Jewellery Styling Guide

Mixing Metals and Textures: Jewellery Styling Guide

Mixing metals isn’t something that everyone tends to enjoy. Whether it’s personal preference or it just doesn’t complement their skin tone, this little habit has been a relatively unexplored avenue by most for those two reasons. I only recently discovered that gold suits my skin tone just as well as silver, which is odd as I assumed that you people just pick one and stick with it for life until I once tried it and fell in love with it.

Want to create a standout look? Our Jewellery Styling Guide shows you how to mix metals and textures like a pro.

If you are lucky enough to love both silver and gold as well as suit them both, then you must want to take full advantage of mixing and matching your favorite pieces. There are so many fun and alternative ways to mix metals, but to do it tastefully, we have put together a guide to help you with your new-found love and journey with mixing metals.

Tips for Mixing Your Metals

Undertones into Consideration

There is a reason why some people stick to one metal and it’s because their undertone might suit it much better and be washed out by others. So whether you seek professional advice or go through a trial and error phase, you might get to learn which metals suit better with your skin tones better, such as rose gold, yellow gold, silver and so many more variations of the others.

A quick little guide in case you’re wondering if you suit a different tone better. Yellow gold and rose gold tend to suit warmer and darker skin tones better, while silver and white gold pair well with cooler undertones. But I would always recommend trying, whether it’s holding some in a store close to your skin or buying a few options online.

Consider the Four Central Jewellery Regions

There are four regions that we tend to decorate our bodies with jewelry, including our neck, ears, wrist, and fingers, while there are, of course, other places where you can accessorize, such as ankles, bellies, and so forth. You don’t need to wear jewelry in each of these spots as well; some people prefer minimal stacks, and others prefer to accessorize until they can’t anymore.

So when you are considering mixing metals, you must consider placement and what options you have available. Mixing precious metals with similar themes, textures, and sizes can create some interesting variations that oddly go together. So having a mix of toned earrings or stacking different metal bangles.

Layer to Create Visual Interest

When mixing metals, you should layer different jewelry pieces on top of each other or very close by to create some stylish juxtaposition. So, as mentioned before, stacking different metal bangles or layering necklaces that are different. It’s finding styles that are compatible but yet different metals. Having a mix around with different styles and combinations, as gold and silver can come in different tones, means finding those that are both cohesive and complement each other.

A good way to make it cohesive is to mix throughout the four regions or at least two of the regions, such as rings and bracelets.

Does the outfit call for it?

While your undertones might complement both gold and silver, that doesn’t mean that every outfit calls for them. For example, when wearing a little black dress, you might not feel like the outfit is bold enough to suit mixed jewelry pieces and only call for something simple. Saving mixed jewelry stacks for outfits that call for it.

Find a Mixed Metal Piece

Consider looking for a staple piece that complements both gold and silver jewelry. So this could be the focal point of the region, such as a necklace that allows pairings with other tones. Having a staple piece compatible with pairing will make this process so much easier and allow you to play with different elements in other regions, such as earrings or bangles.

Explore Other Regions

You don’t always have to mix in the most obvious places, and it could be interesting to add something different in those places. Consider high-up arm bangles, anklets, or mixed belly chains that add something different to the stackings but complement both the outfit and other pieces. This might be something you can experience on holiday or even within your day-to-day.

Experimenting with placements and styles is all part of the process so don’t be shy about shopping around and trying new things.

Final Thoughts

When it comes to mixing metals, there are so many different avenues you can take, and there is no right or wrong way of doing it. If you are happy with the way that it looks, then go for it. Unconventional methods are always the things that eventually come into style, so go with your gut and have fun experimenting with your jewellery tones, colors, and styles.