Recent content by A.pearl.girl

Hello again. It’s very likely that I got confused- sorry about that! I thought the section of the website I got that info from was only on saltwater pearls. Reading it again, I can see one or two mentions of freshwater pearls further down the page. If anyone wanted to have a look I’ll post a...

Thanks for all the replies! I do not doubt anyone’s opinions here as I am so new to this and have a lot to learn! There is something I would love to understand a little better. I was reading on Purepearls.com that 20-30% of Akoya harvests can be button shaped… how does anyone account for this...

Hello everyone! It’s my first post here after spending some time reading through posts and educational material. I’ve recently started collecting second hand pearls as a hobby. I found these beauties today at a local church second hand shop. They all pass the grit test. Most of them are...