Which halo style is better for shorter fingers?

[dallasstar12]

Hello everyone!

I am looking for advice on what type of micropave halo to choose for my round brilliant center stone. The center stone is a 2+ carat round brilliant and I cannot decide between a round micropave halo or a cushion-style micropave halo. (The halo will be tiny micropave, similar to the Harry Winston pave style.)

Initially I was set on a round halo because of the delicate look I am going for and to accentuate the roundness of the center stone. However, the more I think about it, the more I wonder whether the cushion-shape halo around the round stone would look better on my short fingers as it would somewhat elongate the look. I am wondering if anyone has advice on which shape of the halo (round or cushion) would potentially be the most flattering on short/chubby fingers. I know there are certain stones, i.e. oval, radiant, pear that can make fingers look longer, but I went with the round brilliant diamond as I absolutely adore the brilliance and performance of a round!

Thoughts?! Thanks much!

 

[bgray]

the classic Cellini style with rounded edges and very fine pave.

 

[tyty333]

I favor cushion shaped halos on rounds. Especially rounds that are that large (lucky you!) Someone once said
they start to look like hugh flying saucers when you put round halos on big round stones. I dont necessarily follow
this but I definitely like rounds with cushion halos.

LFVDoll''s is my favorite. This is a double halo. Probably more of a halo then you are looking for but beautiful none
the less (thats an understatement). Hope she doesnt mind me reposting her ring...I''m still lusting over it!

Her main stone is 1.94.

 

[Bella_mezzo]

YES! That''s the one I was going to post but I forgot whose it was. I

it!!!

 

[Dreamer_D]

I also love a cushion halo on an RB!

 

[mani5ha]

me too!!! although it''s proving difficult to find, esp with micropave HW style halo! what about the tacori 2620? i didnt like that because the halo was too small, but you might?

 

[elle_chris]

Are you set on a halo? I also have short chunky fingers and thought that halo''s just added to stubby look.
If you''re not, have you tried on split shanks with pave? I think they looked great on my finger.

If you''re set on a halo, then i agree wtih some of the other ladies and would do a cushion halo on the round.

 

[HVVS]

I have short fingers, ring size 4.75 to 5, and my hands are broad across the knuckles. Nothing makes my fingers elongated, lol, so I don''t worry about it. I can wear either a big round or a cushion. East-west rectangular shapes are not the most flattering. The only rings that have looked truly hideous are settings that are very skinny side to side and long from top to bottom. I never bought any like that, so I can''t show you any examples, ha ha. I''m talking about stuff taller and skinnier than typical emerald cut proportions.

My hand:

 

[Hest88]

As someone with shorter fingers, my feeling is that anything that covers the finger more is going to highlight the shortness, simply because it will be obvious how much the ring is able to cover. I''d suggest going with as small a halo as possible, if you must do a halo.

 

[Lurchie]

Date: 1/26/2010 11:13:28 AM
Author: Hest88
As someone with shorter fingers, my feeling is that anything that covers the finger more is going to highlight the shortness, simply because it will be obvious how much the ring is able to cover. I''d suggest going with as small a halo as possible, if you must do a halo.

Huge ditto to this. I''ve found that rings that provide horizontal coverage on my short fingers are better than vertical coverage, which tends to make my fingers look stubbier. I look at it the same way I do tall/short people and clothes. For example IMO tall women tend to look better in long skirts than petite women.