Some people really underestimate how uncomfortable a ring can be. Especially a engagement ring which will probably be used all the time/very often I think it's important to think about how it feels on your hand!
So this is slightly off topic, but as someone who both crochets and knits, I just want to make you aware of the fact that crochet and knit are wholly different types of fabric. The fabric you've probably seen advertised as crochet in any store setting is either straight up fraud or slave labor made, because crochet can only be handmade through hours of work that nobody would ever even pay a couple dollars an hour for after material cost. The thing is, it's trendy right now, so lots of companies will pass off machine knit as fauxchet, because the average person doesn't know the difference between the two. If you want a better explanation of this, check out the channel half as interesting. He doesn't knit or crochet, but has a surprisingly decent breakdown of the difference between the two ways of making fabric.
@s.colins2050 you're judging that she doesn't know the difference or that she didn't mean handmade vs store things? You assumed that with zero contest.... all that was said it snags on everything which can be all materials because of the points? I'm very confused by your effort to educate someone on something that was never even said incorrectly lol
@@brianamarshall6110 I understand that it seems like she said it correctly to you, but I brought it up cause she actually didn't. She referred to a crochet sweater as knitwear. It's an easy mistake to make if you don't know the difference between what the two are, but it's incorrect to say that anything crochet is knitwear and vice versa. The correction was made because the vast majority of people make that assumption because of false advertising in fast fashion that companies get away with because lay people have no idea the difference in level of effort the two types of materials require to make. One is a sweatshop level of work because they have the fabric premade like everyone else, the other is functional slavery. I was trying educate about the latter, because the assumption was made that it's similar to knit fashion, which is bad like every other form of it, but not understanding that crochet fast fashion is orders of magnitude worse.
@@s.colins2050 For goodness sake, why did you feel the need to educate anyone just because you do both? The comment was about the stones snagging different materials - it wasn’t a discussion about 2 different materials and sweatshops and handmade and bad advertising!!! 😅
I have a half-pave engagement ring with a low-profile setting. It is so gorgeous and so comfortable. It did take some getting used to, but I highly recommend it!
Marquise, heart, and pear are fine if the prongs are made to protect the points. Also, east/west set marquise cuts look modern AND can be set into a bezel style that prevents all poking of the points.
I will agree on the marquise cut ring. It is my favorite cut, however. If the setting is done properly it's not bad. I've had one for 38 years and I'd never trade it. It's my favorite. Mine is set in a tension setting so no prongs.
Pave is horrible for comfort and wearablity. I have a green asscher cut emerald halo. I'm already looking at popping that gem out and putting it in a bezel set rounded comfort fit moi et toi open shank with a diamond baguette on opposite side for my right hand ring. It is a pretty ring, but 0 for comfort and everyday.
My daughter had a gorgeous 2.40 ct cushion cut diamond in a custom platinum setting. The setting was $20k. That ring was in the jewelers more than it was on her hand. Too many small stones, she was constantly losing one or two. Remember small diamonds require small prongs…..small prongs are more fragile than larger, sturdier prongs. I’m not a fan of pave settings either……from experience.
I do like the style of a marquis diamond shape, though it has sharp points. The best thing is to have the points protected with shaped white gold tips. This will both prevent breakage and, hopefully, mean less damage when it comes to poking somebody's eye out! Also, this is why I prefer only a 1 carat marquis. In my own opinion, that is the perfect size for this design.
For pave, there’s nothing wrong with it as long as the diamonds stop at the correct height below your finger surface… i.e having 5 stones either side and then plain.
I quit wearing mine entirely when my son was born, and my husband gave me a plain gold band. That’s what I still wear almost all the time. No one gets scratched or poked.
My sister inherited a ring passed down from my great grandmother. It is a broad, white-gold comfort-fit band with a design that sorta spirals around the finger, with diamonds set flush into the metal. The story goes she told her to-be husband when he was planning on getting a ring to propose to her that she would not do a diamond ring. When he asked her why, she said it was because she hated how the stones poke out. He said that if he were to get her a diamond ring where the stones don't poke out, would she accept it? She agreed, and this was the ring he got. It was very comfortable, you can glide your finger over the stones and hardly feel them. She accepted it. It's too big for my sister's ring finger, but it fits on her middle finger very well.
