Pearls

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If you were to go back a hundred years, the only people wearing pearls were royalty because they were unbelievable expensive. The only way to find a pearl was to scour the ocean floor, harvest thousands of oysters and sort through them for the one rare gemstone. Divers could pull up thousands of oysters looking for that one gem quality pearl. It […]

If pearls are the Queen of the gem world, the Akoya pearl is the Queen of the Queens. It’s often called the perfect pearl. Produced by oysters native to Southeast Asia, Akoyas thrive in the cooler saltwater oceans off the coast of Japan, China and other parts of Southeast Asia and are usually harvested during […]

Go big or go home: If size is what matters, look for a pearl from the South Sea. Declared the National Gem of the Philippines, South Sea pearls are grown all over the Southern Indonesian oceans, with farms all around Australia to Indonesia to the Philippines. In addition to their size, South Sea pearls are […]

How To Clean Pearls  You shouldn’t think of pearls as delicate flowers. They were after all, born in water, and they won’t melt if they get a little wet. They can be worn and enjoyed for a lifetime with some simple practical maintenance. But pearls are one of the softer gemstones, so here are some […]

Pearls are amazing gemstones, the only gem created by a living creature. Learn more about pearls here; how they’re made, and how they grow. When anyone talks about pearls today, they are talking about cultivated pearls. What are cultivated pearls versus natural pearls? They are very similar. Cultivated pearls are real pearls, just with a little bit […]

Mikimoto Pearls are the pearls of legend. The namesake behind the brand is Kokichi Mikimoto, who revolutionized the pearl industry when he patented the process for cultured pearls in 1916. Today, Kokichi Mikimoto is known in the pearl world as the King of Pearls, and his pearls live up to his name. The same process Mikimoto […]

Life isn’t always black and white; sometimes it calls for more color. That’s where Tahitian Pearls come in, they are famous for their exotic colors. And although people think of them as black pearls, they famously come in three main colors: Peacock, Aubergine and Pistachio. Tahitian pearls get their color from the oyster they are […]

Life already has enough rules; there shouldn’t be rules on how to wear jewelry. The best advice on how to wear your pearls is this: Put them on. If you feel beautiful, you’re doing it right. Pearls can dress up jeans and a T-shirt, but they also bring elegance to a simple black dress and […]