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You can't see her lovely face, but I'm sure that she makes all her pearls glow, and not the other way around!



Enjoy.

Blaire Beavers
Managing Editor
Pearl Guide News

Seen on Sarah Canizzaro of Kojima Pearl Company at the Pearl Guide Ruckus this summer - super long and fun pearl earrings we love!



Designed by Anna Von Hellens.

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Blaire Beavers
Managing Editor
Pearl Guide News

Not everyone has a gemological microscope to have a closer look at the drill hole of a pearl to see if it says anything about its validity. That is why it's a great idea to own a 10 power loupe so you can magnify pearls in low tech.

Here is a typical artificial pearl under a microscope. Without magnification, it looks pretty good, but zoom in and you can see that the smooth surface is disrupted near the drill hole.



A real pearl has structure to the nacre that causes it to fracture under...

Douglas McLaurin is featured in a wonderful little article in Terranea Life online magazine written by Lynn Morgan.

See it HERE.



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Blaire Beavers
Managing Editor
Pearl Guide News

Here is a lovely Yvel necklace with brushed gold beads among the meltingly lovely nacre.



You can visit Yvel at https://www.yvel.com

Blaire Beavers
Managing Editor
Pearl Guide News

Etienne and I had a lot of fun staging his pearls with a ceramic spoon and fork. The clean look of ceramic, with the glistening surface of a South Sea cultured button pearl, makes a stunning version of the classic black and white combination.



See more:
www.etienneperret.com
www.ceramicjewelry.com
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Blaire Beavers
Managing Editor
Pearl Guide News