Thanks for posting the pictures, pandaexpress! Of course, now I want some earrings too, especially in the 8-9 mm size, which I really like for earrings. And that lavender color - wow! Really gorgeous calendar, too!

Perle

[olmander]

I can't WAIT WAIT WAIT to get mine.

I volunteered to pay 20 dollars more for international express shipping just to get them sooner!!!

[pandaexpress]

Perle - I think you should get the 8-9 mm Freshadama Lavendar earrings. Order today so they will come with your exotic strands! That's why I got mine - I didn't have any earrings to match with the strand. Jeremy, Mia and I examined which Freshadama color would be best and Jeremy said that Lavender would match the exotics best and he is right - when you hold it up against the exotic strand it looks great. And by going with Freshadama it shines very nicely next to the exotics since they have a lot of shine to them as well. And by using your PP pearl points (if you have any left) they will be a steal.

That's true! Hmm, might have to give them a call

Perle

[pandaexpress]

Yeah see that way they can match it perfectly before your exotic strand gets shipped out - you know what I mean? There's nothing like Jeremy or Mia or Kirsten's personal hand selection when it comes to this sort of thing

[airdancer]

Originally Posted by Raisondetre

Yeah, I only managed to grab one of these - the single pieces I liked were either sold or way beyond budget. But as long as I get this I'm happy:

http://www.pearlparadise.com/detail.aspx?ID=2058

These are absolute beauties!

I'm not on the list. But from your link, I went through the ids to see what was available and I must say you guys are so lucky to be able to get anything! The huge round ones are gorgeous!

[pandaexpress]

I got a shipping confirmation on mine! So they are coming Friday to work - yippee! I will post pics of them Friday night.

[Pearl_dreams]

I had an email from Mia today; they are stringing these:

http://www.pearlparadise.com/detail.aspx?ID=2059
and
http://www.pearlparadise.com/detail.aspx?ID=2066

and leaving unstrung these (I'll make a bracelet and maybe dangle earrings too
http://www.pearlparadise.com/detail.aspx?ID=2063

Can't wait!

[gravityalwayswins]

oh boy... your suggestions are all so good to get the earrings before the necklaces leave their hands that I'm also thinking of calling tomorrow and asking if they could select a pair for me.

Or... I could use it as an excuse to hand-carry my exotics and pale self out to LA to have them help me pick some out!

Direct flight to LA: $335
Lunch on plane: $10
Taxi ride to PP: $50
Gaming console for husband while I'm gone: $400
"Accidental" purchase of round tahitians while I'm there: $3100

Freshadama earrings that match my necklace AND skin: priceless (oh, and $45)

So funny! I really miss you guys. Off to bed now!

LOL gravityalwayswins! You sound like a girl after my own heart. I lust for Tahitians. PP is looking for some for me as we speak but I really want to head to L.A. to check them out myself. The colors vary so much.

[pandaexpress]

Here are some promised pics. It's a beautiful, sunny warm day in LA today - should be in the mid-70's so I was able to use natural light to try and capture the exotic colors better. WOW they really knock your socks off - the 7-8mm nearly perfect strand I got is very shiny - so whoever got the perfect strands should be real happy. I think my favorite is the 8.5-9.5 oval gumdrop one - it's nice and 'chunky' although it has more peaches than lavender. There are some blues(?) and a couple lavenders that just are really breathtaking. The peaches don't seem to shine quite as bright but I think maybe it's the color absorbing more light and not the pearl? Anyway, I'm really pleased.

First set of pics are the 8.5-9.5 oval gumdrop multi-color exotics - can you see me waving at you all?!

Can't wait to see what you guys got - be sure to post pics!!

[pandaexpress]

2nd set is the 7-8mm nearly perfect multi-color exotics

These are shiner than the 8.5-9.8mm ones but the 8.5-9.5 are bigger and thus appeal to me in that way. Probably because it's the first non-round necklace I own.

Can you see me waving at you all?! I like the blues and lavenders on this one. They just shimmer in the sunlight.

[pandaexpress]

And here are the Freshadama 8-9mm lavendar earrings that Jeremy & Mia hand picked for me while I was at PP to match with the exotic strands. See them sitting within the 7-8mm strand?

I'm waving to you all again!

Perle I hope you got a pair too!

See how the exotics are just as shiny (in my humble opinion - I'm no expert) to the Freshadama earrings!!

The earrings look so big to me compared to the 7-8mm - whoever got the 8-9mm round exotic strands - lucky you!!!

I decided to get the white gold ball clasp even though the gold one may have been a better match due to the exotic color because my girlfriend wears more white gold than yellow gold. But I think both work fine.

[Pearl_dreams]

Absolutely stunning! What color and shine! Lots of lovely blues and lavenders in that 7-8mm strand.

I've given up trying to feel patient for mine to arrive!