I have no pictures, I'm sorry! A quick review in case anyone finds it helpful. I ordered 2x cushion cut pendants, the 1ctw round studs and the 1ctw cushion studs.
The rounds are cut nicely and are bright (maybe less contrast and fire are more bright white light) but they look good. I'm not a fan of martini settings so not sure if I'll keep these. Color looks good, haven't looked closely but i'd guess maybe G. They look like nice earrings on. I'm considering keeping them as a pair I don't need to worry about.
Cushion cut studs: the shape is great, I really like the nsew prongs which go nicely with the outline, and the basket settings are good - a nice height and shape. They face up smaller than the rounds. The pair is maybe a color grade off - maybe an H and I. The cut isn't great - they don't sparkle that much, and are particularly dull under the table. They're underwhelming on and look like they could be synthetics. These went back.
Cushion cut pendants: same as the smaller stones (darker than the rounds, not a great cut, dead under the table), though because they're larger they sparkle more, but not enough and they still look fake. the setting is an issue - I don't want anything in silver because of the tarnish and that it rubs off (too much maintenance and not carefree enough for fashion jewelry). The basket setting doesn't flip much, but it's too tall/high, so the stone sits off your chest in a weird way and faces the ceiling more than someone looking at you and it has a large bar at th back that will make cleaning more difficult than it it needs to be. overall effect was it's cheap imitation. The two were the same color, I'd guess G/H. These went back.
The rounds are cut nicely and are bright (maybe less contrast and fire are more bright white light) but they look good. I'm not a fan of martini settings so not sure if I'll keep these. Color looks good, haven't looked closely but i'd guess maybe G. They look like nice earrings on. I'm considering keeping them as a pair I don't need to worry about.
Cushion cut studs: the shape is great, I really like the nsew prongs which go nicely with the outline, and the basket settings are good - a nice height and shape. They face up smaller than the rounds. The pair is maybe a color grade off - maybe an H and I. The cut isn't great - they don't sparkle that much, and are particularly dull under the table. They're underwhelming on and look like they could be synthetics. These went back.
Cushion cut pendants: same as the smaller stones (darker than the rounds, not a great cut, dead under the table), though because they're larger they sparkle more, but not enough and they still look fake. the setting is an issue - I don't want anything in silver because of the tarnish and that it rubs off (too much maintenance and not carefree enough for fashion jewelry). The basket setting doesn't flip much, but it's too tall/high, so the stone sits off your chest in a weird way and faces the ceiling more than someone looking at you and it has a large bar at th back that will make cleaning more difficult than it it needs to be. overall effect was it's cheap imitation. The two were the same color, I'd guess G/H. These went back.
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