FAQs

Stella is created with a purpose of how we wear and feel lab-grown diamonds. We offer only BIS hallmark-certified jewellery with free shipping, insurance, and a 30-day easy return policy—ensuring trust, quality, and peace of mind.

When you purchase, for designs available on our website, delivery takes up to 30 days. Custom orders may take up to 45 days to arrive.

Yes, lab-grown diamonds are real diamonds. They are created in a lab using advanced technology and have the same properties as natural diamonds. The main difference is how they are formed—lab-grown diamonds are made in a lab, while natural diamonds take millions of years to form underground. Both are graded and certified by the same organizations.

Yes, lab-grown diamonds can receive GIA certification. The Gemological Institute of America (GIA), a top authority in diamonds, certifies both natural and lab-grown diamonds. GIA reports detail cut, color, clarity, carat weight, and diamond features, ensuring high standards for quality and value.

Lab-grown diamonds are made using two main methods:

1. High-Pressure High-Temperature (HPHT): This mimics the conditions deep underground where natural diamonds form. A small diamond seed is placed in a machine that uses heat and pressure to grow a larger diamond crystal.
2. Chemical Vapor Deposition (CVD): This involves a gas mixture (like methane) introduced into a vacuum chamber. High temperatures and plasma cause carbon atoms to deposit onto a substrate, forming a diamond crystal.

Lab-grown diamonds were first created in the 1950s using the high-pressure high-temperature (HPHT) method. Over time, the process has become more efficient and cost-effective, making lab-grown diamonds a popular alternative to natural ones.

Initially called "synthetic" or "cultured" diamonds, the term "lab-grown diamond" only became common more recently.

Sustainable and Ethical: No mining means less environmental damage and no ties to conflicts or human rights issues.

Cost-Effective: They're often cheaper than natural diamonds of similar quality.

Variety and Customization: Available in more sizes, shapes, and colors, offering more personalization.

Higher Purity: Made in controlled environments, they are less likely to have impurities.

Yes! Lab-grown diamonds are tested and certified to the same standards as mined diamonds, using the same grading systems. You can have a lab-grown diamond tested by a reputable laboratory, such as the Gemological Institute of America (GIA) or the International Gemological Institute (IGI), and they will provide you with an official report on the diamond’s characteristics. 

Lab-grown diamonds are poised to shape the future of diamond buying. They are affordable, eco-friendly, conflict-free, and as stunning as mined diamonds. Offering more choices to suit budgets and ethical values, their quality and accessibility will only improve with advancing technology, making them a sustainable, ethical option.

1 CARAT of Lab Grown Diamond can SAVE: 

109 Gallons of water 

250 Tonnes of land