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I will take shots tomorrow when there is light but here is the amethyst and south sea necklace I bought and the Peacock Tahitian strand. :)

The everyday bracelets. My advocacy bracelet. :)

So I also visit Jewelmer stores to grab my advocacy bracelet to to keep Palawan Seas healthy and clean. Here are some of their pearls that you might find interesting. Golden studs. I love this 13mm super high-orient supper deep gold pendant. Unfortunately I can't capture the play of colors...

Kalmen22, the booths are shuffled at Greenhills monthly! It depends on what you want to buy. But for high quality ones, most are not displayed so ask the sellers to open their vaults! Many have vaults behind their booths but even at the vaults, now I'm quite disappointed to see some...

Purranha, the thing is, I have to have a budget going to Greenhills! There are seasons when things are crappy, and seasons when things are great! When the economy was down, there were more low-end stuffs. Now Asian economy is great, so there are better pearls. The thing is, the enhancements are...

Golden akoyas. Loose South Seas. Bought a golden south sea button strand and I'm having them strung with onyx spacers. Light doesn't reflect the color. I also bought 2 Edison studs of 14.5mm and purple ones at 15mm.

Freshwater pearls - mixed at a booth, some dyed ones, some beaded at 15mm strands. Loose diamonds. One of the seller's stock of freshwater pearls.

More South Sea pearls. Notice the seller that carries South Sea pearls also sells some plastic "Christmas-decor-look-alike-earrings" on top of the glass case. Lol. Semi-precious stones set in silver with champagne South Seas. I bought the one with amethysts and pearls. :) Freshwater pearls...

What's being sold: Strands and loose Tahitians on natural and dyed chocolate color and south sea pearls. South Sea pearl strands and diamond sets. Notice some have fake Chanel settings. A mixed South Sea and Tahitian rope.

So the "infamous" Greenhills has been talked about in this forum. I am currently in Manila and had done some pearl shopping. :) Just in case forum members are curious how it looks like, here are some photos! It has over a hundred booths selling south sea pearls, freshwater pearls, gemstones...

Awww. That is such a sweet photo Tucs!

Thanks, everyone. Champagne color though is not a popular choice but it suits many skin colors! Tucs, Badalona is a nice area with beaches and coastlines, less bustle than the city center. Cathy, hope you have time to post one! That would be interesting! :)

No pig knuckles this time but wearing a champagne SSP necklace in Badalona, Barcelona, Spain.

Hanadama, you look lovely. :)

The pearls in wires look so modern yet elegant. Great job ladies!

I find the keshis with a Tahitian pearl really appealing!

My biggest is 14mm SSPs. I feel fine with them now as long as the backing is good and can wear them for several hours. However, you have to get used to it. I have thin lobes so when I started wearing 11mm SSPs, my ears bled. After that, they were used to it. Then I got 13mm Tahitians which I...

Thanks, everyone! Cathy, those small pendants do make good danglers. :) IMHO, a pearl is also a good dangler on a gemstone bracelet or a gemstone dangler is good on a pearl bracelet. :) Purranha, as you can see, they are not worth a thousand bucks.. And seriously, I don't think the price...

It's a black diamond supplier called Gemone. They have a website. Here's what I've made of the strands fresh off the bench! Made it with an 18k gold clasp with a white diamond dangler. The rest of the beads I will make with pearls. :)

Purranha, Cathy - they arrived! I chose the untreated colored roughs 2-3mms....the rondelles are way more expensive than the rough and yes, the drill holes are really small. I chose 5 half strands of 7-8 inches (8-9 carats) of blue, green, yellow, gray, and brownish red diamonds to make into a...