Halo Engagement Rings
Choosing an engagement ring can seem like a daunting affair, but options like a halo engagement ring are timeless, elegant, and work with a huge range of styles. While it may seem difficult to imagine choosing something you will wear every day for the rest of your life, it really doesn’t have to be. You need to think of a few considerations and the answers to these questions can help guide your choice. This will allow you to make the right choice for your lifestyle, fashion sense, and more.
Engagement rings come in a huge variety of shapes and sizes, as well as styles. This is true for the category of halo ring as well. While there are certain elements that define this style, there is a lot of room for improvisation as well. You can choose from different metals, diamond sizes, and accent stones. There is a lot that you can do to really personalize your choice and make it all your own and perfect for your lifestyle.
A timeless design like a halo ring is a great choice because it is, well, timeless. It has a style that doesn’t go out of fashion, regardless of trends. This is why it makes such a great option. You are going to be wearing this ring every day for the rest of your life, you don’t want something that will be gauche in a few years’ time.
Something Suitable for Daily Wear
The first consideration we should make when choosing an engagement ring is our lifestyle. If we have a more active lifestyle, this will help guide our choice in the ring. No matter how pretty a ring is, if it isn’t compatible with your lifestyle, you aren’t going to be happy with it. For people who have a moderately active lifestyle, the halo ring is a great choice. It is timeless and elegant, but also not so big and cumbersome that it can’t go with you where you go.
A halo ring can be fairly small and simple, or it can be large and ornate. The fact that there is so much wiggle room in style makes this a popular and really great choice for an engagement ring. It has a classic and elegant profile, but you can really glam it up with a huge central diamond or tone it down with something more modest. There are lots of choices for accent stones as well as band styles, which we will get into below.
Regardless of your style, it is helpful to think about your daily life and what kind of jewlery will most seamlessly fit in with said lifestyle. Since our engagement ring is something we wear every day, it should be something that we can, well, wear every day.
Consider Your Lifestyle
While large, glamorous stones may seem like the perfect option for an engagement ring and certainly look great on halo rings, that doesn’t mean this is going to be the best choice for you. Think about your daily life. What do you do for a living? What are your hobbies? Do you use your hands a lot? The answers to these questions will help guide your choice. A halo ring comes in a wide range of shapes and sizes. The one we look at here is a more modest and simple style that is well-suited for those who live semi-active lifestyles and need to be able to use their hands with ease.
If you don’t use your hands a lot, this leaves the option open to go with something really glamorous and over-the-top if this is your style. Not having to worry about the size of your ring does open up more options. Larger and more ornate pieces may be suitable for people whose livelihoods don’t require them to be particularly active. Here, your style really is the limit. If you like really large and glamourous stones, then go with it! Your engagement ring is where you should display your signature style since it is going to be part of your signature look.
Really, all we need to do is consider how we make our living and how active we are and this will help guide our ultimate decision.
The Halo Engagement Ring
The halo engagement ring is a classic and timeless style that is really quite versatile and open to personalization. What sets this style apart is the accent stones. The configuration of this ring is pretty simple. You have a large, central stone that features smaller accent stones that encircle the main stone. Other than that, there is a lot of room for creativity and personalizations. The size and shape of the stone are up to you.
The great thing about this type of engagement ring is that it looks great with pretty much any size stone and any cut or shape. So you can choose your favorite cut and it will look great. The smaller accent stones, while they tend to be round, don’t have to be. There just have to be accent stones around the main stone in order for it to be a halo ring. There are a lot of options to choose from here. And really, you don’t even have to choose diamonds as your accent stone.
The band of the halo ring may be simply metal, or it may have additional accent stones that give it further sparkle and shine.
Different Diamond Cuts
The focal point of this type of engagement ring is the large central stone. Most often, this is a diamond and this is what we feature here since it is the classic engagement ring stone. Since the diamond is the hardest stone we know of, it is incredibly versatile in addition to being beautiful. Because it is tough, durable, and hard, it can be cut into pretty much any shape you can think of.
