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Pearls Make Your Sweetheart Feel Extra Special
Pearls have been the anniversary gift for the 30th wedding anniversary since 1922. Just because it is tradition for you to buy it then doesn't mean you can't by it for her now. The pearl may not be as expensive as platinum or diamonds but it is just as precious as both of those things. They can make any special occasion a memorable event. Pearl jewelry is great for any kind of fashion style and will never be out of style. They are great to wear with just regular dress clothes to formal dress clothes.
Pearls are made by Mother Nature herself. A pearl will form when an irritant gets in to an oyster shell. The oyster then secretes a special coating called nacre to make the irritant smooth. It takes several years for them to get a good size to use in jewelry. Natural Pearls are made in wild oysters with out any human help and have become quite rare which makes them more expensive as well. If you can't afford the natural pearl don't get stressed you can get a cultivated pearl for much cheaper. A cultivated pearl is formed with human intervention, but they are nevertheless still very genuine and precious. The main difference between the two is that with a cultivated pearl a human places the irritant in the mollusk's shell. This process takes about two to five years.
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