You love your diamond jewelry, but sometimes you wonder if dripping in ice might not be a little over the top. Besides that, you have a lot of other matching jewelry sets, but when you try to pair them with your diamond pieces, you feel like they just don’t go together. While accessorizing can certainly be difficult, it’s certainly not brain surgery. Mixing and matching different pieces of jewelry can be easy if you know what you’re doing. So here are a few ways to figure out what to pair up with your favorite diamonds.
1. More diamonds! Obviously, you can never have too many diamonds. However, you can go over the top. So if you are wearing one large or loud piece, you may want to pair it with smaller, simpler, understated diamonds. For example, don’t ever wear the tiara with dangly drops. Opt for studs instead.
2. Pearls. The classic standby, pearls will go with anything, and diamonds are no exception. Just be careful that you wear them with a modern twist or you’ll risk looking like you raided Grandma’s jewelry cabinet.
3. Other gemstones. Contrary to popular belief, you do not have to avoid wearing colored gemstones in concert with diamonds. The only caveat is that you want the diamonds to be the center of attention, so make sure your colored pieces accent a larger, central diamond.
4. Precious metals. Who says you need to adorn diamonds with other stones? Sometimes intricately worked precious metals can be a good stand-in for stones. If you’re wearing a diamond necklace and a ring, pair it with a white gold bracelet. Or choose a small, gold, chain necklace with large diamond earrings. This will look a lot more sophisticated than a ton of glaring jewels.
5. Nothing at all. Nude necks are in, so if you have a fabulous earring and bracelet combo, skip the extra adornments and keep it simple. Show off your flawless skin instead.
