Diamond Jewellery Ever Girl Yearns For

As they say, diamonds are a girl’s best friend! And while I’m against all such clichés about women, I must admit, diamonds are something I have always yearned for. Sparkly, shiny, dazzling and absolutely gorgeous, diamond jewellery at store windows like hazoorilal jewellers gk always catch my eye, and might even elicit a bit of drool!

Read on to find out about a few items of diamond jewellery that I just can’t wait to get my hands on.

•Yes, like all other girls, I too secretly long for the day a handsome young man will slide a big shiny diamond rock on my finger! Forget love and all that jazz, I’d definitely want to keep that diamond engagement ring no matter what! It’s got to be one of these classic Princess-cut jewels, and it’s most definitely got to be massive!

•A simple diamond pendant is something I’ve always wanted. Elegant, delicate, and timeless, a diamond pendant can go with anything and everything, and add that dash of sparkle to the neck.

•I’ve always wanted a pair of diamond solitaire earrings. Seeing those gorgeous actresses walking the red carpet at all the fancy events, I’ve noticed that diamond earrings are quite the rage. And what’s best, they work wonderfully to bring out your face and hair-do, so that’s always a plus I’d really be looking forward to… When the time comes!

•A diamond nose pin: Having had a nose piercing for a few years now, I’m quite sick and tired of changing them every now and again to colour studs and what not. The time has come for me to grow up and rock an elegant diamond nose stud!

Okay, I just realised the futility of making a list of diamond items I’d like to own. Do you know why? Because even if I owned these, I don’t think I could ever possibly have my fill of all things diamond! But still, I will make sure I get around to hitting hazoorilal jewellers gk soon enough and gradually tick of these items as the years go by, and then come up with another blog of new things on my list, perhaps!

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Best Diamond rings in Delhi

I don’t know if diamonds are really the ‘best friend’ of a woman, but gifting a diamond can surely make you her best friend! I am a witness to such an incident where my strained relation with a woman was mended significantly due to a diamond! No, in case you are thinking it’s my wife, you are wrong. It’s her mother, my mother-in-law! 

A typical Indian family still finds ‘Love marriage’ a taboo. So was my case. I wanted to marry her daughter but I was not entertained right from the beginning. Initially it was both my wife’s parents but eventually my wife being the only daughter managed to convince her dad about me. But NOT her mom. I was gradually getting into the mode of a Bollywood hero to impress her mom but she seemed to remain indifferent to all my efforts. Even her husband couldn’t talk her into this marriage.

Somehow, after withstanding a lot of opposition we got married. My mother-in-law had to give in to her adamant daughter’s wish and my persistence. Unfortunately, she never accepted me as a part of her family. I can clearly recollect many incidents where she would barely speak to me. This kept my wife immensely upset as her relation with her mother was straining too. I couldn’t think of any way to put an end to this trauma. Most of our family members had also given up by that time.

It was only when my wife mentioned about her mother’s birthday did I come up with an idea. I planned a surprise birthday party for her in a plush banquet, invited her friends and all our relatives. I knew what I had to gift her. My wife suggested of Hazoorilal when I approached her with the idea of presenting her mother a diamond ring.

And thanks to her, I found it the best and the most convenient place to purchase marvelous diamond rings for women in Delhi. I pulled out the best one in the hope my ‘always unimpressed’ mother-in law would like it. She did have an amazing birthday, and probably by seeing me put in so much of effort to make her day special she became a bit soft towards me, but the moment I handed her over the ring I got her, she was speechless. That day, I can say marked the beginning of our ice breaking. Today, she is more like a friend to me, and now she regrets keeping me away from her for so long. I would always thank that beautiful piece of diamond to help begin the wonderful bond that I share with her now!

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The best wedding gift!