There are many differnet classic diamond cuts. These differnet cuts will accentuate differnet aspects of the stone. Some may show its depth, others may focus on the flawlessness of the stone, whereas others are meant to maximize sparkle. What will work best for you will depend on your personal style and preferences. Whatever you choose, many recommend that you choose the highest quality diamond you can afford, regardless of size.
It is better to have a small, flawless diamond than a large one with many flaws. And since the main stone is the focal point of the piece, the eyes are drawn to it and will notice any flaws that are readily apparent.
Accent Stones
The accent stones on a halo engagement ring are another place where you have a lot of room for creativity. The main thing to consider is that the stones should be quite a bit smaller than the main stone. The idea is that the smaller stones will encircle the large, main stone like, well, a halo. Not only does this add the glamour of more diamonds, but many cuts will give the ring a remarkable amount of sparkle and shine.
Commonly, small round, brilliant-cut diamonds will feature as the accent stone. This is because this is one of the cuts that allow for the greatest degree of light refraction. It is light refraction that causes the stones to sparkle. These small diamonds will give off a tone of shine and glitz. Another popular option is to have pave-style stones as an accent stone.
Pave-style stones are some of the tiniest and daintiest diamonds you can find. These stones, when lined up in a row, create the appearance of continual sparkle. They are elegant, shiny, and really gorgeous when they encircle a high-grade central diamond. These will give off more sparkle and shine than pretty much any cut of a diamond.
Band Styles
Most people don’t think a lot about the band of an engagement ring, but here, too, is a place where there is a lot of room for personalization. If you have a simple and classic style, perhaps you may want a simple plain band in fine, pure metal. This is a great way to get that timeless elegance and simple glamour that many of us crave. When we choose a high-quality and pure metal, we can show off its quality by accenting it as the focal point of the ring band.
However, we can also choose different styles that are more complex as well. There are twisted bands that comprise multiple strands of metal that are twisted around one another. This gives the band of the ring a texture and depth that a classic band doesn’t have.
You can also use the band as a way to incorporate more diamonds. Some choose an eternity band. This is a band that features diamonds that encircle the band. The model we show in this piece is a partial eternity band in that it has diamonds around the band, but they don’t go around the entirety of it. This partial eternity style is often more comfortable and easier to wear than a full eternity band, but it really just depends on the wearer.
Another option is an engraved band. This is a band that features engraving around the entirety of the band. This may be in the shape of something floral or nature-inspired, or it may feature geometric shapes and patterns. This is a unique alternative to the plain band but doesn’t require more diamonds.
Elegance and Glamour
The one thing that can be said about the halo engagement ring is that it is elegant and stylish. There is a timeless look and feel that this type of engagement ring has and this is part of what makes it such a popular style. When it comes to something that we will be wearing every day for the rest of our life, we want something that isn’t going to go out of style. Regardless of trends, styles like the halo ring never go out of fashion. It features clean lines, an elegant profile, and the focal point of the piece is a high-grade central stone.
The accent stones that surround the main stone give the ring even more sparkle and shine than it would otherwise have. Even if you choose a central stone that doesn’t give off the maximum amount of sparkle and shine, you can get it with the accent stones. High-grade diamonds cut into your favorite shape and cut will help accent the main stone, hence why we call them accent stones.
You have a lot of choices within this type of ring. From the size and shape of the center stone to the cut of the accent stones. You also have a lot of room for creativity with the band of the ring. As we note earlier, there are a lot of options to choose from when it comes to bands.
In Closing
Choosing an engagement ring doesn’t have to be a headache-inducing experience. The biggest things to consider are the fact that this is a ring that you will wear every day and that it must be in keeping with your lifestyle. These guiding factors will help you make your ultimate decision. This is why so many people choose a timeless style like a halo engagement ring. Since you are going to be wearing it every day for the rest of your life, you want to make sure that it is a style that doesn’t go out of fashion. The halo ring is a bit like the little black dress of engagement rings: you just can’t go wrong with this style.
This classic and timeless style is open to a lot of creativity and personalization. You have your choice in the size and cut of the central stone, as well as the accent stones that surround said main stone. You also have a lot of choices as to the style of the band you choose. The great thing about this style of ring is that it is timeless and elegant, but you can also make it your own. This is a great feature for a ring that you will love and cherish your whole life.