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Thank you! I got some great advice here :) Thanks! Thanks! I haven’t worn them for more than an hour at a time yet, hoping it works well for a longer period of time! Thank you!

I’ve heard lots of people say that darker pearls look smaller, so it’s okay to have a larger Tahitian and a smaller white pearl as a mismatched set. In the name of science (ha!), I wanted to unscientifically test this out because when I hold the pearls on my fingers they look equally large. My...

Thank you! Great idea to bring a little box/pouch :) To be honest, the biggest risk is the baby snatching them off my ears :ROFLMAO: Thanks!

I went to Hongqiao pearl market in Beijing today and one of the vendors (who sold me my very first strand) helped me make the studs. In summary, I decided to go for: 1. Simple studs rather than omega backs, and will be using large anti-droop earring backs (I don’t know the actual terminology...

White tee and tiny Ts from @pearlescence for me today. I love the Collins tiny Ts with a round neckline! I find larger pearls don’t sit so comfortably with a high neckline but these tiny Ts do the trick :)

Yes of course!

@LondonPearl inquiring minds would like to know whether you purchased any of these ginormous pearls and if so, what’s your plan for it/them? :geek:

Gosh @Pearls&Pugs you're so talented!!

Thank you, that’s so helpful @pearlescence ! Please can I pick your brain further - any preference for a stud/pin vs omega backs? Thanks @jeg !

Thank you @SteveM ! Hehe thanks @BWeaves . Omega backs are sometimes uncomfortable for me too so if they’re fancy (fine) jewellery then I get the tension adjusted :) I do own some anti-droop earring backs, so maybe I can use a simple earring stud post with the anti-droop backs. Haha I hope...

Hello all, please can I ask how you’d set this pair of mismatched monster studs? Inspired by @BWeaves ’s mismatched pairs, I went shopping for separate single black and white pearls that could form a pair. I wanted 15mm+ and got 16.5mm :devilish: The details are: Pearls: peacock-ish...

Inspired by @jeg ‘s tiny Ts, I was incredibly fortunate to stumble upon some Alexander Collins tiny drop peacock Ts from the lovely @pearlescence (who very kindly restrung them for me to 40cm as I like my necklaces shorter). They match my maiden strand perfectly - the mama Ts (9-11mm) are my...

Thank you! You're very welcome to join me hehe ;) Thanks Jeremy! This will be my second trip to Japan (the first time was for our honeymoon a month before covid hit - got lucky with timing) so I've been to Kyoto and Nara before and loved it - actually, the whole trip was incredible! My husband...

Hi everyone, I'm planning a trip to Japan and would like to spend enough time in Kobe and the surrounding area to feed my pearl addiction. I'd love to get your recommendations and any tips please. So far, things on my itinerary include: Mikimoto pearl island Kobe pearl museum Potentially...

I just got a new nail polish - layered on top of a coat of pure white, it looks like I applied WSS powder to my nails ;) Featuring 10x12mm Tahitian keshi studs and 9.4-10.7mm multicolour baroque SSPs.

I love love love this detail of changing the string colour! It really sets off the beautiful pale blue. Gah, I must learn how to string!

Thank you Jeremy! They’re the second pair of keshis I've ever tried on so I was hesitant about keeping them at first, but they were so comfortable and perfectly imperfect that I decided they needed to stay on my ears haha Ooh your keshi are a lovely shape with great luster! Out of interest...

Thanks @jeg , I can only say that I have been sneakily learning from pearl masters during my many years in lurkdom. It’s been a (very fun!) education, and I’m grateful that so many people shared their learnings and “enduring perfection” pieces with me in the other thread (thank you @Red for that...

Thank you! So if I’ve got it right: when chemical and mechanical forces can damage the nacre, it causes light to reflect and refract differently. Therefore, instead of seeing sharp lustre (which I guess is light reflection), light waves are scattered and therefore the pearl looks dull. And...

Wearing my new Tahitian 10-12mm keshis - I like the size and especially how they’re relatively flat so sit closer to the ear, which makes them very comfortable. I heard that keshis don’t need as much “looking after” - is this true please? I would love it if I could sweat and shower in these...