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They complement your sweater exquisitely! I am really enjoying silver blue Tahitians, but cannot find any in my price range, sadly.

Jeez, you have some beautiful strands in your collection!

I'm personally obsessed with that deco ring and bracelet! I could faint!

It seems to me that dyed chocolate tahitians and dyed black akoyas are more "acceptable" if you will than dyed freshwaters, mabes, etc. Is there a rhyme or reason to it? Especially as all akoyas and fw are treated to some degree? What is your personal opinion on dyed pearls? Would you wear them...

Oh for sure I will!

Ooh, I meant to say I have a GSSP from pearl society, not white. I would say that color does look to be a pretty good indication except newberry's out-of-this-world edisons ir Icyjade's magnificent strand. Newberry's WSSP strand also has quite a mirror-like luster instead of satiny, don't you...

Lizard, your strand looks great! See, Hanadama? So far we're 2 for 3 on good strands, so don't worry. I LOVE LOVE LOVE the GSSP keshis! I found some WSSP keshis loose, so I think I might snatch those up and make a complementary strand for the akoyas. But they're nothing compared to those...

So beautiful, Kalmen!

Some of them are mottling, sure, but most not. Regardless, I'm not a fan, even if it is a good indication of nacre thickness. I wouldn't mind on a super baroque strand, but I was hoping to try to pass these off as near round, at least until you got too close ;) It's still a beautiful strand...

Dang, ate my post. Here are some crappy photos. I tried to get a normal neck shot and then close-ups of various parts of the necklace, both bad and good to showcase it. All of them were taken at night in artificial light with an iffy phone camera. There are more blemishes than I am able to show...

I can in a bit. I already packaged it up to return, but I'll get it out when I'm done working. It may very well be that my expectations were too high. I wouldn't worry.

Ah, join the club of those who purchased that deal! I just got mine today and I must say I'm rather disappointed. They pale in comparison quality-wise to Sea Urchin's strand that she posted. The luster is nice, though much more muted than Sea Urchin's and there are far more blemishes than I...

And that is a beauty!

Lizard, which Tahitian did you get? Did you grab a pic?

Yes, they were in the sale and I snatched them right up! I believe there were two or three strands available and I debated on whether I should buy multiples, but I settled for one at the moment. I also love tiny tiny pearls! I would LOVE a strand of tiny SOC pearls some day. They are just too...

That would be adorable, MSC. Funky with the shapes and colors, but regal with the simplicity and size.

oh wow! That luster is blinding and they match your studs perfectly!

oh, that makes my mouth water! I'm too petite to pull off such a statement piece, though. Some day I would like a multistrand necklace with a tassel like this. For now I am happy with one delicate strand, though :)

I will never learn how to post pictures correctly.