Free Shipping Free 30 Day Returns Mother's Day Gifts - 25% OFF
(516) 471-1313
support@hautefacets.com
Haute Facets
Haute Facets
0
  • Home
  • New Arrivals
  • Rings Rings
      Shop By Gemstone
    • Amethyst
    • Aquamarine
    • Chrome Diopside
    • Crystal Quartz
    • Diamond
    • Emerald
    • Opal
    • Garnet
    • Kunzite
    • Labradorite
    • Morganite
    • Rubellite
    • Ruby
    • Sapphire
    • Smoky Quartz
    • Tanzanite
    • Topaz
    • Tourmaline
    • White Diamond
    • Shop By Shape
    • Asscher
    • Baguette
    • Cushion
    • Emerald Cut
    • Heart
    • Marquise
    • Octagon
    • Oval
    • Pear
    • Round
    • Square
    • Shop By Collection
    • B'Fly | Butterfly Rings
    • Halloween
    • Shop By Style
    • 3 Stone Ring
    • Band Ring
    • Bold Ring
    • Bridal Ring
    • Cluster Ring
    • Cocktail Ring
    • Eternity Ring
    • Floral Ring
    • Halo Ring
    • Solitaire Ring
    • Statement Ring

    • View more styles
    • 5 Stone Ring
    • Bridge Ring
    • Bypass Ring
    • Crossover Ring

    • Create Your Own
    • Create Your Own
      Engagement Ring
    • 14K Gold Semi-Mounting Rings
    • Shop By Metal
    • .925 Sterling Silver
    • 10K White Gold
    • 10K Yellow Gold
    • 14K Rose Gold
    • 14K White & Rose Gold
    • 14K White Gold
    • 14K Yellow Gold
    • 18K Rose Gold
    • 18K White & Rose Gold
    • 18K White Gold
    • 18K Yellow Gold
    • Shop By Price
    • Under $50
    • $101 - $200
    • $201 - $500
    • $501 - $1000
    • $1000 - $5000
    • $5000 and above
    • Classic 3 Stone Rings
  • Earrings Earrings
      Shop By Gemstone
    • Amethyst
    • Aquamarine
    • Citrine
    • Diamond
    • Emerald
    • Garnet
    • Opal
    • Peridot
    • Rubellite
    • Ruby
    • Sapphire
    • Tanzanite
    • Topaz
    • Tourmaline
    • White Diamond
    • Shop By Shape
    • Asscher
    • Cushion
    • Emerald Cut
    • Heart
    • Marquise
    • Octagon
    • Oval
    • Pear
    • Round
    • Special Cut
    • Trillion
    • Shop By Collection
    • B'Fly | Butterfly Earrings
    • Halloween
    • Shop By Style
    • Bridal Earrings
    • Cluster Earrings
    • Crossover Earrings
    • Dangle Earrings
    • Halo Earrings
    • Huggies Earrings
    • Solitaire Earrings
    • Studs

    • Create Your Own
    • Create Your Own
      Engagement Earring
    • 14K Gold Semi-Mounting Earrings
    • Shop By Metal
    • .925 Sterling Silver
    • 10K Yellow Gold
    • 14K Rose Gold
    • 14K White & Rose Gold
    • 14K White Gold
    • 14K Yellow Gold
    • 18K White Gold
    • 18K Yellow Gold
    • Shop By Price
    • Under $50
    • $51 - $100
    • $101 - $200
    • $201 - $500
    • $501 - $1000
    • $1000 - $5000
    • 14K Gold Tanzanite With Diamond Earrings
  • Pendants Pendants
      Shop By Gemstone
    • Amethyst
    • Aquamarine
    • Diamond
    • Emerald
    • Morganite
    • Opal
    • Peridot
    • Rubellite
    • Ruby
    • Sapphire
    • Tanzanite
    • Topaz
    • Tourmaline
    • Shop By Shape
    • Cushion
    • Fancy
    • Heart
    • Marquise
    • Octagon
    • Oval
    • Pear
    • Round
    • Trillion
    • Shop By Collection
    • B'Fly | Butterfly Pendants
    • Halloween
    • Shop By Style
    • 3 Stone Pendant
    • Bold Pendant
    • Cluster Pendant
    • Cocktail Pendant
    • Crossover Pendant
    • Dangle Pendant
    • Filigree Pendant
    • Floral Pendant
    • Halo Pendant
    • Heart Shape Pendant
    • Slide Pendant
    • Solitaire Pendant
    • Statement Pendant

