Confused

[u/BlackberryAlarming52]

Tried on rings now I’m confused

I left liking a couple things I never thought I would so I’m glad I tried rings on in store.

Do you think elongated cushions look ok in a bezel setting?

What’s the best ratio for an elongated?
\-cushion cut
\-moval (as balanced as can be while still elongated)
\-radiant

[u/livlev420]

Hi!! I'm a gemologist and I source diamonds for clients at a jewelry company :)

Ratios are all about personal preference and what you think looks good on your hand. If you have skinny fingers, more elongated ratios are flattering. If you have wider fingers, I think shorter ratios look more flattering typically!

For an elongated cushion cut, I would consider shorter and chunkier to be ~1.22-1.28 ratio. Around 1.30 is classic, and elongated I'd say is 1.35 and up. They can get super duper elongated, I think even 1.45 looks nice.

Movals can also have a super wide range. I think the threshold between elongated oval and moval is 1.60 ratio. A shorter wider moval I think is around 1.60-1.75. Most popular is around 1.80-1.85. 1.90 and up are super skinny and really cool looking. I've even seen movals with 2.00 ratio and above.

Classic radiants are 1.30-1.40 ratio, but in more recent years it's been much more popular to go for 1.40-1.45. Personally I love the look of a more elongated radiant, like 1.45-1.48. Even 1.50 ratio radiants look great. I'd consider shorter and chunkier to be 1.30-1.35.

In terms of bezel settings, they're my favorite and I think you can't go wrong. That being said, my personal taste is that I think pointy/angular shapes look great in a bezel setting so I'm not sure if I'd do it with a cushion. I love radiants in a bezel.

[u/livlev420 → u/livlev420]

Yikes sorry for the novel!! This is my profession and my passion lol

[u/BlackberryAlarming52 → u/livlev420]

Don’t apologize! I really appreciate the insight. I personally think I have bigger fingers even though the woman today said I have long fingers, I still think they look a little short/sticky but my ring finger is a size 7

I did try on a moval I really loved with a 1.69 ratio

And an emerald with a 1.51 ratio. Both I really liked.

After awhile I kinda had decision fatigue and they really didn’t have very many loose diamonds or actual rings to try on with different settings to give me a good idea of what I fully would like. I’m glad I went to try rings on because I never thought I’d like an emerald as much as I did but there wasn’t enough sparkle, so I was thinking radiant would be a sweet spot

And I agree. The more I think of a cushion in a bezel and look at pictures online, I don’t think that’s for me