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I believe that Gloria Swanson wore her own diamond bracelets in Sunset Boulevard, all piled on one arm. I vaguely recall that when Mae West passed, people were surprised to learn that her jewels were mostly paste when the estate was appraised. She had removed and sold all of the original...

This reminded me of a little Gone With the Wind trivia. For fans of the film, in the final scene Scarlett wears an enormous cameo at her throat, of a nymph riding a swan. It always captivated me, and iirc, the piece was borrowed from a film crew member's mother's collection.

LOL! I've done that coin toss, too. I'll either agree with the coin, or not. :D Speaking for myself, I would wear the smaller mm strand more often. Whenever I'm making a considered purchase, I ask myself how often I will wear it. However, my lifestyle is very casual, and my Tahitian strand is...

I agree -- very nice coup for J Hunter and team to be assigned such a prestigious project. I don't know if Meghan will wear them, but I hope someone does -- I'd hate to see them languish in the vault with all the other royal gifts.

I like the pendant. Not sure I would wear the "Scream" earrings, but it looks like the face would wipe off. I have a fireball pendant, maybe I should draw a face on it for Halloween.

I agree! I hope our trusted vendors don't get any ideas to adopt the wording. :D I believe the pearls are Akoya, but I don't think they're Mikimoto.

This was my first thought, for versatility -- wear it long, wear it doubled up. There will be some holiday sales and specials. ETA, had another thought. You could get a necklace and bracelet with orbit clasps, and then they could be worn separately or joined together into one longer length...

I have a floating-pearl-on-a-chain WSS necklace and I wear it a lot, so please don't dismiss the idea too quickly. If you have a pretty, delicate gold chain, it can be lovely. I would suggest looking at SS pendants on eBay, you'll get some ideas. WSS pearls and diamonds go well. She could still...

I know HSN sold Akoya pearls (still do). I don't know what QVC sold in their early days, but they quickly narrowed their offerings to freshwater pearls, especially after Honora came on board.

I wonder how much of that is the diamond ball clasp.

Turquoise fraud is rampant -- even museums have been fooled, as well as high end retailers and manufacturers. And then a lot of jewelers will use fake/reconstituted/block turquoise for consistency of color across their product line. I won't mention names. I consider "turquoise" subject to the...

The PP "Embrace" pendant is a type of cage. I love mine.

They come in greens, too. Perfect for your Halloween clown costume.

The only time I recall eBay cracking down on fraud was for items advertised as Tiffany when they were not; but we all know Tiffany has an army of attorneys, and they forced eBay to take action.

Did you notice how many feedback comments are from the same buyer?

Yes, PP still has the 3.5-4.0 mm White Akoya Pearl Stud Earrings, on sale, too. Another option would be white sapphire. Black diamonds are generally cheaper than white diamonds. I usually wear diamond studs with pearls, but they were a gift.

Thank you!

I wasn't sure where to post, and opted to bump this topic. Hope that's okay? I purchased a souffle pearl on eBay (trusted vendor). I can sense a small ball of dried muck inside the pearl, which is vaguely amusing. The pearl has been half-drilled and is ready to go as a pendant; should I try to...

I've heard that mineral oil is okay -- read it on this forum, actually. https://www.pearl-guide.com/forum/showthread.php?4287-Mineral-oil-and-pearls

I've been told that pearls can be affected by humidity or lack thereof. I believe pearls should not be kept in bank vaults because the air is too dry. And they do seem to absorb moisture from being worn.