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Slide 1: The Story Of Diamond And Pearl Necklaces Author: Breths Denis Pearl Necklaces: Redefining Beauty Every female prides herself with different types of jewellery, which makes her look even better. Jewellery has been used for many years now for personal beautification, and there is no woman who can live without them. With changing times, even the ornaments have gone through a lot of change in terms of fashion and designs. The preferences of women have also changed as far as the precious stones that are used in the jewellery. One of the most coveted forms of jewellery are the pearl necklaces, which have always been in fashion no matter what era. Right from the times of kings till now, a pearl necklace defines royalty and elegance like diamond necklaces. Hence, these necklaces are a status symbol and are proudly worn by people of good stature and class. Even in today’s times, all the high profile people from the fashion and entertainment world look to pearl necklaces for accessorizing themselves. These necklaces can make any type of outfit, be it any kind of a dress look absolutely stunning. Apart from all the celebrities and well known people, even the common working woman wears these necklaces for regular office or special occasions. This is possible because the pearl necklaces are available in a wide range of designs and price tags. Hence, they can be affordable for any person, and people can choose the necklace as per their budget. The intricacy of any pearl necklace depends on the number of beads that are put in the thread. This will obviously depend on the length of the necklace and also the size of the beads. The necklaces are therefore pre-designed or you can also get them made as per your specifications of length and design. It is important to note that the best quality pearl necklaces are not factory manufactured, and are instead crafted by well trained artisan personally. His gives the jewellery its unmatched aura and sparkle to make anyone look gorgeous. Once you have made up your mind regarding the purchase of a pearl necklace, you should be sure to check the quality of pearls that are being used. Because
Slide 2: pearls are easy to imitate by fake calcium beads, you should buy the pearl necklaces only from authorized jewellery shops and examine all the quality aspects of the necklace thoroughly. If chosen correctly, you can also own a very beautiful set of pearl necklaces. Advantages of sporting multi-colored pearl Necklaces have been something that men are deprived of. One can see them sporting a sleek chain or a two but necklace is a copyright of women and only women. Are they complaining? I am not sure and even if they are doing it won`t be highly explicit. In any given day women love wearing and flaunting their necklaces. Women and jewelry have married with each other secretly and there is no room for a third person. This liaison is well-admired and highly cherished down the ages. Pearl necklaces are the in-thing to watch out for. They are timeless, classy and imperial. There is a greed factor attached to it. Pearl necklaces are something which any woman cannot have it as one or two but quite a handful of them will keep them quiet for some time. They come in all colors and variety that owning good numbers is also not enough. I have seen many women getting colorful pearl necklaces which they can match with their attire everyday to work or parties. Pearl necklaces with ruby, emerald, sapphire, gold, silver, sterling silver attached looks fabulous and great. A plain pearl string has one style statement and when the same sparkling thing is clubbed with other precious and semiprecious gems it essays out a different style statement altogether. Pearl necklaces gels fine with formal business attire of women. A pearl stud along with neatly done hair and western office attire makes one look stylish, classy yet formal at the same time. While attending parties or weddings if we combine pearl with gold or ruby it will signal out meaning matching with the occasion and situation. I find this aspect very flexible and versatile. I cannot wear a heavy gold necklace to work but I can very well carry-off a string of white or pink pearl necklaces with élan. Pearl necklaces are economical and you don`t have to save an entire year`s savings to get one. With so many varieties overboard everyone and anyone can choose the pearl without burning a big hole in their pocket. This facility is not available with other precious stones or metals. Planning , saving and all that hectic worries can take rest for sometime as buying beaded bracelets is no more an expensive luxury. It has
Slide 3: become more of need than mere opulence. S without pondering much whether to buy or not just go ahead and buy few for these are incredible things which form an essential part of anyones style- kitty. The Pearls, Neck-Less! A stone, that the sea has made with pains, As precious and beautiful as your girl. Then why think of the cliché gold and silver, When you can always gift her a necklace of pearl. Pure, smooth, beautiful, precious, rare and priceless are the words that one often relates to, when the pearl necklace comes to one's mind. Yes! The only gem known to man, which is produced within a living body. The deep seas and huge waves that gush over the oysters give the pearls, a rare combination of beauty and strength. This makes the precious pearls even more precious. Since ages, pearls have been a status symbol and ornament of pride for the women. Why not make your lady a proud owner of such a rare stone? Don't worry, you don't need to know deep water diving and dozens of rare oysters that have sparkling pearls in their shell to make a necklace out of it. Today a beautiful and priceless necklace is just one call or one click away! That's one of the benefits which online trading and telecoms industry has brought to the all the men. Gone are the days when the young boys living besides the seashore would go deep into the sea and find couple of pearls and then sell them at any rate and often fool the tourists. Today the globalization has brought the whole pearl industry to professional and fare grounds. Hundreds of pearl necklace selling jewelery stores and outlets have made the priceless pearls come into everyones budget. There are pearl necklaces ranging from $100 to $1 million. But no matter what your pockets have, every pearl is as unique as our fingerprints and beautiful too. The quality of pearls is popularly measured in Mikimoto's 'A-system', where the pearls range from A to AAA. The pearls with the grading A are considered little inferior in quality whereas the AAA pearls are considered to be of the best value. There is another system of grading the quality of pearls which is called 'Tahitian Pearl Rating'. This has five categories namely 'grade D', 'grade C', 'grade B',
Slide 4: 'grade A' and 'Top Gem' in the ascending order of their quality. However these grades of quality in the pearls are not much distinctly visible to normal human eye. You got it right! No matter what grade pearl necklace you gift your lady, the smile on her face shall be equally priceless. Gift a pearl necklace or a silver ring to your 'special one' and make the neck-less pearls glitter on your lady's pearl necklace. What things you should keep in mind when purchasing pearl necklaces Women love necklaces and there are different varieties to satisfy their preferences. There are certain necklaces that are always in style. These look classy and elegant but the greatest advantage is that these go perfectly with any attire. Here mention can be made of pearl necklaces which have always been a favourite with women irrespective of age, race or country. These can be great to gift to somebody during special occasions like weddings, marriage anniversaries, birthdays etc. For some people the pearl happens to be their birthstone so though they wear it as a ring they also make necklaces with pearls. Pearl necklaces have been popular since thousands of years. Natural pearls are expensive because of their rarity but nowadays you get cultured pearls which are affordable without compromising on the quality. If you are a novice you won’t be able to distinguish between a cultured pearl and a natural pearl. If you are looking for pearl necklaces be informed that there are some common types which are available in the market. These are made of pearls like Tahitian, Akoya, Mikimoto and even South Sea ones. If you are looking for the highest quality then go for the Mikimoto pearls. These are available in various colours. For lighter colours like cream, white and silver you can choose the Akoya pearls. If you prefer darker colours then you have to choose either Tahitian or South Sea pearls. Regarding the cost freshwater pearls are cheaper than saltwater pearls so keep this in mind. Determining the length of your necklace is also important. This depends on your age, the size of your neck and your body structure. If you have a short neck, then
Slide 5: choose a long necklace and vice versa. Different length pearl necklaces are made to suit the different neck sizes of women. The various types are namely collar, choker, princess, matinee, opera and rope etc. Each type is made focusing on a specific neck size. If you have got a short neck pearl strands will look great on you. Women with thick or heavy necks will look good with pearl chains and those with long thin necks will also look nice with chains of shorter lengths or diamond necklaces. Therefore it is your neck which should determine the style and length of the necklace. With pearls you get a lot of options and since pearls are evergreen you can be sure that you can never go out of style.