We’ve been going back and forth on engagement rings for 2 years. Still haven’t found one that I like the feel of on my finger that doesn’t bother me so I think we’re just gonna have to get creative. I really hate wearing rings bc I don’t like taking them off to wash my hands and I don’t like wearing them when there’s water under them (so basically I wear it for an hour, go to the restroom, and then forget to put it back on later).
Everything you say makes sense. If you wear the engagement ring every day, it needs to be comfortable and have a shape that prevents its constant damage.
I agree with all of these points! My round solitaire is exactly set to my stone. It's solid. And ½the time i just wear my 2 mm comfort fit band. Or my 6mm or my 8mm🤷🏼♀️i have 3 size comfort fit bands because a lot of the time i just wear different widths with different looks .
The last ring shown is so beautiful 😍 I didn’t know some people found pave rings so uncomfortable though im autistic and and super sensitive to the feeling of anything between my fingers but my wedding band is a little pave band with diamonds all the way around and idk if its because its small but it isn’t any more uncomfortable than any other ring i have ever owned. I am cleaning it constantly though
I have always loved marquise-cut stones. For our 30th anniversary, my husband had a custom ring made for me with a 1-ct marquise diamond set east-west in a trellis setting. The jeweler set it with 4 prongs plus caps at the tips of the stone. It's comfortable and so very wearable.
I once had to phone a parent because their child had ran into my hand 😭 My diamond ring scratched the poor thing! The parent laughed and their was no lasting damage, but still! Pointy angles are not worth the look!
That marquis was set poorly! Marquis diamonds are prone to chipping! The corners should have prongs for gem protection. IMHO, pave settings are fugly. Id never opt for that shank design. Ill bet those prongs snag everything! Ugh. I love my tiffany style comfort engagement ring and comfort wedding band. The solitaire stone speaks for itself and is a simple, classic style.
Pave looks beautiful, but is very uncomfortable for me because the stones on the side dig into my fingers. For me, the stones can only be on the front of the setting.
I'm currently engagement ring shopping and I've been leaning towards an elongated cushion cut with pavé band 😭🥺 I like the oval with yellow gold solitaire band but my ideal ring is the cushion with pavé. Help!
Square bands are wayyy too uncomfortable for me and leave me wanting to scratch my fingers off! I can’t imagine having stones around the band *shudder*
Are eternity rings considered to be in pavé setting? I'm not so knowledgeable about jewelry design. I bought one, emerald stones in heart shape cut. It was pretty but the most uncomfortable ring I have, so far, because the prongs were scratchy and if I grip my hand a little tight, the ring would cause me pain.
Eternity bands can be pave size or larger but the bigger the stones the more you’ll feel them! Definitely not the most comfortable but they’re beautiful!
You can find eternity bands pave set or prong set. Mine is prong set and each stone has 4 prongs (preferable) they don’t share prongs as in some bands. As stated, the larger the stones the more uncomfortable it will be. At a meeting a man shook my hand so hard, he crushed my fingers and my eternity band hurt like heck. Left marks on my fingers and my diamonds are only around 15 points each, not big stones.
If you don’t like a smooth band, get a HALF eternity marquise cut ring. Mine is stunning and I haven’t seen it anywhere else, was affordable and COMFORTABLE. My right pinky finger however…. Has a callous. Not from all the art/ admin I do. But from holding hands with my hubby and his chunky hunky ring. 😅
I did, I talk with my hands a lot and I bent prongs that were too high in my first engagement ring 3 times by smacking my hand on things before we decided it was best to buy a lower setting. lol I’m a clumsy B though. 😂
@@eggnogalcoholic in a basket setting with 3 smaller round diamonds on each side kind of like the same feeling as the traditional one with side baguettes (but with round stones) in platinum.
