Before the four Cs, before the setting — shape is the first thing anyone notices, and the thing you'll live with every day. Here's how the main ten differ, and how to find yours.
If you want the most sparkle — round
The round brilliant is cut with 57 facets specifically to return the most light. It's the most forgiving shape and the safest choice if fire and brightness are what you're after. It also sits beautifully in our botanical settings.
If you want it to look bigger — oval or marquise
Elongated shapes carry their weight across the finger, so they read larger than a round of the same carat — and they flatter the hand by lengthening it. Oval is the gentle, modern favourite; marquise is bolder and more vintage.
If you love clean lines — emerald
The emerald cut trades sparkle for clarity of form: long, stepped facets and a glassy, hall-of-mirrors look. Because it's so open, colour and clarity show more — which is exactly why we hold to our D–F standard here.
If you want soft and romantic — cushion or pear
Cushion cuts have rounded corners and a pillowy warmth; pear shapes are half round, half marquise — distinctive without being loud. Both suit a nature-inspired setting where the stone is nestled among gold petals.
How to choose
Try shapes on the actual hand — proportions read completely differently in person than on a screen. Book a viewing and we'll set a few shapes side by side so you can feel which one is unmistakably yours.