Choosing the Right Earrings for Your Face Shape

With all of these wild and crazy ear dressings showing up on the catwalks these days, it's hard to find the perfect earrings to suit your face and personal style.

Let's look at the different facial shapes and explain them a bit so you can figure out which category you fall in.

Round: has its widest part across the cheekbones with some narrowing along the forehead and chin area.  Celebrities with round faces include Jennifer Hudson, Cameron Diáz, Anne Hathaway, and Ginnifer Goodwin.

Oval: has its widest part across the cheekbones with the forehead being the same width as the cheekbones. This facial shape also narrows from the cheeks to the chin creating a nice oval shape.  Celebrities with oval faces include Zoey Deschanel, Jennifer Aniston, Mariah Carey, and Uma Thurman.

Square: little to no narrowing from the forehead to cheekbones nor from the cheekbones to the chin. The chin can be rather sharp and jawbone angular. Celebrities with a square face include Angelina Jolie, Olivia Wilde, Kiera Knightly, and Natalie Portman.

Narrow/Oblong: same general shape as square but more elongated.  This facial shape has a very strong jawline to contrast the smooth upper structure of the face.  Celebrities with a narrow/oblong facial shape include Hillary Swank, Gweneth Paltrow, Sarah Jessica Parker, and Elle Macpherson.

Heart: features a forehead that is wider than the cheekbones and a sharp, keen chin. Celebrities with heart faces include Jennifer Garner, Michelle Pfeiffer, Reese Witherspoon, Lisa Kudrow, and Naomi Campbell.

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Now that you have a somewhat clearer idea of what facial shape you fall into, let's look at what earrings would best suit your face.

For round-faced individuals, you need to gravitate to the elongated angular styles of earrings.  Also, you can choose from dangles and teardrop shapes.  Try a pair of earrings with a graduated design, meaning earrings that start off small at the top and become larger at the bottom. Suggestions based on this style would be Red Drop Earrings, Coin Pearl and Copper Earrings, and Blue Crystal Earrings.

For oval-faced individuals, you are the blessed ones!  You can wear pretty much any shape of earrings you desire. To add a bit of striking glamor, try wearing oval shaped dangle earrings.
Suggestions based on this facial shape would include Amethyst Dangle Earrings, Crystal Dangle Earrings, and Golden Drops Earrings.

For square-faced individuals, you will need to lean more towards the hoops style of earrings. Hoops soften the jaw area and cheekbones.  Try an oversized hoop style that brushes just at the jawline will add some uhmph to your look.  Suggestions based on this facial shape would include Art Deco Hoop Earrings, Mixed Metal Earrings, and Filigree Hoop Earrings.

For narrow/oblong-faced individuals, you need to go with long dangles and earring styles with very elongated shapes to soften the face and accentuate your lovely cheekbones.  Suggestions based on this facial shape would include Mixed Metal Shoulder Dusters, Swarovski Crystal Earrings, and Morrocan Style Dangle Earrings.

For heart-faced individuals, you will need to follow suit with your narrow-faced sisters.  Reach fore more elongated shapes that will lengthen the face. Suggestions based on this facial shape would include Long Seashell Earrings, Morrocan Style Dangle Earrings, and Golden Drops Earrings.

FREE Friday Afternoon Project - Classic Romance Necklace

Friday, here at last!  What a week!  Glad it's about over.  How about a free project to make it all better?!

An elegant and intricate necklace made from the Jewelry Class In A Box Classic style available from Prima Bead.  This particular project is very intensive and requires more advanced skills.  Project will take about an hour or two.

This particular kit contains glass pearls in various sizes and colors, silver plated findings, jewelry wire, stretch cord, a fluffy bead mat, instruction booklet, and a 3-In-One Tool. This would make some great Christmas jewelry too.

Materials all come from the kit.  No extra pieces required.
2 - 14mm Cream Glass Pearls
2 - 14mm Black Glass Pearls
6 - 10mm Black Glass Pearls
4 - 10mm Cream Glass Pearls
10 - 8mm Cream Glass Pearls
8 - 8mm Black Glass Pearls
8 - Champagne Rondelles
4 - Rhinestone Rondelle Spacers
5 - Head Pins
15 - Eye Pins (If for some reason you are short these, use the trimmed pieces)
1 - Clasp
1 - Jump Ring
1 - Extender Chain
1 - Link Chain

Tools:
Flat Nose
Flush Cutters
Round Nose Pliers

Skills Required:
Form a Loop
Cutting Chain
Jump Rings

Measure and cut a 5.5" piece of chain.  Measure and cut three 4" pieces of chain. Set one of the 4 inch pieces aside.
Create 6 bead connectors by placing one bead onto each eye pin and forming a loop. You will need two 8mm cream pearl, two 8mm black pearl, and two champagne rondelle connectors.

Attach the champagne connectors to each end of the 5.5" chain. Attach a 4" piece of chain to the champagne connector on each side.  Attach a cream pearl connector to each end of the chain. (See photos above.) Attach a black pearl connector to the cream connector on each side. This creates a beaded chain.


Use a jump ring to attach a clasp to one end of the beaded chain (see photo on right).  Attach the extender chain to the other end of the beaded chain.

Measure four links in the chain and pass an eye pin through the link. (See photo on left).  Slide on an 8mm cream pearl, a 10mm black pearl, a champagne rondelle, and a 10mm black pearl. Form a loop.  Repeat for the other side of the necklace.

Create two dangles by placing a 14mm cream pearl onto an eye pin and forming a loop. Attach the dangles to the eye pins hanging from the chain on each side. (See photo on right.)


Measure five links over from the very first eye pin and pass an eye pin through the link.  Slide on a 14mm cream pearl and form a loop. Repeat on opposite side. (See photo on left.)

Create two dangles consisting of a 10mm black pearl, a rhinestone rondelle spacer, an 8mm cream pearl, and a champagne rondelle each. (See photo on right.)

Attach to each 14mm cream pearl. (See photo below.)

Measure seven links over from previous eye pin and insert an eye pin through the link. Slide on a 10mm black pearl, an 8mm cream pearl, a 10mm black pearl, and the last link of the 4" chain that was set aside.  Form a loop. Repeat on opposite side. (See photos below.)

Measure nine links over from the last eye pin and insert an eye pin into the link.  (See photo to left.) Slide on a 10mm cream pearl, a 8mm black pearl, a 10mm cream pearl and pass through the ninth link over from the end of the bottom chain.  Form a loop. Repeat of opposite side.

At the center point of the top chain (should be at the 14th link from the last eye pin) insert an eye pin and thread on a 8mm cream pearl, a champagne rondelle, a rhinestone rondelle spacer, and a 14mm black pearl.  Pass the pin through the center point of the bottom chain (should be the 15th link over from the previous eye pin) and form a loop.

Created on last dangle on a head pin by sliding on a 14mm black pearl, a rhinestone rondelle spacer, a champagne spacer, and a 8mm cream pearl.  Form a loop. Attach to the loop of the eye pin you just finished.

Enjoy your necklace.