Date: 12/13/2006 10:19:17 PM
Author: Olive Oil
Man, there are some serious poll critics on this forum!
here''s a bumpDate: 12/13/2006 8:51:09 PM
Author:the other Jake
I''m having fun making polls...If you don''t mind I''ll do one for clarity and cut later
PS- if you could give a response every now and again to keep it in the realm of noticable posts for awhile, it would be much appreciated!
This is a good point Cehra, I can *see* the color difference between an F and an I...but does it bother me, heck no!Date: 12/14/2006 2:12:27 AM
Author: Cehrabehra
here''s a bumpDate: 12/13/2006 8:51:09 PM
Author:the other Jake
I''m having fun making polls...If you don''t mind I''ll do one for clarity and cut later
PS- if you could give a response every now and again to keep it in the realm of noticable posts for awhile, it would be much appreciated!
I hate the term ''color sensitive''! It implies that someone cannot tell the difference. I certainly can! I''m actually pretty sensitive to colors as far as seeing it - it''s just that when I see it it doesn''t scream ''ewwwww'' to me. It is more like skin color - diversity and variety is the spice of life! All the colors are beautiful! Doesn''t mean I am not ''sensitive'' enough to tell them apart!! But what about a poor perfectly cut ''m'' stone? why shouldn''t it be beautiful too? Sure, some might truly be more aware of color changes than others, but I don''t think of J K L M etc stones as needing tolerance, so much as just appreciation for what they *are* and not what they *aren''t*.
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That''s interesting. I thought that the refections of color were because of the cut, not the color of the stone. Or do I misunderstand you?
the refractions of white light are prismatic - the reflections of light are tinted. Also, if the refraction is occurring in diffused light on a back facet, the light is still filtered through the tint of the stone. If you like teals and greens and yellows oranges salmons - the warmer colors - the warm stones are great! And I do love them. I prefer them over regular.... the exception would be D str blue. If I was going to go cool and icy I''d need to do it to the extreme and as a secondary stone. I like warmth generally better than cool.
OK you lost me a little in the technical stuff. Try again for a luddite please. And speak loudly and slowly. Perhaps tell me what colors a D would "show off"
lol!! the yellow from the diamond can act as a filter - a tint - to whatever you see. a D diamond will give you Lucky''s rainbow of colors. A D strong blue might give you a carebear''s rainbow- all glowing in that slightly blue haze. A yellow diamond will still refract the same rainbow colors BUT they will either then be filtered through the yellow tint, or they will be like superimposed over the yellow background. Now in a J stone there is hardly *any* yellow at all, but it will take the eye just slightly toward the yellow - not that the colors themselves are yellower, refraction is refraction, but like looking at a rainbow through a yellow window or against a yellow wall. The blues will be slightly greener, the reds slightly oranger. But we''re talking SLIGHT. The warmer colors are at their best, cold blues and purples are at their most difficult. In a strong blue D I imagine yellow has the biggest struggle and the cool blues and purples are very strong. Frankly I want one of each lol In fact I kinda wish I''d gone with a K/L/M stone for the antique cut. I really cannot STAND strong yellows and fancy yellows.... if it were a bit apricot I''d probably love it but I''ve not yet seen a fancy yellow diamond that I liked. But the light yellows - the K-M stones, I think they''re sooooooooo pretty
I *almost* bought an M old european surrounded by white europeans but my husband thought it was too "cute". When I first got my stone the two things that I didn''t like was that it wasn''t yellow enough and the culet was too small LOL
Yes. I like the window analogy. Now I really want to see a D with strong blue fluor. I love blues and purples.Date: 12/17/2006 3:30:00 PM
Author: Cehrabehra
lol!! the yellow from the diamond can act as a filter - a tint - to whatever you see. a D diamond will give you Lucky''s rainbow of colors. A D strong blue might give you a carebear''s rainbow- all glowing in that slightly blue haze. A yellow diamond will still refract the same rainbow colors BUT they will either then be filtered through the yellow tint, or they will be like superimposed over the yellow background. Now in a J stone there is hardly *any* yellow at all, but it will take the eye just slightly toward the yellow - not that the colors themselves are yellower, refraction is refraction, but like looking at a rainbow through a yellow window or against a yellow wall. The blues will be slightly greener, the reds slightly oranger. But we''re talking SLIGHT. The warmer colors are at their best, cold blues and purples are at their most difficult. In a strong blue D I imagine yellow has the biggest struggle and the cool blues and purples are very strong. Frankly I want one of each lol In fact I kinda wish I''d gone with a K/L/M stone for the antique cut. I really cannot STAND strong yellows and fancy yellows.... if it were a bit apricot I''d probably love it but I''ve not yet seen a fancy yellow diamond that I liked. But the light yellows - the K-M stones, I think they''re sooooooooo pretty
Oops I''ve digressed LOL Did this help though?
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