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Amethyst bracelet: purple beads and a gold-tone charm
This page brings together our bracelets strung from amethyst beads, the purple stone most people recognise on sight. The shade shifts along the strand, from a deep violet to something closer to pale lilac, and that unevenness is what gives the bracelet its depth on the wrist. Every bead measures 8 mm, and each bracelet carries a gold-tone charm whose motif is named on its own page.
Our amethyst bracelets, bead by bead
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The February stone, and an easy gift to get right
Amethyst is the traditional birthstone for February, which makes a purple strand one of the safer presents to buy for someone whose taste you only half know. It reads as jewellery rather than as a crystal, so it works just as well for a birthday in the office as it does for a Christmas stocking. Purple sits comfortably with black, grey and navy, the colours most of us already wear from October onwards.
If you are buying for yourself, the same logic applies in reverse: a single strand adds colour to an otherwise plain sleeve without asking for anything else to change.
Reading an amethyst strand, from deep violet to pale lilac
Look closely at one strand and the beads rarely match. Some hold a dense violet, others fade towards lilac, and a few are clear enough to let light through. That variation tells you the beads were cut from stone rather than moulded in coloured resin, and it also means the bracelet that arrives will not be the exact twin of the photograph.
Light changes the reading too. Daylight lifts the paler beads and the whole thing looks lighter on the wrist; a warm lamp in the evening pulls the strand back towards a single deeper tone.
Purple against gold, and what to stack with it
Every bracelet here pairs the beads with a charm in a gold-tone finish. Against a cool colour like purple, gold separates clearly, far more than silver would among the paler beads. Keep the rest of the wrist in the same family and the stack holds together; mix in steel and it still works, provided you commit to two metals rather than alternating them at random.
| Bead size | 8 mm across the range, visible without being heavy. |
|---|---|
| Colour | Deep violet through to pale lilac, varying bead by bead. |
| Charm | One gold-tone motif per bracelet, named on the product page. |
| Stacking | Two or three strands of matching diameter for an even pile. |
For a cooler counterpoint rather than a matching one, the grey strands on our labradorite page sit at the same diameter, and every stone we string into a beaded bracelet is gathered in one place if you would rather compare the shades side by side.
Looking after a beaded strand
Amethyst itself is hard-wearing and copes with daily use. The thread and the charm finish are what give way first, which is why the bracelet is better off your wrist in the shower, the pool and the gym: chlorinated water dulls a gold tone quickly. Perfume sprayed straight onto the beads does no favours either.
Roll the bracelet over an open hand instead of pulling on the strand, wipe it with a barely damp cloth, then dry it fully and store it flat. One last thing about the colour: long spells in direct sunlight fade purple stone, so a sunny windowsill is the worst place to leave it. Mounting, presentation and the exact charm differ from one bracelet to the next and are set out on each product page.