Find Her Ring Size Without Her Knowing

Do you need to know your girlfriends ring size without giving the surprise away? Don’t worry there are lots of ways you can find out her ring size without her knowing. One of the best ways is to ask, not her of course, but one of her friends or family. Women often try on each others rings or have rings past down the family tree, use his information to get a sizing. A word of warning using this method, if you’re buying an engagement ring make sure you can trust the friend with the big secret!

Another way of getting the sizing which is great fun is to steal one of your girlfriends rings! Make sure you don’t get caught or you will probably be dumped before you get a chance to explain, and replace the ring afterwards. Just borrow the ring for a few hours and nip down to a local jewelry shop and have them size the ring. This method only works if you can get easy access to one of her rings without her knowing. Remember a pinky ring isn’t going to give you a sizing for her engagement ring finger! Use common sense.

If you can’t get hold of one of her rings for enough time to take it to a jewelry shop then just use a bar of soap to make an impression of it! or place the ring on a piece of paper and trace a circle around the inside of the ring. This method should be good enough to get a basic sizing, then you can have the ring adjusted at a later date.

Temporary Engagement Ring

For a man, popping the big question can be a terrifying experience along with the fear of rejection there’s also the problem of buying the Engagement ring. If the proposal is a surprise then the man must pick the ring without any help from the bride to be. Let’s be honest, most women wouldn’t trust their men to pick out a pair of shoes for them let alone a piece of jewelry that they will wear everyday for the rest of there life’s!

normally women are happy to get any kind of diamond ring at anytime! but spare a thought for the bride to be who has to fain joy at a hideous engagement ring. Secretly most women know what type of ring they’d like and they may even have dropped a few hints to the groom to be. But men often miss these subtle hints and often confuse what they like with what there girlfriend actually wants!

Why not play it safe and propose with a temporary engagement ring, you can buy a cubic zirconia ring that looks the part or buy a novelty ring (you both need to have a good sense of humor for novelty ring) then together you can choose the real diamond ring later on. This way you’ll be sure that the bride to be gets the ring she really wants.

How To Spot A Fake Diamond

Diamonds are one of the hardest substances on the planet but they’re fairly easy to fake. So how can you spot a fake diamond! There are many synthetic stones that have very similar appearances to the diamond, one of the most common is Cubic Zirconium, this is often used in custom jewelry and is one of the easiest fakes to spot. Cubic Zirconia is much heavier in weight than a real diamond and a jewelry appraiser can easily measure this with the right equipment. It is also softer and easier to scratch than a diamond.

One of the hardest fake to spot is a ‘Moissanite Stone’ it’s very hard to distinguish from a genuine diamond. It is a naturally occurring crystal that has been able to be replicated by man and so closely resembles a diamond that many times even skilled appraisers mistake it for the real thing. Sometimes the only thing that gives away a Moissanite Stone is it’s size and flawless quality, of course most real diamonds have small flaws and colour variations.

The best way to protect yourself from buying a fake diamond is to only buy from reputable diamond retailers with a long history of trading. No reputable retailer is going to risk damaging their reputation by passing off fake diamonds. Real diamonds come with a grading laboratory certificate from a gemological lab like the Gemological Institute of America (GIA) or the American Gem Society Laboratories (AGSL) these certificates tell you the official clarity, colour and carat (weight) of the diamond. It’s worth the extra expense to have peace of mind regarding this very important purchase. An independent appraiser (don’t settle for the one that the store recommends) can put your mind at ease while giving you key details to help you to gauge whether or not the price you plan to pay is fair.

The video below shows some test you can perform to check if your diamonds are real.