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          • River Pearls - The Pearl GirlsYangtze River Pearls
            By India Rows
            In All About Pearls - Our Pearl Blog, Types of Pearls
            September 22, 2020
            Yangtze River Pearls come from the Yangtze River! It is the third longest river in the world, it is the longest river in Asia and it is significant because it is the longest river that travels […]
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Category: Real Pearls versus Fake Pearls

Is It Worth It to Reknot Faux Pearls?

October 3, 2017October 3, 2017 | The Pearl Girls All About Pearls - Our Pearl Blog, Real Pearls versus Fake Pearls, Tell Me About My Pearls, Your Questions Answered

We heard from a potential customer wanting to know it it is worth it to reknot faux pearls. What a great question! 

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FRESH WATER, SALT WATER OR CULTURED PEARLS?

February 20, 2017February 20, 2017 | India Rows All About Pearls - Our Pearl Blog, Real Pearls versus Fake Pearls, Your Questions Answered

I 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 […]

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Mikimoto Mothball

April 21, 2015April 22, 2015 | India Rows All About Pearls - Our Pearl Blog, Real Pearls versus Fake Pearls, Tell Me About My Pearls

What 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 […]

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Can Pearls Die?

April 20, 2014April 22, 2014 | India Rows American Pearls, Natural Pearls, Real Pearls versus Fake Pearls

Can 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 […]

Pearl Barley is Not A Real Pearl

You Call That A Pearl??

May 1, 2013May 1, 2013 | India Rows Real Pearls versus Fake Pearls

As 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, […]

Soleil inspects her pearls to make sure they are real

Do Not Get Fooled By Shell Pearls

February 21, 2013February 25, 2013 | India Rows All About Pearls - Our Pearl Blog, Real Pearls versus Fake Pearls

I 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 […]

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