Statement earrings to suit your face shape

It's all about proportions

Da Vinci’s Vitruvian Man taught us that when it comes to beauty, certain rules do apply.

So if you want to make the most of your God-given gorgeousness, read on.

The Toolally Triangle

The Toolally Triangle is the space between our earlobe, shoulder and chin. This shape is created by drawing a line from the earlobe to the shoulder and a line from the earlobe along the side of the face to the collar bone below the chin. The shape of your face and the length of your neck will determine the shape and size of the triangle.

The first step to looking great in statement earrings is to make sure the earrings you choose sit within your own Toolally Triangle.

Curves, angles & drops

The next step is to consider curves and angles. You need to complement rather than mirror your face shape.

Round faces are complemented by angular shapes, and angular faces by curves. For those of you with perfectly symmetrical oval faces, choose either.

If you have a particularly long face and neck, short, wide earrings will create the illusion of a wider face.

The final step is length and as long as you remain within the triangle you can choose whatever length you feel comfortable with.

As a general rule, if you want to emphasise your mouth, stop halfway down the triangle. To emphasise your eyes, stay near your lobes, and for a full-on ‘night on the tiles’ glamour, go for shoulder skimmers.

How low should you go?

What shape are you?

Round 

If you have a round face, angular dangling earrings elongate the face and draw attention away from the curves of your face with sharp contrasts.

Short earrings - try the Bolts

Long earrings - try the Arrowheads

Heart

For heart shaped faces, earrings that are wider at the bottom than the top fill the gap.

Short earrings - try the Pebble Drops

Long earrings - try the Swinging Circles

Square

A square face will suit curved, dangling earrings that soften and elongate the face.

Short earrings - try the Charming Pearl Circles

Long earrings - try the Hepworth Drops

Oval

If you have an oval shaped face you can wear what you like. Lucky you!

Short earrings - try the Mini Batiks

Long earrings - try the Feather Drops

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Colours

Once you have followed the rules of shape and length, you can begin to have fun with colours.

Warm colours for brown eyes and yellow, golden or peachy skin undertones

Choose jewellery in earthy greens, warm reds, oranges, browns and gold.

Cool colours for blue eyes and pink, red or blue skin undertones

Choose jewellery in vibrant pinks, bright white, icy blues, purples, emerald green and cherry reds.

“At the end of the day, wear what makes you feel good. If you feel good, you’ll look great!”

Mags x