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Jewellery Care How to Clean Lab-Grown Diamonds (and Why They Never Go Cloudy) Lab-grown diamonds need no special care. How to clean yours by setting and metal, what to avoid, and… 7 min read Engagement Ring Guides What Is the Ideal Diamond Size for an Engagement Ring? What is average, what actually suits a hand, and how to make a stone look larger without buying… 6 min read Wedding Ring Guides Should You Take Your Wedding Ring Off at Night? And How Not to Lose It On or off at night is your choice. What is not optional is the habit that keeps it… 7 min read Wedding Ring Guides How Did the Wedding Ring Originate? The real history of the wedding ring from Egypt and Rome to lab-grown diamonds, and the popular myths… 8 min read Jewellery Care How to Clean Your Wedding Ring at Home A five-minute method that restores sparkle, what never to use on a ring, and the tap test that… 8 min read Engagement Ring Guides Where to Buy a Man-Made Diamond Engagement Ring in the UK What man-made really means, the six questions that separate good sellers from bad, and how UK buying options… 6 min read Lab-Grown Diamonds What Percent of Diamonds Are Lab-Grown? An Honest Answer There is no reliable single figure, and here is why. What can honestly be said about lab-grown market… 6 min read Wedding Ring Guides Which Ring Goes On First: Engagement Ring or Wedding Band? The wedding band goes on first, closest to the palm, with the engagement ring above it. Here is… 8 min read Buying Guides How Much Does a Diamond Engagement Ring Cost? Including 2 Carat Real current prices instead of invented averages, what actually drives the cost, and the truth about 2 carat… 6 min read Lab-Grown Diamonds Who Has the Best Lab-Grown Diamonds? How to Judge Any Seller There is no single best seller. An eight-point checklist for judging certification, cut, metal, setting quality, aftercare and… 7 min read Engagement Ring Guides Do You Need Rings for a Civil Wedding? No. A UK civil wedding is legally valid without rings. Here is what the law actually requires, and… 7 min read Engagement Ring Guides Are Diamond Engagement Rings Still Popular? Diamonds are still the UK default, but six things around them have changed. An honest look at what… 6 min read Engagement Ring Guides The Most Popular Diamond Cut for Engagement Rings Round brilliant leads, and here is why - plus what is gaining on it and why popularity is… 6 min read

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