Gold Earrings

Earrings are perhaps a woman’s favourite item of jewellery. There is so much to choose from and may be the easiest to show off. After all, when someone looks at your face they are bound to see those sparkling gold earrings as well. The familiar rich look of yellow gold has been sought after for centuries in all forms of jewellery including earrings.

When you buy yellow gold earrings you are getting the gold in its most natural colour. It is also the most commonly used gold in jewellery. Yellow gold is known to complement any skin tone and any colour of fabric. When you really want to stand out in a crowd, wearing a pair of gold earrings in a contemporary design or a traditional classic style will help you do just that.

Some women have many pairs of gold earrings to match any item in their wardrobes or even reflect their moods. Gold hoops are a must and they come in so many different sizes. Long, slender dangling gold earrings can make any outfit look elegant but can also add a casual and fun aspect to less formal outfits. Smaller earrings with wide loops are perfect for business attire like suits and tailored dresses. Even small gold studs are still in style and make a nice subdued change of pace.

It goes without saying that diamonds add to the beauty of gold earrings, as do other precious stones like the beautiful yellow of citrine or the deep red of rubies. Every woman dreams of owning a pair earrings with solitary diamonds set in traditional gold studs. Clusters of small diamonds in larger, drop-style earrings make a bolder statement.

But you aren’t limited to yellow gold for your earring collection. Try a combination of yellow gold with rose-coloured gold that is produced by adding copper to the yellow gold. Jewellery experts say that this pinkish tint adds a soft effect to the skin that is extremely flattering.

Gold jewellery, including earrings can also be tri-coloured gold. By adding silver, zinc, and copper to yellow gold, a greenish tint can be attained. This gold combined with yellow and rose-coloured gold in unique designs can be made into earrings that any woman would want to add to their collections. Small pieces of all three colours of gold can be intertwined into beautiful hoops earrings or formed into small dragonflies, birds, or dolphins.

To update the classic appeal of gold earrings a bit, many women are buying another two-tone style that combines white gold and yellow gold. These are very fashionable today and are often seen being worn by brides on their wedding day. In fact, white gold either alone or combined with yellow gold is catching up fast with yellow gold in popularity.