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Vintage 1990s pearls. Mom's Rice Krispie freshwater pearls. The dragon's clasp is behind its head and not in its mouth. Akoya earrings with ruby hearts were a gift to me from my Mom decades ago. Good luster holds up!

I like the baroque one you posted, but the older I get, the more colorful and baroque I like my pearls. If you buy from PP, you can always return it if it doesn't make your heart sing when you see it in person. You can also do a video consultation and have them show you several online to...

It depends on the strand! Tahitians come in so many different colors and shapes, so wait until you find one that really makes your heart sing. But Tahitians are always available As for BBA? I LOVE BBAs. But again, wait until you see a good strand that makes your heart sing. BBAs are not...

JEG: I love everything. Love the new jade fish pendant, too. Trying out my new blue baroque akoya and Tahitian mismatched earrings (OceanRhyme) with various pearl necklaces. Today it's the Coral Atoll circled Tahitian necklace (Kamoka pearl farm). Handwoven linen towel. Wearing these...

Visiting Dad today wearing my new mismatched BBA and Tahitian earrings from OceanRhyme. Two tin-cup Tahitian necklaces from Kojima Pearl.

Haha, A Breaker. I love how you called sweat "glow." But you're right. As much as I try to keep the pearls clean, it's almost impossible to keep the knots clean, too. When I restring is really a good time to clean around the drill holes. It's amazing how much gunk gets down in the...

OOOOO, new pearl earrings from OceanRhyme. I love my white and golden South Sea and Tahitian double drop earrings from OceanRhyme, so I asked Julia if she could make me some blue baroque akoya and Tahitian double drop earrings in a similar look. The colors are even stronger in real life, and...

Love your Tahitians, JEG. I'm going to a memorial for a weaving friend's husband today, so I'm wearing a little black dress and white pearls. Mikimoto earrings. My first akoya pearl rope from 1982. My natural white Hanadama rope from Pearl Paradise. Mixed tin-cup of white South Sea pearls...

Cool! Thank you.

A real mix of pearls today. Real Kasumi pearl pendants on my earrings from the only pearl farm in Lake Kasumi-ga in Japan (Kojima Pearl and Pearl Paradise). Golden South Sea keshi pearls with tourmaline beads in a wire wrapped necklace (Hisano Shepherd at Pearl Paradise). The Devine Sarah...

Older cultured freshwater pearls don't have a bead nucleus. They are 100% pearl nacre, just like natural pearls. They are cultured, but were sometimes sold by unscrupulous sellers to unsuspecting buyers as natural pearls. Because the gem labs hadn't seen these types of pearls before, they...

Here you go! The Rice Krispie and lapis necklace has no clasp, so I can position the big beads anywhere. I like to purposely wear them asymmetrically because they're going to shift around anyway. The blue baroque akoya necklace has a clasp and tends to stay centered.

I'll try to get photos for you tomorrow.

Jeremy is also the president of The Pearl Association of America.

I can normally tell the difference between Chinese freshwaters and Japanese akoyas. They are distinctive. However, I've seen some of the new bead nucleated freshwater pearls coming out of China, and they are amazing in roundness, luster, and whiteness. They are going to be much more...