A halo engagement ring, crafted especially for you

A halo engagement ring is a setting style that encircles a center gemstone with a ‘halo’ or ring of closely set smaller stones. These smaller stones are often known as pavé diamonds or gemstones.

The halo engagement ring made its debut in the 1920s, at the height of the Art Deco era. Today, the halo style has seen a resurgence, closely following the classic solitaire as the second most popular engagement ring style, for those who want an impactful twist on a traditional style.

A halo engagement ring has countless combinations of customization. From different halo stone sizes, shapes and colors, a halo design can be entirely personalized without losing the traditional center gemstone element.

Halo engagement rings look beautiful with both a plain or pavé shank. A plain shank offers a simpler, cleaner appearance and gives the center stone a greater presence, while a pavé shank will result in a more brilliant overall appearance. To follow the Art Deco style, the number of pavé stones on the shank is typically equal on both sides, creating symmetry.

Alternatively, the shank of a halo engagement ring could feature a split shank, in which the band splits into two narrower bands. A split shank can be further customized by being entwined, twisted, pavéd or left in its originally polished state.

Any of these band finishes will give you the classic halo engagement ring style, with a different feel.

The centerpiece of a halo engagement ring can be a fancy-color or colorless diamond, or another precious gemstone, such as ruby, emerald or sapphire. Each stone choice can be mixed and matched with other pavé choices for contrast, or can all remain the same stone type for a more classic finish.

Round, cushion and princess shape diamonds and colored gemstones are classic choices for a halo engagement ring style. This doesn’t mean to say that other shapes don’t work. Ovals, radiants and emerald-cuts can look striking when wrapped in the stones of a ‘halo’.

Even the pointed ends of cuts like the pear and marquise, that sometimes put people off, for fear of being caught or chipped, are actually softened and protected by the smaller stones that ‘wrap’ the center stone.

Choosing contrasting pavé gemstones gives your ring a custom look. Colored precious gemstones as the pavé halo surrounding a colorless diamond combines tradition with a splash of bold color. Or reverse it and use a colored diamond or gemstone as a center stone and surround it with classic colorless diamonds.

A classic diamond looks spectacular in the traditional metal choices for halo engagement rings, white gold and platinum.

For diamonds with a color grade of H or I, yellow and rose gold work to mask the slight tint that is sometimes present in lower color grade diamonds, ensuring they remain looking bright and white in appearance.

For this reason, mixed metal settings are emerging as an engagement ring trend that allows wearers to get the best of both worlds by using two tones without having to select D color grade diamonds.

Rose and yellow gold have seen a rise in popularity in recent years not only due to their flattering appearance, but also the soft, warm tones they exude. Their hue can also enhance the color of assorted gemstones, so if you’re including colored diamonds or gemstones in your halo, these metals will complement them perfectly.

Sometimes a design requires a particular shape, size or color that isn’t typically found in most classic halo engagement ring designs. While custom cut stones come at a premium, they mean a design can be created exactly as envisioned, from scratch.

This style’s versatility is appreciated by hundreds of thousands of women worldwide, including some of the world’s most-recognized stars, from royalty to actresses.

The Duchess of Cambridge’s, Kate Middleton’s halo engagement ring is a vintage Garrard design, once worn by her late mother-in-law, Princess Diana. Featuring a blue sapphire surrounded by a halo of white diamonds, this ring design is perhaps one of the most iconic in modern day halo engagement ring trends.

Other celebrities include, Kate Middleton’s sister, Pippa, Eva Longoria, Olivia Wilde, Sofia Vergara and Natalie Portman many of which include colored gemstones.

With a multitude of design customizations and details, the charming opportunities of a halo engagement ring design have not gone unnoticed and we presume their popularity will only continue.