EARRINGS

you can save money by buying lower quality cuts, because it is a feature that few nonprofessionals will notice. You can also try to by less common cuts because they are usually the most affordable diamond earrings. Princess cut diamonds are usually 30% more expensive than emerald cuts, making emerald diamond earring the more affordable diamond earrings.

The color is the natural tint of the diamonds. Diamonds occur naturally in nature and therefore do not always come clear. If you buy diamonds with a little bit of a yellow tint than it is much easier to find affordable diamond earrings Conversely, diamonds full of natural color like pink and red are more expensive and should be avoided when trying to buy affordable diamond earrings.

Clarity is the number of inclusions or imperfections in your diamond earrings Diamonds come from nature with small gas pockets these pockets reflect the light differently than the rest of the diamond. A perfectly clear diamond is very expensive so when looking to buy affordable diamond earrings a few marks inside are perfectly acceptable. Usually these marks are difficult even impossible to see by the naked eye, so they make a great way to get cheaper diamond earrings

Carat is the size of a diamond. A carat is about 200 milligrams, and each carat is broken up into 100 "points". When buying diamonds from a reputable dealer make sure you know the difference between a carat and a point. If you see a deal that is .25 for less than $100 than it is most likely .25 points or not real diamonds. A reputable retailer will be honest with you about the size and will always write ct (the symbol for carat) or ctw/tcw (the symbols for total carat weight). When buying diamond earrings, look for the total carat weight symbol because earrings come in pairs and should have two equal size dianite earrings help you portray and elegant, yet simplistic look when you wear this type of earrings in your ears. Moissanite is not really an imitation diamond, but occurs naturally in nature. Unlike earringscontaining cubic zirconia diamonds, the moissanite earrings contain a stone that is very close to the diamond in appearance and hardness.

You can choose moissanite earrings that dangle from your ears or moissanite stud earrings. Moissanite is very popular in jewellery, especially rings and earrings, because it is very durable. It is resistant to heat, which makes it more brilliant than diamonds. You can have the moissanite cut in the same cuts as diamonds, but it produces sharper facets. This enables it to catch the light and reflect better.

When you wear moissanite earrings, whether they are moissanite stud earrings are hang to your shoulders, every time you turn your head the stones will glisten. It is the perfect alternative to diamonds in stud earrings and it is much cheaper. This fact enables you to have many different styles of these earrings containing moissanite, so you can wear a different pair to each occasion.

Although the color of moissanite earrings falls within the range of I -K color range of diamonds, two fancy varieties of moissanite have been developed. Now you can have moissanite stud earrings in blue, resembling blue diamonds and green, which looks somewhat like tsavorite - a new gemstone discovered in Kenya in the 1960's. Because of the high cost of colored diamonds, earrings with moissanite in one of these colors will make a big splash without costing you a fortune.

When getting moissanite stones cut for earrings, you need to have the stone cut with optic axis perpendicular to the table of the stone. This will minimize the appearance of the stone in moissanite earrings so one cannot tell immediately that it is not a real diamond. With the small stone used in moissanite stud earrings, it is very difficult for an untrained eye to tell the difference.

The dispersive power of moissanite earrings is more than double that of diamonds. While some people feel that this property is really elegant in moissanite earrings, others feel it is a little too much. You really need to compare the moissanite stud earrings to stud earrings containing a diamond and see for yourself if it is what you want. amonds.