Guides

Choosing the right Lab Grown Marquise Diamond

One of the most popular fancy shapes for diamonds, the Marquise sports an unmistakable football-shaped outline that is striking from afar, making it a popular choice for diamond engagement rings.  ...

Guide on How to Choose an Engagement Ring Shank

Choosing the shank of an engagement ring is as important as any other part, especially as it will greatly affect the comfort of the wearer. Learn more about ring shanks here.

Guide on How to Choose a Diamond Engagement Ring Setting

Congratulations! As Grammy award-winning and record breaker Beyonce says, it’s time to put a ring on it.  As you take this milestone step forward into a bright and happy future, you may find tha...

3 Carat Lab Created Diamond Rings: A Price Guide

Every diamond is different from the next and possesses its own individual properties. When it comes to engagement rings, you deserve one that is as special as your love story. A 3 carat lab grown d...

Guide on How to Buy An Ethical Engagement Ring Online

Congratulations on finding that special person you want to spend your life with! Now that it's time to get an engagement ring, you have almost infinite choices in styles, stones, and settings; but ...

guide on What to Look for in Sustainable Diamond Jewelry Brands

There is a lot of information and misinformation about ethical and sustainable jewelry brands, products, services and practices today, as counting carbon becomes as popular as counting calories, ma...

Princess Cut Diamonds: Modern Brilliance with Playful Elegance

Princess cut diamonds are one of the most unique and distinctive shapes of diamonds regularly available. Their angular edges belie a playful interior with kaleidoscopic scintillation. Maybe that's ...

Guide on Why and How to Buy Oval Shaped Diamonds

Interested in something classic that still stands out? Want more bang for your buck? Oval Diamonds offer more for less than more shapes and will be a choice you love for years and years. Check out ...

All about White Gold and Platinum

Interested in a silver, white gold, or platinum engagement ring? White metals have always been popular, but how do you know which one to choose? This Michael Gabriels blog will help you out. 

Guide on How and Why to Buy Sustainable Round Brilliant Diamonds

Round Brilliant diamonds are one of the most popular choices of diamond shape, especially for engagement rings. They are the most iconic shape diamonds are known for, but it wasn’t always that way,...

The Ultimate Guide to the 4 Cs of a Diamond

Are you looking for the perfect diamond for you or your partner but are confused as to how to select the right one? Do you have concerns about the sustainability of your diamond, but  aren’t sure h...

Pear Shaped Diamonds: Iconic Elegance with Timeless Style

Pear Shaped diamonds never go out of style, and often are at the front of it.  It looks like we are in one of those times again, as pear-shaped stones come roaring back in popularity as celebritie...

Emerald Cut Diamonds: Timeless Elegance and Art Deco Brilliance

Beloved for their at once austere luster and at the same time inviting fire and brightness, Emerald cuts are prized for diamond jewelry of all kinds and have long been one of the most popular ring...