Jeg, both the champagne south sea strand and the ombre tahitian strand are gorgeous. I do have a thing for ombres, they are pleasing somehow.
Gemandpearllover, your tahitian strand looks great with Beaders secret in plum, even though I can't see the plum on my screen. I did buy plum recently, but haven't used it yet, but I can imagine it goes well with tahitians.