New Year, New We: New Years Engagement Rings

Make a New Years Resolution you can keep with a New Year’s engagement

There’s something beautiful about celebrating the New Year with your beloved. Together, you count down as the previous year burns down into ashes, only to watch as a brand new year bursts forth like a phoenix. There’s a sadness there, but a hopefulness too as together, you look forward to all the promise of the future. What better time to promise your heart than right there, on the cusp between your shared past and future? And what better way to make your decision on the right engagement ring to secure your future than by looking to the past? Inspired by iconic celebrity engagement rings of the past, Deutsch’s New Year, New We engagement ring guide is here to help you ring in 2022 the right way.

Blake Lively: a rose gold romance

Before Deadpool star Ryan Reynolds proposed to the Gossip Girl alum, he worked in secret with a family friend and fine jeweler to design an engagement ring suitable for a fashion icon. Reynolds tailored Blake Lively’s engagement ring to reflect the fun, feminine, and thoroughly modern style the actress is known for, so when he got down on one knee, he unveiled a showstopper: a 12-carat pink diamond solitaire engagement ring set in romantic rose gold. With the blush tones of the oval-shaped fancy diamond perfectly matching the pink tinge of the rose gold setting, Blake Lively’s rose gold engagement ring is a dream come true for pink lovers everywhere. Apart from its dreamy and romantic appearance, rose gold is an ideal material for an engagement ring because it is much more durable than both yellow and white gold! Additionally, despite their universally flattering rosy shades, increased durability, and vintage-inspired vibes, rose gold engagement rings continue to lag behind yellow gold, white gold, and platinum engagement rings in popularity, so when you show one off, the sheer novelty of a rose gold engagement ring sets its wearer apart from the crowd. Let your love for your budding fashion icon blossom with a rose gold engagement ring, like the Kwiat Ashoka Diamond Engagement Ring. Set in 18k rose gold, this Kwiat engagement ring showcases 3.19 ctw of Ashoka-cut diamonds, with the center diamond sold separately. Exclusive to Kwiat Jewellers in the US, Ashoka diamonds have 62 precisely cut facets designed to optimize brilliance and allow the diamond to appear 30-50% larger than an emerald-cut diamond of the same carat weight. Rare and exclusive like Blake Lively’s pink diamond solitaire, Kwiat’s Ashoka diamonds are similarly accompanied by airy, feminine band designs intended to emphasize the gracefulness of the diamonds’ elongated shape. Combine the elegance of one-of-a-kind Kwiat Ashoka diamonds with the romance of an 18k rose gold engagement ring setting and you’ve got a rose-bold sight to behold!

Marilyn Monroe: an exquisite eternity band

Marilyn Monroe was the queen of breaking barriers. Contrary to the image peddled by producers and directors, who attempted alternately to box Marilyn into the role of baby-voiced dumb blonde or husband-snatching femme fatale, the real Marilyn was an emotionally complex woman with a sharp wit, warm heart, and an infamous hatred of fussy clothing or jewelry. Yes, despite her iconic appearances in glittering nude gowns so skin-tight that they had to be sewn directly onto her body, Marilyn Monroe detested stiff, formal gowns or heavy jewelry. Instead, the actress prioritized her sense of comfort and love of a natural look. Marilyn sported terry-cloth bathrobes and no makeup while pouring mimosas for interviewers and horrified her friends by refusing bras, corsetry, or shapewear because they made her uncomfortable. She even had the same simple staples like black slips, sportswear pieces, and soft coats remade in bulk by a specialist tailor. Aware of Marilyn’s firm opposition to anything prissy or uncomfortable, Joe DiMaggio, whom Marilyn considered to be her soulmate until her death, slipped onto her finger a beautiful platinum eternity ring set with 35 baguette diamonds. Serving as an engagement ring and wedding band all in one, Marilyn Monroe’s engagement ring perfectly encapsulated her simple, yet timeless style, her celebration of individuality, and her daring defiance of tradition. Put the “dual” into “individuality” by proposing with a unique eternity band, like the

Deutsch Signature Channel Vertical Set Baguette Eternity Band. Fitted with the option to choose your engagement ring’s carat weight, diamond clarity, metal type, and metal color, this highly customizable eternity band is the perfect way to make it All About (New Year’s) Eve!

Victoria Beckham: a pear-shaped paramour

It should come as no surprise that Posh Spice chose glamor above all else when it came to her engagement ring—or, should we say engagement rings. Although David Beckham originally proposed to Victoria Beckham with a marquise-cut diamond engagement ring set in yellow gold, since the couple’s 1999 engagement, the songstress has gone on to collect 14 further engagement rings from her footballer husband. Of Victoria Beckham’s 15 engagement rings, our personal favorite has to be the incredible 17-carat pear-shaped engagement ring Victoria debuted in 2005. You might wonder why, out of all of Victoria Beckham’s engagement rings, many of which feature rare fancy diamonds or unusual gemstones, this mammoth pear-shaped diamond solitaire is our favorite. In reality, it has little to do with size, because bigger doesn’t necessarily mean better. When it comes to Victoria Beckham’s pear-cut engagement ring, the magic comes from the shape. Pear-cut diamonds bring all the sparkle of a round brilliant-cut diamond in one half, and all the geometric sharpness of a marquise-cut diamond in the other. With one soft, curved end and one angular end, these unusual diamonds resemble tears—those of joy, rather than sadness. When you present your intended with a pear-shaped engagement ring, you aren’t simply popping the question; you are also acknowledging the deeply emotional nature of asking someone you love to commit their lives to you. Happiness, sadness, sickness, and health: all of these ups and downs are represented in pear-shaped engagement rings like the John Apel Rose Cut Pear Diamond Engagement Ring. Featuring a delicate .58 carat rose-cut and pear-shaped diamond at the center, this platinum engagement ring surrounds its centerpiece with a .37 ctw halo of full-cut diamonds, also arranged in a pear shape. Basically, this is the only time you want a situation to go pear-shaped!