How to choose pearl earrings

Pearl jewelry is a virtually win-win option for any woman. Depending on the type and origin, earrings can either emphasize status or harmoniously complement or even correct facial features.

To choose pearl earrings, you need to correctly consider the shape of your face, hair color, and what accessories you plan to wear them with.

In this article, we will tell you what types of pearls there are, how to choose the right yellow gold engagement rings, and how to avoid purchasing low-quality products.

How to distinguish real pearls?

Unfortunately, the popularity of pearls and the development of technology quickly led to the formation of a huge market for fake stones. This is not always bad, especially if the store honestly states from the very beginning that it sells, for example, cultured pearls.

Cultured pearls are those that are produced in the same way as natural ones, only under controlled conditions. The quality of such pearls may not be inferior to natural ones.

However, mass production almost completely deprives such products of individuality: the pearls are of a perfectly regular shape, like the most expensive examples of natural pearls, but this has a negative effect on the possible shades.

It is worse if they try to pass off cultured pearls as natural ones, because it is not easy to distinguish them at first glance, and the real cost can differ many times over. To avoid deception, carefully examine the pearls. If we are not talking about the most expensive samples, in the shape and shade of a natural stone, you will find small flaws that cultured pearls will be free of.

It is very important to remember that pearls can be river and sea. The sea mineral has a much deeper and more uniform shade, so it costs much more. An unscrupulous seller may try to sell river pearls, passing them off as sea pearls.

One of the easiest ways to protect yourself from deception is to have a clear idea of prices. Natural stone will never be sold at a price close to the price of artificial stone, even with a discount.
Shape

If we are talking about natural pearls, they are extremely rarely of a perfect round shape. Inside the mollusk, the stone can form for years, during which time the final shape changes greatly.

When choosing earrings, we advise you to consider the shape of the pearl, since it can match your face in different ways:

Oval or teardrop-shaped - perfect for ladies with a rounder face;

Round or hemispherical - suitable for owners of a more sharply outlined face, visually rounding its shape;

For those who have an oval face type, stones of any shape will suit, except for elongated options.

It should be taken into account that the more correct the shape of the stone, the more expensive it will be, especially when it comes to pearls of natural origin.

Just like the shape, the size of the stones affects the cost of jewelry. But it is for earrings that larger pearls are usually used - from 10 mm.