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The pearl is June's birthstone together with Moonstone, and is therefore the birthstone of the zodiac signs Gemini and Cancer. Each month has its very own birthstone, making jewellery set with a birthstone a personal and thoughtful gift.

Wearing your birthstone is said to bring good luck. You can wear your own birthstone as a lucky charm or your loved one's birthstone as a love symbol

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The pearl differs from other crystals, but even though the pearl is not a 'true' mineral, it is still recognized as having the same metaphysical properties as other gems.

The pearl is known as a healing gemstone that guides the wearer to inner wisdom and provides a physical balance to its wearer. The gem is also said to absorb negative energy as well as protect your aura, thus aligning your chakra with the third eye to increase intuition and clarity.

In nature, a pearl is formed when a foreign object such as a grain of sand or a small animal sneaks into the mussel and it begins to cover it with countless layers of nacre to protect itself.

As the names suggest, the difference between freshwater and saltwater pearls is the environment and the type of mussel they are grown in. Both types of pearls are cultured and can have all shapes. Saltwater pearls are often more expensive as they take longer to grow. At Carré we always use real freshwater pearls.

Keshi Pearls consist of 100% Mother of Pearl and don’t have an artificially placed core like cultivated pearls do. The Keshi pearl occurs naturally in the clam’s tissue when pearls of other shapes are cultivated in the same clam. The Keshi Pearl is characterized by its flat, baroque shape, which sort of resembles cornflakes.

You can date the use of pearls several thousand years back in time, worn as a symbol of luxury and wealth. The Egyptian queen Cleopatra is said to have dissolved a large pearl into a glass of wine, just to demonstrate her wealth. The pearl has been loved by many iconic women such as Marie Antoinette, Elizabeth Taylor, Jackie Kennedy and Coco Chanel.