Black Pearls - Latest Pearls

Since its discovery, people have a liking for pearl and have used it in the form of jewelry as necklaces, earrings and bracelets. They are easy to maintain and preserve and are reasonable to buy as compared to other jewelry like gold and diamonds and thus provide a Tough competition to their counterparts. A pearl is considered to be of low quality if it has cracks on the surface, is lusterless, or if it contains some impurities like mud or sand particles inside it.

They come in a Variety of colors like white, black, shades of yellow, pink, green, red, brown and blue. While different people have their own choice and tastes, the White and black pearls are the hottest on the menu of the buyers. People who want to go in for a charming, sober look go in for pure white pearls jewelry in the form of necklace and earrings combined with accessories like bracelets. On the contrary the black pearls give a mysterious feel to the personality of the person making people wonder what one is up to.

The colors of pearls are attributed to many factors that may vary from genetics, water quality, mussel species and the situation of the pearl inside the shell. The market value of a freshwater pearl can be estimated by its color, quality, shape, lusture, texture, finish, smoothness and degree of translucency. The color of freshwater pearls can be changed easily to the desired ones by mixing some artificial metal colors in the water which is gradually also reflected in the furnished pearl. While the shape of the pearl is much more difficult to administer as once the particles enters the shell, it can hardly be checked until the final pearl is formed.

Black pearls are commonly used to provide a contrasting effect to a necklace or earrings by placing one black pearl in between the white ones or making an interesting pattern by placing black pearls alternatively. There is no end to designs and it depends on the demand of the person and the imagination of the creator to add to the unmatched value and beauty of this rare and precious desire named Pearl.