Flaws And Pearl Surface Quality

Pearl lovers always desire perfect pearls without any flaws, while making perfection is obviously not the goal of the Mother Nature. She wants to make this beautiful gift unique. In fact, the longer a pearl is in its oyster, the more possible it grows to be irregular and get blemish. Flaws on a sea pearl is also more often happened than in a fresh water pearl.

Flaws are not merely negative features of pearls and jewels, as a matter of fact, they help us identify each pearl and prove that this pearl is a real one but not a imitation. Pearls with flaws don't affect their overall beauty and durability, and the lower price are much more worthy of your having. Therefore, what we should own arenot those flawless ones, we just need to know what kinds of imperfections need to pay attention to when .purchasing pearls.

Take care of the following surface imperfections when choosing your pearls

a. Cracks throughout the pearls

b. Patches of missing nacre

c. Prominent flaws on a single pearl

d. Obvious discolorations throughout the pearls

e. Blemishes which cover the majority of the surface of the pearl

Pearls And The Romantic Moon In Chinese Culture

Since the first pearl was found, people take pearls as lucky, completion, happiness, wealth and rank. There are also many romantic legends about pearls talked by people from generation to generation.

In Chinese most popularized legends, pearls have something with the moon. It is said that pearls are formed because of the moon. The knowledge of pearls' history always included numerous remote and ethereal stories, which are the combinations of the true and false, beauty and ugliness, as well as some wealth, right and love.

The beauty of the moon are believed as the most important element in the formation of a pearl in Chinese culture. As some classical literature says, the mussel, the mother of the pearl, will open to absorb the light and the spirit of the moon in the night of the full day. After a proper accumulation over a long period, a beautiful pearl was born. In this way, the size, roundness and the luster have something with the moonlight that a mussel absorbed.

Proper Expression Of Pearls' Size

As every body knows that the larger the size, the higher the price of a pearl. But pearl's price jumps between pearl sizes are often uneven. When the size reach the 8 - 9mm or above, pearl prices tend to increase much higher.

According to CIBJO, the world Jewelry Confederation, different pearls are measured by different methods with different minimum units' expression.Here is the general pearl size measuring methods:





Pearl Size Description

Single PearlRound shape: average diameter

Fancy shape: maximum diameter, maximum lengthPearl

size: <10mm, expressed to the nearest 0.25mm

>,=10mm, expressed to the nearest 0.1mm

Graduated Strands: Maximum diameter of the largest pearl and the smallest pearl on the strand

Pearl size:expressed to the nearest 0.1mme.g.8.6-13.3mm

Uniform strand: Stated as the minimum size

Pearl size:expressed to one half(0.5)mm variations

e.g. 7.0-7.5mm

Different Styles of Pearl Rings

When mentioned rings, we all have the similar image of a ring in our minds. In fact, there are also different styles of rings for different occasions.


Pearl Cocktail Ring


Large, oversized ring set with precious or semiprecious stones, like pearls. The cocktail ring was popularized first in the 1940s and 1950s, as cocktail parties continued to be popular events. Although cocktail parties are less common nowadays, wearing a cocktail ring with huge diamonds or pearls is still popular for formal dressy occasions, especially for events like premieres of films, Broadway theater productions, or award shows like the Oscars or Emmys.


Pearl Engagement Ring


Known as the "stone of sincerity," pearls are equal to faith, charity, innocence, integrity, truth and loyalty. A gorgeous and unique pearl engagement ring will not only be a special party of your engagement but also show your fiancee that she's that very special woman with whom you've chosen to spend the rest of your life.


Other Pearl Rings


A hard gemstone isn't the right way to show your feminine beauty while a small pearl ring can instantly inspire every woman's feminine charm with its soft glow and elegance.

Pearls In Art And Literature

The formation of pearls is a unique phenomenon of mother nature--not only for their origins, created by certain mollusks in the ocean and accessible only in deep-sea, but for their unusual, beautiful luster, their pale color, and their roundness. All of these have contributed to the enduring public fascination with pearls.

Pearls have been celebrated in Western art and literature since they were first brought from the East, many believe by Alexander the Great between 334 and 330 B.C. The Pearl examines the various myths associated with pearls, including the belief that they had medicinal or talismanic powers; the response of the Church to the wearing of pearls and the symbolism of pearls in Christianity; and the various literary references to them.

