Hi Everyone! Welcome back to my channel, this is Bonnie with By Bonnie Jewelry, where I talk about
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proposal related...today's topic is gonna be a video actually between round and cushion cut
This is special to me because I started with a cushion cut 10 years ago...I don't want to reveal
my age but yes...when I got engaged 10 years ago... I just absolutely fell in love! It was the shape
of the time...at that point I talked about it in my personal ring review video...a little bit....that I
posted a little bit back ago, so if you want to see my full set...make sure you go check it out there!
Cushion cut and round cuts are kind of a... so cushion cuts is like a hybrid...between a perfect round
and a perfect square...so but if I show you like 10 different cushions...they're all going to look different...
and if I show you 10 rounds they're all going to look round right...so a lot of times the
question that I get asked a lot is like..."Oh, how do I choose a cushion diamond if I love like...the
softer corners of a square stone...or something that it's rectangular...how do I choose that...?" So this
video I want to show you a 3.1ct round that I did on a 2.3 mm band...
French pave that we have, which is really pretty... 6 prongs and then another ring that I'm comparing it to...
It's a 3.5ct cushion cut, that is cushion brilliant with 1.9mm band and with the
full diamond basket. So as you can see...when you put it the ring on your hand, it almost feels like...
In a smaller carat...I mean the 3ct round and the 3.5ct...they almost look kind of
similar just because cushion cuts...you do have to understand that, when you have the same carat
weight next to round and cushion...typically the round would look bigger, unless the cushion cut is
cut a certain way, where it's like either shallower or it's a completely different cut...like an old mine
brilliant...cushion brilliant....they are just so different in every single cut...so there's not a rule that
applies to all! So just because this one looks similar or bigger or smaller...doesn't mean that
they're all going to look the same...at the end of the day you have to compare measurements on the
round and the cushion...typically for cushion cuts... I think it's very very very personal...what kind of
shape you want...some people want more rectangular shapes...some people want more of the pillowy shapes...
some people want square shape...so that is something that is really hard to like compare...
and do online, especially when you buy a cushion cut diamond. If you are thinking about buying a
cushion cut...I feel like the most important thing is... First identifying whether or not you want the
larger facet cuts, which is the classic cushion brilliant or you want the crushed ice cut... Nowadays
there's a lot of hybrid that's available...so that means like...combining the...you know shape of the
classic cushion of the cushion brilliant with the crushed ice kind of sparkle... I'll show
you examples of what that kind of looks like... There are both available in my opinion...I do think that
they're both beautiful! I know that some people say..."Oh, I don't want the crushed ice look..." So when
I say crushed ice...literally I'm talking about...take a bag of ice...crush it and then you'll get the kind
of sparkle that you're going to get...versus the cushion brilliant really gives you more of the
traditional facets of what a round diamond would look like...so those are really big pointers to look
out for when you're buying a cushion diamond! I feel like maybe it's hard to surprise someone
with a cushion cut...just because they vary so much... there's also old mine cushion cut, that is you know...
elongated or very elongated...in some of the more antique jewelry that you would see...those are
you know...often seen in many different places. If you're thinking about..."Oh, I'm not sure if I want
classic round or cushion..." Those will be that kind of the pros and cons of each shape that you
have to look at... there is no such a thing as excellent cut in cushion cut because they
vary so much...there's literally billions of you know... combination how you can cut it and how it
would look in ratio wise...so definitely check out the ratio of a cushion cut! Do a little bit
more research...or if there is a place that you can try it on...just to see like how it would
look on your finger...Typically the longer ratio...if you have a slimmer, longer finger...that would look
good or something more...if you have shorter fingers...just square or just a teeny bit
elongated like 1.1 ratio...1.18 - 1.20 would look good... I absolutely love the diamond basket on this
thinner pave...so talking about the differences in millimeter...2.3mm versus 1.9mm
on similar carat weight...so the 1.9mm is really going to give you that super slim look but big rock...
but the kind of little downside of that is that...because of the top heaviness of the
ring...it might spin around...but if that's the look that you're going for...I really don't see why not!
As long as you know that...you know it's top heavy and the bottom is slimmer...you'll just
have to be a little bit more careful with it...I like the 2.3 millimeter personally just because
all of my personal jewelry are just thicker, heavier...me personally...I'm not really a dainty person...
I don't know if you can tell...just from my like...my personality....I'm just kind of...
a little rough around the edges...a little clumsy... and I'm very busy all the time, so there is a
more maintenance that's going to come with it...with a thinner slimmer band versus a thicker band...
It will take more wear over time...those are definitely all the things that you have to consider when
you're thinking about buying a round or a cushion... Also a bigger question to ask yourself is like...
So me...I changed my diamond back to a round 10 years later...but that might not be the case for you!
So just picturing yourself...seeing if you know...at least you can like or love the shape for the next
like 5-10 years...so you're like..."Okay, if I'm gonna get an upgrade later maybe I can do
a different shape..." but I think those are great pointers to look out for when you're choosing
between the two! Okay, I hope this video was helpful to you! Make sure you subscribe to my channel, like
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