The engagement ring style that’s hugely popular this year

It's absolutely stunning too.

When it comes to engagement rings, some shapes are more popular than others and of course, there are always new trends each year. It's predicted that gold, three-stone designs will become a lot popular in 2018 thanks to Meghan Markle's stunning engagement ring but there's another style that has staying power. Rings with round stones are a classic, timeless choice and one expert says that this is the type of ring that's huge at the moment. Engagement ring expert Steve Simon of Sparkly, a website that allows you to "browse thousands of engagement ring selfies from real life", says the 'round' stone is the most popular by far. Speaking to Who What Wear, Steve explained that it's a classic cut for engagement rings and over the last two months, searches for this type of ring have upped considerably. When asked why he thinks this is the most popular style of ring, he said this style results in a certain kind of sparkle that only round stones can achieve.

"Being a perfectly round stone, the optics have the ability to be “ideal,” which gives it a really unique look that only round stones can achieve. Also, cuts such as round brilliant are super sparkly and appealing to the eye".

Although all engagement rings are stunning, we're loving the fact that round stones are so beautifully sparkly.