Help me decide on a pearl!

[Ondine27]

Hello! I’m getting a custom pearl pendant made and I have the choice of the following pearls. I can’t decide! I figured this community would be great at giving me some advice of which pearl I should choose. They are all Tahitian pearls ranging from silver-white to golden. The silver-white is 11.1mm, thechampagne one is 12mm and the gold one is 11.6. Let me know what you think!

 

[Snowdrop13]

Depends which one suits your skin tone best- I’m very pale so would pick the champagne or gold for me, you may differ!

 

[Austina]

I voted gold, but that’s dependent on whether the bail and chain are gold. If you’re a white metal person, then I’d go for the silver one.

 

[Ellen]

Both good comments above, plus, will you be wearing it with other pearl jewelry? And if so, do you want it to match the color of the other pearls? Some don't care, but I would personally want them to match or be close. All things to be considered.

Just looking at them, I like them all. It's almost a toss up between the white-silver and champagne. But it's really what is going to work best for you/with your other pieces.

Please show us the finished product!

 

[Ondine27]

The necklace is actually going to be a casual, wear all the time piece strung on leather, so metal color is not a factor in my decision. I can coordinate leather color to suit the pearl.

 

[Ellen]

Light leather or dark?

 

[Ondine27]

Light leather or dark?

I prefer lighter leather, like a tan/natural or brown. But entirely depends on the pearl.

 

[Ellen]

If it were me, I'd do a darker leather, with all three. I just think it would go better.

 

[missy]

Depends as the other PSers have said on your skin tone and coloring but I love the white silver the best and I agree with @Ellen that dark leather would look beautiful with any of your choices. Good luck and please come back with photos.

 

[marymm]

For me, for a casual leather pearl necklace, I'd get more wear out of the silver-white Tahitian based on my own wardrobe and coloring ... that said, I find the Champagne Tahitian really special so it gets my vote if the color works better for you. I don't particularly like the gold Tahitian based on the one photo provided.

 

[Ondine27]

So do lighter skin tones look better with gold tone pearls and darker skin tones go best with silver/white?

 

[iluvshinythings]

So do lighter skin tones look better with gold tone pearls and darker skin tones go best with silver/white?

I think that's how the belief worked when my mom got her pearls for graduation. She was given champagne/ivory and she's a redhead. Her sisters were all brunettes and were gifted whiter ones.

I think any color of pearl looks divine on anyone, but I'm a strawberry blonde and the more golden pearls look best on me. My cousin inherited her mom's and they look great on her (they're whiter/silvery) - she's has dark hair.

I hope you share pics when it's finished! I love the idea of mixing leather and pearls.

 

[dk168]

I need to wear silver/white as my skin tone does not suit beige/yellow/golden colours.
Therefore it depends on the OP's skin tone IMHO.
Colour preferences aside, they all look very lovely.

DK

 

[babs23r]

Hello! I’m getting a custom pearl pendant made and I have the choice of the following pearls. I can’t decide! I figured this community would be great at giving me some advice of which pearl I should choose. They are all Tahitian pearls ranging from silver-white to golden. The silver-white is 11.1mm, thechampagne one is 12mm and the gold one is 11.6. Let me know what you think!

Hi. The pearls are beautiful. I’m assuming you mean south sea pearls as opposed to Tahitian pearls.
You can’t go wrong with silver/ white. Again, it depends on what color compliments your complexion.
What type of pendant are you thinking of? Send pics!
Love pearls!!!!

 

[Ondine27]

Hi. The pearls are beautiful. I’m assuming you mean south sea pearls as opposed to Tahitian pearls.
You can’t go wrong with silver/ white. Again, it depends on what color compliments your complexion.
What type of pendant are you thinking of? Send pics!
Love pearls!!!!

Actually no, these are in fact Tahitians. They are from Kamoka pearl. They are just rare colors.

 

[cmd2014]

Since all three are super rare colors, I’d go with whichever one you think would suit your coloring best. Especially when we are talking pearls, you won’t wear anything that is objectively beautiful but which doesn’t pop on you. For example, although I personally *love* the champagne one, as a fair skinned, cool toned, dark haired person, the beauty of the pearl would literally wilt against my skin.

 

[babs23r]

@Ondine27 I have never heard of Kamoka Pearl. Very interesting.
Thanks for the info. Different to the traditional Tahitian strands I am familiar with. They are called pure pearl on their website.
Good luck with the pendant!

 

[Rubybrick]

I love the silver tone one best. I love my Kamoka pearls, and I love that they sustainably farm all their pearls. My feeling is that the pearls will be a little darker in real life, and I think the silver one will be very chic with black leather.