Jewelry for your skin tone, your hair and your face shape

These are common guidelines; what you like and what suits you beats any rule.

Skin tone #

Look at the veins on your wrist in natural light:

• Greenish: warm undertone. They tend to suit yellow gold, rose gold and copper.
• Bluish or purple: cool undertone. They tend to suit silver, platinum and white gold.
• A mix: neutral undertone. Almost everything works, and rose gold usually looks good.

See the color of metals and why gold has different colors.

Hair #

• Blond: soft gold, rose gold and silver, with pale stones.
• Brown: almost everything; warm metals add depth.
• Black: good contrast with silver and white gold, but also with gold.
• Red: warm metals and green, blue or brown stones.
• Gray or white: silver and platinum, or a yellow gold that adds warmth.

Face shape and earrings #

• Oval: almost any shape.
• Round: elongated or angular earrings that lengthen.
• Square: rounded or drop shapes that soften.
• Heart: earrings that widen at the bottom, such as drops or hoops.
• Long: studs and wide hoops; better without very long dangles.

See earring styles and huggies and hoops.

A final trick #

Try the piece near your face in natural light. If it brightens your face, it works.