How to Pick the Right Jewelry Metal for Your Skin Tone.

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It’s always hard picking jewelry. It needs to match your outfit, your vibe, your style and most importantly, it needs to look good. The real question is… gold or silver? Let’s talk about how to pick the best jewelry metal that suits you and your skin tone. 

Before we get into that, let’s talk about skin tones. The four main skin tones are dark, medium, fair and light. Skin tones are what your skin looks like at the surface. Then, there are undertones that relate to the color underneath the surface of your skin. The three main types are warm, cool and neutral. Don’t worry, there are a few helpful tips to help you determine which one you are. 

Veins → Check out your veins. Typically, those with warm undertones have green-colored veins and people with cool undertones have blue veins. If they look like a mix then you are probably a neutral undertone. Helpful tip: shine a light on your arm!

Eyes → This doesn’t apply to everyone, but green and brown eyes usually signify warm undertones. Blue and gray eyes represent cool undertones.

Tan → If you are a natural tanner and love the sun, then you likely have warm undertones person. If you love the sun but burn easily, then you have a cool undertone. If you blush more and your cheeks get rosy, then you are definitely a cool undertone.

Now, let’s get into the fun stuff - determining which color goes best with you.

Gold:

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You can wear gold jewelry for any occasion and it always serves. Not to mention it's a trendy accessory right now. Gold compliments warmer undertones. Silver can wash the skin out and make them look pale or tired. If you have a more yellowish skin tone, then gold is the choice for you.

Silver:

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It’s a classic metal that matches everything. Silver jewelry is bright and beautiful. It matches well with cool undertones. It enhances the skin color better than gold which could highlight redness in the skin- we want to avoid that. Try that silver necklace, it will make you shine. 

We hope this helped you figure out which undertone you are! Anyone can wear any metal they want and we support mixing and matching. Go put on your favorite necklace or earrings and slay. Now, you know all about your undertones and how to compliment them perfectly.