Genuine cultured pearls like these Freshwater and saltwater Akoya varieties are fairly easy to spot - notice the slight variations in colors, overtones, luster, shapes and sizes. Even the Akoya bottom row which are known for their near-perfect matching still feature subtle differences in luster, overtone and iridescence.
No plastic-looking shine here! These genuine cultured black Tahitian pearls feature a touchable, satin-like glow, among other genuine cultured pearl markers such as multi-hued overtones, Orient that shimmers and shines with an iridescent shifting ability, surface inclusions and circling.
These Pink to Mauve and Lavender-colored cultured Freshwater Drops are well-matched, but you can still easily spot slight variances in each pearl's body color and overtone, marking them out as unmistakably genuine cultured pearls that haven't been dyed or color-treated. Distinguishing genuine cultured baroque pearls from their synthetic counterparts is easy when you know what to look for.
These cultured baroque Freshwater pearls feature unique shapes and sizes, all with their own unique character and reactions to light. No single pearl is exactly like another. Notice the touchable luster, the GLOW these pearls seem to radiate versus the "plastic" shine of synthetic pearls Shell Pearls can barely get close to their beauty despite the large sizes and pastel, "realistic" colors. Also notable here is a shifting, subtle soap-bubble iridescence that appears to play over their surfaces nothing "oily" about it!
Cultured pearls are pearls that come from a mollusk, whether saltwater or Freshwater varieties. These pearls are nucleated with either a small mother of pearl bead nucleus or a square 1mm piece of mantle tissue, which irritates the mollusk into forming a pearl sac, and then subsequently coating the "seed" with crystalline nacre layers, eventually forming a pearl. This means that each and every single pearl harvested is a totally unique, individual gemstone with its own character and personality.
Like snowflakes, no two pearls are totally, completely the same. This gives us all a wonderful opportunity to enjoy jewelry that becomes yours and yours alone through the pearls' identifying characteristics. It's a lovely thought, in my opinion. If you have a pearl necklace or earrings , bracelets , pendant , etc. Place the jewelry on a plain white sheet of paper and begin examining the pearls inch-by-inch. Well, maybe not THAT close - 3 to 6-inches away from your eyes should be just about perfect for pearl evaluation.
Questions to ask yourself while you're examining the pearls up-close and personal are:. The Tooth Test entails gently rubbing or scraping the surface of the pearls against your teeth. Do this Very Gently , pearls are soft.
Our Story. Our Pearls. Why Pearl-Lang. Pearl Guide. How To Pearl Knowledge Guide to Free Delivery. Easy Returns. Contact Us. Close cart. Your cart is currently empty. Instagram Facebook Twitter Pinterest. What are real pearls? What are fake pearls? Touch and feel the temperature The first step you can take is to touch them and feel the temperature. Examine the colour Both natural and cultured pearls often have an overtone, a translucent colour that appears on the outer surface of a pearl.
Observe the shape Most real pearls are rarely round. Pearls are a common motif in jewelry because of its majestic and timeless look. Its beauty is attributed to how they are the only gemstones to be created by a living organism. Pearls are created by shellfish called mollusks. Mollusks that are able to produce a shell, are also able to produce pearls. However, naturally forming pearls are very rare and reported to be found in one of every 10, mollusks. Natural pearls were historically found in the Persian Gulf.
Unfortunately, supply for natural pearls has dwindled as most have already been harvested. This makes natural pearl extremely rare and resulted in a rise in cultured pearls which are grown in farms. Ads for pearls were often misleading and unclear and sometimes the meaning of how are pearls made, is unclear. The highest quality of imitation pearls are Majorica pearls. Majorica pearls are those organic simulted pearls which are produced independently from the oyster, but of natural, organic materials.
The manufacturing process involves the layering of an organic pearlized essence onto a ceramic nucleus, much in the same way an oyster coats an intruding irritant to form a natural Oriental pearl. MAJORICA uses a carefully monitored and scientifically controlled process to manufacture all of its pearls, the buyer is guaranteed uniform quality.
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