3 Engagement Rings Styles to Avoid

[@xtinejoy]

The petal prongs are soooo lovely! 😍😍😍

[@BijouLab]

Thank you! ☺️ 🙏🏽

[@Laioless]

I thought so too, not only they hold better, they look so much better they are mesmerising ❤

[@eeoyre0508]

Not the diamond DOWN THE DRAIN 😱🫢🤣

[@BijouLab]

😭😣

[@CCandSMUDGE]

Most sinks can be taken apart and they have a special part that anything heavy will get stuck in, saved my favorite earring.

[@cheyannematz251]

@@CCandSMUDGEwhat omg i lost a charm from my bracelet down the drain once and it was real aquamarine too

[@CCandSMUDGE]

@@cheyannematz251 at least you know for next time? You can always check it, but depending on how long it’s been it might be gone. I sincerely hope you can find it, or something similar to replace it. Good luck.

[@AshaDisco]

Lost a gold & Moldavite cross necklace down the drain & only realized later that I could have taken the sink drain apart & get one of my favorite necklaces back💩

[@mariah_greer]

I hate that couples see rings like these on Pinterest and think they are realistic designs. I crush dreams every day when I explain that these trends aren’t sustainable for a piece of jewelry you’ll wear for the rest of your life. Thank you for making this content, I wish every soon-to-be-engaged couple could watch your videos before purchasing a ring!

[@BijouLab]

I know, I always feel like such a major Debbie downer telling people that their dream ring isn’t a good idea but knowing it’ll save them heartache/wallet-ache on a broken ring or lost stones is always worth it!

[@booknerdjebbi5037]

I really wanted that thin band with big stone look until I got all these videos telling me what a bad idea it was so you saved one couple at least ❤

[@DoKuShOsTaR]

To be fair, those styles would be fine for a ring you plan to only wear occasionally/to events and/or don’t mind if you break it. The issue is people think they can do this with engagement rings they plan to wear day in and day out for years on end 😅

[@PandoraBear357]

Meh. Just get a cheap ring for everyday wear/travel and keep the expensive ring in a safe or safety deposit box for special occasions. I have a $100 sterling silver and sapphire ring I wear on vacation. My wedding set doesn't travel or get worn while I do certain things like hiking. Not a big deal if the cheap ring gets lost, broken, or stolen.

[@emm5036]

I love that you listed genuine practical concerns rather than mentioning taste/trends. Also, your petal prongs are gorgeous!

[@Hana.Behl-Lecter]

Friendly reminder all is not lost if something goes down the drain--shut the water off ASAP and grab a bucket. Most sink piping is super easy to screw apart and put back together without any special tools or knowledge. If you still can't find whatever you're looking for, call a plumber. They might be able to find it further down in the piping. I once lost something down the drain in a hotel sink and was even able to rescue it in that circumstance. Just make sure you have some gloves and a strong stomach lol. Those pipes are gross inside.

[@caribeads9772]

The one you designed is unique and beautiful

[@BijouLab]

@@caribeads9772 thank you kindly!

[@CorneliusNutterbucketThe3rd]

i actually like the look of your petal prongs a lot more than the rings with 4. the lattice work makes it look like more tjme went into it. im fine with dainty and feminine rings but i dont want them to look cheap and low effort which I feel like has been happening more frequently so the added intricacies (besides all of the benefits you listed) also elevate the look of it in my opinion. dont know if ive seen one of your videos before but good on you!

[@alcyonae]

Your petal design is literally the design of my dreams!

[@Lizzie-ve7kt]

I love your workaround I feel it actually makes the prongs look even more like petals

[@veronicaryan1072]

That's my reddit post! The half bezel was beautiful, but my new ring is much more secure!

[@BijouLab]

Ugh my heart sank when I saw your post! Glad you have a new ring!! 🫶🫶

[@alice88wa]

Yeah the half bezel is gorgeous! What a shame it's not more sturdy 😭

[@ariste01]

If you want something dainty looking filigree can look incredibly dainty while being part of a very sturdy ring.

[@KateT01]

Girlies, get WHATEVER ring you want and make it last by wearing at appropriate times. Cleaning, cooking, swimming or activities that are dangerous should be avoided regardless of what ring you have. I've seen shorts where ring repairs are done to VERY expensive rings so they don't last either. Expecting to wear your ring all the time is a stupid expectation anyways, it's an accessory not something we need on us 24/7. So stop listeing to these digital ads and marketers and simply do some research before doing things. The girls diamond would have been just fine if she was wearing it when needed...you do not need to be wearing your ring while washing hands and I'm pretty sure water should be avoided at all times regardless of how expensive or "good quality" a ring is.

