Do you want to do something nice for your special someone with out spending a fortune? Flowers are nice but they die in few days, besides give her something that she really wants...diamond earrings. A diamond earring set is the perfect way to show her that you want her to be happy. Plus you will look like such a hero when she shows off her new set to all of her girlfriends.

Buying diamond earrings can be a difficult and daunting task to those who have never done it before so here are some hints and help.

When selecting diamond earrings it is important to know a bit about diamonds in general. Just remember your 4 C's clarity, cut, carat, and color. Clarity is how clear or how many flaws are inside the diamond. Diamond earrings are not a center piece like a diamond ring so getting diamonds with a few flaws is ok. Color is the tint of diamond, yellow is considered dirty, so the whiter the better. Cut, refers to the style and quality of how the diamond was cut. Most traditional diamond stud earrings use either princess or round cut diamonds. Carat is the unit in which diamonds are weighed, but it doesn't refer to the size. Most earrings come in weights of .25ct, .5ct, 1.0ct, 1.5ct, 2.0ct etc. If you can find odd weight earring like .66ct then you often save money on the diamond earring set with out losing size.

The most popular style of diamond earrings for the past 2 years has been chandelier style earrings. Chandelier style diamond earrings are series of connected hanging bars covered in pave diamonds and are a very affordable to get your girl diamonds. Chandelier earrings are great for work or formal situations.

The best selling and most classic style of diamond earrings are diamond stud earrings. The two most common styles of diamond stud earrings are hinged and post. This is something to notice before you buy diamond stud earrings. Post style diamond stud earrings are a diamond placed on a straight metal post and fasten in the back with a butterfly looking piece of metal. Hinged is where the diamond hangs below a hinge and the are held in the ear by a fish hook (also called French wire) shaped piece of metal. Find out which style of earring she wears regularly and then try to match it when you buy her diamond stud earrings

With this information you primed to go. Good luck and no matter what, we are sure she will love any diamond earring set you get her.