I love the OEC!! Would you consider it to be like an "M" color or so?

Your ring is so beautiful and you do have the prettiest hands.

Moving on to the CUT REVIEW! I am NOT an expert, but I'll go through my opinons of the 8mm moissy OEC vs. 7.5mm Asha OEC.

Asha OEC: Both of the Asha and Moissy cuts are "too perfect" for an antique, but the Asha is definitely too perfectly symetrical. The tiny pin-point of a culet is kinda annoying. This is totally personal preference, but when the culet is that small I think it looks like an accident; I prefer a more noticable culet. I also prefer a warmer color in antique cuts and I think the I color was too white since it faces up even whiter in certain lighting. By the way, I love my Asha OEC so please don't take this as a bad review... I'm just comparing the stones! The negative about my Asha is that it gets a grayish-blue tint in direct sunlight. I hated it when people asked to see my stone in the sun (they were innocently expecting it to be even more sparkly) because I'd akwardly want to say, "Uh, can we walk to that shady tree first?" No one ever questioned my Asha for the two years that I wore it, but I still felt like if someone noticed it in sunlight that it might be a CZ give away. It's sparkly and uber gorgeous in all other lighting.

Moissy OEC: I thought it was supposed to be identical to the Asha cut, but I see some visible differences. The "flower pattern" facets around the culet are broader so you get bolder flashes of light. I really like this because the different sized facets make the stone more interesting to look at. In my ignorant opinion, it resembles the older diamond cuts more. It has even more of a kaleidoscope effect, which is awesome. Now to be a brat suffering from Goldilocks syndrome, I think the culet is too big for this particular setting. I say that because I can see the platinum underneath the culet and I find that a little distracting. Perhaps it would be better if I saw my finger instead of metal through the culet? I'm not sure. The main negative is obviously the pesky green incident I reported earlier. She's definitely moody, but it's growing on me! Regardless, this is a dazzling stone and I prefer it to the Asha. It was a really close race, though!

Diamond OEC: I have not seen a large one in person, but I've seen a few small ones and I love the wonkiness and uniqueness that each antique cut offers (OEC, OMC, ACC, etc). They are like sparkly snowflakes! The lack of perfection adds to the charm.

FYI, out of all the antique cut Ashas that I have seen, the Asha Old Miner Cut wins for best cut, IMO.

Thanks, hon! I read somewhere that Mike had one of the moissy OECs graded at L color, but it wouldn't surprise me if it was M color. It photographs whiter than it is IRL. I would not like this color if this were a modern cut stone, but in the OEC it looks right at home! The warmth is really pretty!

Thanks for the review Milady, I love it when people are thorough and detailed. Oh, one day I'll have my own... or two or three.

Thank you for the review! You wouldn't happen to want to take a comparison movie for us would you?

I could be swayed into making a video. I've never done a video before because I always seem to forget, but I'll try to remember!

You Lily is beautiful. Very nice to have a one of kind JbEG.
Wear it in good health.

Thanks, kewpee! I don't remember if I said this already, but only 3 Lily's were made. The other two settings looked quite a bit thicker compared to mine. I have Erica's original setting, although it has been modified to have small claw prongs. I think it's so cool to have a unique ring! It's still a bummer that Lily was discontinued, though.

I've been debating about posting this because I don't want to scare anyone, but I have been surprised by the amount of not-so-nice comments I have received about my ring IRL. Friends and acquaintances have made snarky remarks. Imagine all these comments with a scowl on someone’s face...

“It’s a little yellow isn’t it?”
“There’s a hole in your diamond (i.e. the culet). That would bug the CRAP out of me!”
“Hmm. I would NEVER wear a ring like that.”

What the heck??! No one ever really commented on my original e-ring. Lily is quasi-similar to my original ring: they are both split shanks, low set and have OECs. Lily is daintier and the moissy OEC is only 0.5mm larger. I don’t get how she’s attracting all this extra attention, especially negative attention. Don’t get me wrong, I still LOVE my ring and I don’t regret getting her for a second, but shouldn’t that be the only thing that matters? I would NEVER tell someone their ring is ugly, dirty, cloudy, too small, too big, etc. Even if someone’s ring is not my style, I can still happily tell someone that I love how sparkly their ring is or how great it looks on them. Have people completely lost their manners?? My mom thinks they must be jealous, but I’m not even sure if they noticed it’s a new ring so this would surprise me (most of the people in my social circle aren’t into jewelry). I’m still thrilled with my ring but I’m disappointed that friends can’t be happy for me. Thanks goodness I have friends on this forum!

Anyone experience the same thing when you got your e-ring or upgrade? How did you respond to the snarks? So far I have only responded with bewildered silence and I would like to do better than that, lol.

Scare us!!!!!!!1
How about WE SCARE them!!
Ninjaaaaaaaaaaaaaa kanga boxa coming out!!!

Your mom is right.
You are also right,.people have gotten so rude and have no manners.

Also these rude girls,..do NOT have the education that you do on Antique cuts and that the yellow tone is common for them,..also proves my point for the hole in your ring comment.

Do you remember my first person ever commenting on BellaRoo at the feed store and all the crap she said to me about her??

http://betterthandiamond.com/discussion/...ring#Post683132

I will get my gang together,.and I DO NOT EVER BELIEVE IN ANYTHING KANGAROO WITH BOXING GLOVES ON,..but I will make an exception this time for you!! let us at em!!