Why? Well, because it really doesn’t matter. Look, most people are obsessed with size in some form or another, but to be frank, darling, it’s the least of the 4Cs you should worry about. Eye clean is where you’ll strike the perfect balance between looks and price tag. Not holding your ring up to your eyeball and squinting real hard. Like, say, holding your hand out to gaze lovingly at your new jewelry. Eye clean is a common industry term that basically means the diamond will appear inclusion-free to the untrained, unaided eye at a normal viewing distance. What’s a better look? An eye-clean diamond, darling. How so? Well, you’re basically spending money on something you’re never going to see. Unless it’s truly your highest of high priorities and you’re flush with dollars you’re not worried about wasting, it’s just that - a waste. When it comes to diamond clarity, darling, please stop obsessing over the idea of flawless. What’s not to love about that? Forget About Flawless And they’ll save you a bunch of cash over higher colored stones. You can showcase a single stone, use them as contrasting accent stones to a colorless center, create a fun multi-hued cluster, or even an ombre effect that’s super timeless. We’ve been absolutely loving a warm colored diamond set in yellow gold for a super toasty, sunshiney, champagne-y feel. These warm, often yellow or brown tinted, stones offer both a unique look and a good bargain. Now, we mentioned a whole range of colors, from K-Z, that really don’t get enough credit, folks. But guess what, the standard color range goes all the way to Z before it becomes what we call a “fancy color” diamond, so there’s a lot more room to play! Why do color grades start at D? Well, because back in the day before GIA set the modern standard, diamond colors were referred to with A, B, C, so it’s just easier not to get them confused. But many retailers will keep their inventory in that range and nothing below because I-J is where many folks start to see that warmth in a diamond. A well-cut round brilliant diamond can actually hide a little bit of body color, so you might go lower than you think in the range before you start noticing color. So higher color grades (D, E, F) are “colorless” and then it goes on to “near colorless” (G, H, I, J), and so on. Color is graded not on the presence of color but the relative absence of it. Color Me GoodĬolor is the second most visible of the 4Cs to the naked eye, so it’s up next! Yes, that’s right, your eye can see minor color differences more noticeably than those inclusions, no matter how much you think otherwise. Want to let the diamond be the star? Set it in a classic prong solitaire.

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