Lavender Oval Pearl Necklace

Lavender is the colour I didn't know I needed in pearls. These oval pearls glow lilac, pink and silver depending on the light, and each one is slightly different from the next. This color is the most beautiful for me in pearls. 

The colour flatters almost every skin tone and makes the simplest outfit look considered. A lavender oval pearl necklace for when white feels too expected.

How to love your pearls

Pearls aren't like diamonds. They're soft, they're organic, and they love being worn. Here's how I look after mine:

• Last on, first off. Perfume, hairspray and body oil first, then pearls. Take them off before the shower, the sea, the pool or the gym.
• A slow wipe at night. When they come off, run a soft cloth over them. The one you use for your glasses is perfect. It takes ten seconds and keeps the glow.
• Give them their own space. Keep them in a soft pouch or wrapped in silk, away from gold, diamonds and anything that could scratch them. Never in a plastic bag. Pearls like to breathe.
• Wear them often. Pearls left in a drawer go dull. Pearls that are worn stay warm and luminous. So don't save them for special occasions. Wear them on Tuesdays.

Chosen and photographed by Skai, Covet Pearls, Vilnius.