"The Moissanite NEO; like the Forever One by Charles & Colvard, is a 4H (SiC) crystalline structure, it is the whitest raw silicon carbide poly-type, allowing for true D, E, F, G & H colorless moissanite production. The NEO has been sectioned into two categories, True G-H (near colorless) and True E-F (colorless)."

(Mm-kay, did ya'll get that? Yikes. #MoissaniteNerd)

Guy told us during our chat, "One of the most fascinating aspects of the NEO 4H (SiC) poly-type is that it can be graded using the diamond grading scale. Never before has this been possible with moissanite, as prior to the patent expiration 6H (SiC) poly-types like the Forever Classic and Forever Brilliant were saturated with green and yellow color hues."

"The 4H Moissanite NEO will not change color under heat. The 6H Moissanite by Charles & Colvard will turn a bright yellow upon heating."

(So you know now I'm going to get out my biggest torch and light one of those suckers up.)

"With the NEO, we have gone a step further than all of our competition by creating a line of True G-H Color NEO moissanite at a lower cost-per-carat than the Forever One moissanite (G-H color), Forever Brilliant moissanite (J-K color) or the Classic moissanite (L-M color)."

"And, unlike our competition, we do not use confusing cost-per-carat sliding scale pricing model."

Shhhhhh...Guy went on to share a secret with us about the NEO and how they are created...

"The NEO starts out as a seed crystal suspended inside a vacuum sealed chamber. Intense heat and high pressure is applied. Within 3-12 weeks the raw crystal is fully grown; cylindrical in shape, 3-4 inches in diameter and 5-6 inches from top to bottom. (This crystal is called a boule, and looks like a funky tall hockey puck.) Once removed from the reactor the raw crystal is turned on its side and laser cut into wafers, and then laser cut again into preforms*. Once all of the preforms are completed, they are sent to the cutting house where they are faceted then polished.

*Preforms: the shape of the stone that you want as the final gemstone.

"The last step prior to going through our hyper extensive in-house quality control, is a special and vital annealing process. This process repairs any broken bonds from the raw crystal growth and creates the whitest possible finished product." 

Isn't it wild that these crazy lookin' triangles end up as gorgeous NEO moissanite gems?

So my loves, there ya go. In our opinion, the NEO Moissanite is a no-brainer. Their outstanding cuts were developed by Guy, our #MoissaniteMan - with his expansive moissanite knowledge, their competitive pricing, that ridiculous warranty - AND our gorgeous designs, you can't possibly shop anywhere else. 

We will also price match, or try damn hard to, so as always, you can reach us via email or pop by our Etsy shop with any questions, feedback or just to tell us you are girl crushing on us. *grin* (I've heard that twice in the last week!)