I purchased this ring because I was hoping to find a ring with my favorite color. Pale green (sea green). This ring IS very pale green, paler than the picture even. I think the main issue I have with this is that the cushion cut of the stone make this ring a bit lighter because the light can refract off this particular cut much better than say a princess cut, or a oval cut. The only down side is that most people that see it ask "is it real, cause it looks fake"...and that unfortunately is true. The pale green color throws people off, and even though it is an amethyst and they come in a bunch of different shades most people that have commented on it don't think it's a real. It's still a very pretty ring and I enjoy it, regardless of what everyone else thinks.

UPDATE: 3/23/13

I was very happy with this ring as you can see from my review placed on March 1st, 2013. It has been 23 days since I got my ring, and I have worn it for the last 3 weeks. I was very careful with it as I am all my jewelry, removing my rings to wash my hands or shower.
The first thing I noticed was the stone rattling in the rings setting while driving. The vibration of the steering wheel when breaking made the stone rattle inside the setting loud enough where I could hear it. I then inspected the stone with a pair of tweezers, gently pushing at it from one side and sure enough...it moved inside the setting. This displeased me since it was only 2 weeks into my wearing it, BUT totally a fixable thing at my local jeweler. It cost me nothing to have my setting tightened, but the man commented that the metal used was soft (not of great quality) and to be careful wearing it.

Sure enough, this past week I traveled 4 hours to visit my parents for Spring Break with my kids, and after I got to their house I noticed that my ring felt funny on my finger. When I took it off the band was completely warped (bent). It's a very odd shape now, and I really don't know if it can be repaired without ruining the integrity of the band. I had to think if I did anything to cause that bend, and the only thing I could come up with was that when I drive, I tend to grip the steering wheel quite tightly. The warmth from my hand, tightness of my grip, vibration of the steering wheel from the road and pretty much I squeezed the band into this weird egg shape. My jeweler agree with me, stating that this softer metal is very easy to bend with enough constant pressure.
It's still a lovely ring, but it looks like it's been through a war. My jeweler said he would try to fix the band for me if I wanted, but I'm holding off for now.
Upon all this happening I had to come back and update my review. Unfortunately I've had to remove 1 star from my last review from 4 to 3 stars.

This piece is great for the occasional wear, as a fashion ring to be worn with a certain outfit or event, but it's just not made for every day wear like I wanted.