Shapes of Diamonds-Part II

Besides the Round, Oval, princess-cut, heart and pear shaped diamonds; diamonds are also cut in the following shapes:

     Trillion cut diamonds: As the name suggests, these diamonds have a triangular shape with equal sides. It looks great with pendants. Women can wear this shape with deep neck blouses (or whatever way it suits their personality)

     Radiant Diamonds: Radiant diamonds show resemblance to emerald cut diamonds with respect to shape. These diamonds are also square or rectangular in shape. But they glitter more than the emerald shaped diamonds because of the difference in the number of facets. Since radiant diamonds have more number of facets than the emerald diamonds, they look more stunning.

     Marquise diamonds: The marquise diamond is known for its grandness. This type of diamond is elongated with points at each end.

     Baguette Cut Diamonds: These diamonds are commonly used as side stones in making of the jewelry. They have a step cut shape and really look good. Though they are used as side stones, they look really impressive when put together with other diamond shapes in the same piece of jewelry.

Cushion Cut Diamonds: They are also called as the pillow cut diamonds. They are square shaped and have a sophistication of a Romeo Juliet era.

Thus, you have quite a good number of different shapes of diamonds to choose from. Many times a lot of shapes are used in the same piece of jewelry in order to give it a grand and elegant look.