike Fisher wanted to buy an engagement ring for his heart-throb, Carrie Underwood, opted for no other type than a golden yellow ‘canary’ diamond. Believed to be worth a million dollars, the 12-carat masterpiece features a yellow stone in the center embedded in a sea of smaller shimmering pieces.
Hale Berry
Academy Award-winning actress Hale Berry threw Hollywood into a frenzy when she got a stunning emerald diamond engagement ring from her fiancée. Believed to cost about $200,000, the 12-carat ring features a bold emerald centerpiece flanked by two glittering smaller pieces.
Kate Middleton
Perhaps the most famous celebrity with a colored engagement ring is Kate Middleton. Originally bought by Prince Charles for his Lady Diana, this 18-carat sapphire and diamond engagement ring has inspired millions across the globe. It’s rumored to be currently worth about half a million dollars, and only a few other stones can compete with it for a place in history.
Are fancy-colored diamonds more expensive?
For every 9 or so colorless diamonds, there is less than 1 colored diamond. Given their sheer rarity, the same carat of colored diamonds cost much more compared to a colorless piece. Red diamonds are the rarest and, not surprisingly, some of the most expensive. Rumors have it that there are no more than 20 to 30 red natural diamonds in existence.
Next to red diamonds, pink diamonds are also extremely rare and exclusive. The Pink Star, a 59.60-carat dreamy diamond piece, currently holds the record for the most expensive jewelry in the world - sold at over $70 million at an auction.
Blue diamonds are also rare. They’ve been found in only a few mines in South Africa, Australia, and India. They command nail-biting prices – especially those with deep accents.
About half of all colored diamonds have some sort of yellowish shade. But some yellow diamonds, especially those with a bright and vibrant yellow hue, are rare and highly expensive.
How colored diamonds are priced
The color of a diamond is a huge determinant of its price, but it is by no means the only important factor. Generally, colored diamonds are priced based on the 4Cs, just like colorless diamonds – cut, clarity, carat, and color. The cut and clarity related to the level of brilliance, fire, and reflection. Clearer, more shimmering pieces will most likely cost more. The carat refers to the weight. When it comes to color, the bolder and deeper the hue, the more expensive. Also, diamonds with a color combination will attract a higher price compared to monochromes.
Are colored lab-grown diamonds expensive?
Lab-grown diamonds are real diamonds in every sense. They match natural diamonds in just about every regard - physical and chemical composition, optical characteristics, and aesthetic properties. They can pass any diamond test as real diamonds and can be certified by internationally recognized diamond certification organizations such as GIA or IGI.
Their only main area of difference is their pricing. Given the sentimental value that comes with their rarity, natural diamonds cost far more than lab-grown ones. Lab-grown diamonds are produced at a fraction of the time and cost of natural diamonds, in a more sustainable way. With the same budget, you can get a lab-grown diamond that is bigger in carat size with more brilliance, fire, and scintillation. What’s even more special is that you can choose to grow diamonds from the carbon element in your hair. Sunny Eden™’s lab-created diamond engagement ring contains the essence and love of you and your partner. By collecting the hair as the carbon source to grow the diamonds, you will receive a completely unique and one-of-a-kind diamond engagement ring that lasts forever.
What about color-enhanced diamonds?
If you have a thing for colorful natural diamonds but are on a tight budget, you can opt for color-enhanced diamonds. These are cheaper, less colorful natural diamonds that are lab-treated to enhance their colors. They're often processed with high-pressure high temperature (HPHT) setups - which mimic the natural environment where diamonds are created, or irradiation, to enhance their natural colors.
For instance, yellowish colors can be transformed into more vibrant colors. Some yellow colors can be transformed to near colorless with HPHT. Most times, color modifications can significantly increase a stone's value.
So, if you're fancying a colored diamond engagement ring, you don't have to take a trip to the big auction houses in Switzerland or Paris. You can ride into your new married life in exquisite style with affordable fancy-color diamonds.
When it comes to affordable colored diamond engagement rings, lab-grown diamonds are always your best bet. You can get a bigger, brighter, and more colorful stone at a fraction of the cost - often just 30%-50% of the cost of natural diamonds.
How to choose and where to buy your colored lab-grown diamond engagement ring
Color grading
When shopping for colorless diamonds, consider the 4C’s for their quality. When it comes to color, diamonds are usually graded based on these saturation levels: Faint, very light, light, fancy light, fancy, fancy intense, fancy vivid, fancy dark, or fancy deep.
Where to buy a colored diamond?
Shopping for a diamond engagement ring is something you'll do once in a lifetime, so it's important to make it remarkable. At Sunny EdenTM, we transform the carbon in hair into diamonds that are a perfect embodiment of your character and personality.
Customized to your unique tastes, diamonds from hair can give great meaningful value to the diamond ring. A diamond grown from your DNA is truly unique in every sense, as there is no other diamond like it in the world. You can opt to use your hair or a combination of your hair and your partner's.
Lab diamonds grown from hair are naturally more yellow, due to trace elements found in hair. Both natural and lab diamonds are made from carbon structures, but the presence of trace elements creates a slight color difference. We can create the perfect color for your ring by adding or removing certain elements. For instance, if we remove nitrogen and keep the boron in the carbon, the diamond becomes blue.
Colorless diamond engagement rings are the mainstream engagement ring in modern society. But colored diamonds are bursting into the scene, providing a livelier and more vibrant symbol of love and all that's cherished in a relationship. If you don't have half a million to spend on a colored engagement ring, lab-grown alternatives might be right up your alley. You can get a bigger, more dazzling lab-made diamond ring at a fraction of the price of natural stones. A colored diamond ring from your hair, or your significant other's hair, can offer the highest value and serve as the perfect embodiment of your eternal love and admiration for each other.