I have ridiculous skeleton fingers, I need a 5 to get it over my knuckle, but my finger is like a 4-4.5 or something.. I have his initials tattooed, set that "in stone", and saved some money 😂 He has mine on his because he works construction.. 21 years ✌️
For me, I have a 6 month old and my finance proposed right before we had him, I think it’s a princess cut but it jabs him every time I handle him. I barely wear it because I don’t want to cut up my baby lol
My wedding ring has 3 large stones and 8 inset stones, I forget I’m wearing it 98% of the time only to be reminded that my ring when I pass on is apparently my youngest daughters even if it doesn’t fit because I have really small fingers 😂
Well at least that’s only uncomfortable while you’re getting it and while it’s healing, but you’ll have to get it redone in a couple of years, so more pain.
Who tf is buying a ring with that much space between the prongs and the stone?? Does the jeweler know they’re supposed to shave them down and fold them over? 😂
People who do their research wouldn’t, but not everyone does proper research or knows where to go to fit their budget, but still get a properly set ring.
Tell me you gon cheat without telling me you gon cheat lmfaooo 🤦🏾♂️ Marriage ITSELF is uncomfortable at times too….you just gon complain about it n take it off too?
@@neadedios3106 Right? Talk about jumping to conclusions. lol If my ring is uncomfortable I take it off because it’s a piece of jewelry, not a person. If my marriage is uncomfortable, we communicate and maybe go to therapy. We actually had a baby last year and I haven’t been wearing my ring because it’s loose on me, I’ve been washing my hands a bunch because of diaper changes and I don’t want to scratch the baby with it, my husband has not complained. I try to remember to wear it when I leave the house, but I’m certainly not going around acting single when I forget. lol
Some people really underestimate how uncomfortable a ring can be. Especially a engagement ring which will probably be used all the time/very often I think it's important to think about how it feels on your hand!
She didn’t mention how they snag the crap out of everything you wear! Forget about wearing any type of knitwear like a crotchet type sweater. Nope
So this is slightly off topic, but as someone who both crochets and knits, I just want to make you aware of the fact that crochet and knit are wholly different types of fabric. The fabric you've probably seen advertised as crochet in any store setting is either straight up fraud or slave labor made, because crochet can only be handmade through hours of work that nobody would ever even pay a couple dollars an hour for after material cost. The thing is, it's trendy right now, so lots of companies will pass off machine knit as fauxchet, because the average person doesn't know the difference between the two. If you want a better explanation of this, check out the channel half as interesting. He doesn't knit or crochet, but has a surprisingly decent breakdown of the difference between the two ways of making fabric.
@s.colins2050 you're judging that she doesn't know the difference or that she didn't mean handmade vs store things? You assumed that with zero contest.... all that was said it snags on everything which can be all materials because of the points? I'm very confused by your effort to educate someone on something that was never even said incorrectly lol
@@brianamarshall6110 I understand that it seems like she said it correctly to you, but I brought it up cause she actually didn't. She referred to a crochet sweater as knitwear. It's an easy mistake to make if you don't know the difference between what the two are, but it's incorrect to say that anything crochet is knitwear and vice versa. The correction was made because the vast majority of people make that assumption because of false advertising in fast fashion that companies get away with because lay people have no idea the difference in level of effort the two types of materials require to make. One is a sweatshop level of work because they have the fabric premade like everyone else, the other is functional slavery. I was trying educate about the latter, because the assumption was made that it's similar to knit fashion, which is bad like every other form of it, but not understanding that crochet fast fashion is orders of magnitude worse.
@@s.colins2050
For goodness sake, why did you feel the need to educate anyone just because you do both? The comment was about the stones snagging different materials - it wasn’t a discussion about 2 different materials and sweatshops and handmade and bad advertising!!! 😅
Facts!
That diamond in the ridiculously high prongs looked so wrong.
100% agree on the pave setting. I have gotten my rings cover only half top with diamonds for this reason!
I always love a slender, comfort-fit, plain band any day.
