First of all, I just need to say that Sarah at KojimaPearl is one of the nicest people I've ever done business with on or off the internet. She is SO sweet - I mentioned to her that I'd let my little sister wear my earrings to her prom (Kamoka dangles) and that she looked amazing in them, and she included a surprise free pair of Tahitian earrings for the sister! 
SO NICE. I don't even know what to do with that besides gush.
I honestly think they're beautiful. They have more rainbow color to them than my iphone can really pick up (at least one pearl does - you can kind of see which one has more of the oil-slick in these photos), and show up on the ears as a soft, silvery blue-gray fading to teal depending on the light. Good size too; I included a round 8.0-8.5 akoya for comparison I think these are maybe 12-14 mm across. Sarah wrapped them in hammered goldfill to accentuate their blueness; the posts are 14k. Really very pretty and I was so HAPPY to finally see a Cortez pearl in real life, of course no one sells them just off the street and I can't get to any gem shows here. So that was nice.
That said, I've been dithering about how flattering they are on -me-, and whether I really need them considering I'm moving in two months. I felt far too bad to return them after Sarah's sweet present, plus I couldn't make up my mind, but now I'm sure that I should pass these babies on and wait for more Cortez down the road. If anyone's interested, please PM me and we can discuss; I'd like someone here to have first dibs.
The freebies. We both like them, we're sharing for the moment I have two other sisters so we shall see what happens in the future. Mr. Akoya remains as the size comparison.
The famed prom-queen Kamokas <3 the stud parts are teeny tiny diamonds and everything else is varying size and color of Tahitian. I had serious buyer's regret with these until I opened the box and then I actually gasped out loud. And then I didn't have regret any longer, the end.
And, just for fun, the mother-of-pearl plumerias I got from Na Hoku at the Polynesian Cultural Center. $30. Adorable, shiny. Awesome. *thumbs up*
SO NICE. I don't even know what to do with that besides gush.
I honestly think they're beautiful. They have more rainbow color to them than my iphone can really pick up (at least one pearl does - you can kind of see which one has more of the oil-slick in these photos), and show up on the ears as a soft, silvery blue-gray fading to teal depending on the light. Good size too; I included a round 8.0-8.5 akoya for comparison
I think these are maybe 12-14 mm across. Sarah wrapped them in hammered goldfill to accentuate their blueness; the posts are 14k. Really very pretty and I was so HAPPY to finally see a Cortez pearl in real life, of course no one sells them just off the street and I can't get to any gem shows here. So that was nice. That said, I've been dithering about how flattering they are on -me-, and whether I really need them considering I'm moving in two months. I felt far too bad to return them after Sarah's sweet present, plus I couldn't make up my mind, but now I'm sure that I should pass these babies on and wait for more Cortez down the road. If anyone's interested, please PM me and we can discuss; I'd like someone here to have first dibs.
The freebies. We both like them, we're sharing for the moment
I have two other sisters so we shall see what happens in the future. Mr. Akoya remains as the size comparison.
The famed prom-queen Kamokas <3 the stud parts are teeny tiny diamonds and everything else is varying size and color of Tahitian. I had serious buyer's regret with these until I opened the box and then I actually gasped out loud. And then I didn't have regret any longer, the end.
And, just for fun, the mother-of-pearl plumerias I got from Na Hoku at the Polynesian Cultural Center. $30. Adorable, shiny. Awesome. *thumbs up*
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