Engagement Rings. What you need to know!

Everything you need to know about shopping for your engagement ring .
Here's how to find your engagement ring style.

Cut
Refers to the angles and proportions of the diamond. Don't confuse this with the shape of the  diamond.
The cut will affect the sparkle and brilliance of the diamond.

Color
The most common color of diamonds found in nature is yellow. Therefore, the rarest and most desirable diamonds are colorless. In order of preference:
DEF
GH
IJ
KL
M-Z

Clarity
The inclusions or natural impurities of a diamond. This results from thousands of years of pressure, heat and sedimentation of rocks. The following grading system is based on a standard 10X magnification:
FL flawless
IF internally flawless
VVS1 very, very slight inclusions
VVS2 also very, very slight inclusion….but a minute amount more than VVS1
VS1 very slight inclusions, grade 1
VS2 very slight inclusions, grade 2
SI1 slightly included, grade 1
SI2 slightly included, grade 2
I1 included
I2-I3 very, badly included
Generally FL and IF are considered museum pieces; they are extremely rare and valuable.

Carat
This is the actual weight of a diamond. One carat is equivalent to 1/20th of a gram or 100 points equals one carat.