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#15,856
I purchased a pendant from Mason Kay which came with a cert and yes they are very nice. I too called them for info on getting some of my bangles tested but opted for GIA instead because my jeweler was able to personally carry my bangles as a favor to me to the area of the GIA lab because she was participating in a jewelry show close by. You will feel so much better once you have had them tested. Let us know how it goes.
 
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PJcherri said:
Hmm I wonder if I'm interpreting the descriptions incorrectly? I somehow thought 'icy' was describing some white cloudiness to it. I've seen sellers describe pale lavender jade that isn't dark/deep coloured to be 'icy'. But what Luna posted is close to what I understood about imperial jade: that vivid shade of green and near glass (excellent) translucency.
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“Icy” is used to describe a variety of jade that is highly translucent and clear. Basically, icy jade look like ice.

The white stuff in some jade are called “clouds”. Lots of sellers use “icy” indiscriminately to generate more sales, bcos “icy jade” is deemed more desirable, but you need to look at the jade to see if it’s truly highly translucent. Iciness and vividness in color are 2 different qualities. There is icy jade that is light colored or colorless. If a piece is both icy & vivid in color, its price will naturally be higher. Hope this helps.

I’m not too familiar with what’s considered imperial jade, and I’ll be interested to learn more about that too!
 
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Silver Mom said:
Luna, so do you think Mason Kay is saying only white jade can be considered icy because it is the only kind with no color?
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Icy jade can be of any color. Translucency and color are 2 different qualities. It’s just that jade that is both icy & vivid in color are rare. I’m guessing “imperial jade” that’s very icy & very bright green will be one of these.
 
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Hi Jadies! I love seeing all the pictures too[emoji4] I’ve not been well and couldn’t read much but I did see the beautiful bangles, pendants and earrings [emoji4] I did get my latest hetian bangle and I love it. No glow and it all tested out well. SG came in at 2.96 for all of the three bangles I purchased from them. So I’m super happy [emoji2] I wore the new one today and it’s a mix of very translucent areas and very white opaque areas. I’m wondering in I can wear it safely like that. I feel like if I hit the white area It would break.

I wanted to share my experience today [emoji16]

This really nice jeweler I went to today to have a pair of Tiffany earrings repaired that my friend broke at her consignment shop. She had a few gorgeous jade bangles there and after she saw my everyday creamy one, she refused to show me the bangles. She said you already have a very nice jade and patted me on my back. LOL She was sooo sweet. But I still wanted to see her pretty bangles LOL. I guess she figured I only need one nice bangle [emoji1] While I waited for her SA to check in the earrings, she left and came back with food and gave me a crab cake. She wouldn’t let me leave the store without eating it. She said eat it’s while it’s hot and kept offering me a salad. She was sooo nice and she didn’t remember me from my first visit, I had to remind of that. She was the nicest ever to a stranger. I told her I needed her to adopt me and be my grams. She said you come see me anytime. She gave me a snack as I was leaving, it looked like what we call moon pies but it was smaller and had some Asian writing on it, but it was really good LOL.

I just had to share my experience, because you see this kind of kindness but not as often as it could be. I love that and I try my best to share kindness whenever I can [emoji4]
Please forgive my typos, I’m still battling this migraine, but it’s getting better. I will definitely have to read all this great information shared over the last few days when I am able to. Thanks for letting me share [emoji16]
 
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CR, I did have to giggle at her refusal to sell you another bangle. When I first started hunting for a slightly larger bangle, I contacted the store I purchased my original from in China. It is a lovely bangle, but I can't get it on/off without seriously bruising my hand. They refused to sell me another, wouldn't even send me pics, although they would send pics of other things to buy! My SIL (who's Chinese) said it's because most believe you should have 1 bangle that you wear and it will give you strength/health and protect you, switching them out shows you don't have loyalty to the bangle and it won't protect you when you need it (-;
 
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Junkenpo said:
C Rose, sounds like a lovely experience at the shop. Nice to be treated well.