That’s what happens when you’re friends with both the bride and the groom- you are being pulled by both of them in a way that is worse than tug of war. I was the happiest being on planet earth when I learned two of my best friends are getting married. My euphoria became a nightmare when their wedding date began to near. Both the to-be bride and groom needed me on various occasions and both fought about whom I should attend first! The tension reached its limits when both of them wanted me to accompany them for shopping; I like a patient mother, scheduled my meeting with both of them!

I had fixed up a shopping schedule with the lady first because she obviously had a lot of things on her list. We paid visit to all the bridal jewellery shops in Delhi she has listed. And with a lot of scrutiny she finalized her wedding jewelleries from all of the shops she had listed! A necklace from one, a ring from another, and so on! Her bridal wear was a massive decision and she was dependent on me for that crucial verdict. I lost count of the number of stores we visited to nail her wedding dress. Can’t blame her, she is the bride and she is allowed to freak out and change her mind after every piece she was shown. That was precisely why I was called!

The day after, I had an appointment with the groom for the same purpose. He was utterly confused about everything! He looked for almost all the available options when the jeweler showed him nearly all the rings for men! He has zero knowledge of jewellery and I came to his recue just the way I helped him get an engagement ring. It took him 2 full hours to pin down one ring for himself. Thanks to the patient attendants of Hazoorilal Jewelers who did their best to help him (and me!). The rest of the shopping was easier, as he sort of knew what he wanted and with a little backing from me, he was quite fast!

Although, it was a tough time attending to both of their needs, it was a pleasure to see them both smiling on the D-Day, and no wonder, I give myself full credit for giving them that gift which no one else did!

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My best friend’s wedding

Weddings are joyous occasions that bring together family and friends, even if only for a few days. When my best friend was getting married, there was no need for her to verbally express her happiness; her eyes said it all. But apart from the bride and groom, who do you think was also equally excited? The best friends, of course! And while it was my dearest friend who was preparing for her big day, my joy too knew no limits. Accompanying her on her never-ending shopping sprees, dancing on each of her functions, and the sleepless nights when we discussed her new phase of life during those last few days before her wedding, were great memories I know I would remember for the rest of my life (okay, at least until I get married).

The task of shopping was an exacting task. We used to come back home exhausted after a day spent on shopping. But the days when we visited various jewellers in Delhi to find the right kind of jewellery were always the best. I could not stop staring at the amazing diamond solitaires, traditional gold jewellery, and platinum jewels. And since the friends of the bride too have the right to look beautiful on the various functions, I always ended up buying things for myself as well.

Let me now talk about the wedding day. My best friend was the most beautiful bride I had ever seen in real life. With the pink and golden lehenga perfectly complementing her fair complexion, and the ethereal gold jewellery from the best jewellery shop in Delhi, she looked absolutely stunning. And did I tell you that the groom just could not stop smiling? The perfect couple had a perfect wedding and while clothes and jewellery do not matter where there is true love, those did in reality contribute in making the wedding day truly memorable.

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Dos and Don’ts at an Indian Wedding!

So, everybody knows that Delhi is synonymous with weddings, don’t you? At least I do! And then not the simple plain Jane weddings but the huge big fat Indian weddings you have ever seen out there. Come November and you see a slew of people dressed in ornate clothes dancing their way to glory on the streets like no one’s watching and blocking the already narrow roads, while the quintessential marriage band goes on with the irritating blaring noise which so far I seem to know by heart! Anyways, another speciality of such weddings is that yes no doubt the bride will be gleaming with that jewellery from that posh and famous bridal jewellery shops in Delhi, but the guests are no less, and you see them aunties in bright sparkling saris and backless blouses, their faces lighting white (too much foundation maybe) with their jhatkas and matkas and not to forget their open match making. But then Indian weddings are just so much fun and engaging, I would choose to go to a wedding instead of the club any day, because weddings can be really interesting too!! But yes, on your way to attend one soon? Read along a little dos and don’ts before you set out:

•Dress Code/ Colour code:

Completely completely avoid wearing white and black if you are going to a traditional Hindu wedding because Hindus associate white with death and black with mourning. Also, be modest when dressing up and avoid too much skin show because in weddings like Sikh and Jain weddings which take place in temples, you might be breaching the conduct of the holy place.