    • Create Your Own
    • Create Your Own
      Engagement Pendant
    • 14K Gold Semi-Mounting Pendants
    • Shop By Metal
    • .925 Sterling Silver
    • 10K Yellow Gold
    • 14K Rose Gold
    • 14K White Gold
    • 14K Yellow Gold
    • 18K White Gold
    • 18K Yellow Gold
    • Shop By Price
    • $51 - $100
    • $101 - $200
    • $201 - $500
    • $501 - $1000
    • $1000 - $5000
    • $5000 and above
    • 14K, 18K Gold Blue Sapphire & Diamond Pendants
  • Bracelets Bracelets
      Shop By Gemstone
    • Amethyst
    • Aquamarine
    • Blue Zircon
    • Diamond
    • Emerald
    • Opal
    • Rubellite
    • Ruby
    • Sapphire
    • Tanzanite
    • Topaz
    • Shop By Shape
    • Oval
    • Pear
    • Round
    • Shop By Collection
    • Halloween
    • Shop By Style
    • Bangle
    • Cocktail Bracelet
    • Cuff Bracelet
    • Tennis Bracelet
    • Shop By Metal
    • .925 Sterling Silver
    • 14K Rose Gold
    • 14K White Gold
    • 14K Yellow Gold
    • Shop By Price
    • $51 - $100
    • $101 - $200
    • $201 - $500
    • $501 - $1000
    • $1000 - $5000
    • $5000 and above
    • 14K Gold Tennis Bracelets
  • Necklaces Necklaces
      Shop By Gemstone
    • Diamond
    • Emerald
    • Ruby
    • Sapphire
    • Tanzanite
    • Shop By Shape
    • Oval
    • Pear
    • Round
    • Shop By Collection
    • B'Fly | Butterfly Necklaces
    • Halloween
    • Shop By Style
    • BIB Necklace
    • Beaded Necklace
    • Cocktail Necklace
    • Eternity Necklace
    • Floral Necklace
    • Graduated Necklace
    • Shop By Metal
    • .925 Sterling Silver
    • 10K Yellow Gold
    • 14K White Gold
    • 14K Yellow Gold
    • Shop By Price
    • $201 - $500
    • $501 - $1000
    • $5000 and above
    • Butterfly Necklaces
  • Collections Collections
      Shop our Rings Collection
    • 3 Stone Silver Rings
    • 5 Stone Silver Rings
    • Bold Rings
    • Bridal Rings
    • Butterfly Rings
    • Cluster Rings
    • Cocktail Ring
    • Gold Gemstone Rings
    • Heart Shape Rings
    • Silver Diamond Rings
    • Floral Rings
    • 14K Gold Diamond Rings
    • 14K Gold Gemstone Rings
    • 14K Gold Tanzanite Rings
    • 14K Gold Emerald Rings
    • 14K Gold Ruby Rings
    • 14K Gold Sapphire Rings
    • 18K Gold Gemstone Rings
    • Shop our Earrings Collection
    • Diamond Earrings
    • Chandelier Earrings
    • Huggies Earrings
    • Solitaire Earrings
    • Hoops
    • Danglers
    • Cluster Earrings
    • Studs
    • Bridal Earrings
    • Flower Shape Earrings
    • Heart Shape Earrings
    • Silver Diamond Earrings
    • 14K Gold Diamond Earrings
    • 14K Gold Gemstone Earrings
    • 14K Gold Tanzanite Earrings
    • 14K Gold Emerald Earrings
    • 14K Gold Ruby Earrings
    • 14K Gold Sapphire Earrings
    • Shop our Pendants Collection
    • Diamond Pendants
    • Bridal Pendants
    • Butterfly Pendants
    • Cross Shape Pendants
    • Filigree Pendants
    • Gold Gemstone Pendants
    • Heart Shape Pendants
    • Bold Pendants
    • Cocktail Pendants
    • Halo Pendants
    • Silver Diamond Pendants
    • Silver Gemstone Pendants
    • Solitaire Pendants
    • Teardrop Pendants
    • 14K Gold Gemstone Pendants
    • 14K Gold Tanzanite Pendants
    • 14K Gold Emerald Pendants
    • 14K Gold Ruby Pendants
    • 14K Gold Sapphire Pendants
    • 18K Gold Gemstone Pendants
    • Shop our Bracelets Collection
    • Diamond Bracelets
    • Tennis Bracelets
    • Multistone Bracelets
    • Strand Bracelets
    • Silver Gemstone Bracelets
    • Crossover Bracelets
    • 14K Gold Emerald Bracelets
    • 14K Gold Ruby Bracelets
    • 14K Gold Sapphire Bracelets
    • 14K Gold Tanzanite Bracelets
    • 14K Gold Gemstone Bracelets
    • Shop our Bangles Collection
    • Black Diamond Bangles
    • Shop by Birthstone
    • January - Garnet
    • February - Amethyst
    • March - Aquamarine
    • April - Diamond
    • May - Emerald
    • June - Pearl
    • July - Ruby
    • August - Peridot
    • September - Sapphire
    • October - Opal
    • November - Citrine
    • December - Tanzanite
  • Gifts Gifts
      Gifts By Zodiac Sign
    • Gifts For Aries
    • Gifts For Taurus
    • Gifts For Gemini
    • Gifts For Cancer
    • Gifts For Leo
    • Gifts For Virgo
    • Gifts For Libra
    • Gifts For Scorpio
    • Gifts For Sagittarius
    • Gifts For Capricorn
    • Gifts For Aquarius
    • Gifts For Pisces
    • Top Gifts Ideas
    • Earrings
    • Necklaces
    • Bracelets
    • Diamond Jewelry
    • Gemstone Jewelry
    • Gifts For Her
    • Gifts Under $500
    • Gifts By Occasion
    • Anniversary
    • Wedding Party Gift
    • Bridal Jewelry
    • Mothers Day Gifts
    • Mothers Day Gifts Jewelry
  • Create Your own
  • Mystery Box
  • Sign in
  • Create an Account

