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WHY NOT?

YOU ARE A REAL PEARL!

My "PICK OF THE POST"

14kt 8-8.5mm White Cultured Akoya Pearl Stud Earrings
Item: SJP787
In Stock
Price: $39.99

No, I didn't REALLY get married, the photo at the top of this post is from a shoot for http://www.faceworld.com/ , please visit Leslie's site for great makeup - or if you are in the Baltimore, MD area, visit her for great services!

Pearls are not just for brides and special occasions. EVERY gal, regardless of your age, where you live, what you do for a living....even if you only "dress up" once a year (I hear you!) You NEED a pair of pearl earrings. You can wear your pearls with your jeans, and you can (must?) wear them to a job interivew. I worked with a wonderful woman who was a peal buyer and she convinced me to keep a set of pearl earrings in my desk and in my car so I would never be less than confident. It WORKS! I recommend that to you too. Pearl earrings are never "too much" and are ALWAYS enough if you want to make a great first impression.

DO YOU BELIVE IN MAGIC??

Question:

Who is the famous (as a child) mother of 6 in the photo next to me? Do you watch Nick at Nite? Maybe you remember watching her cast spells with her TV mom Samantha in the 1970's......

The "SheDiddy Solution":

The lovely lady is TV's "Tabitha" from Bewitched. Erin Murphy is wearing classic stud pearl earrings. Please visit her website at http://www.starsites.com/erinmurphy

PEARLS, PEARLS, PEARLS

Question:
How should I shop for pearls, and how do I know how much to pay? Dena C. Pasadena, CA

The SheDiddy Solution:

Millimeter size is important when valuing pearls. Size is limited by the mollusk used in cultivation. The type of pearl is also considered when a pearl is priced. The Akoya pearl from Japan is considered the most lustrous. China also produces a cultured Akoya pearl.

http://www.jtvstyle.com/ has an EXCELLENT LEARNING LIBRARY

Here is the link:
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Pearl
Fast Facts
Once the price of pearls was so extravagant they caused wars and even funded a war, but today cultured pearls have made this “queen of gems” available to everyone.
Once, all pearls were only natural, most recovered from the Persian Gulf, occurring once in every 15,000 oysters.
Pearls form in the mollusk in a variety of shapes, including: round (spherical), off-round, semi-baroque, baroque, rice shaped, button or disk, and many fancy shapes created by the insertion of specially shaped nucleus beads.
Many royal families had an obsession with pearls. Some ancient Romans covered whole pieces of furniture in pearl, and in some monarchies only members of the royal were legally allowed to wear pearls. (Taken from jtvstyle.com learning library)

BUT WAIT! THERE'S MORE! (I've always wanted to say that!)

When light touches the pearl, it travels through all the layers of nacre, and each tiny crystal reflects the light like miniature prisms. The end result? A lustrous, breathtaking pearl.
A pearl is a lustrous, organic gem produced by saltwater oysters, freshwater mussels and occasionally by some shellfish. It exhibits a range of colors from white to pink, silver, cream, peach, gold, green, blue and black. Oh Mohs’ scale of hardness, pearl is 2.5 – 4.5. Primary sources of Sea Pearls include Persian Gulf; Gulf of Manaar; along the coasts of Madagascar, Burma (Myanmar), and the Philippines; many islands in the South Pacific, northern Australia; and the coastal lines of Central and northern South America; and some small beds in Japan. Primary sources of freshwater Pearls include United States, some in Europe (restricted in Central Europe). ColorPearl exhibits a range of colors from white to pink, silver, cream, peach, gold, green, blue and black. (Taken from jtvstyle.com Learning Library)
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Learn more about this and other gemstones, by reading one of the many fine gemstone books available from Jewelry Television®.
When light touches the pearl, it travels through all the layers of nacre, and each tiny crystal reflects the light like miniature prisms. The end result? A lustrous, breathtaking pearl.

For a more "trendy" look, try the above 14kt 4-9mm White Cultured Freshwater Pearl With 10mm Enhanced Serpentine Necklace And Earrings Set
Add it to your collection now at http://www.jtvstyle.com

Item: ARS007
In Stock
Price: $99.99

MY FAVORITE PEARLS?

I recommend my "PICK OF THE POST" (top of page) if you are on a budget, beginning a collection, or buying a gift for under $50. In the case you would like to step up a bit in size, look at Item SJP785 at http://jtvstyle.com/

14kt 10-11mm Round White Cultured Akoya Pearl Stud Earrings

Item: SJP785
In Stock
Price: $199.99
Another great option is my personal favorite, the Cultured Golden South Sea Pearl. These are large cultured pearls from Tahitian and other South Sea waters including Austalia. My favorite Cultured South Sea Pearls are golden, however you will also find white to silver-white and gray. They're grown in the Margaretifera oyster, and are generally larger than the Akoya cultured pearl.

Try these! Buy them now at http://www.jtvstyle.com/