Ladies, whenever someone asks about imperial jadeite, the babara hutton necklace is what pops into my head.
http://www.sothebys.com/en/auctions...te-necklace/2014/03/hutton-mdivani-neckl.html
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IWHLVR said:
Oh CR, that is such a lovely day! I am glad that you love your new bangles and I am so happy the shop owner was so wonderful to you! It certainly makes life sweeter (-:
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IWHLVR said:
CR, I did have to giggle at her refusal to sell you another bangle. When I first started hunting for a slightly larger bangle, I contacted the store I purchased my original from in China. It is a lovely bangle, but I can't get it on/off without seriously bruising my hand. They refused to sell me another, wouldn't even send me pics, although they would send pics of other things to buy! My SIL (who's Chinese) said it's because most believe you should have 1 bangle that you wear and it will give you strength/health and protect you, switching them out shows you don't have loyalty to the bangle and it won't protect you when you need it (-;
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Thanks so much Jadies!

IWHLVR, Thanks.... I definitely think that was her reasoning. It’s funny too, because I wore my new bangle for a couple hours and I ended up taking it off and putting brown sugar back on. I started to explain how I named my everyday bangle but it started to get really weird and drawn out LOL The short and sweet of it is that my husband makes amazing chocolate chip cookies, which is where I got the name before I learned the color was really called brown sugar. Anyways, brown sugar is back where she belongs [emoji6]
 
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IWHLVR said:
So, looking at the Mason Kay site . . . if I go with a squared off bangle, do I go up a little or can I wear the same size I wear in a D cut? They don't have anything in my size but grey (haven't seen pics) but said they can cut me a black one! TIA!
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Hi, IWHLVR-I would ask Kris Mason. She wears a bangle on the larger side, as I recall from my visit there. I think that square cut would fit differently, but I don't know which way it would go.
 
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IWHLVR said:
CR, I did have to giggle at her refusal to sell you another bangle. When I first started hunting for a slightly larger bangle, I contacted the store I purchased my original from in China. It is a lovely bangle, but I can't get it on/off without seriously bruising my hand. They refused to sell me another, wouldn't even send me pics, although they would send pics of other things to buy! My SIL (who's Chinese) said it's because most believe you should have 1 bangle that you wear and it will give you strength/health and protect you, switching them out shows you don't have loyalty to the bangle and it won't protect you when you need it (-;
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That actually makes sense. I have my favorite that I cannot bear to take off. I have some other ones, but I consider them to be mostly just pretty.
 
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Cyanide Rose said:
Hi Jadies! I love seeing all the pictures too[emoji4] I’ve not been well and couldn’t read much but I did see the beautiful bangles, pendants and earrings [emoji4] I did get my latest hetian bangle and I love it. No glow and it all tested out well. SG came in at 2.96 for all of the three bangles I purchased from them. So I’m super happy [emoji2] I wore the new one today and it’s a mix of very translucent areas and very white opaque areas. I’m wondering in I can wear it safely like that. I feel like if I hit the white area It would break.

I wanted to share my experience today [emoji16]

This really nice jeweler I went to today to have a pair of Tiffany earrings repaired that my friend broke at her consignment shop. She had a few gorgeous jade bangles there and after she saw my everyday creamy one, she refused to show me the bangles. She said you already have a very nice jade and patted me on my back. LOL She was sooo sweet. But I still wanted to see her pretty bangles LOL. I guess she figured I only need one nice bangle [emoji1] While I waited for her SA to check in the earrings, she left and came back with food and gave me a crab cake. She wouldn’t let me leave the store without eating it. She said eat it’s while it’s hot and kept offering me a salad. She was sooo nice and she didn’t remember me from my first visit, I had to remind of that. She was the nicest ever to a stranger. I told her I needed her to adopt me and be my grams. She said you come see me anytime. She gave me a snack as I was leaving, it looked like what we call moon pies but it was smaller and had some Asian writing on it, but it was really good LOL.

I just had to share my experience, because you see this kind of kindness but not as often as it could be. I love that and I try my best to share kindness whenever I can [emoji4]
Please forgive my typos, I’m still battling this migraine, but it’s getting better. I will definitely have to read all this great information shared over the last few days when I am able to. Thanks for letting me share [emoji16]
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Sorry to hear you have a migraine CRose but what a lovely story. You’re so right in that we need more kindness in this world. Hope you feel better soon my friend. [emoji4][emoji8]
 
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