[@EiEi-om9ep]

I love that you give advice on what to avoid based on funconality and not on what's trendy

[@FlossTheBoss-iv3tf]

The way I was so ready for this to be someone judging people’s tastes and calling things tacky. Pleasantly surprised by the genuine advice on how to not get a ring that won’t last.

[@y.mma09]

Your design is literally so gorgeous!

[@lyadmilo]

Thank you for not just saying oh its tacky but providing alternatives for people who like various styles

[@sayhello5377]

My ring has 4 petal prongs and I’ve had it for 18 years with no issues. Mine do look sturdier than the example you showed here though.

[@mitsusah2612]

And you don't have a gallery railing of any sort? What metal are the prongs? Must not be gold, right?

[@strngenchantedgirl]

This is why I hate modern rings. I’ve got a 100 year old ring on my finger and it’s a fraction of the cost of a brand new ring, super durable and much much more beautiful.

[@TheEnemyOfYourEnemyRK]

I really want my engagement ring analysed like this. It was designed with longevity in mind so I'm sure it would pass muster 🤣

[@c9b7]

Ruining my engagement ring plans one video at a time lmao (jk, these are very informative and I'll have an easier time picking one out with these things in mind 🤗)

[@c9b7]

But now I have to ask: I'm dead set on either a .50 or .25 ct heart shaped diamond, white gold solitaire. Would 2mm be okay for the band? How many prongs should the diamond have? My long and thin fingers demand something relatively dainty, but my clutz nature needs something sturdy enough not to lose money down the drain 😂

[@thekingsdaughter4233]

​@@c9b7 I think she said somewhere 2mm minimum, so that would work (both width and thickness - 2mm wide, 2mm thick). If you plan on having a row of these tiny diamonds set into the band, you will probably want to go wider, as this weakens the stability of the band.

[@c9b7]

@@thekingsdaughter4233 Oh okay, thank you so much! No additional stones, just the plain band for me. Glad to hear it should be stable enough, 2mm still looks quite nice and dainty 🙂

[@mariah_greer]

2mm with 5 prongs would be ideal, especially if the bottom prong is v-shaped to avoid the tip of the heart becoming damaged. Congratulations in advance on your engagement! (I was a manager of a jewelry store for 5+ years)

[@BijouLab]

@@mariah_greer exactly this! 😊 2mm and 5 prongs with a V tip!👌🏻👌🏻

[@Prettyswagdad]

I love my ring it’s super intricate and has a very vintage feel, but it gets snagged on EVERYTHING. It’s strong and has never bent on anything but it gets really annoying

[@nospoonfulofmayonnaiseforme]

but dainty rings are so pretty

[@sydneymitrecic]

I love dainty rings so much:(. I also like the petals

[@jacintaschneider4145]

Would the dainty style work with a smaller stone or just as bands? I love the look

[@BijouLab]

It is better than with a huge rock of course but even as a band alone, or with small stones, if the band is thin, it can bend. I’d avoid it for an engagement ring, just get one as a fun ring.

[@PandoraBear357]

Get 10k or 14k gold. The higher gold contents like 24k and 18k are softer and more prone to denting and bending. People think 24k is best, but for certain things the less pure golds are more practical in application.

[@KateT01]

Get any ring you like but wear it at appropriate times. They're trying to make us spend thousands on engagement rings when they're just another accessory.

[@deeeno6867]

My engagement ring was $10, my fiancée’s was only $3. We’re ultra broke, but even if we did have more money to spend, I don’t think we’d spend more than $150 per ring. It’s just not that deep to us lol. After 10 months of daily wear since we got engaged, our rings certainly aren’t looking new anymore, but we both find that beautiful and deep in itself

[@atenea6934]

Those look so pretty!

[@alyssa2796]

If you want dainty you need to use titanium

[@alyssahayes268]

Sounds like a great way to lose a finger if you're ever in an accident where an EMT needs your ring off

[@DarthFurie]

My culture doesn't do engagement rings and I've been married for years, idk why I ended up here but this was educational. Little dainty rings like that are such a pain in my experience!

[@jameswallace2487]

Thank you!

[@charismaticFEAR]

i love watching engagement ring videos as someone who never plans to get married

[@MilitaryWolf6969]

As a female id rather have a band (male ring) for a engagement ring or wedding ring less likely for it being stolen and tbh it looks cooler imo

[@furlycee]

I have the first design, with the thinner band with spaced out diamonds around the band and one big one in the middle. It’s been ok so far but the jeweler I noticed made the band a bit thicker than the one you showed and my stones are a bit bigger so it gives the illusion of it being skinnier

[@SquirreI_Brain]

The first one where her diamond fell down the sink just I feel so bad

[@pcbassoon3892]

Tension settings were popular when my friends and I were getting engaged and everyone I know who had one, lost their diamond and eventually replaced the setting.

