Sandra Stewart
This bracelet is absolutely gorgeous. It's very well-made, drapes and moves beautifully, and fits perfectly on my 6-1/2" wrist in the shortest link. It's got more than an inch of extender chain, so people with wrists up to about 7-1/2" to 7-3/4" should be able to wear it just fine, but it will be too small for larger wrists.I would have really liked to rate it 5 stars, but I simply can't because these are in no way real pearls, and not even "shell" pearls. They are just plastic beads, although they're still pretty. They're certainly not cubic zirconia, either, which the listing *also* says they are. I cannot *stand* this lying.You can tell they're plastic and not real by several signs. First, they absolutely *feel* plastic when doing the "tooth test." Rub them gently across your front teeth and tap them gently with the edge of your teeth, and you will see that they are perfectly smooth and just feel very lightweight. Real pearls will feel a little gritty and feel more solid. Second, they are absolutely, perfectly uniform in size, shape, color, and sheen, which simply doesn't happen with pearls at all, at least not until you get into extremely rare and exceedingly expensive ones, but even there, a teensy bit of variation is always going to exist. This makes for a really pretty piece of jewelry that looks a lot more expensive than it is, making this a very good value at $13, but chances are that sheen will wear off quickly.Keep the bracelet dry and don't wear it when you're going to be using your hands a lot for any rougher activity, or exercising, and store it separately from other jewelry in order to prolong its shine.I have really enjoyed the other items I've gotten from this vendor, and am wearing this bracelet a lot because I do love it, and I really want the matching necklace, but this blatant misrepresentation of what these pieces are actually made of that virtually all of these Chinese vendors habitually do has simply got to stop.No one sane expects really high quality stones at this price point, but decent real pearls *can* be had that would still keep the jewelry within this approximate price range. Even plastic beads like these really are just fine when they're this pretty, but for heaven's sake, at least be *honest* about what they are, which is *faux* pearls.
