Monday, November 12, 2007

Wholesale Pearl Strands

Pearls are symbol of beauty, love and generosity. Iridescent beauty and inner glow of pearls is alluring for jewelry lovers. From ancient times pearls and pearl jewelry is symbol of wealth and social standings.

Pearl jewelry is never out of fashion. You can make your own jewelry using pearls these pearls are available on loose strands. You even just accent your outfit with single strand of pearls. Pearls always look beautiful and elegant.

Pearls are usually classified by origin and they are graded by size, thickness, color, shape, luster matching and clarity. Many different types of pearls are available in market these pearls are mainly classified into two categories Freshwater pearls and Seawater pearls. Freshwater pearls are very popular these days as there is wide variety shapes and colors are available and also these pearls are not very expensive.

There are many things you need to look after before buying pearl strands like shape, color, luster, surface quality and size. Flaws seen on pearl surface is usually termed as surface blemishes. Surface quality of pearls depends upon presence, absence or number of surface blemishes present on surface of pearls.

Wide variation can be seen in shape of pearls. Perfectly round pearls are very rare and expensive. Nearly round pearls are very popular. Pearls are also available in many different shapes like coin, teardrop, oval and many more. Those pearls that do not have any definite shape are called as Baroque pearls. These pearls are also becoming very popular since it has own uniqueness.

Cultured pearls come in wide variety of colors which ranges from pink, silver, white, black; almost all possible shades from white to Black. Usually all wholesalers can give you pearl strand of pearls of pearl color. This color is entirely depends on wearer’s choice and their skin tone.

Pearls are measured in millimeters; they can be as small as 1mm these small pearls are sometimes referred as seed pearls. Pearls available on loose strands can be as big as 13mm. As size of pearl increases even its value increases.

While buying pearls on loose strand make sure that all pearls from strands are very much similar; then only pearl jewelry made up of those pearls will look beautiful.

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