Myths and legends of pearls in China are always have something with the moon. The first pearl was born because of the moon; one of the four beauties in Chinese history, Xi Shi was born from a big beautiful pearl of the goddess of the moon, Chang Er.

Simple And Vintage Pearl Rings Styles For Your Fiancee

Wedding season comes again in this sunny summer, are you ready for it? A romantic wedding place, elegant bouquet, gorgeous wedding gown... I think your pretty bride already have good ideas for all these. But have you selected your wedding ring for your fiancee that can right express your sincere and eternal love?
Wedding ring is a most important one that your fiancee expect, she canl learn your love from the ring you chose for her. A simple but vintage pearl ring can be the right one. The most precious and eternal rings always with the simple and vintage styles. Here are three carefully selected elegant pearl rings for your reference.
1. 18K White South Sea Pearl Ring, 12.0mm-13.0mm,round,AAA

2. 18K White South Sea Pearl Ring, 15mm-16mm,round,AA

3. 18K White South Sea Pearl Ring, 10.0mm-11.0mm,round,AAA

How To Measure Your Ring Size?

Pearl ring can promote your beauty, while beauty should not be a price for your confort. A ring is your most intimate jewels and is often worn every day. Wearing a ring that fit your finger well not only let your shinning but also make you healthy and comfortable, so here are some tips for you about how to correctly measure your ring size.

Measure your finger size at the end of the day when your fingers are at their largest (like sizing your shoes' sizes).
Don't measure finger sizes when your hands are cold; let them warm up to room temperature.
The width of a ring is an important factor in determining the right finger size.
A wither ring may require a slightly larger size, because it covers more of your finger.
Wrap a piece of string or a strip of paper around your finger.
Mark the point where the two ends meet.
Measure the string or paper against a ruler to get the circumference of your finger.
Divide that by 3.14 to get the diameter of your finger.
Your can look up your scientific ring size using the table shown on our website.

Choose Different Clasps for Your Own Jewelry

Pearl jewelry is one of the most elegant accessories that popular among the fabulous women in the world. When people purchase a pearl jewelry, no matter earrings, ring, necklace, pendant or bracelet, they will choose her favorable pearls as Cultured pearls, Akoya pearls, South Sea pearls or Tahiti pearls, also will choose these pearls according to their shapes (perfect round, round, off-round oval baroque, etc), colors (white, pink, black lavender, etc) and diameters (4-4.5mm, 7-8mm, 13-14mm, and the like).

Have choose the best pearls for her jewelry, a pearl crazy lover will also pay serious attention to the clasps for their perfect pearl jewelry. Just as people says, the right saddle must is set on the right horse, a carefully selected clasp can easy promote the beauty and nobility to your necklace or bracelet. That's why Shecy Pearls provides several special design and style clasps for our customers. You can just find the right clasp for your charming pearl jewelry.

The Question About Restringing The Pearl Necklaces

Some of our customers wrote to us asking the questions about restringing the pearl necklace. In fact, it is a good maintenance to re-string your pearl necklace once every 2 or 3 years, depending on the times or frequency that you wearing.

As the time goes on, the dirt will adhere between pearl beads or in the holes of the beads, these dirt will produce frictions which lead to the breakdown of the line. And those breakdown point are mostly close to the clasp.

Do remember not hang your pearl necklace for a long time, the long chain will deform or breakdown. Make a knot between every two pearl beads is a good idea to prevent the frictions between them. Even if the line is broken, the beads will not spread out and you just lose one of them.

Correcting The Wrong Cleaning Pearl Methods

Someone told me that use the toothpaste to brush the pearl surface can make it to be as bright as a new one. However, it is not an ideal way to do so. The toothpaste contains a high micro-hardness abrasive particulate matter, which is particularly small but hard (almost as hard as the crystal). That's to say, the method of cleaning jewelry by toothpaste will damage the surface which hardness is lower than the crystal, such as the surface of pearl, gold and K gold. The correct cleaning solution of pearls should be use the neutral-active agent (such as baby shampoo). I had made a detailed introduction about it in previous article How to Recover Pearl's Nature Gloss.

In carefully cleaning the exquisite pearls at the same time we want to understand some maintenance tips for pearl necklace.
--- Keep away from the dirty air. Pearl surface has some tiny pores can inhale the dirty substances in the air,like hair spray, perfume steam, smoke and other substances. Therefore, we should not wear pearls in the hair salon and kitchen.