Yellow Diamonds and Alternative Yellow Stones for Your Engagement Ring

I just published another article on Suite101.com "Yellow Diamond and Alternative Yellow Stones"

Yellow diamonds are a popular choice for todays engagement ring center stones.  The price for a good quality Vivid yellow color diamond or 1 carat in size can be up to $50,000.  For people who love the look of a yellow center stone engagement ring, there are several options. 

First of all, one can buy a yellow CZ.  It will be shiny and starkly and won't cast an arm and a leg.  For a more romantic alternative, a person can choose to go with a Citrine or a Yellow Topaz.  Both of these stones are natural and beautiful, but they don't sparkle like a yellow diamond does.  To get the look of a diamond you really need a diamond!  But wait, didn't we say you can't afford one? Yes, but we where speaking of Natural diamonds.  Consider that you can buy a man made, synthetic yellow diamond at about one tenths the price of a real one.  No body can tell the two a part without expensive lab equipment.  If this sound like something you may consider, read "Lab Created or Synthetic Diamonds: Why Buy a Man Made Alternative."