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On to the ombre. This actually had the most potential, but as I mentioned the color matching is critical for it to overcome the fact that it is low grade diamonds. It didn’t have the color gradient I was hoping for. But it sparkles like crazy, shooting rainbows everywhere.
Here’s what it looks like, close-up:
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LadyNine.
In some ways, because the stones are so tiny, the sparkle looks the same as if you had Swarovski crystals, only with those, you’d have the sharper ombre.
If you tilt these to the light so the light reflects off the top, you can see that the diamonds are chipped when you use a loupe. Though again, they are so small here that it’s harder to see that with the naked eye. They do have mostly decent clarity though, and even chipped diamonds will sparkle, as the ombre ones do.
Also, in real life the pendants are about the size of a fingernail.
Usually when they skip the clarity rating, it’s because the diamond isn’t even rated on the clarity scale. In other words, it’s worse than an I3. I suspect that’s what happens with the blues especially, which is why they don’t disclose any clarity for them. Take a “white” diamond you don’t want to sell as white because it has a problem, and as long as it has decent cut and clarity and you’ll get a blue one when you irradiate it. The dark blue covers a lot. They’ll be here tomorrow. I’ll post then!
Ohhhh! Guess what? I don’t think I knew there could be worse than I3
In real life, however, the diamonds are tiny and the black prongs make the tiny stones look dark. Yeah, maybe in some light it will sparkle blue. It does in sunlight. But overall it’s a bit of a miss for me.
I actually know what you’re referring to! I’m pretty I received designs like that from HSN years ago – it might have been Carol Brodie’s – and I was into it so I returned it
In some ways, because the stones are so tiny, the sparkle looks the same as if you had Swarovski crystals, only with those, you’d have the sharper ombre. If you tilt these to the light so the light reflects off the top, you can see that the diamonds are chipped when you use a loupe. Though again, they are so small here that it’s harder to see that with the naked eye. They do have mostly decent clarity though, and even chipped diamonds will sparkle, as the ombre ones do. Also, in real life the pendants are about the size of a fingernail.
There’s so much good information here! Thanks Lady Nine!!
Chipped diamonds? Eeek. There should be a “C” for that too
I like how you showed the scale by placing your finger by the pendants. I wish HSN product photos did that!
Usually when they skip the clarity rating, it’s because the diamond isn’t even rated on the clarity scale. In other words, it’s worse than an I3. I suspect that’s what happens with the blues especially, which is why they don’t disclose any clarity for them. Take a “white” diamond you don’t want to sell as white because it has a problem, and as long as it has decent cut and clarity and you’ll get a blue one when you irradiate it. The dark blue covers a lot. They’ll be here tomorrow. I’ll post then!
Ohhhh! Guess what? I don’t think I knew there could be worse than I3
The way I understand it, if it’s NOT graded at all, it’s WORSE than an I3! Like these.
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