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What is Moissanite?

Guides, stories, and answers about lab-grown diamonds, moissanite, and fine jewellery — written by our atelier.

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Choosing the Metal Around a Moissanite

The cheapest way to change how a moissanite behaves isn't the stone — and it's decided at the start of every order...

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The whole picture in one page — what moissanite is, where it's strongest, the two things that count against it, and what...

Several people, one budget and no sizes — constraints that do most of the choosing. Which categories work, and where the saving...

Stuck between two moissanite shapes? Find your pair among 19 head-to-head comparisons, each with a one-line verdict and a link to the...

Pear and heart both narrow to a point and sparkle alike. The pear is an elegant everyday shape; the heart a romantic...

Asscher and princess face up the same size, but one is a calm step cut with cropped corners and the other a...

Princess and cushion are both square brilliants: one sharp and modern, one soft and vintage. How they compare on corners, sparkle, size...

Oval and radiant are both elongated brilliants: one soft and curved with a bow-tie, the other geometric with cropped corners. Compared for...

The one category where the honest advice reverses — go bigger, choose the most dispersive shapes, and let the stone do what...

Princess and radiant are both brilliant squares — one with sharp corners, one with cropped. Why the radiant is more forgiving, and...

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