I have a half-pave engagement ring with a low-profile setting. It is so gorgeous and so comfortable. It did take some getting used to, but I highly recommend it!
Marquise, heart, and pear are fine if the prongs are made to protect the points. Also, east/west set marquise cuts look modern AND can be set into a bezel style that prevents all poking of the points.
I will agree on the marquise cut ring. It is my favorite cut, however. If the setting is done properly it's not bad. I've had one for 38 years and I'd never trade it. It's my favorite. Mine is set in a tension setting so no prongs.
I love my Marquise Diamond ring too; have never had any problems with it.
so glad to see other marquise cut appreciators out here 😌
That ring with style #2 that you guys created is absolutely gorgeous 😍
Thank you so much ☺️
Pave is horrible for comfort and wearablity. I have a green asscher cut emerald halo. I'm already looking at popping that gem out and putting it in a bezel set rounded comfort fit moi et toi open shank with a diamond baguette on opposite side for my right hand ring. It is a pretty ring, but 0 for comfort and everyday.
My daughter had a gorgeous 2.40 ct cushion cut diamond in a custom platinum setting. The setting was $20k. That ring was in the jewelers more than it was on her hand. Too many small stones, she was constantly losing one or two. Remember small diamonds require small prongs…..small prongs are more fragile than larger, sturdier prongs. I’m not a fan of pave settings either……from experience.
I do like the style of a marquis diamond shape, though it has sharp points. The best thing is to have the points protected with shaped white gold tips. This will both prevent breakage and, hopefully, mean less damage when it comes to poking somebody's eye out!
Also, this is why I prefer only a 1 carat marquis. In my own opinion, that is the perfect size for this design.
For pave, there’s nothing wrong with it as long as the diamonds stop at the correct height below your finger surface… i.e having 5 stones either side and then plain.
My engagement ring is a high cathedral on a 3mm pave band. Extremely comfortable. In all honesty I don’t even notice it.
She is right on point. A woman, like me, who uses her hands to work needs a style that has channel-set stones and a low profile. 😊
Can’t agree more with the pave band. I have that and can’t wait to switch it out.
Note to self: You'd like a Marquise ring, please make sure your setting covers the points.
I quit wearing mine entirely when my son was born, and my husband gave me a plain gold band. That’s what I still wear almost all the time. No one gets scratched or poked.
My sister inherited a ring passed down from my great grandmother. It is a broad, white-gold comfort-fit band with a design that sorta spirals around the finger, with diamonds set flush into the metal. The story goes she told her to-be husband when he was planning on getting a ring to propose to her that she would not do a diamond ring. When he asked her why, she said it was because she hated how the stones poke out. He said that if he were to get her a diamond ring where the stones don't poke out, would she accept it? She agreed, and this was the ring he got. It was very comfortable, you can glide your finger over the stones and hardly feel them. She accepted it. It's too big for my sister's ring finger, but it fits on her middle finger very well.
We’ve been going back and forth on engagement rings for 2 years. Still haven’t found one that I like the feel of on my finger that doesn’t bother me so I think we’re just gonna have to get creative. I really hate wearing rings bc I don’t like taking them off to wash my hands and I don’t like wearing them when there’s water under them (so basically I wear it for an hour, go to the restroom, and then forget to put it back on later).
Definitely scratched my newborn with my princess cut diamond, I felt awful and stopped wearing it for a while
Everything you say makes sense. If you wear the engagement ring every day, it needs to be comfortable and have a shape that prevents its constant damage.
I agree with all of these points! My round solitaire is exactly set to my stone. It's solid. And ½the time i just wear my 2 mm comfort fit band. Or my 6mm or my 8mm🤷🏼♀️i have 3 size comfort fit bands because a lot of the time i just wear different widths with different looks .
The last ring shown is so beautiful 😍 I didn’t know some people found pave rings so uncomfortable though im autistic and and super sensitive to the feeling of anything between my fingers but my wedding band is a little pave band with diamonds all the way around and idk if its because its small but it isn’t any more uncomfortable than any other ring i have ever owned. I am cleaning it constantly though
I have always loved marquise-cut stones.
