Pearl luster dispersions comprising a fatty acid glycol ester, a fatty acid alkanolamide, a nonionic surfactant of the formulaR.sub.5 --O--(A--O).sub.m --(B--O).sub.n --R.sub.6where R.sub.5 denotes C.sub.8 -C.sub.30 -alkyl or alkenyl, R.sub.6 denotes hydrogen or a group of the formula --CH.sub.2 O--R.sub.7, R.sub.7 denotes C.sub.1 -C.sub.10 -alkyl or alkenyl, A and B, independently of each other, denote a group of the formula --C.sub.2 H.sub.4 -- or --C.sub.3 H.sub.6 --, and m and n each denote a number from 1 to 30, and water to 100%.Pearl luster dispersions based on this nonionic surfactant have the advantage that they are fluent even at temperatures below 20.degree. C.