Moonchild Pearl Drop Earrings

Cultured pearls and farmed pearls both refer to pearls that have been farmed. Cultured and farmed pearls are made from the same material are wild pearls, but have been grown in pearl farms.

Yes. Cultured pearls are made from the same material as wild pearls and are considered to be real. The only difference is that wild pearls form around the body of a parasite, and cultured pearls form around a shell bead from another pearl.

Keshi pearls are wild pearls that started life within a cultured shell. As they are found in pearl farms, they cannot legally be described as wild, but because they do not form around the inserted nuclei bead, they have a wild, irregular, and organic shape.

Yes - keshi pearls are real pearls, but they differ from other cultured pearls because they lack a bead nuclei and are made entirely from nacre (also known as Mother of Pearl).

Keshi pearls do not contain a bead nuclei and are made entirely of nacre, which produces their iridescent glow and shine. As they do not contain a bead nucleus, keshi pearls are lighter than cultured baroque pearls.

Keshi pearls are typically white or cream, but can be other colours such as pink or beige.

Keshi pearls can be freshwater or saltwater.

Pearls are judged on four standards: size, colour, orient, and shape.

Although perfectly round pearls are the most valuable and baroque pearls the least valuable, Keshi pearls are prized for their orient and rarity.

A pearl’s orient refers to how well they shimmer and reflect light, and is usually dependent on how many layers of nacre there are. Keshi pearls are made of 100% nacre, which means they have excellent orient and high lustre.

Keshi pearls are also prized for their rarity, as they are created as a byproduct of the pearl culturing process.