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  1. ofgemsandcoffee

    Show Us Your Pearls In Action!!!

    Gorgeous strand! Love the mix of pearls and gemstones
  2. ofgemsandcoffee

    Souffle South Sea pearls

    Very pretty! I like the irregular shapes. Hope these become more common
  3. ofgemsandcoffee

    Your secret word? pearls edition?

    Mikimoto is a good secret word! I might choose mine as "mismatched" even though I only have one pair of mismatched earrings so far 😅
  4. ofgemsandcoffee

    Mike Brennan, Pearl.... Something or other

    Thank you for your service, @Merrily! For going to this scammy event and sharing the details with us. Hopefully attendees of his event will google his name and this thread will show up as a result!
  5. ofgemsandcoffee

    Show Us Your Pearls In Action!!!

    Love the mismatched earrings!! And that ring with multicolor pearls looks amazing 😍
  6. ofgemsandcoffee

    A newbie's pearl journey

    I love my mismatched earrings, I've been wearing them a lot.🥰 I hope I get more chances to buy mismatched earrings. Since they're a special request from the seller I buy from, I need to wait for her to get stocks of undrilled multicolor pearls.
  7. ofgemsandcoffee

    Show Us Your Pearls In Action!!!

    That blue baroque akoya pinky ring is gorgeous! Are pearl rings difficult to take care of? I'm not a very careful person so I'm worried that the pearls would get scratched if I get them in ring form.
  8. ofgemsandcoffee

    Blue akoya or Tahitian

    Dreams for me too! I just watched the recording of the Pearl Paradise Tsushima Blues live event and I'm jealous of everyone who was able to buy those blue pearls 😩
  9. ofgemsandcoffee

    Blue akoya or Tahitian

    I just checked his Instagram profile and he does have some blue akoyas.
  10. ofgemsandcoffee

    Blue akoya or Tahitian

    Just wanted to chime in that I would love to have a strand of blue baroque akoyas! I've been trying to look for one here in the Philippines but sadly haven't been able to find one. Customs are a pain to deal with so I haven't seriously considered buying from abroad. But if I can find a friend or...
  11. ofgemsandcoffee

    Tahitian pendant of 2006 from French store

    Very pretty! Enjoy wearing it ✨️
  12. ofgemsandcoffee

    What color Akoyas? Treated?

    I haven't gotten to a stage where I would need to wash my pearl strands but taking note of all the tips here! @A Breaker, I regularly wash my gemstone rings, and use a gentle toothbrush to clean both in front and behind the setting. I do this whenever I notice that they're not as sparkly as they...
  13. ofgemsandcoffee

    Show Us Your Pearls In Action!!!

    I'm a huge fan of mismatched earrings, these look fantastic!
  14. ofgemsandcoffee

    A newbie's pearl journey

    I'm back with a little update regarding a new pair of mismatched earrings!✨️ Honestly I thought it would take a while before I'd buy something new, but I got the chance to get mismatched earrings with a 10.8mm blue Tahitian pearl and an Australian white South Sea pearl when the seller I buy from...
  15. ofgemsandcoffee

    A newbie's pearl journey

    I've been following their posts, and have enjoyed seeing how they grow and harvest their mabe pearls!
  16. ofgemsandcoffee

    A newbie's pearl journey

    Here is the link to the jewelry page of their website! I just saw them on Instagram and was amazed at their mabe pearls.
  17. ofgemsandcoffee

    A newbie's pearl journey

    Thank you, @BWeaves!! I've seen your beautiful blue pearls in some of the other threads here, and you have a stunning collection.🤩 I wonder if you've heard of Arapawa Blue Pearls which are mabe pearls from a farm in New Zealand? I recently came across them and I love how saturated their blue...
  18. ofgemsandcoffee

    A newbie's pearl journey

    What a great summary, and as always, good information to have! Thank you for sharing ✨️
  19. ofgemsandcoffee

    A newbie's pearl journey

    Love my blue keshis too, @A Breaker!! And thank you for the thoughtful comment.☺️ you make some very good points about color treatments, I guess it really depends from one person to another whether a certain type of pearl will work! As long as buyers are not being deceived by sellers, what you...
  20. ofgemsandcoffee

    BWeaves Amazing Journey to Japanese Pearl Farms

    I just read through this thread and thoroughly enjoyed @BWeaves' detailed way of describing what must have been an amazing trip! I follow Nathalie on Instagram so I've seen her reels of this trip before but it's nice to see it from a different perspective.
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