Search

Diamond Rings Diamond Bracelets Diamond Pendants Diamond Earrings
Gemstone Shape Style Guide Gemstone Shape Style Guide

Gemstone Shape Style Guide

A Gemstone Shape Guide helps you understand the most common cutting styles used in jewelry, from classic round brilliants and elegant ovals to romantic cushions, sleek princess cuts, and unique shapes like marquise, pear, and emerald cuts. It explains how each shape affects the stone’s sparkle, perceived size, and overall look on the hand or in a pendant, as well as which styles suit different ring settings and personal tastes. The guide also highlights how light interacts with each cut and how edge shapes like facets, curves, or step‑cuts influence the gem’s brilliance and character, making it easier to choose a shape that matches both your style and your gemstone.

Octagon Shape Stone

Octagon

An octagon (emerald-cut) shape features step-cut facets and clipped corners that create a hall-of-mirrors effect with elegant flashes rather than intense sparkle. Its long, open table highlights clarity and color, making it ideal for high-quality gemstones. The elongated outline flatters the finger and suits modern, refined settings like solitaires, halos with baguettes, and three-stone designs.
Marquise Shape Stone

Marquise

The marquise shape is an elongated oval with pointed ends that creates a dramatic, finger-lengthening effect and the illusion of greater size for its carat weight. Its curved belly and tapered tips showcase brilliance and work beautifully in vintage, navette, or minimalist modern settings. Protect the points with v-tip prongs or bezels for durability.
Oval Shape Stone

Oval

Oval gems blend the brilliance of a round with an elegant elongation that flatters most hands. They face up larger than round stones of the same carat and display lively sparkle across the surface. Ovals suit classic solitaires, halos, east–west mounts, and three-stone rings, and they can minimize the appearance of a bow-tie when well proportioned and cut.
Round Shape Stone

