I am not sure why I bought these which is why I gave it an extra star than I normally would- to account for my own tastes. My first impression when I opened the box was yuck. The turquoise bead vs the baroque potato pearl are not in scale with one another. The size of  the turquoise is very large in comparison. Also, the turquoise color against the stark white pearl is too much for me.  The pearls are baroque and I like that texture for a casual pearl necklace and would have kept this otherwise. Aside from my obvious dislike of the turquoise the necklace would rate a fine but I would not recommend it and would not consider it a dressing up piece and going out in a social setting but would reserve it for running errands or casual Friday with a t-shirt.