Play of Light Gilded Bloom Drop Earrings
$99
Standard Shipping
3–5 business days within Canada, 5–8 business days to the United States. We ship to Canada and the United States only.
Free in Canada over $300 · United States over $500 CAD
Made in Ontario
Each strand is hand-matched and hand-knotted in our Ontario studio, which takes 2–3 days. Tracking is emailed the moment it ships.
Product Details
An open flower wound entirely by hand from fine gold wire, its airy petals caught as if mid-bloom, with a single freshwater pearl resting at the centre. A smaller oval pearl sits quietly above on the ear-wire. A statement that still reads soft.
Each pair is wound and hand-matched in our Ontario studio, so no two are ever quite alike.
- Genuine freshwater pearls, hand-matched for luster and shape
- Hand-wound wire, 14k gold plating
- Made to order, finished in Ontario, Canada
Worn close. Kept forever.
Delivery
Each piece is hand-knotted to order in our Ontario studio. Allow 2–3 days of making, then 3–5 business days in transit within Canada and 5–8 business days to the United States. Tracking is emailed the moment it ships.
Free delivery within Canada on orders over $300, and to the United States over $500 CAD. We ship to Canada and the United States only.
Returns
30 day returns. Send the piece back unworn, in its original packaging, and we cover return postage within Canada. Email hello@hardlycommon.com for return authorisation and we will send the label.
Pearl Care
Pearls go on last and come off first. Keep them away from perfume, hairspray and household cleaners. Wipe with a soft, damp cloth after each wear and store flat in a soft pouch rather than hanging.
Packaging
Every piece arrives in our signature gift-ready box, made from fully recyclable FSC-certified materials.
How We Grade a Pearl
Five qualities separate a good freshwater pearl from a great one, and they are the criteria we grade on ourselves.
Luster. The defining quality. A top-grade pearl returns light almost like a mirror, with crisp reflections rather than a soft haze.
Surface. Smooth, near-flawless nacre. Minor characteristics are natural in any real pearl; on our strands they are minimised, or hidden at the drill holes.
Shape. A truly round pearl rolls across a flat surface without wobbling.
Size. Measured across the pearl's widest point. Larger pearls are considerably rarer, because a pearl grows only as long as the mollusc keeps laying nacre.
Matching. In a strand, consistency matters as much as any single pearl — uniform colour, graduation and luster.
AAAA is the top of the freshwater scale, and it is where we source.
