How to buy pearls

Pearls are a classic of romantic beauty and sophistication for almost all occasions and holidays. Beads can be worn with formal evening with a business suit or casual with a sweater and jeans. Official Stone in June provides an ideal choice for brides, young women looking for elegance, or a gift is a birthday, Christmas, graduation, Sweet Sixteen, birthday or just to say I love you.

Once rare and expensive, modern cultured pearls are an affordable luxury. To choose consider six factors contribute to the value of a pearl: luster, nacre thickness, shape, surface texture, size and color.

Glitter, Pearl essence of beauty
Beads win its unique beauty puzzle light through thin layers of nacre gradually deposited crystalline oysters. Nearly transparent nacre gives the deepest luster and the highest reflection. Quality pearls are shiny and beautiful warm glow or shine. low-quality pearls have a dull sheen.

High quality Akoya pearls luster in the South Sea or Tahitian pearls, which tend to be softer, more diffuse reflection.

Color and overtones
The dominant color of pearls comes from the main reflection from the surface of the ball. Reflected light attracts more interior color of pearls, are called harmonic.

shiny balls are available in white, cream and gold. White with pink accents or silver, as a rule, the most valuable. The most desirable dark colored pearls are black with shades of green or blue. Color matching is also important when buying pearl jewelry. Ideal pearls in color and size are more valuable than a badly to the pearls.

And roughness
High quality pearls perfectly smooth, very few punches and round the same color. Lower quality pearls may be nearly round, or show more irregularities such as wrinkles or large pits on the surface.

Pearl necklace sizes and lengths
Beads in one strand is measured in the field, such as 7-7.5mm. You are thrilled with the largest pearls in the middle of the chain, and less in the direction of the lid. Large pearls more valuable and they create a dramatic look. High quality pearls than 9 mm are scarce and very expensive.

Necklace length classical and most common pearl 17-19 inch princess. This is a good choice for a first pearl necklace, because it can be worn with many things.

Decide Pearl Types

There are four types of pearls:

1.Classic Akoya pearls

2.Large exotic black pearls of Tahiti

3.Large gold or white pearl of the Southern Seas

4.Inexpensive Decorative freshwater pearls

These four types of pearls are all cultured pearls. Akoya pearls, Tahiti pearls and South Sea pearls grow in salt water oceans, they are also called sea pearls.

Akoya pearls are the most popular type for their appealing brightness, high luxury and affordability.

Determine the quality of pearls

Pearls are generally four classes: A, AA, AAA and AAA + quality. AAA and AAA + quality of high quality.

AAA and AAA + quality pearls are the most wanted gifts pearls. They are bright and very clean skin surface.

AA quality pearls have medium luster and small and medium surface imperfection. They make the perfect gift for those who love jewelry pearls clean.

Quality pearls have low luster and medium term for heavy stains. They are not popular for gifts because of their poor quality.

Deciding where to buy pearls

You can buy jewelry from beads retail, online stores or auction sites. As the ball shop, it is recommended to buy pearls from these places: stores the degree of pearls carefully; offer certificates and stores offer a money back guarantee.