Finally convinced to give online shopping a go for your diamonds but still lost on how to get started? Here are some guidelines for you to start as a beginner.

a)      Set your budget
Please make sure you have money to buy your house, pay for your insurance and celebrate after your proposal (if you are proposing)

b)      Choose your diamond shape
This is purely personal preference, if you  need a guide for this, check out diamond-o page here.

c)      Decide the diamond 4Cs, proportion of diamond (%depth/%table, fluorescence) (which are available for your budget of course).
Check out budget on Carat, cut, color, clarity, fluorescence, proportion of diamond.

d)     Compare online shops with retail shops and narrow down your choice, in terms of price, policies, varieties, user friendliness
After narrowing down your need, do compare various reputable diamond online stores. Well, the good news is, we already did diamond online store reviews for you. You can also compare online prices out here.

e)      Choose ring from the online shop you have choosen.

f)       Buy and wait for delivery

Tips: Buying jewelry or diamonds is largely based on its appearance. On the other hand, the price of the diamond is based on its specifications/characteristics which may or may not affect the appearance, hence it would make sense to buy a cheaper diamond that looks like another diamond of a higher price. However, do understand that every single diamond is unique and it is almost impossible to find two diamonds of exactly the same 4Cs. Therefore, it could be quite exhaustive if you were to compare every single diamond to get the best value one for your budget. Set a target before you start so that you would not end up lost in your decision after looking at a selection of 1001 diamonds!