written by Jessica
Elongated Cushion Cut Diamond Ring: Endless Variety, Pillowy Softness
Today we set the stage to showcase the elongated cushion cut diamond ring!
Elongated cushion cut engagement rings exemplify that perfect balance of structure and softness, like a geometric shape that somehow learned how to relax.
Elongated Cushion Cut Diamond Rings - Soft, Feminine Sparkle
An elongated cushion cut diamond is like the cozy sweater of the diamond world – structured enough to make a statement but soft enough to feel inviting. Unlike its cousin the square cushion cut, the elongated cushion has a rectangular shape with rounded corners, giving it that signature “pillowy” appearance. It has this gorgeous lengthening effect on your hand.
Another way to understand the cushion cut is as a hybrid shape between a square, rectangle, and round.
The elongated cushion cut diamond ring can be done with lab grown diamonds, natural diamonds, as well as moissanite.
This shape also works beautifully with gemstones, but we’ll save that for another time! For now, let’s focus on diamonds and moissanite.
If you love the cushion cut diamond or even if you’re just flirting with the idea right now, read on! There’s so much cushion goodness to explore.
The Elongated Cushion Ring Is A Chameleon Of Shape
Out of all the fancy shapes out there, elongated cushions range the most!
We could show you 3 elongated cushions side by side, heck we could probably show you 50 elongated cushions, and they’d all be wildly different in terms of the way they’re cut, the shape, and the effect they have on your hand.
Hyper-Elongated vs. Plump: Choose Your Shape
The elongated cushion cut diamond ring does not only range in ratio, length to width measurements, but also in the shape itself.
For example, there are elongated cushions that look more oval, while some tend to look more slender.
The Hyper-Elongated Cushion
Some elongated cushion cuts are more lengthy, or “hyper elongated,” and more of your finger will be visible on either side of the stone. When you look at a hyper elongated cushion, your eye naturally takes an extra moment to travel up and down its length—almost like following a pathway. The longer the stone, the more it visually guides your gaze along its shape.
The Plump Elongated Cushion
If you’re looking at an elongated cushion cut diamond ring that is more on the plump side, your eyes will naturally see the stone more as a whole, with the focus being at the centre of the stone. The plumper elongated cushion will also cover more surface area on your finger especially on the east and west of the stone.
On The Edge Of An Elongated Cushion
We’re starting to think “variety” should be the elongated cushion cut diamond ring’s middle name. Elongated cushion cut diamond “variety” ring.
On second thought, maybe that’s too long 😅
Elongated cushions can range in terms of their edges. Some edges can be more straight (never as straight as a radiant though!)
Some edges are more rounded and bowed out. It’s giving curvaceous, soft, pillowy. It’s like a soft cloud of sparkle!
The Cut
The elongated cushion cut diamond ring can also range in the cut!
We’ve got the classic brilliant cut – designed to maximize light reflection and sparkle.
Next we have the old mine brilliant or “glam” cut below – which showcases larger, chunkier facets that create broad flashes of light, giving it a more vintage and organic look.
Good news! For years we were unable to do the old mine brilliant cut in a lab grown diamond, but now our cutters can. That’s a win.
“Shattered/crushed ice” features smaller, irregular facets with tiny light reflections, making the sparkle look more spontaneous and busy. Kinda like glitter ✨
There are SO many options to choose from—that’s why we recommend seeing those loose stones side by side to compare and try them on yourself. Seeing them in person allows you to discover your preference for cut and shape while experiencing firsthand how each one looks on your hand.
Here’s a tip for trying on loose stones and engagement ring styles – look at it in the mirror! This way you can get a feel for how the ring looks on your body, which is a totally different experience than just seeing the ring from a first person perspective.
Our downtown Toronto showroom is equipped with different lighting conditions so you can really be sure the stone you love is the stone you love. What is “the one” for one person might be dismissed for another.
Typically jewellery stores have that dazzling fluorescent lighting that lights up the stone – beautiful! But how often are you going to be in those lighting settings? We set up the showroom to have an area with natural light, office light, sunlight, so you can really see how your stone would appear in your day to day life.
We got you.
When you’re ready, we’d love to curate options for you that are within your budget range, that check off your wishlist, and you’ll get to discover which elongated cushion is right for you!
