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Cushion brilliant lab created diamonds use a higher facet count than a traditional cushion cut, trading the classic broad, crushed-ice look for smaller, more numerous flashes of light. The specific facet arrangement can vary slightly between cutters, affecting how fine or bold that sparkle ultimately reads.
Cutting a cushion brilliant well requires precise facet alignment across the stone’s curved outline, a more demanding process than the broader faceting used in a traditional cushion cut. That craftsmanship, together with carat weight and clarity, plays a significant role in the price of a lab grown diamond finished this way.
Buyers who find a traditional cushion’s broader facets a bit too subtle often gravitate toward the cushion brilliant instead, since the increased facet count delivers a noticeably brighter, more animated sparkle from the same basic silhouette. This more brilliant-forward sparkle pairs particularly well with a simple solitaire or thin pavé band, since a busier setting can compete with the stone’s own lively faceting.
Square-to-rectangular proportions both work well for a cushion brilliant lab created diamond, though a more square outline tends to concentrate that lively sparkle into a tighter, more contained area than an elongated version would. Clarity grade deserves particular attention with this faceting style too, since the brighter overall sparkle can make certain inclusions more noticeable depending on their placement.
Because cushion brilliant remains less common than the traditional cushion cut, sourcing a well-proportioned stone in this style sometimes takes more effort than finding a standard cushion of similar carat weight. Prong style and count also matter for this shape, since a well-secured setting protects the stone’s rounded corners while still letting in plenty of light.
Loose Grown Diamond manufactures cushion brilliant lab grown diamonds one stone at a time, matched to the specific carat weight, clarity, and proportions each buyer has in mind. If you’re not sure yet exactly what you want, our team can help narrow things down and build the piece tailored to exactly how you’d want.
A cushion brilliant lab diamond has larger, open facets that stretch from the center out to the edge in a star shaped pattern. That gives the stone bold, broad flashes of light instead of a scattered shimmer.
Cutting this style wastes more rough material to keep its bigger, open facets, so a cutter gets fewer stones from each piece. That trade off is a big reason modified cushions fill most shelves instead of cushion brilliant lab diamonds.
This cut’s classic, pillow-shaped outline works well with vintage style settings, halos, or milgrain details. A cushion brilliant lab diamond also looks great in a simple, plain band that lets its bold sparkle stand out.
