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Tips for man buying pearl jewelry for women….

With pearl’s popularity growing back dramatically, a traditional white pearl strand becomes a kind of must-have jewelry in each woman’s wardrobe. Surprise her by giving her a piece of pearl jewelry as a special gift becomes such a romantic thing for a man to do. However, when I imagine I must look for a PC game for my boyfriend, I understand how hard it is for a man to find right jewelry for his lover. When facing thousands of styles, where to start! As a fan of pearls working in the pearl jewelry industry, I would like to give you some hints. Start from learning some basic knowledge of pearl quality and then find out the style she likes. 

Pearl quality Remember five factors: nacre, surface, luster, shape and size. A good quality pearl is always thick in nacre (nacre thickness higher than 0.4mm is highly recommended), smooth in surface, high in luster (mirror like luster is best), round in shape and big in size. However, shape, size and color are more for personal preference. If you are looking for a strand, you also need to pay attention to its matching. Lay the strand into a straight line. Compare the size, color, surface, shape and luster of each pearl. A good match in these aspects results in a good strand. Also, you can compare a few strands with each other, to find out the best one. (More Pearls Knowledge) 

Pearl jewelry style When you are deciding the style, there are so many aspects to consider, such as color, pearl size and shape, pearl strand or designed pearl necklace, etc. You may pay attention to the clothes and jewelry she often wears, or sneakily look into her jewelry collection, by which you may find out her taste and avoid buying a style she already has. 

Take her to shop around. Find out the style of shops she always steps in or the jewelry she stops to look. If you’ve already got some ideas but not so sure, you may seek for a chance to tactfully find out her ideas. For example, she is reading a fashion magazine, and you come to sit next to her and pretend you accidentally see a celebrity picture, then you make a fake commend, such as “This necklace is too big for her! I think a pink smaller one is better, what do you think?” or “I think this necklace looks better on you!” Women are always excited to talk about fashion. When you seem to be interested in it, she will patiently give you a full lesson about all her ideas of fashion—from hats to shoes. In the end you may skip most of the lesson, but pick up the information you want - which style of pearl jewelry she likes. 

If you still have no idea, go to shop around. Ask the shop assistant to show you some feminine style of pearl necklaces or bracelets. Feminine style is universal because it is always suitable for weddings, birthday, anniversary, etc. If she likes, she can also wear everyday. Also, feminine pearl jewelry is always associated with romance and lasting-love, thus all women like it. By Jin Tian

All throughout the history, some cultures have rejected and placed no value to pearls. They have been focused on the mother of pearl produced in mollusks’ shells. After the 18th century, shell divers of Japan who can found pearls did not pay attention to them. It is also believed that Polynesian children play with them as their marbles. The people then harvested and uses mother of pearls as their decoration. People eat mollusks’ flesh and recycled the abalone shells as additional ornaments to wood, bone or ivory. Mother pearl also known as nacre is an organic or inorganic compound which is naturally occurring. Nacre is a mineral mixture secreted by mollusks and other oysters. These deposited minerals coats and protects the natural bodies of nacre from foreign objects and other parasites. 

Layers of calcium carbonate which is crystal in form and conchiolin, a protein substance providing gluing of elements make up nacre. The colors and luster of most nacre depends on thickness of the layers produced and on the number of layers it carries. Nacre can be sourced out from pearl oysters living in tropical and warm seas. The oysters generally live in numerous rivers of Europe, United States and Asia. They also exist in certain abalones of Japan, California and other regions in the Pacific. 

The term mother of pearl has been cited way back 1500s. Even though pearls are admired nowadays, cultures from the past looked upon the colorful bits of mother of pearl as one of their collectible items of jewelry. This beautiful substance with its luxurious glow and luster can be made into several types of jewelry that can be used in many occasions. Jewelry produced from mother of pearl belongs to the group organic jewelry and includes all jewelry coming from plants and other living creature. 

Designers mix and match mother of pearl to different jewelry especially those which are silver-based, because two colored jewelry is complimenting each other. Mother of pearl are usually found in addition to pink and other traditionally creamy colored pearls. Although mother of pearl is not a fully grown pearl, it presents aesthetic look which are not offered by most round pearls. These gems are popular for any time of the year. The colors vary from slight pastels to bolder brighter shades. All mother of pearls have deep radiant luster which they are famous for. 

The mother of pearl can be used among the following: 1.Tiles. Mother of pearls can be laminated to ceramic or marble base tiles. They are closely put together and placed using bare hands so much similar in doing an irregular mosaic. Typically, the laminated material is 1/16 inch thick. 

