There may be nothing more beautiful than the diamond. There's a reason that these precious stones are so highly sought after and the reason is beauty. Something that a lot of people may not know is that diamonds come in colours other than white. Fancy colour diamonds are available in almost every colour imaginable and, while the rarity of clolured diamonds makes them more expensive than white or colourless gems, they are nowhere near as costly as they once were.

Colour Me Impressed - Diamonds In Beautiful Natural Colour

Long ago coloured diamonds were far out of reach of the average person. Only about one in every thousand diamonds mined is considered a fancy, others are diamonds that have inclusions that make them undesirable. This rarity in the fancy diamonds made them extremely valuable. It wasn't until science found a way to create coloured diamonds from the imperfect white stones that the naturally coloured ones began to drop in price. This also lowered the popularity of the fancy diamonds which further lowered their cost. Natural fancy colour diamonds are gaining in popularity once again and are no longer just for the wealthy.

Naturally coloured diamonds are used in all manner of diamond rings, earrings, and other diamond jewelry. A Fancy diamond can be cut in the same way as a white diamond and there is once again quite a demand for desirable fancy diamonds. Canary yellow and pink diamonds are especially popular in today's market, but diamonds of all colours are available. Lab enhanced diamonds will cost much less than naturally coloured diamonds, but the colour may fade over time. Diamonds that are naturally fancy will retain their colour forever.