For our 30th anniversary, my husband had a custom ring made for me with a 1-ct marquise diamond set east-west in a trellis setting. The jeweler set it with 4 prongs plus caps at the tips of the stone. It's comfortable and so very wearable.
@ marquis cut is one of my favorites, so beautiful. Your ring sounds lovely.
A Marquise cut is beautiful. I have 2 of them with prongs set correctly no catching no snagging
i DEF need a comfort fit I'm so sensitive lol
I never thought about this so thank you.
Anytime☺️
@@BijouLab❤❤❤❤❤❤
Everything you said to avoid is everything I love lol 😂❤
I once had to phone a parent because their child had ran into my hand 😭 My diamond ring scratched the poor thing! The parent laughed and their was no lasting damage, but still! Pointy angles are not worth the look!
But the marquise is my favorite cut
Me sitting here with my pave wedding band and marquise solitaire engagement ring 👁️👄👁️
Tip: don't buy the last ring with a marquis diamond. It's thin band maybe beautiful, but can break easily making you lose your diamond.
That marquis was set poorly! Marquis diamonds are prone to chipping! The corners should have prongs for gem protection. IMHO, pave settings are fugly. Id never opt for that shank design. Ill bet those prongs snag everything! Ugh. I love my tiffany style comfort engagement ring and comfort wedding band. The solitaire stone speaks for itself and is a simple, classic style.
Prongs catch on everything!! I like tension settings.
Pave looks beautiful, but is very uncomfortable for me because the stones on the side dig into my fingers. For me, the stones can only be on the front of the setting.
Thanks for all of the great tips. I pray that my future husband will see this video.
I'm currently engagement ring shopping and I've been leaning towards an elongated cushion cut with pavé band 😭🥺 I like the oval with yellow gold solitaire band but my ideal ring is the cushion with pavé. Help!
Pave rings that are uncomfortable- comes down to craftsmanship here. It should not feel rough against your other fingers, if it's made right.
Mine is like the first one and i love it. I don’t want a plain band.
Same! I’ll deal with the lack of comfort for my beautiful viney/leaf band 😂
Or even worse, where you shake that person’s hand and it really hurts and digs in.
Great advice 💯
Square bands are wayyy too uncomfortable for me and leave me wanting to scratch my fingers off! I can’t imagine having stones around the band *shudder*
I have a marquis cut ring and it was a mistake. It pokes my finger quite often.
Are eternity rings considered to be in pavé setting? I'm not so knowledgeable about jewelry design.
I bought one, emerald stones in heart shape cut. It was pretty but the most uncomfortable ring I have, so far, because the prongs were scratchy and if I grip my hand a little tight, the ring would cause me pain.
Eternity bands can be pave size or larger but the bigger the stones the more you’ll feel them! Definitely not the most comfortable but they’re beautiful!
You can find eternity bands pave set or prong set. Mine is prong set and each stone has 4 prongs (preferable) they don’t share prongs as in some bands. As stated, the larger the stones the more uncomfortable it will be. At a meeting a man shook my hand so hard, he crushed my fingers and my eternity band hurt like heck. Left marks on my fingers and my diamonds are only around 15 points each, not big stones.
The higher it’s set, the more it gets caught in my hair and rips it out ☹️
I have an emerald pave eternity band and it's not uncomfortable whatsoever. I think comfort has a lot to do with design and the jeweler you use
Plain bands for every day. Maybe with 1 or 2 small gems/diamond best with some attractive design on the ring
Well people wear really long scary nails doing all sorts of things! Really appreciate your advice!
If you don’t like a smooth band, get a HALF eternity marquise cut ring. Mine is stunning and I haven’t seen it anywhere else, was affordable and COMFORTABLE. My right pinky finger however…. Has a callous. Not from all the art/ admin I do. But from holding hands with my hubby and his chunky hunky ring. 😅
My pave has never irritated me. Not sure why. Maybe some people’s skin are more sensitive?
