When buying jewelry with beads, either online or in a jewelry store, you can see and hear some industry terms that you may not be familiar with.

When buying jewelry with beads, either online or in a jewelry store, you can see and hear some industry terms that you may not be familiar with. It looks like pearl nacre is thick, it's a great shine, it's for cleaning the surface and, consequently, costs $ 999. The only thing you might recognize in this description, price! To raise awareness of the terminology used to describe jewelry pearls before the trade will be accurately compare pearls from one another, to understand its value and you can drive like a very good buy for the quality of pearls. You may even end up saving a few dollars just by knowing a few words!
Nature versus culture
Let's start with the difference between natural pearls and cultured pearls. Though both are real gems, as they occur, what distinguishes them. Cultured pearls harvested from pearl farms in controlled conditions. With the pearl farmers for the object in the shell as a starting point for creating a pearl. The end result is still a real pearl, which performs the same properties as natural pearls.
Natural pearls are, however, in their natural environment. This is a pearl that came across by accident. Thus, the natural pearl jewelry you can wear heavy price than beaded jewelry because of its unique natural qualities they have. Cultured pearls are more affordable ready for their ability to mass production. However, each of them are very similar in quality and authenticity.
Health
The study of beads, of interest to you to pay attention to the shape of pearls. The more each pearl a perfect sphere or a tour as a whole, plus the cost of jewelry will be. round pearls are rare enough to meet and make only a small percentage of the pearls come from pearl farms come.
From there, you see the balls around which describe the short-term is not perfectly round, but close to it. oval beads look like they sound. button style beads are pearls to be thinner, or crushed shown in comparison. Drop beads appearance of a tear.
Finally, the baroque pearls. These pearls are irregularly shaped and not very well balanced. In fact, the actual form of baroque pearls can range from simple to stick in a circle or a half box-cross. Often, however, a necklace of pearls, baroque similar to each other and create a single chain. By the way, Tahitian and South Sea pearls are also very unique Baroque that the process takes more time to create them. Thus, its value will be greater.
Mother of pearl
Nacre, or mother of pearl is the distribution of calcium carbonate and release conchiolin shellfish includes an object as a grain of sand that the shell came. This object serves as annoying and decided to start training. Layers and layers of nacre build this facility, and leads to the production of pearls. In fact, the jewel of its layers of nacre is now to be determined. Thick nacre, better and more lasting your pearls from scratches, abrasions and general wear.
Brilliant
Chandelier term used to describe gem ability to reflect light. The most transparent of each layer of pearl, the greater its ability to reflect light. You can visually identify the brightest jewel in its ability to reflect on your show or if they are. If bored, or Pearl is not quite a mirror image, it is considered low quality.
Surface
The surface of the pearl, as pure or impure signs are described. Surface mainly as you can see pearls. Looking at it, you do not see signs or discoloration in the coating or paint? If you do this, beads, spots or marks. When Pearl seems to have everything, he is described as clean. Pearl with a clean surface, as a value greater than the pearl-colored surface. If you set your eyes on the necklace of pearls, make sure that the string is uniform and that each bead has a clean surface. Although the pearls are considered to be unclean, to a lesser value, they are still considered good. Beads, whose surface is so poor, as a rule, do not center stage.
Color
Colors of beads vary from pale white to rich shades of black. Color of pearl type beads you have. For example, Akoya pearls are usually cream or white with pink lines. Tahitian pearls, on the other hand, most likely black or gray. South Sea pearls are now commonly found with gold beads.
Colour balls do not actually affect the price of one. Nevertheless, you want to be sure to consider all other factors, the quality of pearls still apply to you. Your choice of beads to compliment your skin should be carefully selected. In general, people are usually tan or dark skin in dark beads or pearls are cream with accents to compliment your skin better. Women with lighter skin is more beautiful than pearls to find work and pink accents and pink.
Class
With so many terms to describe this pearl jewelry, it is not surprising, we believe you need to write this article! However, all these properties are combined and defined with a simple class. Yes, rated according to their quality of pearls. There are three types that can be attributed to the ball from A to AAA.
Pearl with Class AAA means that these pearls are of good quality and great value. This means that all the properties that are listed above the best air conditioning. You can count on these kinds of pearls in a higher price.
Pearl gave a rating of AA your middle jewel of the road. balls are usually round or nearly round shape, and may have spots of light here and there. These and other properties are considered to be high quality or a bit lower.
Finally, given the pearl jewelry One usually means that you have some flaws, poor quality of the polished and either find a nearly round or semicircular. It is important to note that the ball does not necessarily mean a lesser extent, they are not worth the investment. They are always quality, genuine pearls, which were combined to create a single, consistent set of beaded jewelry corrected.
Perhaps you may not be able to remember all the terminology, but also knowledge about the importance of the class of beads can be sure to select a portion of jewelry worth the price. Now, we hope to be able to a jewelry store, online or offline with, and have a distinct advantage to make a smart buying decision. Couple this information with the knowledge that different types of pearls available, and you're ready!