Engaged! Brad found my dream stone! 2.42 ct lavender spinel

[petit_bijou]

Re: Engaged! Brad found my dream stone! 2.42 ct lavender spi

Why do I torture myself by coming back to look at more pictures?

Hahah! I'm so flattered that you feel tortured by your pics! I couldn't even begin to count the HOURS that I have spent admiring your pieces - especially your colour change spinel!

Is it a Luc Yen? Enjoy your new piece. Congratulations on your engagement as well.

Thank you TL! Yes, it is a Luc Yen. It doesn't have the shift to as pure a pink as other Luc Yens I have seen, but I love it just the same.

That is a magic spinel! Just magic! I can't get over all its colors & its brightness. It shines right out even from a distance in the photo with the horse (super horse btw -- I'm jealous of that too)! Brad did himself proud on that one -- and congratulations for being its lucky new owner. It's gonna mesmerize people the rest of your life!

--- Laurie

Thanks Laurie! I can't get over its brightness either. I definitely couldn't be happier with all the help we received from Brad - despite all the "almost" purchases, he always kept me in mind when he came across what he thought I was looking for.

 

[OreoRosies86]

Re: Engaged! Brad found my dream stone! 2.42 ct lavender spi

That is just... magical!

 

[canuk-gal]

Re: Engaged! Brad found my dream stone! 2.42 ct lavender spi

HI:

Once again I am here ogling and longing. Oh, well done!

cheers--Sharon

 

[ilovegemstones]

Re: Engaged! Brad found my dream stone! 2.42 ct lavender spi

Congratulations! It is so stunning from all angles! I am so happy it just came together like that for you!

 

[hlmr]

Re: Engaged! Brad found my dream stone! 2.42 ct lavender spi

I love it!! Congratulations, that is an original and stunning e-ring!!

 

[bling addict]

Re: Engaged! Brad found my dream stone! 2.42 ct lavender spi

Congratulations on your engagement! The stone and ring are beautiful!

 

[wordie89]

Re: Engaged! Brad found my dream stone! 2.42 ct lavender spi

Best wishes on your engagement! The wait wascworth it. I love the different moods all of them beautiful. It will be hard to keep yours eyes off of it. o

 

[woofmama]

Re: Engaged! Brad found my dream stone! 2.42 ct lavender spi

Congratulations! That stone is gorgeous

 

[Indylady]

Re: Engaged! Brad found my dream stone! 2.42 ct lavender spi

Its perfect, congratulations!!

 

[violet3]

Re: Engaged! Brad found my dream stone! 2.42 ct lavender spi

That is absolutely stunning. What kind of wedding band will you wear with it?

 

[susiegrneyes]

Re: Engaged! Brad found my dream stone! 2.42 ct lavender spi

Congratulations! I LOVE the color. It's so unique.

 

[swissmiss]

Re: Engaged! Brad found my dream stone! 2.42 ct lavender spi

That spinel is so gorgeous! It looks beautiful in the setting you chose.

 

[Trill]

Re: Engaged! Brad found my dream stone! 2.42 ct lavender spi

Best wishes on your engagement!

Your spinel is stunning! Definitely a dream worthy stone!

 

[LoversKites]

Re: Engaged! Brad found my dream stone! 2.42 ct lavender spi

I love love love that colour I'm glad you've finally found your dream stone!

 

[derbygal]

Re: Engaged! Brad found my dream stone! 2.42 ct lavender spi

What a lovely ring. Big congrats on finding "the one."

 

[loriken214]

Re: Engaged! Brad found my dream stone! 2.42 ct lavender spi

Gorgeous!!!

Lori

 

[Rosebloom]

Re: Engaged! Brad found my dream stone! 2.42 ct lavender spi

That stone is INCREDIBLE. It would look so phenomenal in a three stone or delicate halo. Also looks amazing in its solitaire! Fantastic job!

 

[SouthernSunset]

Re: Engaged! Brad found my dream stone! 2.42 ct lavender spi

HOLY CRAP.

That's amazing.

