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 2nd 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.
