We heard from a potential customer wanting to know it it is worth it to reknot faux pearls. What a great question!
Category: Real Pearls versus Fake Pearls
FRESH WATER, SALT WATER OR CULTURED PEARLS?
All About Pearls - Our Pearl Blog, Real Pearls versus Fake Pearls, Your Questions AnsweredI just got a question and I wanted to post it here for many of you who might be confused about the different types of pearls. The question was, “Are your pearls FRESH WATER, SALT WATER OR CULTURED PEARLS?” That is such a great question which highlights a lot of the different info that floats […]
Mikimoto Mothball
All About Pearls - Our Pearl Blog, Real Pearls versus Fake Pearls, Tell Me About My PearlsWhat an interesting conversation I had with a Pearl Girl on the Gulf Coast this morning. She called to talk about her Mikimoto Mothball. What the heck is a Mikimoto Mothball? Good question! And I, unfortunately, do not have a good answer for you. But let me untangle the Mikimoto Mothball story for you and […]
Can Pearls Die?
American Pearls, Natural Pearls, Real Pearls versus Fake PearlsCan pearls die? At first, this might seem like a silly question. The mussels, oysters and other mollusks that produce pearls are certainly alive but pearls are not. So how can they die? Maybe instead of asking “can pearls die?” we should ask, “are pearls dead?” There is a phenomena known as dead pearls. This […]
You Call That A Pearl??
Real Pearls versus Fake PearlsAs a pearl grader, world explorer and lover of everything to do with pearls, I get so frustrated by how people throw around the word pearl! Clearly, “pearl” can be used to describe any thing closely resembling a real, genuine pearl. I find it frustrating because some people spend ALOT of money on plastic, glass, […]
Do Not Get Fooled By Shell Pearls
All About Pearls - Our Pearl Blog, Real Pearls versus Fake PearlsI was perusing the internet today, reading up on my favorite topic: pearls. Well, I came across an image of a beautiful pearl necklace very similar to our 10mm Classic Necklace and it was only $99. I was amazed so I clicked on the image to read more about this necklace. Ever so subtly, in […]