| Stone Type | Kundan, Monalisa Stone |
| Weight (g) | 28.00 |
| Colour | Purple |
| Occasion | Wedding |
A large faceted purple oval sits at the centre of a crescent packed with clear kundan, above a smaller matching stud at the lobe. Below the crescent hangs a row of tiny gold jhumkas interspersed with small purple bead drops.
Available in 3 colours: Purple, Pink and Sky Blue. The colour refers to the centre stones and the drops.
Purple is genuinely uncommon in Indian festive jewellery, and against warm gold it reads as rich and slightly unexpected. It is also one of the more flattering deep colours, sitting comfortably against most skin tones in a way that a strong blue sometimes does not.
The row of miniature jhumkas below is what gives the lower edge its character. Each is a complete little bell rather than a bead, so the fringe has structure as well as movement.
Faceted rather than smooth, so it breaks light into points across its surface. At this size a faceted stone gives the earring a clear bright focus that a cabochon would not.
Clear flat cut kundan set in close rows around the stone, each with its raised gold outline. The clear setting is what makes the purple read so strongly — surrounded by colourless stones, a coloured centre always intensifies.
Post fitting. Bridal scale but the weight is spread across many small bells rather than one solid drop, which keeps them comfortable through a function.
Purple and gold works beautifully against cream, ivory, gold and deep green. It is also one of the easier festive colours to wear with western evening clothes. Hair up, short necklace or none.
There is a practical argument for buying outside the usual palette once your collection covers the basics. Red, green and pink pieces tend to accumulate because they are what most shops stock, and after two or three the additional ones simply sit unused. A purple, grey or black pair does something the rest of the box cannot, which means it gets chosen rather than defaulted to. It is also the pair people notice and remember, precisely because it is not what everyone else is wearing.
A note on the drops. Because each miniature bell hangs on its own link, they swing slightly out of time with one another, which produces a softer, more scattered movement than a fringe of beads on a single wire. It is a small distinction, but it is the reason a jhumka fringe looks alive where a bead fringe can look static.
Store them in their own pouch so the small bells cannot tangle. Put them on after perfume and hairspray, and keep them away from water.
| Stone Type | Kundan, Monalisa Stone |
| Weight (grams) | 28.00 |
| Colour/Finish | Purple |
| Occasion | Wedding |
| Gender | women |
| SKU/Product Code | KEYU-NAA2738 |
