![]() ![]() I say kudos to Justin Hunter! He seems to have definitely fulfilled his dream of “creating some of the most unique coloured pearls found in the world today.” I can’t wait to see the operation (and the pearls!) in person one day!! These pastel pearls are found nowhere else in the world.” And now I suddenly have another destination to add to my “pearl” bucket list! And now, let’s drool over this strand of keshi pearls: © J Hunter Pearls Fiji The glossy, reflective surfaces clearly show brilliant hues of blue, green, champagne, copper and the rare, precious burnished gold. They come from the black lipped oyster, (specifically Pinctada Mangifera) but what a difference in the pearls we get from French Polynesia!Īuthor Paul Rush even admits, “I’m spellbound by the colour range of the so-called black pearls. Sure, golden pearls are grown in the South Pacific (in the gold lipped oyster) and we know black pearls are grown in the black lipped oyster but golden black pearls? I had never heard of such! But this Fijian pearl farm offers us a new way to look at black pearls! They are golden and green along with the more typical chocolate, dark mauve and more. Hunter’s pearls caught my eye is because the author was speaking about these black pearls and how they have such a golden hue. This farm is located on Savusavu Bay and was started by a Fijian-American man who took his expertise in marine sciences and experience in aquaculture and started a pearl farm. There has been a fairly large and active pearl farm operating on Vanua Levu, one of Fiji’s two largest islands (the other one being Viti Levu) since 2000. Read more about The Wonderful Colors of Black Pearls.īut I was amazed to discover that these are also “Black Pearls.” © J. ![]() ![]() Right? They have layers of interesting colors. I love to say that black pearls are not really black. Gorgeous, right?! I love these pearls and their extremely varied colors of blues and greens and mauves. ![]() in fact, here I am with one of these beauties on: In his article, Paul talks about Fijian black pearls and let me tell you, they are not black! As you know, I am a huge fan of Tahitian black pearls and I work with a farm in French Polynesia to source black pearls for The Pearl Girls. I have found a new way to look at black pearls courtesy of last month’s article by Paul Rush in the New Zealand Herald. ![]()
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