Princess Cut
Princess or square Moissanite cuts present as a more modern take on the conventional round cut option. While considered a style ‘upgrade’ by fans of stones with more rectangular or cubic orientations, a ring-rock setup featuring a slightly skewed square jewel is the second best contender for most accurate diamond look-alike.It’s crown view boasts X-design intensity, soaking up light from a multitude of angles to produce a lavish luminance of diamond-level bliss.Like their round cut offsiders, princess cut Moissanite stones fortunately feature cutting capabilities to mimic the glaze of an actual diamond.
Step Cuts
Step cut Moissanite showcases a distinctive, straight-facet appearance of both three and four-sided frames offering an elusive yet refined shine under the right lighting. Its colour content and physical transparency also both lack the punch of a princess or round cut, however a diamond of the same configuration would set you back in the tens of thousands!A step cut stone regardless of whether it’s made of Moissanite or diamond falls within approximately the same shimmer quality range, unlike Moissanite of other cuts. Although you’ll still inspire any audience interested in a squiz, if fooling family or conning colleagues is your primary objective, this cut might be one to avoid.
Elongated Cuts
Learning how a gemstone uses light to express its complex but mesmerising features helps us better understand why their fingerprint-like structures deliver the qualities they do.Elongated cuts tend to saviour their scatter-reflection properties in both Moissanite and diamond options. Light enters the cut, refracts off its facets then knocks you for six with its searing yet splendorous finish.Elongated Moissanite stones can imitate round-cut brilliance due to its similarities in refractive index. And with this notion the Moissanite ‘crushed ice’ style is born!The crushed ice cut introduces a deceitful yet genuine-looking diamond imitation giving off a more realistic, sporadic pattern all diamond lovers long for. Got an elongated piece in mind? Opt for the crushed ice variant for a more powerful, believable finger accessory!
How Size Plays A Role
The amount of finger coverage a gemstone offers will influence how diamond-like your Moissanite looks, however only to a degree. There’s a general rule that basically dictates how your Moissanite presents – bigger jewels mean more light. The more light, the more it flares.With this in mind, remember real diamonds have a lower refractive index. This means total sparkle saturation isn’t necessarily a good thing if perceived legitimacy is what you’re going for!Selecting a larger rock can easily backfire making your Moissanite product look, well, more Moissanite – subtle tint and moderate overall vividness is what you want.As our stone size preferences increase, so does the cost, so it might be a matter of figuring out whether bulging bling or something a little more delicate is most important to you prior to any purchases.
Our Verdict?
As the old saying goes; ‘Beauty is in the eye of the beholder’, fashion flaunting is more about what makes us happy as individuals. With a crash course in gemstones and a little newfound knowledge of cuts and refractive indexes, you’ll be adequately equipped to choose a band-jewel combination that works for you!Virtually endless integrations are possible with local jewellers eager to match people with their favourite pieces, oftentimes within highly-restrictive budgets. Reach out to us today to discuss everything Moissanite, how we can assist regarding your jewellery desires, or for any other enquiries you may have! |
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