When you think of pearl jewellery, you may picture the timeless glamour of classic white pearls. While there’s always a place for vintage-inspired designs like our white freshwater pearl double-strand necklace in every jewellery box, styling multi-colour pearl jewellery can also be fun.
Adding a pop of colour to your outfit with a well-chosen piece of multi-colour pearl jewellery can elevate your look and reflect your unique character and style.
We’ll break down our top tips for styling multi-colour pearl jewellery below.
Choosing the right multi-colour pearl jewellery for you
Taking sartorial inspiration from friends and fashion trends can be enjoyable. But it’s also sensible to consider the right tones for your distinctive features, so that you choose a multi-colour pearl jewellery design that you’ll wear over and over again – a true investment piece.
Multi-colour pearls can come in shades including pink, violet, lavender, gold, blue, peacock, emerald, and black. These distinctive hues will enhance the beauty of different wearers, depending on each unique wearer’s features.
Match with your skin tone
Consider your skin tone before investing in a design. If you have doubts about which multi-colour pearl jewellery best suits you, we can help design bespoke pearl jewellery that perfectly matches the gems to your colouring, features and personality.
Fair/cool skin
No matter your hair colour, if you have cooler or fairer skin tones, opt for multi-colour pearl jewellery with blue or pink undertones. Light purples also work well, as do deep greens, cool greys, and pastel shades.
Warm skin
The earthy tones of copper pearls work well on those with warmer skin, as do golden, peach, and pink pearls. Warmer hues of cooler colours, such as fuchsia pinks or olive greens, are also a great choice.
Dark skin
Bold hues like black, blue, bronze, aubergine and green pearls complement wearers with darker skin, creating a dynamic contrast. Warm whites, pinks, creams and gold also work well, but cooler tones are best avoided.
Neutral skin
Those with neutral skin tones and dark blonde to brown hair can wear a range of different multi-colour pearl jewellery.
Balanced shades like dusty pink, soft blue, and olive green look dynamic, and white pearls are also always a versatile option.
How to style multi-colour pearl jewellery: four tips
Choose matching items!
Matching sets of multi-colour pearl jewellery are designed for a reason. Make the most of existing combinations to add a splash of colour to your day.
Our ‘tutti frutti’ set combines tourmaline, citrine, rose quartz, rainbow moonstone and rock crystal with white freshwater pearls into one eye-catching look. Pair the necklace with matching drop earrings, and don’t forget to add the bracelet, too.
Wear our dark multi-coloured pearl and semi-precious stone ‘abstract’ lariat over a crew neck and paired with the matching dark multi-coloured pearl and semi-precious stone ‘abstract’ bracelet. If you’re looking for a similar set in cooler hues, we have the same designs in a light multi-coloured pearl lariat and bracelet.
Maybe more minimalist multi-colour pearl jewellery is your thing. Choose a design like our pink-black freshwater pearl and red silk bracelet and matching necklace, or our black-copper freshwater pearl and copper silk necklace and matching bracelet if so.
Keep to complementary pearl colours
If you’ve got one focal multi-colour pearl jewellery piece around which you’re styling other designs, keep to the tones in the original to ensure your look is cohesive.
Our 3-tone freshwater pearl and long chain necklace is highly versatile – wear it doubled-up during the day and draped at full length over a plunging neckline for the evening. You could also layer it with a necklace with similar colour pearls, like our multi-colour freshwater pearl single-strand design.
The white, grey and pink freshwater pearls afford multiple styling choices for complementary pieces. Highlight the pink and grey with our freshwater pearl long double drop earrings, or pick up the white with a bracelet like our white seed pearl and opaline 3-strand design.
Why not match the black freshwater pearls of our peacock pin brooch with black pearl cufflinks? Our black freshwater pearl raw cufflinks are distinctive, or keep it classic with a black freshwater pearl set.
You could also pair a design like our copper freshwater pearl and spinel drop necklace with our black freshwater pearl and tan leather lariat. The different lengths of each piece make for eye-catching neckwear, and each picks up the hues of the other.
Go maximalist
If big, bold colours and abstract, geometric styles are your thing, lean into it by stacking a multi-coloured pearl necklace or two.
Our award-winning golden South Sea pearl and cornelian lariat is distinctive enough as a solo item, but wear it with our white freshwater pearl and coral necklace to bring the warmth of Mexican coral reefs to your everyday.
Why not drape our black freshwater pearl and amber lariat design down the back of an open evening gown and pair with our black freshwater pearl and amber circle clasp necklace? The tactility and distinctive design of both necklaces may earn you a head turn or two.
Consider the occasion
The occasion can dictate which pearl jewellery design is right for the moment. Big, bold pieces might be perfect for lunch with friends but can look overbearing at formal events.
Multi-colour pearl jewellery can be appropriate as workwear – it just depends on how you style it. Rings with clusters of different coloured pearls or gems can add an artistic flourish to work outfits without overwhelming them.
Our silver ‘branch’ ring with ten multi-coloured sapphires looks elegant styled with our white freshwater pearl and multi-coloured sapphire ‘happy’ necklace.
Alternatively, style a suitable pair of multi-coloured pearl earrings with a sharp suit. Our white South Sea and black Tahitian pearl and diamond drop earrings afford you the option of choosing a matching white or black pearl pendant.
Feel beautifully confident in perfectly matched pearls
Find your next multi-colour pearl jewellery design by booking into a personal consultation with Coleman Douglas Pearls. Pearl experts since 1989, we allow you to invest with confidence.
