My First "Real" Pearls

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HauteMama

HauteMama

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I do own pearls, but after learning about pearls through this forum and others, I realized that when I bought them I truly knew nothing at all about pearls. I have a strand of cheap, chalky freshwaters, a pearl station necklace (again, small, chalky freshwaters) and a small pearl and gold pendant (same inexpensive FW).

I went out on a limb and purchased an 18" necklace of undyed akoya pearls from Pearl Paradise, and they are amazing. They are relatively small (7-7.5 mm) and baroque, but are far less blemished than I would have thought and far better matched than I'd expect from baroques. They have a few soft "points" and a wrinkle here and there, but they have character.

I used to think pearls were only for stuffy old women and funerals (sorry, but I did!) until I saw many of the beautiful, beautiful pearls here and learned so much more about them from the experts here. I do hope, someday, to be able to afford Tahitian baroques, but that isn't feasible right now.

And without further ado, pictures from my lousy camera. I tried my best to get as close as possible with the best focus, but they still seem to blur a bit.

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Poor, very warm lighting, but it shows the luster better.
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#9
Lovely pearls. I too am considering getting a necklace but too scared to take the plunge with all those fakes out there.
Plus I live in UK
I'll have to wait until next month I think - I just bought 3 bags...lol
 
#12
cookie888 said:
Lovely pearls. I too am considering getting a necklace but too scared to take the plunge with all those fakes out there.
Plus I live in UK
I'll have to wait until next month I think - I just bought 3 bags...lol
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There are some places with very good reputations out there, and Pearl Paradise is one of them. They say they ship internationally, although it is $35. I am sure there are other places with great reputations that ship internationally, too. I am sure other ladies here would be able to help more when you want to consider a purchase, too.

I saw a strand very similar to mine on ebay, but they were charging what seemed like a ridiculously low price, so I passed. Not that I wanted to pay more! But I wanted to buy them from somewhere where I would know for sure what I was getting.
 
#13
Gorgeous pearls!

cookie888 you may like to check out the thread here for more info about pearls and places to obtain at reasonable pricing with peace of mind.
 
#15
Bummer, I can't see the pics. Will have to wait until I get home. Where did you find a coupon? I frequently look for one for PP but can't get one to work. TPO always has a 10% code floating around, and they're easy to find.
 
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