"The pearls are real, but unfortunately, they are often misrepresented as being the more valuable saltwater pearls The pearls would have been bought wholesale for anything between $0.10 and $3.50, depending on the mollusk type, and sold to party attendees at anything from $25 to $200." Pearl Parties are an escape.16 Apr 2018
How much does pearl chic consultants make?
They earn a 25% commission on their monthly sales, and if they recruit new people, and hit sales targets, they can earn a 2% commission on sales by their recruits as well. Active recruits can then move up to the consultant level, where commissions can increase to 30% if higher sales targets are hit.12 May 2017
Are the oysters with pearls real?
Pearls are made by marine oysters and freshwater mussels as a natural defence against an irritant such as a parasite entering their shell or damage to their fragile body. Nacre can form naturally around almost any irritant that gets inside the shell, creating some very unique and precious pearls.
Are pearl chic pearls dyed?
These are real pearls (low quality) processed at a pearl processing factory overseas, color-treated / dyed and often off round. They are then inserted into a long dead Akoya pearl oyster.5 Nov 2018
Are pearl chic pearls real?
Our pearls are 100% genuine cultured pearls.
Where does Vantel pearls get their oysters?
Vantel Pearls in the Oyster, Inc. imports oysters, grown for pearls, from Japan and the South Pacific. Each oyster, when opened, contains at lease one genuine pearl. The company will set the pearl into a piece of jewelry.
How can you tell if pearls are dyed?
Look at the drilled hole of a pearl. If the nucleus looks dark and nacre inside looks white, the pearl is dyed. The other clue that indicates dyed pearl is dye concentrating around the drill hole or on some spot of pearl surface. Observe the pearl color carefully.
Are there naturally colored pearls?
Pearl Description. Perhaps the best-loved gems of all time, pearls—both natural and modern cultured pearls—occur in a wide variety of colors. The most familiar colors are white and cream (a light yellowish brown). Black, gray, and silver are also fairly common, but the palette of pearl colors extends to every hue.
How do I know if my pearls are worth anything?
The qualities that determine the overall value of a natural or cultured pearl or a piece of pearl jewelry are size, shape, color, luster, surface quality, nacre quality, and—for jewelry with two or more pearls—matching.
How are pearl Party pearls made?
Both freshwater and saltwater pearls are “cultured,” or created by workers who insert a piece of oyster shell into a mollusk and incubate the debris for anywhere from 6 months to six years in order to produce a pearl that can then be marketed.26 Jan 2018