Round

The round brilliant is the most popular shape, engineered for maximum fire and scintillation through precise proportions. Its symmetry and 58 facets deliver consistent sparkle from every angle, making it a timeless choice for engagement rings and fine jewelry. Round stones offer the widest setting versatility, from pavé solitaires and halos to sleek bezels and minimalist studs.
Square Shape Stone

Square

Square shapes include princess and radiant cuts that offer crisp geometry with modern appeal. Princess cuts feature chevron facets and sharp corners for intense sparkle, while radiant squares combine brilliant-style facets with trimmed corners for extra durability. Both face up bright, work well in halos or channels, and pair nicely with baguette or round side stones.
Trillion Shape Stone

Trillion

A trillion (trilliant) is a triangular shape with curved or straight sides and brilliant-style facets that produce bold flashes. Often used as striking side stones in three-stone rings, trillions also shine as distinctive solitaires with a contemporary edge. Properly cut trillions balance spread and depth for brightness, and protective settings help safeguard the pointed tips.
Heart Shape Stone

Heart

The heart shape symbolizes romance with a cleft and two rounded lobes. It delivers brilliant sparkle when well proportioned and looks best above ~0.50 ct where the silhouette reads clearly. Heart stones suit pendants, solitaire rings, and halos; v-tip prongs at the cleft and protective prongs at the point are recommended to enhance durability and definition.
Pear Shape Stone

Pear

The pear (teardrop) combines a round and marquise—rounded at one end and pointed at the other—for a slimming, elegant profile. It can be worn with the point facing up or down and creates excellent finger coverage. Well-cut pears minimize the bow-tie effect and sparkle vividly; v-tip or bezel protection at the point is advised for everyday wear.
Cushion Shape Stone

Cushion

Cushion cuts feature a square or rectangular outline with soft, rounded corners and either chunky ‘antique’ facets or modern crushed-ice scintillation. They offer a romantic, vintage feel with generous fire and a pillowy outline. Cushions are highly versatile in solitaires, halos, and three-stone styles, and their deeper profiles often enhance color saturation in colored gemstones.
Shop our Rings Collection:
  • 3 Stone Silver Rings
  • 5 Stone Silver Rings
  • Bold Rings
  • Bridal Rings
  • Butterfly Rings
  • Cluster Rings
  • Cocktail Ring
  • Gold Gemstone Rings
  • Heart Shape Rings
  • Silver Diamond Rings
  • Floral Rings
  • 14K Gold Diamond Rings
  • 14K Gold Gemstone Rings
  • 14K Gold Tanzanite Rings
  • 14K Gold Emerald Rings
  • 14K Gold Ruby Rings
  • 14K Gold Sapphire Rings
  • 18K Gold Gemstone Rings
Shop our Earrings Collection:
  • Diamond Earrings
  • Chandelier Earrings
  • Huggies Earrings
  • Solitaire Earrings
  • Hoops
  • Danglers
  • Cluster Earrings
  • Studs
  • Bridal Earrings
  • Flower Shape Earrings
  • Heart Shape Earrings
  • Silver Diamond Earrings
  • 14K Gold Diamond Earrings
  • 14K Gold Gemstone Earrings
  • 14K Gold Tanzanite Earrings
  • 14K Gold Emerald Earrings
  • 14K Gold Ruby Earrings
  • 14K Gold Sapphire Earrings
Shop our Pendants Collection:
  • Diamond Pendants
  • Bridal Pendants
  • Butterfly Pendants
  • Cross Shape Pendants
  • Filigree Pendants
  • Gold Gemstone Pendants
  • Heart Shape Pendants
  • Bold Pendants
  • Cocktail Pendants
  • Halo Pendants
  • Silver Diamond Pendants
  • Silver Gemstone Pendants
  • Solitaire Pendants
  • Teardrop Pendants
  • 14K Gold Gemstone Pendants
  • 14K Gold Tanzanite Pendants
  • 14K Gold Emerald Pendants
  • 14K Gold Ruby Pendants
  • 14K Gold Sapphire Pendants
  • 18K Gold Gemstone Pendants
Shop our Bracelets Collection:
  • Diamond Bracelets
  • Tennis Bracelets
  • Multistone Bracelets
  • Strand Bracelets
  • Silver Gemstone Bracelets
  • Crossover Bracelets
  • 14K Gold Emerald Bracelets
  • 14K Gold Ruby Bracelets
  • 14K Gold Sapphire Bracelets
  • 14K Gold Tanzanite Bracelets
  • 14K Gold Gemstone Bracelets
Shop our Necklaces Collection:
  • Silver Gemstone Necklaces
Shop our Bangles Collection:
  • Black Diamond Bangles
Shop by Birthstone:
  • January - Garnet
  • February - Amethyst
  • March - Aquamarine
  • April - Diamond
  • May - Emerald
  • June - Pearl
  • July - Ruby
  • August - Peridot
  • September - Sapphire
  • October - Opal
  • November - Citrine
  • December - Tanzanite

