What are you wearing today? Pearl edition!

[DorotheaBrooke]

Wearing my pinkish white Akoya studs 9-9.5 mm with my new rose gold diamond pendant. The pearls complement rose gold nicely.

 

[athenaworth]

Wearing my pinkish white Akoya studs 9-9.5 mm with my new rose gold diamond pendant. The pearls complement rose gold nicely.

That's a beautiful combo. Those studs are a perfect size on you.

 

[athenaworth]

I got some faceted 14k beads so I decided to restring the pale goldens I have.

 

[Daisys and Diamonds]

I got some faceted 14k beads so I decided to restring the pale goldens I have.

Lovelly

May i ask did you must buy the beads ?and if so where from? How much ?
And may i see them close up

i have some i need to replace (because they are cough cough plastic)

 

[athenaworth]

Lovelly

May i ask did you must buy the beads ?and if so where from? How much ?
And may i see them close up

i have some i need to replace (because they are cough cough plastic)

I got fifty 3mm faceted 14k gold beads on eBay. They were $285. I could have gotten gold filled for way less but I was feeling like a purist.

 

[SparklieBug]

They're Edisons! I got them on etsy from PearlRoadYW. I'm making a strand for my friend now, too. I feel like they're the gateway drug of pearls

These colors look fabulous on you! I purchased some similar colors, and...they totally washed out on my skin. My eye is drawn to them, but my skin rejects them. Same thing happens with rose gold on me—my eye loves it, and then it disappears into my skin tone.

 

[DorotheaBrooke]

I got some faceted 14k beads so I decided to restring the pale goldens I have.

Beautiful!

 

[MakingTheGrade]

 

[MakingTheGrade]

 

[Daisys and Diamonds]

If you ever want a career change you could be a stylist

 

[Daisys and Diamonds]

If you ever want a career change you could be a stylist

Edited to say with a hidden agenda of getting pearls back into the mainstream wardrobes of younger ladies

 

[MakingTheGrade]

Haha thanks although I see plenty of young folk here already wearing pearls!

Not sure I posted pics of my Tahitian bracelet either the Takahashi purples flanking the SoC

 

[Daisys and Diamonds]

Haha thanks although I see plenty of young folk here already wearing pearls!

Not sure I posted pics of my Tahitian bracelet either the Takahashi purples flanking the SoC

They both do a fantastic job of making each other pop

 

[MakingTheGrade]

Blue hair. Blue dress. Blue akoya!

 

[Daisys and Diamonds]

It was raining today
Not going to complain we had a long hot summer and a very warm dry Autumn
Anyway
Pearl weather !
So put my blue boutique freshies on
And yes, they did get rained on

Another candidate for world's most terrible photo - if im going to take them like this i should at least wear a thumb ring for you all

 

[SapphireBomb]

My new to me Mikimoto Black South Sea Pearl Necklace!
Very slightly graduated from 8.2mm to 11mm with 1893 signature clasp.
17.5” length.
I honestly never paid attention to Tahitian pearls.
I don’t think I ever saw any before these crossed my path and I was enchanted.
Perfectly matched….I cannot get over how perfectly matched.
Silky and velvety with flashes of green and purple.
My new go-to!
Thank you for letting me share.

 

[athenaworth]

My new to me Mikimoto Black South Sea Pearl Necklace!
Very slightly graduated from 8.2mm to 11mm with 1893 signature clasp.
17.5” length.
I honestly never paid attention to Tahitian pearls.
I don’t think I ever saw any before these crossed my path and I was enchanted.
Perfectly matched….I cannot get over how perfectly matched.
Silky and velvety with flashes of green and purple.
My new go-to!
Thank you for letting me share.

Those are incredible!!

 

[athenaworth]

Three months ago, someone could've said "hanadama" to me and I would've responded "hana-what-a?" But then @ForteKitty finally sucked me in and now I have these amazing 9.5-10 PSL Hanadamas. Honestly I didn't think there'd be SUCH a big difference between these and the 8.5-9 Akoyas I had before but when I was stringing them last night I finally understood. They're just so perfect and so smooth and so shiny! damn you pearls, why must you be so amazing?

 

[SapphireBomb]

Three months ago, someone could've said "hanadama" to me and I would've responded "hana-what-a?" But then @ForteKitty finally sucked me in and now I have these amazing 9.5-10 PSL Hanadamas. Honestly I didn't think there'd be SUCH a big difference between these and the 8.5-9 Akoyas I had before but when I was stringing them last night I finally understood. They're just so perfect and so smooth and so shiny! damn you pearls, why must you be so amazing?

These are incredible!!!!

 

[CMN]

Three months ago, someone could've said "hanadama" to me and I would've responded "hana-what-a?" But then @ForteKitty finally sucked me in and now I have these amazing 9.5-10 PSL Hanadamas. Honestly I didn't think there'd be SUCH a big difference between these and the 8.5-9 Akoyas I had before but when I was stringing them last night I finally understood. They're just so perfect and so smooth and so shiny! damn you pearls, why must you be so amazing?

That luster !!! Looks great.

 

[Daisys and Diamonds]

So today is raining
its about 16 degreees and zero wind so i knew it would be a nice walk to work
Perfect pearl weather

Wow was i pi**ed when i got my pink baroque recently restrung multi mall strand out for its first outing since its repair
What a rat sh*t job
I could have done better myself and i don't even know how to knot
because its not bl**dy well knotted between any of the pearls
No way am i wearing it like that, its unsafe and it might damage the pearls
And the thread/silk whatever are all loose like a hoar's drawers

Im at work
But i needed to vent
i might have to start an angry wee tread so i can have a rant when i get home and post angry pictures

Damm it ! Im having a doughnut (we are allowed to help ourselves to lunch)

 

[Daisys and Diamonds]

Yesteday at work
A bit out of control
Trying not to drape preals in people's donoughts

 

[Daisys and Diamonds]

Today just for a moment (before i hopped in the shower) with some diamond company and an old singlet i slept in
But note i have got the pearls under control today

 

[yssie]

Today just for a moment (before i hopped in the shower) with some diamond company and an old singlet i slept in
But note i have got the pearls under control today

That’s a beautiful photo!! Love the effortless draping you’ve got going on here

 

[Daisys and Diamonds]

That’s a beautiful photo!! Love the effortless draping you’ve got going on here

Thank you dear Yssie
by the time im back in full time work I'll be rocking my pearls like all the other PS pearl princesses

 

[fussykiki]

My pearl bird standing on a coral branch.

 

[Daisys and Diamonds]

My pearl bird standing on a coral branch.

Oh that is too gorgouse for words

do you display it when you're not wearing it ?
Id want to put it at the front of the china cabinet

 

[Bravissimo]

So I don’t even know what these are. Got them from an antique store in Middleburg. Bought them because I like graduated pearls. Got some Bloomingdales freshie studs size 8 mm to wear with them. The pearls fell off the clasp.

 

[MMtwo]

Pearls today

 

[MMtwo]

These colors look fabulous on you! I purchased some similar colors, and...they totally washed out on my skin. My eye is drawn to them, but my skin rejects them. Same thing happens with rose gold on me—my eye loves it, and then it disappears into my skin tone.

I wonder if you can wear them with a higher saturation? I had some off white soft gold ombre pearls and I looked absolutely sick and washed out with them, but the deeper tones or saturations work okay. I love the gold pearls more than they love me
I rehomed the softer tones to my red-headed sister in law.