Yes, it definitely doesn’t bother everyone, some people have more sensitive skin/hands or focus heavily on sensations.
If I'm buying an oval mossanite what's the best cut?
I have a ring like the 3rd one and my family calls it my little shiv 😅
I’ve never had an issue with a high set ring.
Just turn it around when you put on pantyhose- no problem
I did, I talk with my hands a lot and I bent prongs that were too high in my first engagement ring 3 times by smacking my hand on things before we decided it was best to buy a lower setting. lol I’m a clumsy B though. 😂
I have a 7CT marquise and the points don’t bother me at all…
Ooh that’s amazing! What style do you have it in?
@@eggnogalcoholic in a basket setting with 3 smaller round diamonds on each side kind of like the same feeling as the traditional one with side baguettes (but with round stones) in platinum.
@@Ameylynn it sounds STUNNING!
if you're gonna be wearing it every day for the rest of your life it's worth the extra steps
I thought the marquise was beautiful✨️
I think the plain band is much classier anyway.
Dont be sleeping on channel set bands. Im a jeweler and i want an eternity channel set band in yellow gold for my engagement ring
💯 % this!! Love channel set as a way to get the sparkle with comfort.
My Debbie suggests also to mention thick rings that do not allow the fingers to align naturally
I like promise ring I have I had it since 1991
I wouldn’t wear any of those rings. They look way too impractical
I have ridiculous skeleton fingers, I need a 5 to get it over my knuckle, but my finger is like a 4-4.5 or something.. I have his initials tattooed, set that "in stone", and saved some money 😂
He has mine on his because he works construction.. 21 years ✌️
True that!
For me, I have a 6 month old and my finance proposed right before we had him, I think it’s a princess cut but it jabs him every time I handle him. I barely wear it because I don’t want to cut up my baby lol
My ring has none of those things for that exact reason
My wedding ring has 3 large stones and 8 inset stones, I forget I’m wearing it 98% of the time only to be reminded that my ring when I pass on is apparently my youngest daughters even if it doesn’t fit because I have really small fingers 😂
Don't give anybody one and you don't have to worry about it.
First ring, the smaller diamonds are prong set, not pave.
I have pave, and I dont even notice its there.
Idc just give me a plain gold band
That last one - the massive marquis - looks painful.
I think all rings are uncomfortable.
Ok... but bands are supposed to be the design for wedding rings (not engagement).
Get a tattoo ring. 😂
Well at least that’s only uncomfortable while you’re getting it and while it’s healing, but you’ll have to get it redone in a couple of years, so more pain.
Who tf is buying a ring with that much space between the prongs and the stone?? Does the jeweler know they’re supposed to shave them down and fold them over? 😂
People who do their research wouldn’t, but not everyone does proper research or knows where to go to fit their budget, but still get a properly set ring.
Or, avoid engagement rings all together.
I so disagree with all 3 of her perspectives lol
We all know this
I’m sorry this is so random but you look like a female version of Dejatwo
Pavé is paved though….it needs to be more than one row.
I'm not sure it's okay to be so obsessed with diamonds that you depreciate the usefulness of your own hand.
It's not right to judge.
Such nonsence!!!! I love my ring HIGH SQUARE AND SHARP EDGES!!!!
Tell me you gon cheat without telling me you gon cheat lmfaooo 🤦🏾♂️ Marriage ITSELF is uncomfortable at times too….you just gon complain about it n take it off too?
Wild take
Nah, just not gonna do it to begin with!
@@neadedios3106 Right? Talk about jumping to conclusions. lol If my ring is uncomfortable I take it off because it’s a piece of jewelry, not a person. If my marriage is uncomfortable, we communicate and maybe go to therapy. We actually had a baby last year and I haven’t been wearing my ring because it’s loose on me, I’ve been washing my hands a bunch because of diaper changes and I don’t want to scratch the baby with it, my husband has not complained. I try to remember to wear it when I leave the house, but I’m certainly not going around acting single when I forget. lol