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Thanks. The color is even more intense in person.

Visiting Dad today. Kasumi pearl and amethyst earrings from Kojima Pearl. Freshwater pearl necklace from Pacific Pearls. Golden South Sea keshi pearl and tourmaline necklace from Hisano Shepherd at Pearl Paradise. Handwoven silk and Merino wool blouse and Möbius strip shaped, woven shibori...

So cute! L'amour est bleu today. Dangle necklace by Takahashi. 20" strand by Pearls of Joy. Earrings by Pearl Paradise.

OOOOOO, LOVE!!!!

OOOOO, more blues. My PP Live Takahashi pearls just arrived and I love them. Only a few of the pearls are deep blue, but the surfaces are very clean for baroques, and many are perfect little drop shapes. The chain is actually two different styles of chain. And, there are little gold dangles...

If you thought yesterday's blues were good, you ain't seen nothing yet. Vietnamese BBAs (blue baroque akoyas) from PP (Pearl Paradise). Natural color, not dyed.

They're nice. I think you got what you paid for. Enjoy!!!

The clasp and the pearls may not have originally been together, or they might have been. If the clasp is antique, it might be silver over gold, which would explain the tarnish / oxidation around the white stones. I'm kinda getting an Indian vibe off the clasp. I wonder if it was made in...

Peach yesterday, blue today. 10mm blue baroque akoya pearl necklace and ring. Soap bubble luster. Very thick pearl nacre. Dyed freshwater pearl drops on my own earring hoops. Necklace from Pearl Paradise. Ring from Takahashi Pearl. Earring drops from Kojima Pearl.

Pearly Librarian. Jordyn gave a sneak peak on her last PP Live event, so I knew that BBA dangle necklace had to show up at one point during the 3 days of the Takahashi live event. Kinda wish I'd picked the B one, but I had pretyped A in case there was only one necklace. I'm sure the A one...

Nana (my Mom's mom) never bought high quality jewelry. Her pearls have thin nacre. You can see the chalky surface, the low luster, and the surface flaws in the Instagram video. Granted, she wore these every day, and after she died, I wore them every day, so you might think the nacre has worn...

Time to restring the first pearl necklace I ever bought. Japanese akoya pearls bought in 1982, so they're probably 45 years old. This is not their first restringing, but I can see the thread has stretched between the old knots. Most of the pearls still have amazing luster, although watching the...

Two real Kasumi pendants from the only pearl farm on Lake Kasumi-Ga in Japan. I wear them on earring hoops. One large freshwater pearl from China. These pearls are erotochromatic. All from Kojima Pearl. These pearls change color as you move them around, so you've got to see them in motion.

I have a strand of Blue Lagoon, which is Miki's lower grade brand, and they are very, very good quality. Miki's at any of their levels are very good quality, but the prices are way too high because you're paying for the brand name. I can get better value at Pearl Paradise or Pearls of Joy...

Gorgeous choices from the Takashi stall at the Japan pearl fair! And I'm a sucker for a good pearl ombre'!