Chocolate Pearls
by Celes
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If you are looking for chocolate jewelry chocolate pearls may be a good choice for you. Like the chocolate diamond, chocolate pearls have become more popular in recent years. They are even being worn by celebrities on the red carpet. But the nice thing is they can be affordable enough for us non-celebrities to wear and enjoy as well. And they are a perfect addition to any chocolate diamond jewelry collection.
What Are Chocolate Pearls?
You may wonder how these exquisite rich, brown pearls are formed. There are a few natural brown pearls meaning they are created with this rich color naturally, but these are extremely rare.
Higher-end chocolate pearls that aren’t naturally brown are made from Tahitian pearls. Tahitian pearls are cultured in the oyster known as a black-lipped oyster. This oyster has an outer rim that is black or dark gray in color, hence the name black-lipped.
Chocolate Pearl Necklace
Tahitian pearls are most widely known for their natural black color, although they do come in other shades. Chocolate pearls are created by putting these dark Tahitian pearls through a bleaching process. This process creates a rich brown color that has an incredible iridescence.
Because these brown pearls have become so desired many companies have started to create them using less expensive pearls and methods to create a more affordable version of this chocolate beauty. These other brown pearls are created by dyeing. Dyeing is a common process that introduces color into a gem or pearl to either give it a new color or to intensify the existing color.
Chocolate pearls can range in color from a dark chocolate brown to a golden bronze with a nice luster.
Chocolate Pearl Jewelry
Chocolate pearls make a beautiful addition to a champagne diamond jewelry collection. They go particularly well with white and chocolate diamonds surrounding and enhancing the chocolate pearl centerpiece. Whether you are looking for a chocolate pearl ring, necklace, earrings or bracelet you can easily find a beautiful chocolate pearl setting. You may even want to blend them into a chocolate diamond ring.
These lustrous brown pearls go really well with earth toned clothing like autumn colored browns, oranges and rusts as well as olive greens. They also go well with a variety of skin tones and hair colors making them stunning on virtually anyone and very versatile. Their versatility extends to they way they can be worn as they can be worn everyday, or to dress up an outfit for a special occasions like holidays or a special evening.
Because of their warm color they go wonderfully with gold, but they also go surprisingly well with sterling silver as well. But you may simply want to go with a chocolate pearl necklace made from a string of these warm, brown pearls.
Of course the name itself makes them sound tempting as the word chocolate has such a positive association for most of us. Both chocolate diamonds and chocolate pearls make an indulgent, fat-free chocolate gift that will last a lot longer than chocolate itself.
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