 

[mochiko42]

Re: Engaged! Brad found my dream stone! 2.42 ct lavender spi

HOLY CRAP.

That's amazing.

DITTO

 

[chatbandit]

Re: Engaged! Brad found my dream stone! 2.42 ct lavender spi

stunning! just unbelievable in the low light shots. what will you do for a wedding band?? seeing it next to that nice diamond band on your hand makes me so curious!

 

[blingyjules]

Re: Engaged! Brad found my dream stone! 2.42 ct lavender spi

Oh it's perfect. Congrats on the engagement and your beautiful new stone.

 

[Lisa Loves Shiny]

Re: Engaged! Brad found my dream stone! 2.42 ct lavender spi

Gorgeous!

 

[petit_bijou]

Re: Engaged! Brad found my dream stone! 2.42 ct lavender spi

Thank you everyone!!! I love it so much more knowing that at least the PS community appreciates how special and rare the stone is. Not that it hasn't generated a lot of interest from my less gem-knowledgeable friends, but I'm so used to reading the boards that all the "what's spinel?" questions came as a surprise at first.

I'm not sure about a wedding band yet, especially since I am sentimental- so I will want to keep the band even when we eventually re-set the stone. I'll probably go with a plain band to start, so that when I'm camping or working in a situation when I don't want to risk my e-ring or a diamond band, but will likely also add a sparkly band for an anniversary or special occasion. I purchased a channel set band with 12 2-pointers from D&T, and it looks quite nice with my e-ring so it will be a good sparkly alternative or an option to wear with the plain band when I want to go low-profile.

Rosebloom - those are all thoughts I've had for the re-set too! That's part of why we are going to take our time - I have NO clue what I want! I change my mind from delicate halo, to bezeled side-stones (like Little Sparkle's gorgeous Leon [URL='https://www.pricescope.com/community/threads/bad-pricescoper-fantastic-avc-lm-creation.161471/']https://www.pricescope.com/community/threads/bad-pricescoper-fantastic-avc-lm-creation.161471/[/URL]), to a MM solitaire to... There will definitely be a thread when we get closer to help me choose!!

 

[GliderPoss]

Re: Engaged! Brad found my dream stone! 2.42 ct lavender spi

Wow - somehow I missed this baby the first time around but it is simply divine!!!

Absolute holy grail of colour and size. So glad you finally found your dream stone - it's absolutely beautiful.

I love the simple solitaire but look forward to seeing it's "forever home" too...

 

[sphenequeen]

Re: Engaged! Brad found my dream stone! 2.42 ct lavender spi

I love nothing more than a colored stone engagement ring!
Congrats to you and Brad.

 

[pregcurious]

Re: Engaged! Brad found my dream stone! 2.42 ct lavender spi

Drool
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[kgizo]

Re: Engaged! Brad found my dream stone! 2.42 ct lavender spi

Really, really lovely stone. Congrats on your engagement!

 

[pregcurious]

Re: Engaged! Brad found my dream stone! 2.42 ct lavender spi

Littlesparkle's LM is one of my favorite classic settings on PS. I don't think you'll ever get bored with it, and if you get slightly heavier prongs, it should be more durable than a halo.

I also like your stone just as a solitaire, and your idea to use stackers to give it a fresh look.

 

[petit_bijou]

Re: Engaged! Brad found my dream stone! 2.42 ct lavender spi

Thank you so much HotPozzum, sphenequeen, pregcurious and kgizo! I honestly love it more and more as time goes on. I keep uncovering new personalities it has in different lighting environments. Sometimes it has this sleepy kind of quality that just glows with pale lavender and pink that I cannot capture in photos for the life of me.

I love it as a solitaire too - I think it can really stand up on its own without needing embellishment, but I also sometimes think that a perfectly executed milgrained bezel or halo would really set off how delicate the colour is. Who knows... I'm going to enjoy it as is for awhile, especially after I worn it with a wedding band.

 

[Nurse22]

Hi Petit! I was wondering if you had an update on what kind of band you chose and if you changed the setting? Obsessed with your stone!