[@LadyShakespeare2006]

Your design is so beautiful. It looks like something elven out of lord of the rings❤

[@theforestofoak]

yeah it's not a good sign when you're proposing with a ring that won't last a lifetime. like atleast be hopeful that your marriage will work out 💀💀

[@karenfromfinasse8430]

Best way to avoid losing a diamond is to not buy a stupid rock worth thousands of dollars

[@NYC_BESTIES]

My mom's wedding ring has only 4 petal prongs and 17 years later, its completely intact

[@CreatedANewHandle]

“It’s clearly not designed by jewelers because no jeweler would ever design something like this”. I understand you but i can see the Grammarly notification now lol

[@cutienerdgirl]

Grammarly isn't correct 30% of the time.

[@BlankParty]

It’s weird that we as humans have devised a contraption that straps a rock to your finger.

[@spacekid9680]

I'm only 18 and have no plans on getting engaged any time soon because I haven’t found the right woman to be with yet but I like these videos because I like watching videos of shiny things.

[@BijouLab]

@@spacekid9680 hahaha. Glad to have you

[@LilBrownieD]

rip to the fallen diamond 😢

[@danielleday9856]

First one is 100% accurate. Mine is so pretty but has broken on 3 different occasions. Not worth the money it costs to fix.

[@Drbob369]

Quartz is cheaper looking identical 😅

[@SaigesArstgo1031]

I love my ring thats just a small diamond with a thin band. Doesn't break. Doesn't chip. Cant be pulled apart. It looks dainty though and not overbearing. I don't get people wanting these fancy stuff 😅

[@kittikatastrophe5011]

So like anything pretty then? 😂 jk the overlapping petal prongs at the end were pretty, but it feels like every one of these videos says how bad my preferences are 😂 with my moon stone dainty little engagement ring. Also am j the only person that thinks gallery rails look just like really bad? I get the function but like its a no from me dawg

[@KateT01]

Dw these videos are mostly made to make money and promote products. If you wear an accessory only when supposed to it's gonna last longer, the 1st lady thought it was a good idea to wear it when washing hands with usually high water pressure.

[@melissamacedward-juhl6813]

Ty!!!

[@crptnite]

Why would you put an oversized stone on a dainty band? That's just asking for trouble 🙄

[@sajkdnsaklfhnj]

Yo puse un tapón de goma con perforaciones en el desagüe de la bacha, para que en caso de caerse alguna joya, no se vaya por el caño. De todos modos tomo precauciones para evitar que caigan en primer lugar 🙏🏼

[@kellyharper367]

Very good to know!

[@mothsterling8204]

I want to get my gf a ring one day that has a sapphire, a ruby, and a garnet (for nerd reasons)

[@thingswithpayton1941]

Would six petal prongs be enough for an elongated hexagon diamond? And do you think it would look good? ❤️

[@sarahd2097]

i’ve been thinking of getting a men’s style white gold band with some nature-inspired engraving. is this long-lasting or does decorative engraving not stand the test of time?

[@midorinasuna1920]

You can also put double prongs on the third one, no ? It’s a real question because I’m looking to make a ring 😅

[@xinlight]

I really hate the razor thin band trend. If I can deform the ring with my fingers, it's not a ring, much less a forever ring.

[@Ladida386]

Those rings are as practical and comfortable as 90° angle chairs. My BF is a carpenter, was working side by side with many architects who wanted to create THE DESIGN, but those designs were practical as 💩. The same with houses, clothes, shoes and so on.

[@grammar_ash]

what's a gallery rail? I'm pretty sure my ring has one (it was in the catalogue at Jared's when we looked there, but we ended up buying it from our local jeweler instead, and this was about 6 years ago) but I'm not sure. It's a "diamond solitaire twist engagement ring" but with 4 prongs instead of 6, and i got a cushion cut diamond. :p

[@BlackChamomile]

The fact that i have the EXACT SAME style ring as the first ring and all the little stones on the sides kept felling off because i dropped it ONCE down the stairs.

[@overworkedkitten4399]

I work 2 jobs. One that pays $5 about my states minimum wage and ine that pays $10 above my states minimum wage. The one that pays less hasnt given me a raise in a year and it wont give me a raise. Furthermore, im supposed to be a full time employee but i keep getting scheduled part time hours. The one that pays more is part time only but overall is a better job. But i still need 2 jobs to pay all my bills and still have extra money to live off. And i have 2 roommates.

