Would the oval count as a Padparadscha? I do like this tone. There is more orange in real life, it photographs very very cherry-pink, but there is orange in it.
Would the oval count as a Padparadscha? I do like this tone. There is more orange in real life, it photographs very very cherry-pink, but there is orange in it.
For me, my perfect pad is:
-No grey/brown/violet modifiers.
-Vivid but delicate coloring
-eye-clean and no extinction
-50-50 pink-orange mix with a bit more orange base
Pictures of my pad necklace:
whatever it’s colour, I absolutely love it, it’s the juiciest little pop of cherry! I can’t wait to set it. Now if I can only decide on a design 
Here's is another lab Padparadscha I once had. Precision cut by Gene at Precision Gem. Not for the faint (hue) of heart!
They show up pretty pink dominant in these pictures; if you ignore the terrible blurriness and my utter lack of talent with the phone camera I'm too lazy to understand, they have a pretty nice balance in real life.
Well, since you invited the country cousins of spinel to the party, I have a few small @2-2.5 ct ones of the sunset(?) variety. It depends on who you ask whether these count as traditional pads- but they are my favorite of the pad colors. They just glow in ridiculous wanton fashion when they fluoresce in the sun and I love that they're absolutely shameless about it
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This little cut corner one almost made it, but looks more Sakura blossom pink because of it's purple modifier.
*Totally screwed up formatting, sorry about that.
Saw this on IG and immediately thought of this old thread.
(I feel I can criticize because they are one of my absolute faves even though I know we will never own anything from them.)
When your ad copy-writer and IG photo editor are not in the same room...
Saw this on IG and immediately thought of this old thread.
(I feel I can criticize because they are one of my absolute faves even though I know we will never own anything from them.)
When your ad copy-writer and IG photo editor are not in the same room...
Is it weird to say that I think mine is my ideal?
It does have some zoning, but if I'm being honest, I think that zoning in padparadschas is what really makes some of them pop - without it, some stones look downright peachy to me.
Is it weird to say that I think mine is my ideal?
It does have some zoning, but if I'm being honest, I think that zoning in padparadschas is what really makes some of them pop - without it, some stones look downright peachy to me.
Here's someone else's pad in a similar color (at least, similar to what I see in real life). So beautiful!
I am also blown away by how differently labs view pad designations... here are some really cool variations.
GRS certified this stone a pad, which some might find too pink.
AGL certified this stone a pad. I see a purple modifier.
This stone is so gorgeous... but some might find it too saturated to be a true pad. GIA certified it a pad.
On the flip side of that coin! GIA certified this a pad, but some might find the saturation to be too low, which can cause gray/brown.
GRS certified this a pad. I see a yellow modifier.
Lastly, here is a suite from The Natural Sapphire Company's blog. I don't think any of these guys qualify as pads using the LMHC's definition. But clearly others disagree!
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