Choosing jewelry for your skin tone

Does it matter what color jewelry you wear with your skin tone?

Yes and no!

Yes, because certain colors do enhance certain skin tones.

No, because if you feel comfortable in the jewelry you are wearing, your confidence will soar in how good you look, no matter the color of the jewelry! 

To help you bring out your best look, here is info on how to determine your skin tone and the jewelry colors that best suit it.

What is my skin tone?

Your will either have a warm or cool skin tone. It is amazingly easy to determine your skin tone! Just flip over your hand, palms up, now have a look at the veins on your wrist. (The spot where you dab your favourite perfume!) Are your veins greenish or bluish in color?

Nicole Kidman -
Warm skin tones

Warm skin tones

• Greenish veins indicate that you have a warm skin tone.
• You will notice yellow or golden-apricot undertones when you look in the mirror.
• You tan easily or you have a higher threshold to sunburn.
• Your eye color is either brown, black or hazel.
• Your hair color is usually natural red, orange, strawberry blonde or brown hair with a reddish tint.

Some famous people with warm skin tones are: 

Nicole Kidman, Cameron Diaz, Kate Hudson, Gwyneth Paltrow, Renee Zellweger, Ellen Degeneres, Diane Sawyer and Nicole Richie. 

Gwyneth Paltrow -
Warm skin tones

Cameron Diaz -
Warm skin tones

Renee Zellweger -
Warm skin tones

Jewelry for warm skin tones

• Yellow gold is your main jewelry metal.  
• You will also look fabulous in pewter, brass and copper colored metals. 
• Wear coral or golden toned pearls
• Focus on earth-tone colors such as coral, orange, an earthy green, brown, yellow, peach and turquoise jewelry.

Eva Longoria - Cool skin tones

Cool skin tones

• Bluish veins indicate that you have a warm skin tone.
• You will notice pinkish or rosy-red undertones when you look in the mirror.
• You sunburn easily.
• Your eye color is either blue, green, grey or brown.
• Your hair color is usually, natural blond, black or brown.

Kim Kardashian -
Cool skin tones

Sarah Jessica Parker -
Cool skin tones

Famous people with cool skin tones are: 

Demi Moore, Anne Hathaway, Sandra Bullock, Eva Longoria, Kim Kardashian, Jennifer Hudson, Sarah Jessica Parker, Jennifer Aniston and Elizabeth Taylor. 

Jewelry for cool skin tones

• Silver, white gold and platinum is your main metals.  
• Wear white pearls and diamonds.
• Focus on jewel tones such as pinks, purples, rich blues, greens, and magentas.

Most people have cool skin, including people with dark and tan skin. 

The above information is not cast in stone however do bear it in mind when you experiment with jewelry color. Always remember that jewelry is an accessory to enhance your looks!