Recreate Cristiano Ronaldo’s engagement ring with VRAI

If there was one ring that defined the year of over-the-top proposals, it was Cristiano Ronaldo’s — a staggering 30+ carat oval that turned Georgina Rodríguez’s finger into its own solar system.

Forget subtle sparkle; this was a diamond that required sunglasses and possibly a bodyguard. The price tag? Multiple millions.

But here’s the twist: you don’t need a Ronaldo-level paycheck to recreate the same star power. That’s where VRAI comes in, the fine jewelry brand flipping the script on what “luxury” looks like. Instead of mined stones with murky origins and messy environmental costs, VRAI-created diamonds are made in a zero-emission foundry that turns greenhouse gases into pure, glittering reality.

So yes, technically, you can propose with stardust pulled out of thin air. Cue the goosebumps.

VRAI’s engagement rings can be customized down to the tiniest detail. Settings range from sleek, modern solitaires to elaborate halos worthy of the Met Gala, and every stone is a VRAI-created diamond crafted with full transparency. The effect is the same jaw-dropping brilliance you’d expect from mined diamonds — minus the environmental toll, ethical baggage and price tag that could fund a small country.

The real flex is VRAI’s Cut for You offering. Think of it as the anti-cookie-cutter option: you choose from 30 shapes (oval, emerald, cushion, even the less-obvious marquise), then their team cuts the rough diamond — grown in America, powered by 100% renewable energy from the Columbia River — into exactly what you want.

Two weeks later, you’re holding a bespoke stone that could outshine Ronaldo’s, without requiring his bank account. Fast Company even gave this innovation an honorable mention in its 2024 Innovation by Design Awards, which is basically the Oscars of ideas.

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