While buying a pearl necklace you can choose from a selection of classical and traditional designs to contemporary and stylish ones depending on your choice. There are many shapes, designs and color combinations which can you can use to create unique designs. You can choose a pearl necklace which suits your face, features, style and personality.

For example, pink colored pearl jewelry suits fair skinned women and cream or golden shades can be found flattering deeper skin tones. Similarly short necklaces tend to suit people with long and slender necks and lengthier necklaces suit people with short necks as they tend to create a slender look.

There are numerous varieties of pearls such as keshi pearls, round pearls, baroque pearls or rice pearls which add variety to the shape of pearls and these pearls are available in different lengths and colors.

Length of pearl necklaces

There are a wide variety of Pearl necklaces depending on the length of the necklace.

Chokers are necklaces which cover the entire base of the neck and rest on the collarbone. A Princess necklace is slightly longer and a Matinee is a few inches longer then a Princess necklace. An Opera is a pearl necklace that can be worn long or doubled to create a shorter effect.

Any necklace longer then an opera is called a rope or sautoir and can be worn knotted or with adjustments for adding variety. A dog collar is a multiple strand necklace which fits closely around the neck as opposed to a Bib which has multiple strands of varying lengths.

A uniform pearl necklace has all pearls of similar size as against graduated pearl necklaces which increase in size gradually to reach the center and again reduce in size to reach the end of the necklace. A Torsade consists of numerous strands of pearls twisted together with a clasp.

Range of Colors

There are a range of colors from which you can choose varying from soft natural pink shades to elegant black and brown shades. The natural colors which you can choose for your pearl necklace could include white, pink, cream and lavender colors and shades. The darker varieties could include red, green, brown, black, champagne and blue colors or shades.

There are other varieties such as peach, magenta, gold, grey, purple, turquoise, coral, yellow, orchid, cranberry and more which can be included in the necklace as a single variety or as a combination of colors to make them look colorful. Colors add variety to the necklaces and different colors can be used to suit different occasions.

Conclusion

To give a classic and eternal look you can opt for a single strand pearl necklace. For a bolder look you can opt for a choker. Multi-strand pearl necklaces give a trendier look and can be used with casual dressing for informal occasions.

To add variety you can mix and match different colors and sizes to suit you. Most of these necklaces look stunning in off shoulder dresses or dresses with low necklines which accentuate your neck.