Citrine & Pearl Earrings

Citrine is the golden variety of quartz — its warm, honey-amber color the result of iron impurities in the crystal lattice, the same element that gives amethyst its purple but in a different oxidation state. Natural citrine is relatively rare; most citrine on the market is heat-treated amethyst, its purple transformed to gold by the application of heat. The result, whether natural or heat-treated, is a stone whose color seems to contain sunlight — a warm, internal glow that persists even in shadow. These earrings feature citrine beads with freshwater pearl accents on sterling silver ear wires.

The citrine beads are faceted — their flat surfaces catch and scatter light in a warm, golden sparkle that shifts and dances as the wearer moves. The freshwater pearls above each citrine bead are the soft, white counterpoint — their luminous curves a visual exhale between the citrine's warm, brilliant declarations. The sterling silver ear wires are hand-formed, their curves designed to position the citrine-and-pearl drops at the most flattering point along the jawline.

• Citrine beads — warm honey-gold, faceted for sparkle
• Genuine freshwater pearl accents
• Sterling silver ear wires
• Citrine approximately 6-7mm
• Nickel-free and hypoallergenic

Citrine is the birthstone of November and has been associated, in various traditions, with warmth, creativity, and the energy of the sun. To wear citrine at the ears is to frame the face with that warmth — a small, golden presence on either side of the jaw that catches the light and returns it, softened, the way sunlight looks when it passes through honey. Style these earrings with warm tones — camel, cream, gold — and the particular radiance of someone who does not need the sun to shine because she carries her own.