Diamonds

Idk why diamonds is spelt dimonds sometimes and diamonds other times in the post but I meant Diamonds for it all. Guess I didnt catch that when proofreading.

Now you have me thinking about turning myself into a Diamond for my daughter but what if she loses me ? 😂

I would never buy real diamonds, it just seems extremely ego centric and wasteful knowing how unethical diamond mining is and even the ones you can get a cert for ethical sourcing seems pretty shady, like slapping “cage free” on a carton of eggs yet there’s a million suffering chickens stuffed inside a dingy shed with no air or sunlight. Plus the whole diamond industry is basically a sham they aren’t that rare and they don’t need to be that expensive, and there’s prettier stones, some people just really care about societal norms though and “traditional” stuff

diamond is literally just carbon in a 3D lattice

if you need unethical mining on your very boring lattice of carbon because don’t don’t want a lab grown one then i think that says a lot about the kind of person you are

lab grown diamonds have far less imperfections aswell and most people can’t even tell the difference - i feel like it should be a no brainer to pick the more ethical product especially when they’re so much cheaper too

My 3 carat lab diamond is a million times better than a diamond that a small child is getting held at gun point to dig out of the ground. Blood diamonds are gross.

Either way I don’t care. I tend to go with lab grown or “fake” just because they are cheaper. I own some real diamonds. But most of my jewelry is fake.

I like natural or lab created gems, sapphires etc. instead of diamonds

As someone with a natural diamond, do Lab. The world needs to stop putting value onto luxury items because it’s actually really foolish when you think about it.

I don’t care for diamonds and don’t wand a lab grown one.

I’ve decided I love Montana sapphires now.

The only diamonds I own are on my wedding and engagement rings. Both are lab diamonds and you can’t tell. I felt it was more important to spend that money elsewhere as we were due with our first child and planning our small wedding. To me the rings are a symbol of your love and commitment and it shouldn’t matter if they are lab grown diamonds or naturally occurring.

It is fantastic that lab diamonds exist. It removes the cruelty behind natural diamonds' production.

Actually I would think anyone who is obsessed with getting real diamonds has questionable ethics.

Edit: ... And both are real diamonds, they are not "fake". Even certified mined diamonds are not free of ethical issues.

Cheaper, easier, more ethical, my engagement ring was lab grown per my request.

my everyday engagement ring is natural diamond and i got a lab diamond ring to wear when traveling. so both i guess lol

Lab grown just as good as natural if not better!

As someone that worked with diamonds before. Lab are 100% time better. The min you walk out of a store with a diamond it loses its value by 75% . Useless things. Better off getting a pretty gemstone instead