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admin / July 13, 2021

Can You Trust Medium.com’s Ultimate Guide to the Best Buy on a Diamond Engagement Ring?

Can you trust Medium.com’s Ultimate Guide on buying a diamond? Yes but don’t make the ONE big mistake it recommends. I’ll prove it in this short article. Then I’ll show you a selection of diamonds that are the best value for your engagement ring purchase. Just want the executive summary? Then look in the table […]

admin / July 1, 2021

Costco Diamond Jewelry Review: The alternative prices may shock you.

You’re used to getting killer deals on groceries and home items at Costco. So you may expect the same value to hold true with their diamond offers. Go ahead and look! (Just don’t buy yet. You’ll be glad you didn’t.) Link to Costco diamond rings. Welcome back. 😉 The prices look … not bad, right? […]

admin / April 21, 2021

Editor-Verified (Daily) Brilliance.com Coupons, Codes, and Promos

Verified. Tired of trying Brilliance.com coupons that don’t work? No worries: we re-test all Brilliance.com coupons (almost) daily. This is the most complete, up-to-date, perfectly-maintained resource for Brilliance coupons anywhere on the Internet. SUMMER gets you 15% off of most wedding bands. Includes eternity rings! And designer wedding rings. MENS15 gets you 15% off of […]

admin / April 20, 2021

Editor-Verified (Daily) Blue Nile Coupons, Codes, and Promos

Had it with trying coupon codes that don’t work? Or installing crazy browser plug-ins that try tons of non-working coupons for you? (The frustration!) No fear: we re-test all these coupons (almost) daily here. This is the most complete, up-to-date, perfectly-maintained resource for Blue Nile coupons anywhere in the Universe. SPECIAL20 (20% off about 30 […]

admin / March 30, 2021

Best James Allen GIA-certified, earth-created loose diamonds for engagement rings

The Best Current James Allen GIA-certified Diamond Under $1,000 (Verified [almost] daily.) This James Allen diamond is a specific GIA-certified diamond of 0.46-carat, I-Color, VVS1-Clarity, Excellent Cut, and Faint Luminescence, for $980. By my search, a diamond with a those same GIA specs right now would cost you at least $998 at Blue Nile, $1,036 […]

admin / February 12, 2021

James Allen vs Brilliant Earth Lab-Created Diamonds – Price, Quality, Selection

Which has better prices and quality in lab-created diamond selection, James Allen vs Brilliant Earth? These charts give you the updated answer. Here’s the executive summary In my observations, James Allen comes in at least at a consistent 10% less, in general. Sometimes more. (And sometimes, Brilliant Earth flips the script and has lower prices […]

admin / February 10, 2021

Helzberg Light Heart Diamonds Review with ring-by-ring price comparisons and alternatives to save $1,000s

Review: Are Helzberg’s Light Heart Diamonds good? Are they worth buying? Are they real diamonds? Are they overpriced? What are Helzberg Light Heart diamonds? Helzberg Light Heart diamonds are a Helzberg branded line of lab-created diamonds. Like all lab-created diamonds, they’re 100% authentic, 100% identical to earth-created diamonds. They just weren’t ripped from the earth. […]

admin / February 8, 2021

Review: Helzberg Radiant Star diamond rings w/ certified, better alternatives

Review: Don’t buy any of these Helzberg Radiant Star solitaire diamond engagement rings before you read this article. I show you certified, better, less expensive alternatives. Helzberg 145-facet Radiant Star diamonds aren’t nearly as impressive as they want you to believe. See this article on why more facets don’t mean more brilliance… or anything except […]

admin / February 7, 2021

Helzberg “Radiant Star” Diamonds: 145 facets don’t mean more brilliance. Here’s why.

Helzberg’s Radiant Star line of diamonds are cut with 145 facets. That’s 87 more facets than the classic Round Brilliant Cut of diamond. But do more facets mean more brilliance in a diamond? Are Helzberg Radiant Star diamonds worth it? See also: Review: Helzberg Radiant Star diamond rings w/ certified, better alternatives Do more facets […]

admin / February 6, 2021

Why to select your own diamond for a pendant: You get a better diamond. For less money. Here’s proof.

Premade / off-the-shelf / ready-to-ship diamond pendants vs. selecting your own diamond? The latter is a far better deal, with one exception: if you need the diamond pendant fast. Otherwise, choose your own diamond and save tons. I show you how in this article. Not in a huge hurry? Then choose your own diamond for […]

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