How we look and what we wear can have a significant impact on the way we feel. Wearing things that make us feel good can help boost our confidence and self-esteem, and this applies to jewellery as well as clothing.
These practical tips on how to choose the right jewellery will help you select pieces that complement your personal style and boost your confidence.
Understanding Your Personal Style
The first step to knowing what jewellery will suit you is to have an understanding of your personal style. If you’re struggling to define your style, it can help to take a look at your existing wardrobe.
There are lots of different style aesthetics, for example, classic, bohemian, preppy or punk, but understanding where you fit in is less about trends and more about what you feel good wearing and the pieces you find yourself reaching for time and again.
Once you know where your clothing style sits, you can start searching for jewellery that fits into—or contrasts with—that same aesthetic.
Many classic pieces are versatile and suit a range of styles. For example, a dainty charm bracelet could be paired with a floaty maxi dress for a timeless feminine look, but also soften a more androgynous business-casual look or add visual interest to a pared-back preppy outfit.
Considering Your Body Shape and Features
Jewellery is a great way to enhance or balance physical features. For example, pendant earrings and long necklaces can be used to add some length and definition to soft, rounder faces, while hooped earrings and bangle necklaces can add softness to strong, angular jawlines. If you have a long, oval face shape, stud earrings and collar necklaces or chokers can visually shorten the appearance of your face to add balance.
Quality Over Quantity: The Importance of Good Jewellery
Investing in quality pieces means your jewellery will not only look better, but last longer too. Jewellery made from high-quality metals such gold, silver or platinum will be more robust and durable than cheaper alternatives, and more resistant to scratches or wear and tear. Higher quality materials are also kinder to skin and less likely to result in unsightly rashes from allergic reactions to cheaper metals.
Likewise, unlike their imitations, real diamonds are one of the strongest natural materials on earth, and diamond rings are the perfect timeless piece of jewellery. Buying a quality diamond ring also means you don’t need to worry about stones becoming loose from their settings.
Creating a Harmonious Look: Mixing and Matching
Combining different jewellery pieces can add interest to your outfit and give you a more cohesive overall style.
Don’t be afraid to mix metals and experiment with textures, for example, wearing a chunky silver ring with a more delicate gold necklace, or introducing different materials such as leather, beads, pearl or wood.
A key thing to remember when mixing jewellery is to bear in mind the overall balance of your look. So, if you’re wearing a statement necklace, you should complement this with more modest pieces to avoid looking too busy or overdone.
When used in this way, mixing and matching jewellery has the potential to elevate your style and is also the perfect way to create your own unique look.
Great tips for boosting confidence!