Help, how to evaluate crushed ice cut? Lab pink marquise

[jenkw921]

Hi, help please. first time buying online, not sure what pitfalls to look for, or how to find a nice stone. Can anyone please chime in on this diamond?

 

[Karl_K]

Even crushed ice look without large areas of return/leakage/obstruction is the goal.
Using that criteria what do you think?

 

[oncrutchesrightnow]

Little bit of loss of color along the sides. But some people like the color variations so that is a matter of taste.

Any other preference, like size or tone of pink or intensity of pink, or budget?

 

[AprilBaby]

It’s gorgeous to me!

 

[Dreamer_D]

Color and outline are pretty. I am not loving the leakage around the edges (notice how there is less "crushed ice" at the EW edges and it just looks sort of see through in those areas?). But maybe that's an OK compromise if this is a difficult color and shape to find.

I'd also like to see it resting on a hand in natural light as I suspect the leakage will be even more apparent then. And the color might be less apparent in some lighting.

 

[jenkw921]

Thank you everyone for your help, this stone was sold to another and yes, there was darkness on the side when placed on hand.