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Can you believe these are lab grown?! (Picture: Linkby/Metro/Lily Arkwright)

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Call us old-fashioned but there’s something about a diamond sparkler on our fingers that just makes us feel fancy.

But in a cost of living crisis, we’re all feeling the crunch and our hopes of a diamond engagement ring are fading. Or are they?

Lily Arkwright is the leading retailer of lab-grown diamond engagement rings, which are a budget-friendly alternative to the traditionally mined diamond.

Music to any newly engaged couple’s ears. Because you can’t put a price on lasting love, but you can put an insane price on meal deals, and spray fat oil. We can’t even talk about the current cost of Freddos…

A woman wearing a Lily Arkwright lab-grown diamond ring
If no one else fancies proposing to us, we might just do it to ourself – so we can have this ring. (Picture: Lily Arkwright/Linkby/Metro)

Lily Arkwright believe that affordability and beauty can go hand in hand. You can often save up to 75% with this method but it’s not just a great price tag that sets lab-grown diamonds apart from mined.

Rather than relying on nature to create something special, lab diamonds use the best technology to appear identical to natural diamonds and come in an array of colours and cuts to suit any preference.

They also don’t rely on mining practices that can be damaging to the environment, so it’s better for the planet AND the purse strings.

One of our favourite picks is the Lulu, which features a round lab diamond on an 18k band. The rose gold band adds a vintage touch and it’s a gorgeous design for stacking with a wedding band.

The Florence ring boasts a stunning emerald-cut diamond that’s truly timeless style, whilst the Honor features a round centre stone which is showered with pairs of pavé diamonds set in a marquise-shaped frame.

Check out their gorgeous rings and have a browse. You’ll be spoilt for choice!

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