From completely round pearls, drop pearls (oval pearls), button pearls (round in 3 sides), and mabe pearls to cross pearls, coin pearls, keshi pearls, and shell (majorca)pearls, we have got every type of loose individual pearls in stock! You can choose from 1mm tiny seed pearls all the way to 16mm large majorca pearls (best simulated pearls), you can also choose to buy them in pounds, or choose how these pearls are to be drilled. Undrilled pearls are usually high quality so that you can make your keepsake pearls into a unique piece of fine jewelry. When they are half drilled, they are usually used as a single center piece for pendants, rings or earrings, since the settings usually come with a needle, it can have your half-drilled pearls sitting on it to further secure and stablize the pear jewelry so that the pearl will not easily to come off. If you are looking for loose pearls on temporary strands, please check unfinished jewelry department for any specific type of pearls on loose pearl strands. Only shell pearls are man-made, the rest are all geniune cultured pearls from oysters.