Indulge in affordable elegance with these timeless shell pearl stud earrings. The large round shell pearls have a silvery black color and a beautiful luster and are featured on sterling silver posts with friction backings. Rhodium overlay gives the silver a bright, hypoallergenic, and tarnish-resistant finish.Shell pearls are man-made simulated pearls created from organic materials. They are called “shell pearls” because each pearl nucleus bead is made from an actual shell of a clam. Many layers of pearl essence, made from crushed oyster shell, are applied until a lovely pearl luster is created.
Because they employ a shell nucleus and repeated layers of coating, shell pearls have a similar weight and feel, and the same deep luster found in excellent quality genuine pearls, at a fraction of the price.
