Cushion

There’s a few different versions of this cut but we’ll start with the traditional two – the old mine cut and the modern cushion. The old-mine-cut is over 200 years old and It has 58 facets making it look a little less refined and a little… well… chunky (yes, the technical term is chunky facets). The modern cushion typically has 64 facets, giving it a slightly more refined sparkle. The Cushion cut can be either square or more rectangle-shaped if it is elongated, but either way has its corners rounded off so it’s technically an octagon – but that’s another discussion. When set in a halo or 4-prong setting it’s hard to tell it’s not a princess cut, but the sides are more rounded (creating the cushion name, get it?)