Cool spring special: Keshis with South Seas
Pearl Paradise March specials, made with white Akoya keshis and South Sea baroques, are quite the buys: sumptuous, current, unusual enough to please those who like their serene with a shot of style.
PP always have good monthly specials but the designs usually sit on the safely-classic side of the oyster bed. This month they offer two exceptions; great timing for spring gift-giving or just to put a glow near your pretty face.
The necklace mixes seven white South Seas (9mm-10mm) with lustrous Akoya keshis; it's available in 16, 18 or 20 inch sizes; price for 18-inch is $314. Baroques read as more casual than rounds; if you feel your pearls are too 'formal', hop over to baroques.
This piece will not only "go" with everything, it will lift and twirl you.
The pendant, with a tiny keshi "chain" that holds a white South Sea, begins at $200 for the 14mm-15mm size which is perfectly plush, but there are also options for an estimable 15-16mm and a fan-yourself 16-17mm (only $70 more).
If you can wear a 16.5-inch length, I'd jump. (Now, madame; I've heard too many heartbreak stories that go, "I dithered, and PP sold out.")
There is also a bracelet but with only three pearls, I say it's for a petite, fine-boned woman.
Seriously special prices, reputable dealer, thirty-day refund policy. (I see new readers in the Passage so will say again, I'm not a paid reviewer for any vendor.)
PP always have good monthly specials but the designs usually sit on the safely-classic side of the oyster bed. This month they offer two exceptions; great timing for spring gift-giving or just to put a glow near your pretty face.
The necklace mixes seven white South Seas (9mm-10mm) with lustrous Akoya keshis; it's available in 16, 18 or 20 inch sizes; price for 18-inch is $314. Baroques read as more casual than rounds; if you feel your pearls are too 'formal', hop over to baroques.
This piece will not only "go" with everything, it will lift and twirl you.
The pendant, with a tiny keshi "chain" that holds a white South Sea, begins at $200 for the 14mm-15mm size which is perfectly plush, but there are also options for an estimable 15-16mm and a fan-yourself 16-17mm (only $70 more).
If you can wear a 16.5-inch length, I'd jump. (Now, madame; I've heard too many heartbreak stories that go, "I dithered, and PP sold out.")
There is also a bracelet but with only three pearls, I say it's for a petite, fine-boned woman.
Seriously special prices, reputable dealer, thirty-day refund policy. (I see new readers in the Passage so will say again, I'm not a paid reviewer for any vendor.)
Comments
I adore the first necklace. I'd like your opinion, though, on whether it (and other light-colored pearls) look right with dark neutrals: black, navy, charcoal, merlot; or are black or gray pearls the way to go?
Thank you. Joy (a mostly-lurker who loves the Passage)
Joy: Yes, these or other pale colours will have real presence against your neutrals.
I wouldn't choose black (gets lost on darks) unless you have other strands and the black would be for an extra. IMO black needs honkin' flashing overtones (as you see in very fine Tahitians) to really look great.
Grey or lavender would be pretty, but they need nice overtones,too. If you adore this necklace, why not order it to see?
I've seen this price for *a single pearl* of this variety so- a deal. Thanks for reading!
C.
I still gain weight though, it's just a constant struggle for me.