•Jewellery:

Please understand that the bride and groom deserve to be the stars on their wedding, so please give them that honour! Yes, I know they have those huge diamond rings for men in the market, but you really don’t need that to shine right? And for the ones who think weddings is the type to flirt with girls and be the cool dude, trust me for I am a girl, too much

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Want to own a diamond? Then know the diamond!

Owning a diamond, is not knowing a diamond, and since it’s diamond, it is better you don’t just own it, it know about that piece or chunk you so lovingly like to flaunt. My friend is in dire need of a diamond ring. The reason is predictable; he is proposing his lady love soon! He doesn’t know many shops of jewellery in Delhi, nor is he well versed with diamonds. As a good old friend, I considered it as my duty to tell him about the 4 Cs of diamond. The ‘Four Cs’ are: cut, colour, clarity and carat. All of which must be considered equally while evaluating options before making the final buy.

CUT

The cut of the diamond depends on the way it has been carved, and since it is a process handled by men, it is prone to mistakes. A bad cut can lead to a definite amount of reduced sparkle in the stone. Too deep or too shallow a cut would alter the sheen of the diamond.  Be extremely careful about he cut before making a purchase.

COLOR

The best diamonds are perfect white or rather colorless. The whiteness symbolizes the purity of the stone. So you know how to differentiate between the different shades of diamond.  Diamonds with a distinct colour are usually rare and are hence expensive, who knows, you might just end up getting hold of the Best Diamond Jewellery in India, in your quest to find the perfect ring?

CLARITY

As long as the stone is a graded SI1 or better (best and most expensive is IF, or Internally Flawless), it should be all right. There is not much to fuss about the clarity. Just take a glimpse into the diamond you are about to buy with a magnifying eyeglass and look for small inclusions. They are natural as long as there isn’t too many of them.

CARAT

The weight, and size, of a diamond is measured by carat as we all know. A carat is as much as 0.2gm, or 200mgm. The average size of most engagement-ring diamonds ranges between one carat and half a carat. 

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BEAUTIFUL! LIKE DIAMONDS IN THE SKY!

So for every girl out there, including me, diamonds and diamond jewellery, be it rings or intricate necklaces or just earrings are her most priced possession! And also her most envious lust! So why exactly is this stone so important or so popular out there? Is it because of it is one of the expensive jewels? (but, so are ruby and emerald) or is it just because someone said Diamonds are a girl’s best friend?

The other day, one of my friend’s sisters got married; I remember helping her with the marriage shopping the month before. I distinctly remember while we shopped for the bridal outfits, the shoes and bangles etc in one day, she had kept one day separately to buy a diamond ring and a diamond necklace, and I thought just why? I mean you have 24 hours in a day, fine you get up late and then you get ready and waste more than half of it, still you would not need so much time to buy one ring! I mean seriously, you just need to pick one and pay for it and leave!! You don’t have to actually go buy the stone, craft it, crave the design and then bring it home! It would just take me maximum half an hour to do the needful, I had thought!

But then we entered Hazoorilal Diamond jewellery  store at South Ex, It took me a while to actually to get over the overwhelming feeling of the beautiful alluring interiors of the store, so shiny, so bright, made brighter by the smiling staff. And lo, if that wasn’t enough, they brought out the jewellery, I gazed through every piece they had on offer, I was actually lusting for it, from the extensive varieties of jewellery, to the service of the staff, It was an absolutely mesmerising experience. You should definitely experience it once. Hazoorilal jeweller’s main address is South Ex and other parts of Delhi too, but mind you this is also the address of the shining stars of the sky, their diamond jewellery is exceptionally beautiful like diamonds in the sky!

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