Pearl studs: ageless classic or mark of the middle-aged?

[No19]

I have some plain, very aged pearl studs which I quite fancy myself in but cannot quite make out whether they make me look like overpowdered granny. Thoughts?

yeah, good point. big ones prob 'older' looking.

same with tiny diamond chip studs

I am not mad about chips of anything.

oh I like a chip

Have you ever noticed how the pearl earring in Girl with a looks nothing like a pearl?

maybe it's a baroque pearl ?

girl with a waht?

Maybe but to me it looks like silver

I have pearl studs and matching necklace that I wear often.

I don't think it is the pearls that make you frumpy.

Are you trying to tell me something Kinderegg?

They're a bit too sloaney for my taste. I imagine pearl-studded gals to wear velvet hair bands and navy tights and shirts with upturned frilly collars.

No19
Should I have written, "I don't think it is the pearls that makes one frumpy"?

I was not talking about anyone in particular, but using "one" always seems so strange.

I wear pearls with everything. At the moment I have a set of big (fake) pink ones that I love.

freshwater pearls are a good alternative to trad - I wear about 3 or 4 little bracelets of them and 3 small silver rings with them on,all on one finger

I have a wonderful string of pearls, I don't have my ears pierced.

Well actually I do, they never closed up, but if I try and put earrings in they go all red and itchy, what is that all about ??

you might be allergic to the metal (nickel ?) in the posts ? my friend can only wear pure silver in hers apparently...

That happens to me if I wear earrings for more than about 6 hours, then my ears feel horrible for 2 days. Started thinking earrings were manky so last few times I have dipped earring posts in alcohol before putting them in, to sterilise them, has been ok.

Would gold do this as well ??

Might try dipping them in whiskey before I go out tonight.

or paint the posts with a bit of clear nail varnish