Ikita gold beaded teardrop turquoise lilac green cord coastal

A gold teardrop with turquoise Miyuki, lilac accents and aqua drops

This Ikita teardrop earring uses an open gold-tone metal frame in elongated teardrop shape as its structural element, strung along the outer arc with bright turquoise Miyuki seed beads alternating with pale lilac Miyuki, and two warm brown tubular spacers along the lower curve. Inside the frame, a forest-green braided cord runs in parallel to the bead arc, threading through small accent beads. Two faceted drops fall in a small cluster at the top inside the frame (coral-AB + turquoise-AB), and a row of small aqua-AB beads runs along the bottom of the frame. The whole reads as a wearable coastal landscape rather than a generic boho bauble.

Construction and dimensions

• Open gold-tone frame in elongated teardrop shape
• Outer arc: turquoise Miyuki + pale lilac Miyuki + 2 brown tubular spacers
• Inside parallel: forest-green braided cord with small accent beads
• Top cluster: 2 small drops (coral-AB + turquoise-AB faceted)
• Bottom of frame: line of small aqua-AB faceted beads
• Total earring length approximately 5 to 6 cm from ear hook
• French hook closure (no separate butterfly back)
• Sold on the original Ikita branded card

How to wear a coastal-palette teardrop in turquoise and gold

Turquoise with gold-tone metal is the easiest summer palette to integrate: against a white linen shirt and pale denim shorts, the earring brings a single Mediterranean-coastal note without making a costume statement. With a black slip dress at evening, the turquoise-AB drops catch warm light and shift toward sea-green. Against a chambray blouse and stone tailoring, the brown tube spacers tie into the warm-neutral wardrobe. The forest-green cord adds a subtle olive note that pulls the whole palette together. Browse our wider earrings selection for matching coastal-summer pieces.

The Ikita teardrop family

This piece is part of a small Ikita series of beaded teardrop hoops, each in a different palette: warm autumn (gunmetal + red/violet/pink), Mexican folk (silver + red/lilac/coral), and this coastal (gold + turquoise/lilac/aqua). The construction is the same across the family, which makes them collectable as a set if you want to rotate the palette by season.

Materials and care

The frame is gold-tone plated zinc alloy. The Miyuki seed beads are Japanese glass with permanent surface coating; the AB drops are crystal-effect glass with bonded iridescent layer. The green cord is polyester braid. Care:

• Apply after perfume; AB coating dulls with repeated alcohol contact
• Wipe frame and cord with dry microfibre cloth after each wear
• Store flat in a soft pouch; do not let cord tangle with chain pieces
• Avoid pulling on the cord when removing the earring

Specifications

Frequently asked questions

Is the turquoise real stone or glass?
Japanese Miyuki glass seed beads in turquoise colourway, not natural turquoise stone. The advantage: consistent colour across both earrings, no surface flaws and no veining mismatch.

What palette pairs best with these earrings?
White linen, pale denim, chambray, stone tailoring, and any pale Mediterranean colours. Avoid wearing them with bright competing colours like fuchsia or warm-orange, which clash with the cool turquoise.

How do these differ from the silver and gunmetal Ikita teardrops?
Same construction, different palette. This one is gold-tone metal + turquoise/lilac/aqua + green cord. The silver version is silver + red/lilac/coral + red cord. The gunmetal version is gunmetal + red/violet/pink with no cord.