I'm not in the market for an engagement ring, but I still occasionally enjoy browsing the online selection. Fine, constantly. And while I would TOTALLY buy an engagement ring online, I wouldn't consider doing so without seeing the ring on a hand. (Or even one of those creepy fake hand replica things.) Here's why: Check out the selection of to-die-for engagement rings from Trumpet & Horn below. Go ahead and pick a favorite.
TOP ROW FROM LEFT: Cambridge Engagement Ring, $6,350. Provence Engagement Ring, $44,000. Highlands Engagement Ring, $8,200. Joesboro Engagement Ring, $2,550. BOTTOM ROW FROM LEFT: Weatherford Engagement Ring, $10,400. Westby Engagement Ring, $825. Ashburn Engagement Ring, $2,650. Adairsville Engagement Ring.
Now check out your favorite on a hand. Do you like it as much? More? Less? Is it even in your top three?
In the top photo, the ring in the bottom right corner is easily my favorite. {Mega-swoon! } Second and third go to the first two rings in the top row. But I feel decidedly less swoon-y about all of them in the bottom photo. My favorite, based on the hand photos, is the ring in the bottom left corner, which looked a little too metal-y when it was zoomed way in.
Of course your hand won't be the exact size of the hand model's, but the hand (or the fake hand) will give you a much better idea of how the ring will look on your finger. And surprisingly, lots of online engagement ring sellers don't give you a hand shot.
Which of these engagement rings is your favorite? Would you think to look at the ring on a hand before buying it online? Or could you buy based on the giant photo?
Maybe I lack perspective? But I don't think so!