The well known under the name “the Queen of Pearls”, the Tahitian Black pearls are produced by a black-lipped oyster, Pinctada marfaritifera. This rare oyster is cultured in the warm water of Tahiti/French Polynesia and in the South Pacific Ocean. The pearl itself create the unique characterize of beauty and elegance look that most women can easily falling in love with the pearl just at first sight. Each pearl will create their own characters that might cause a problem when you want to get a perfect match for your jewelry set. However, there are some similarities among their differences which can be share and make the pearl jewelry as a special jewelry for many people.

The pearl luster: explain the way that pearls reflects the light. The Tahitian Black pearls offer their unique character in their luster which reflects light differently fromlighter color or white pearls. The Black pearls are normally showed a soft iridescence reflection to a lively metallic shine.

The pearl color: the Tahitian pearls are normally coming in variety of colors but the Tahitian Black pearl is the most famous one. You can also find the mixing color like green, grey and bronzes to the other range from light green to white color. The beauty of these wide spectrums of colored pearls is really exists in nature.

The pearl size: the Tahitian pearls size is directly related to the time for maturation process. The longer maturation time, the bigger of pearls you are obtained. The larger for the pearl size, the higher of pearl price you will also obtained. The technique for 2^nd growing pearls is sometime used to increase the pearl in both size and value.

The pearl shape: the Black Tahitian pearls are generally present in the round or semi-round shape. You can also find the button and drop pearl shape for this pearl type. The shape of each pearls are determined by maturation time and amount of friction that directly determine pearl shape.

Special care for the Black Tahitian pearls: cleaning them with a damp soft cloth after wearing for a short time. Remove all skin cream, perfume and other contaminated substance on the jewelry surface with special cloth and then dry it properly. Once you have clean your Pearls, keep them separate from the other jewelry pieces to avoid any scratching. With these special cares, your pearls will remain their beauty for a long time.

Coral is the remaining skeletal of marine animals. It is mainly composed of calcium carbonate which can break easily. Therefore for the jewelry made by coral, you need to take special care for each piece. The original word for coral is actually come from “korallion” which is Greek’s word. It was reported for the use of coral since prehistoric time. There was the evidence of using both white and red coral in that period of time. Later now, the archaeologists have found the use of some coral crimped in the Celtic tombs and other places.

The precious corals can be found in the area of Pacific Ocean and the Mediterranean Sea. Corals from these areas can match perfectly with jewelry body design from platinum, silver or gold. The coral jewelry becomes popular items for today. You can look for the right one that matches to your style, to complete your look for the day.
However, the situation for ocean coral today is now in danger according to the increase of water temperature which results in dwindling amounts of new coral. Therefore, it is important to know whether the piece you are going for is the authentic coral or the imitation pieces. Here are some tips to check for the authentic coral.
1. Remember that coral is natural made material. The color is deep by its nature. Check for the color of coral, if you can smell any synthetic color agent, that is not the real one. You can also check with acetone for the dye of imitated coral. Dip the piece in acetone to check for the dye.

2. Use cow’s milk. Put your coral in and let it sink in cow’s milk for couple hours. If the milk gets a red tinge, the coral is real. If the milk has not change in color, it is not the real one.
3. Test with vinegar. You can easily see the bubble on the surface of the real coral whenever you apply the drop of vinegar on. This reaction is result from calcium carbonate inside the coral and acid inside vinegar.
With these tips, you can check for the authentic coral one. The other thing is about price, the real coral is normally come with high price.