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Are you wearing the right colour of jewellery? Read on to know which accessories suit your skin tone.
When people wear or buy jewellery, they focus on preference. They might prefer a quartz ring or a topaz bracelet because they've seen somebody wearing similar on-trend styles. While there is absolutely nothing wrong with this, you may end up having buyer's remorse if your accessories don't seem to blend well with your skin.
Here's a tip to prevent this from happening: when choosing your next accessory, consider looking at your skin tone first. Read on to know which colour suits you more!
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Determine your skin tone
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Two of the most common skin undertones are cool and warm. These clues may help you determine which one you have:
People with warm skin tones typically have:
- Green-coloured veins
- Brown, green, or hazel eyes
- Brown, red, or black hair
Meanwhile, people who have cool skin tones possess the following appearances:
- Blue- or purple-coloured veins
- Blue or green eyes
- Brown or black hair
If you can't tell whether or not your veins are green or blue, you probably have a neutral skin tone.
Warm skin tone? Try yellow gold
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If you have a warm undertone, your best choice will be yellow gold or anything near that palette. Picking up Earth-toned accessories is also an excellent choice. Other colours that look good for people with warm undertones are green, brown, mustard yellow, and maroon.
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Cool skin tone? Get silver
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If you have a cool skin tone, the best accessory for you would be anything in silver and white gold. You may also opt for jewellery in colours purple, pink, deep reds, and blues. In terms of gems consider getting pearls, Blue Sapphire, Amethyst, Aquamarine, Ruby, Emerald, Opal, Zircon, or Tanzanite.
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Colours for neutral skin tones
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Neutral skin tones get the best of both worlds! People with this undertone can choose either white metals or yellow metals. Palettes like mauve, dusty blush, champagne, mint, and blue lagoon also look amazing on neutral-toned skin.
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Jove holds a degree in Journalism and is currently pursuing graduate studies in Philosophy at the University of the Philippines–Diliman. She has flair for in-depth, interview-driven stories that explore politics and culture, shaped by her background in national broadsheets.
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