Engagement Ring Guides Are Promise Rings Bad Luck? The Myths, Answered Plainly No superstition attaches to promise rings, including losing one. The real risks are sizing, damage and being misread… 7 min read Engagement Ring Guides Where Did Promise Rings Come From? An Honest History Posy rings, gimmel rings and the Claddagh are the real ancestors of the promise ring. What is documented,… 7 min read Diamond Education What Is an E Colour Diamond? E is the second-highest colour grade and looks identical to D once set. When it is worth paying… 7 min read Diamond Education Does Diamond Colour Actually Matter? Colour matters up to a point, then stops. Where that point sits, what a white diamond really is,… 7 min read Diamond Education Why Does Diamond Colour Start at D? The Grading Scale Explained The diamond colour scale begins at D for a historical reason, not a gemmological one. Here is the… 7 min read Jewellery Care Can Lab-Grown Diamonds Get Wet? Showers, Swimming and Daily Wear Water cannot harm a diamond. Chlorine, knocks and worn claws can. When to take the ring off and… 7 min read Diamond Education Are Lab-Grown Diamonds Better Than Mined Diamonds? Same material, different origin. Where lab-grown genuinely wins, where mined does, and how to decide between them. 7 min read Diamond Education Is It Wrong to Buy a Lab-Grown Diamond? The four worries people have about lab-grown diamonds, answered honestly, including the two that contain a grain of… 7 min read Diamond Education How Coloured Diamonds Are Made Colour is either grown into a diamond or added afterwards by treatment. Both routes explained, plus what has… 7 min read Diamond Education What Gives a Diamond Its Colour? Only three things cause colour in a diamond: impurity atoms, a bent crystal structure, and natural radiation. Every… 8 min read Diamond Education Do Diamonds Come in Colours Naturally? Yes, and nature makes eleven colour families. Which ones occur naturally, how often, and how to spot a… 7 min read Diamond Education What Are Coloured Diamonds Called? Fancy Colour Grades Explained The proper name is fancy colour diamonds. How the grading scale works, what modifiers mean, and what trade… 7 min read Diamond Education How Many Colours Do Diamonds Come In? Diamonds come in twelve main colour families and hundreds of graded variations. A plain-English guide to the full… 7 min read