[@jem5636]

I work with my hands a lot and hate when anything on my hand catches, so I know I want an inlaid ring. I want lots of design but smooth surface.

[@spookyacti0n45]

What should you look for in a quality band? I'm in the process of designing one with a studio and I noticed a lot of stores we went to have precisely these designs which worries me.

[@ronnie7074]

My engagement ring has two tiny marquis diamonds on it that have fallen out twice. I’m tempted to take it to a new jeweler and lose my guaranteed maintenance just to stop it from happening again but I don’t know what style of prong would even be able to hold the in

[@Foofieloofie]

‘it was clearly not designed by jewelers because no jeweler would design something like this’ Ah yes the floor is made out of floor

[@theultimateawkwardness4025]

Why would you even wear a chunky diamond with such a plain ring? I dont get it. Much rather have a special ring design with a lot of tiny diamonds but it's all just personal preference. The pedals ring looks really nice though, doesn't have the diamond pop out as much and makes the ring an actual part of the design. Also love the pedals on the diamond.

[@lavenderswiftie]

i hope that girl got her diamond back 😭 that's such a nightmare

[@TomsBackyardWorkshop]

Anything with a diamond.

[@Scorpion24Queen]

subscribing...

[@olivia_brookes]

luckily, I don’t want any of these from my wedding ring😁

[@Wasatch95]

Security aside, your petal prongs look better anyways.

[@sarahabraham368]

Insure your jewelry. It's not expensive.😊

[@chestertheblack]

I feel like if you get these, it might be your fault. These rings by the majority look flimsy and prone to breakage.

[@pandorasmagicbox]

I'm watching this video knowing I'll never get a ring 😢 Why I can't have a normal life?

[@khboychuk4980]

Sorry but unless you are actually rich, buying stones worth thousands of dollars just looks idk… sad? Stupid? Like you’re trying to pretend being rich?? Like the engagement to you is more an achievement from a checklist than a happy part of your life?

[@curlyhairdudeify]

I'm pretty sure that her diamond still stuck on the sink drain U-shape bend.

[@sunnyinmilkyway2114]

Uhhhh well those to guys.

[@islandsicedtea]

gold is MALEABLE 🗣️🗣️🗣️

[@kimbrolyy]

Anything with real diamonds. Don't feed that monopoly of blood diamonds

[@eileenjohnson-s4u]

The bands too thin

[@chipsraider1331]

Not something I'll ever see in life😂

[@CompletelyCrazy0407]

Diamonds are worthless.....

[@dennyo1563]

First one is giving 🤡🤡🤡🤡🤡🤡🤡

[@gingerhalo123]

Would you ever get jaw surgery?

[@BijouLab]

No why do you ask? Works great 😊 👍🏼 chomp chomp

[@galacticbananas482]

Yes queen! ​@@BijouLab

[@Nike_on_a_bike]

Lol whats wrong with it. Its perfectly fine and suits her quite well

[@patpatmoomoo5524]

Dainty engagement rings … I saw a girl with very thick fingers, wearing a dainty style just like the one shown here… not only was it odd looking on her, but you could tell it was cheaply made and rather like trendy costume jewelry …. Nothing beats the classics…

[@JT1358]

Sadly those with chubby fingers seem to think dainty rings look good on them. They don't. They accentuate the chub. Sorry!

[@KateT01]

You're miserable. And so is the other comment.

[@BoKWaa]

The best is not to get married (talking for men)

[@lilyrpeace]

These are painful to look at!

[@lauralvw8445]

So nothing pretty where you can actually see the stone 😢 can't a stronger metal be used?

[@katfoster845]

It's fairly common for stronger metals to be used (eg my ring is gold but the prongs are platinum), but ultimately if you want a secure stone you need to have a decent amount of metal holding it in place. My fiancé chose a beautiful ring with a diamond surrounded by small rubies. The diamond is very easily visible, but the rubies around it act like extra prongs so it's very secure. My ring is well over 50 years old (we bought second hand) and it should last another lifetime with care.

[@KateT01]

As long as you wear your ring during safe activities, it will probably be fine. These people act like they have 0 fault in breaking the ring but be wearing them 24/7.

[@7-ten]

Diamonds are not valuable. Don't buy them.

[@excessivelyfangirlingbookw3339]

I didn’t know what exactly to expect, but then she started of the video with „diamond that cost several thousand“ and I was like alright, imma head out BYE My engagement ring cost 600€ by the way, I’m not gonna go broke for a ring and neither is my fiancé 🫣

[@KateT01]

As you should, at the end of the day it's simply an accessory and jewelry. If you wouldn't buy a 6000 dollar necklace then you shouldn't a ring that cost.