For blondes, or women with fair complexions featuring pink or reddish undertones it’s recommended to stick with lighter golden and champagne pearls. Champagne goldens feature a diffuse tawny/gold body color with lighter hints of rose and/or bronze overtones; the lighter colors attract and reflect light at a higher rate, making the pearls appear brighter and larger than they really are, while the muted hues counteract the warmer elements in your complexion and create a flattering glow. Some lightGoldenSouthSeapearls range the other way- cold! Their sparkling overtones can range from sunshine to lemon yellow and Aquamarine tones. Fair complexions with yellow or green undertones will do well with these bright and cheerful pearls.

Medium Golden pearls range from 14K to 18K hues and look stunning on nearly everyone. Ladies with tan or olive complexions as well as African American women can flaunt these pearls with impunity. Overtones typically range from subtle Rose to Green to Aquamarine as well as a deeper, neutral Gold over the natural body colors; if you have yellow undertones, liven up your pearls by selecting Rose and Golden overtones which will enhance their sparkle and depth.

Deep Golden South Seas can best be described as the 22K to 24K range of gold colors; their richness and depth make these pearls among the most rare and coveted of all cultured pearls, with true 24K tones fetching premium prices consistently. Very deep golden pearls can be enjoyed by ladies of all complexions, but for the fairer skin tones the trick is sticking to the warmer overtones of Rose and Gold. Greens, Aquas and Bronzes can easily tip these pearls into the cooler spectrum

Overview of Golden South Sea Colors

, and are more suitable for cooler complexions of olive, deep tan and dark browns. African American women in particular can carry off these sumptuous colors easily; the contrasts between the rich golden hues and their dark skin tones is often visually stunning.

Golden-Pink Kasumi Pearl River photo

These one of a kind treasures have an extremely limited yearly harvest; while the cutting-edge cultivating technology of using a cultured pearl as a nucleus has been experimented with since the 1960’s in Lake Kasumigaura, Japan (hence the name Kasumi-Style), only recently has any kind of a regular production of fine, jewelry quality pearls been available to pearl dealers and collectors. Spotting a Kasumi pearl necklace is relatively easy, it’s telling the difference between high-dollar Japanese Kasumis or the relatively affordable Chinese Kasumi-Style lookalikes that get really tough- even for dealers!

True Japanese Kasumi pearls regularly fetch between $7,000-$15,000.00 per strand due to their rarity and origin; Chinese Kasumi-Style pearl strands are priced much more affordably at $500 for commercial qualities to $1,500.00 or so, and look nearly identical to their Japanese counterparts. Their rippled, metallic foil-like surface texture and large, off-round shapes make Kasumis very easy to spot, and are definitely a stand-out choice for anyone looking for jewelry that is completely unique and one of a kind.