Sign Up For Our Email List

By signing up you confirm that you have read the Privacy Policy and agree that your email and the provided information will be collected and used by Haute Facets for the purposes of sending news, promotions and updates via email. You can withdraw your consent at any time by unsubscribing or contacting us via support@hautefacets.com

Haute Facets.com

Haute Facets.com

  • About Us
  • Contact Us
  • My Account
  • FAQ's
  • Track Your Order
  • Sitemap

Jewelry Education

Jewelry Education

  • Ring Style Guide
  • Earrings Style Guide
  • Pendants Style Guide
  • Bracelet Style Guide
  • Necklace Style Guide
  • Gemstone Guide
  • Gemstone Shape Guide
  • Birthstone Guide
  • Metal Guide
  • Ring Size Guide
  • Jewelry Care Guide
  • Ethical & Conflict-Free Diamonds

Policies

Policies

  • Free Secure Shipping
  • 30-Day Return Policy
  • Privacy Policy
  • Shipping Policy

Customer Care

(516) 471-1313
E: support@hautefacets.com

Monday - Friday
10:30 AM to 05:30 PM (EST)

Need Help?

Stay Connected With Us

Accepted Payments

  • © 2026 Haute Facets.com. All Rights reserved.

Some text in the modal.

Disclaimer: Approx Retail Value in a Dept/Specialty Store*

*Please note the Retail Value estimation is based on data we've assessed from other Retailers' websites and/or physical storefronts. When comparing a Mystery Box item to another store's item, we assess the following criteria; metal type & purity, product type, gemstone type, size and carat weight. It is important to understand that all our jewelry products are comprised of genuine gemstones and are not to be confused with any "created", "synthetic", or "simulated" gems found on many other websites or physical storefronts.

Although the information provided on our website regarding average retail values for our mystery box items are presented in good faith and believed to be accurate at the time of publishing, Haute Facets makes no representations or warranties as to the completeness or accuracy of the information. Haute Facets has no liability for any errors or omissions in the materials.

We reserve the right to change, delete, or otherwise modify the information which is represented without any prior notice. Person receiving the jewelry mystery box item(s) will make their own determination as to its suitability for their own purpose prior to use. In no event will Haute Facets be responsible for damages of any nature whatsoever resulting from the use of or reliance upon information from our website or the products to which the information refers. All weights and measures shown are best approximations.

Please email us if you have any questions at support@hautefacets.com

Get 25% Off*

YOUR FIRST ORDER

Subscribe for Insider Deals, Sales Alerts and More!

By signing up you confirm that you have read the Privacy Policy and agree that your email and the provided information will be collected and used by Haute Facets for the purposes of sending news, promotions and updates via email. You can withdraw your consent at any time by unsubscribing or contacting us via support@hautefacets.com

*Promotional discounts applied to an order are only valid for the item purchased and will not be applied to future purchases or exchanges after the sale ends. Can not be combined with additional offers already extended onsite.

Thank You For Signing Up!
Guilt-free shopping stars here