2.Architectural purposes. White and black mother of pearl can be tinted artificially to many colors and can be use in many structures. 3.Sheets. Instead of tiles, mother of pearl can be glued to fiber glass. A lightweight material on sheet sizes can then be produced. The sheets can be used both in interior and exterior of the floors, walls, doors, ceilings or countertops. The sheets can also be inserted on furniture and other architectural designs. 4.Sinks. The pearls can be used in porcelain sinks. It can be cut and laminated and installed in ceramic tiles to create artistically colored designs. The pearls can be polished at any time to create glossy and durable hard surface. 5.Buttons for shirts are traditionally made from mother of pearls but recent developments replaced the pearls with plastic materials. There are those high end products still using mother of pearls for buttons like Lacoste. 

6.In the watch dial of watches, specifically Rolex mother of pearl can be seen. 7.The pearls can also be decorative ornaments on musical instruments. Examples are the key touches of saxophones, guitars and trumpets. 

There is much jewelry available consisting of mother of pearls. Manufacturers have innovated certain designs and color to satisfy the needs of consumers. There are those sterling silver and blue topaz necklaces and pendants, bracelet with links, watches and brooch all with elemental surprise of mother of pearl. 

Mother of pearls have been developed throughout the centuries and have grown to be worthy of innovation. They are as useful as pearls may be; although less expensive. They can still be classy and stylish hand can be made use in several occasions.

By Jean Simmer

When diamonds, crystals, and other different kinds of colored-gemstones are popular, designers and jewelry fans never abandon pearls due to their enormous range of shape, color, size, and the variety of other jewelry they easily mix with. Not only this, but they are more affordable than ever. Nowadays, pearl jewelry design is becoming more and more diverse, rather than staying simple. 

With the rapid development of production technology and fast change of consumer’s interests, now you can find pearls in any colors. Other than traditional black and white, colors such as yellow, gold, pink, violet, green, blue, purple are available. Also many shapes besides round, such as stick, teardrop, square, heart, star, diamond and asymmetrical can be found. 

Modern pearl jewelry style is not limited to the pearl strands any more. Designers mix pearls with other stones, such as crystals, diamonds, and other various colored-gemstones. Even simple creations with just pearl and metal, such as gold, platinum or silver, designers can still think of numerous new ideas to make the piece of jewelry in many different stunning styles. Stones or metals add more life to pearls. On the other hand, small pearls sometimes can be used as decoration for other stones. For example, medium size grey silver oval pearls, each of which is half surrounded by a few small size green and white crystals, are connected by a thin platinum chain together with another pair of same style earrings, is a perfect set for bridals. A string of three-layer small size bright pink pearls decorating nine or ten big size light pink quartz, which radially display at the lower part of the whole piece, is a good choice to wear in your birthday party. 

The various designs of pearl jewelry make it suitable for all occasions. For a formal business banquet, stylish you can wear a bright black or gold pearl strand. In your office, you can just wear a simple chain with a pearl pendant. A strand of multicolor pearls connected by sterling silver set off casual jeans. When you go to visit friends or eat out, a necklace of pearl with multiple stones, such as crystals, beads, agate, or even corals is suitable. 

Pearls are not old-fashioned, only old designs are old fashioned. Anytime and anywhere in the world, when you step into a jewelry shop or open a jewelry magazine, there are always some pearls to catch your eyes.

by Ivy Huang

Pearl jewelry set can be either of pearl necklace and pearl earrings or a set of three items (pearl necklace-pearl earrings and pearl bracelet). A pearl necklace is a splendid accessory worn around the neck and matching pearl earrings enhances the beauty. Some may prefer to add pearl bracelet to make a complete pearl jewelry set depending upon one’s taste and style. Pearl necklaces come in different lengths from 13” to 36” and above. The most popular is princess length, which is about 16-18” and goes with most of the casual and evening or wedding attires.Of all the jewelry pieces, pearl jewelry has its own unique beauty, attraction and grace. Pearl Jewelry set gives flair, color and elegance to whatever dress one is wearing. Combined with matching pearl necklace, pearl earrings or pearl bracelets compliments the entire outfit. Brides always prefer to go for complete matching colorful pearl jewelry set.

About 40-50 pearl beads are strung together to make a perfect pearl necklace. A string of lustrous pearls can spell magic - one that will wrap you in its spell. It is always recommended to buy complete pearl jewelry set to avoid size and color mismatching. Whatever your taste or budget, there is sure to find eye-catching or subtle pearl jewelry set that will thrill you. You can find both heirloom quality pearl jewelry sets and fashion pearl jewelry. Pearl jewelry set is made from cultured pearls of various colors - white, pink, cream, golden, gray, silver, black and peacock. Each pearl has a main body color and an overtone.

Pearl Jewelry set is designed with various pearl types which are freshwater pearls, akoya pearls or akoya seawater pearls, Tahitian pearls and South sea pearls and each pearl type is unique in its own class and depending upon quality, size and length are priced accordingly. Pearl Jewelry set made with freshwater pearls is cheaper than other types of pearls.

Women choose pearls that complement their skin tone. Pearl jewelry set designed with akoya pearls tend to be white or with subtle rose undertones. Pearl jewelry set is also an ideal gift for the loved ones.

Amazing Quality By Kher Chawla