The halo ring offers a lot of possibilities for creating chic diamond looks and ways to personalize your engagement ring.
Do you want to make a big impression with a lower budget? Are you into striking engagement rings that celebrities in the entertainment industry have been showcasing lately? Surprisingly, the beautiful halo ring offers both of those options. The halo ring is a setting that encircles a center stone in a few round (micro-)pavé diamonds – or detailed colored gemstones. These pavé gemstones focus attention on the center stone to draw people’s attention to your ring. In a halo setting, a high-carat center diamond looks enormous. A quarter-, third- or half-carat diamond can look a half-carat bigger.
Back in time
When the style of Art Deco became popular in the 1920s, the halo engagement ring made its debut. Its beauty made it in second place behind the traditional solitaire as the most wanted style of engagement ring. Halo ring have a stylish twist to them.
The halo ring with a big center gemstone and a clean band is one of the classics among halo rings. Think about a round colorless center gemstone surrounded by colorless pavé stones and a white platinum or gold ring. White on white creates a spectacular eye-catching effect and pairs great with a princess- or cushion-cut center diamond.
Moreover, you can choose to pavé part of the shank – that’s that part that wraps around your finger – or leaves the metal bare. To follow the tradition of Art Deco, there must be an equal number of stones on both sides of the center gem, creating a clean symmetrical look. Whether your ring is pavéed or not, it will give you the classic halo look.
Some options for halo rings
If you want something less traditional than the classic engagement ring, the halo ring offers many different options for you. Personalizing your own halo ring is all about the details, and you have plenty of rings and stones to choose from.
#1 Number of halos
After the halo ring there arose many variants like double and even triple halos – which are three rows of pavé stones surrounding the center gemstone. Every pavé circle makes the ring look even bigger, so the center stone can be as small as you want. The triple halos ring would be the limit if you want your ring to look big and not over the top.
#2 Shank
With a shank that is not pavéed you’ll create a cleaner and simpler look. Also, pay attention to the shape and thickness of the shank as it will definitely add to the overall design. If you want to go for more bling you should pavé the shank. A thing to keep in mind is that circling the entire shank makes the ring more difficult to resize – and knuckles do get bigger as we get older. An even shank that is not fully paved allows the jeweler to cut and open the metal.
#3 Center stone
The center stone can be a colored or colorless diamond or valuable gemstone. A less expensive option would be a collection of pavé diamonds. You’ll get the same carat weight of one big gemstone at a much lower price.
#4 Center stone cut
Round center stones are the most traditional forms of the center stone cut, but a halo ring can feature emerald-cut, ovals, and even marquise and pear diamonds. The pointy edges of the last two are wrapped in a matching halo to avoid people being cut by the ring. Radiant cuts combine an emerald shape with the brightness of a round and are also a great eye-catcher.