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How to Find Your Ring Size at Home (EU and US)
The easiest way to find your ring size at home is to wrap a strip of paper around the base of your finger, mark where it meets, and measure the length in millimetres: that is your finger's circumfe...
Read moreShabka Guide: Choosing Bridal Jewellery in the Gulf
A shabka is the jewellery a groom gives his bride around the engagement. What it includes varies by family, but it usually starts with a diamond ring and adds pieces that match: a necklace and earr...
Read moreWhat VS Clarity and G-H Colour Mean in Diamond Jewellery
VS (very slightly included) means a diamond's inclusions are minor and normally invisible to the eye; G-H colour means near-colourless, with no tint you would notice once set. Together they give br...
Read moreRing Engraving Ideas in Arabic and English: Names, Dates and Short Words
The best ring engravings are short: two initials, a date or one or two words, because the inside of a band has little space. Arabic words such as «للأبد» (forever) or a name in Arabic script make a...
Read moreThe ANA Ring Collection Explained: Classic, Royale, Rosé and Flame
ANA is the diamond ring collection by Lana Al Kamal, all in 18K gold with free engraving. It has four lines: Classic solitaires in seven diamond shapes (from AED 5,100), Royale rings with two pear ...
Read moreHow Many Carats? Choosing a Centre Diamond Size for an Engagement Ring
For most engagement rings, 1 carat is the size people picture: a round diamond about 6.5 mm across. In our 18K gold Classic rings, a 1 ct centre diamond costs AED 6,000 lab-grown or AED 45,000 natu...
Read moreCVD Lab-Grown Diamonds Explained: How They Are Made and What They Cost
A CVD lab-grown diamond is a real diamond, made of the same carbon with the same hardness and sparkle as a natural one, but grown layer by layer in a laboratory instead of formed in the earth. In o...
Read moreIGI or GIA Diamond Report: What It Covers and How to Read It
An IGI or GIA report is an independent grading of one diamond: its carat, colour, clarity, cut (for round diamonds), measurements and whether it is natural or lab-grown. It covers the centre diamon...
Read moreRound Brilliant Diamond Ring Guide: Cut, Carat and Price
A round brilliant diamond sparkles more than any other shape and never goes out of style, which is why it is the most chosen engagement ring stone. For a round, the cut grade matters most. The Lana...
Read moreMarquise Diamond Ring Guide: Shape, Bow-Tie, Carat and Price
A marquise diamond is long and narrow with two pointed ends, and it looks larger than most shapes of the same carat because so much of the stone faces up. The Lana Al Kamal Classic Marquise ring in...
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