When talking about diamonds, most people will think about huge carat diamond engagement rings, displaying different fancy cuts and colors. However, diamond earrings represent an even more elegant accessory, highlighting beautifully your face and eyes. Diamond earrings do not have to be huge to be of effect…they just need to have that unique shape, cut or color that complements your skin tone best!

Diamonds display an alluring simplicity, yet a fire and sparkle like no other gemstone on Earth. Diamond earrings represent versatile jewelry, because you do not have to dress up fancy in order to wear them. On the other hand, a diamond necklace or a fancy diamond rings requires a certain attire and occasion to be worn with class and elegance.

Diamond earrings will help you stand out from the crowd when you wear that little black dress, or even when you wear your sports attire. At an elegant wedding, a dinner party or at the picnic, your diamond earrings represent your most important and beautiful accessory.

Choosing your diamond earrings

A very important consideration when choosing diamond earrings is the certification. Buy only certified diamonds, from reliable and trustworthy jewelers. Diamonds are not cheap, but they will only appreciate over time. You need a certificate as a proof that your diamonds are natural, valuable and this document will also display important features of the stone such as cut, clarity, color, carat, and other.

When you have found the perfect jeweler, it is now time to decide on the shape of the diamond. You should know that round cut brilliant diamonds will have the greatest sparkle and reflect the light in the best manner when compared to other shapes. However, if you are looking for a less traditional shape, you could look for an Emerald cut with its mirroring sides, a pear shape or “tear” shape diamond, a heart cut, or even a princess cut diamond. In order to have a brilliant shine, the diamond needs to have a perfect cut. When the cut is not executed with highest professionalism, he diamond will be duller, somehow lifeless in sparkle.

The clarity of your diamonds is yet another important consideration. Flawless graded diamonds will not have any inclusions, blemishes or impurities visible to the naked eye or under the microscope. These are purely clear, but also the most expensive ones. If you would like to save some money yet still get the maximum brilliance and sparkle, you can glide down the clarity scale a bit. Even if the diamond is not graded FL there are many lower clarity grading diamonds which will not display any imperfection to the naked eye. They seem perfectly clear and brilliant, and only a gemologist can tell the difference in clarity grading after close evaluation.

If you will keep in mind to buy only through certified sources, you will make a safe investment for your future. Your diamond earrings will not only be a reason of envy anywhere you go, but you can rest assured your jewelry becomes more and more valuable over time.