Mixing Metals?

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#361
designerdiva40 said:
I don't know if I'd mix RG & YG but WG goes great with RG so if you have your heart set on RG then perhaps you could get a bracelet in WG.

Personally I love YG & although I love RG on others it doesn't suit my skin tone as well as YG & WG.
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Completely agree with this. Rg looks nicer with WG but YG &RG is a bit off I think. RG makes my skin look pale, such a shame cus i love RG tone.
 
#363
benchwarmer said:
I love that mini heart lock pendant in both golds, wow, it's beautiful! I remember your original thread when you were deciding, great choice! Like designerdiva40 said, I'd mix yg and wg but not yg and rg. The only way I'd mix yg and rg were in a tri-color manner, like a trio of yg/rg/wg worn together in three different bangles that coordinate or a tri-color ring like Cartier makes a double C 6-row tricolor that is insanely pretty. At one point yg and diamonds was not a look I liked at all but now I'm loving it. But yg at that point was just not in style and dated looking, maybe this was early 2000, late 90's, I can't remember exactly but yg wasn't really 'it' at one point. Now yg looks modern and fresh and still classic some how, that's why I think yg looks fantastic with diamonds bec. it's in again. I can't picture yg going out of fashion again like it did for a short time there, if anything I think it will find it's way back and become pretty mainstream in the near future. We might even see a return in e-ring settings in yg in the younger set. There are already rose gold e-ring settings that the very modern and stylish are wearing now ie. Blake Lively.
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I agree with this. Yellow gold was quite dated at one point but it's back and I like it again although I have to say it depends on the piece :smile1:
 
#364
Designpurchaser said:
I agree with this. Yellow gold was quite dated at one point but it's back and I like it again although I have to say it depends on the piece :smile1:
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i did not mix until last year and now i do! i figured if cartier can do it, i can do it too!!! i started with my hands, have not moved up yet! so only WG and platinum "upstairs" (neck and ears), while downstairs (hands, fingers and the ankles) get the lot! current snapshot, and YG and RG in my option is just fine! thou it depends on the piece and your skin! my neck and my hands r not the same color. :-) i now have 2 gold chains on left ankle, WG and YG. i've basically run out of places to place more mixes!!!
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#365
I'm not a big fan of rose gold and yellow gold together but do mix white gold/platinum with either one. I also think it might depend on the shade of rose gold. Some rose gold is really coppery and some is more blush colored. I think you can mix the blush colored rose with yellow.

I had really wanted dbty earrings in rose gold-until I saw them in person at Tiffanys. For some reason I just didn't think they looked as good as the yellow gold or white gold- and I LOVE rose gold. Weird...
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#366
zeusthegreatest said:
i did not mix until last year and now i do! i figured if cartier can do it, i can do it too!!! i started with my hands, have not moved up yet! so only WG and platinum "upstairs" (neck and ears), while downstairs (hands, fingers and the ankles) get the lot! current snapshot, and YG and RG in my option is just fine! thou it depends on the piece and your skin! my neck and my hands r not the same color. :-) i now have 2 gold chains on left ankle, WG and YG. i've basically run out of places to place more mixes!!!
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Haha yes sometimes we need more wrists and fingers ;)
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#367
zeusthegreatest said:
i did not mix until last year and now i do! i figured if cartier can do it, i can do it too!!! i started with my hands, have not moved up yet! so only WG and platinum "upstairs" (neck and ears), while downstairs (hands, fingers and the ankles) get the lot! current snapshot, and YG and RG in my option is just fine! thou it depends on the piece and your skin! my neck and my hands r not the same color. :-) i now have 2 gold chains on left ankle, WG and YG. i've basically run out of places to place more mixes!!!
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WOW, just seen pics :love:
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#368
My favourite colour gold is yellow and I love it with diamonds (my wedding set is YG and have several YG/diamond pieces). I am blonde and have very pale skin with both yellow and pink undertones, so yellow gold looks best on me closely followed by rose gold. I like white gold and platinum too but think they can look a bit industrial on their own (e.g. plain necklace or bracelet), so I prefer them mixed with diamonds or other gemstones in the same piece.

I only recently started experimenting with mixing metals and have to say that I am not a fan of wearing yellow gold and rose gold alongside each other (with the exception of my Cartier Trinity ring where white gold is also in the mix), however I don't mind them worn separately.
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#369
benchwarmer said:
I love that mini heart lock pendant in both golds, wow, it's beautiful! I remember your original thread when you were deciding, great choice! Like designerdiva40 said, I'd mix yg and wg but not yg and rg. The only way I'd mix yg and rg were in a tri-color manner, like a trio of yg/rg/wg worn together in three different bangles that coordinate or a tri-color ring like Cartier makes a double C 6-row tricolor that is insanely pretty. At one point yg and diamonds was not a look I liked at all but now I'm loving it. But yg at that point was just not in style and dated looking, maybe this was early 2000, late 90's, I can't remember exactly but yg wasn't really 'it' at one point. Now yg looks modern and fresh and still classic some how, that's why I think yg looks fantastic with diamonds bec. it's in again. I can't picture yg going out of fashion again like it did for a short time there, if anything I think it will find it's way back and become pretty mainstream in the near future. We might even see a return in e-ring settings in yg in the younger set. There are already rose gold e-ring settings that the very modern and stylish are wearing now ie. Blake Lively.
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I know, they're STUNNING! I was leaning towards the SS because of the price, but after seeing several photos of the necklace in RG/YG I fell in love. That, and the gold is my *dream* necklace (if that makes sense). Blake Lively's ring is GORGEOUS. I absolutely love that shade of gold. It looks rose gold, but very light almost to the point of yellow gold. I love it! I need to figure out the RG-k amount and buy everything in that shade:love:
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Thank you everyone for the help! I probably won't be mixing the two golds, but maybe one of them with white gold. And I'll keep an open mind when I go to Tiffany's and see the DBTY YG bracelet. :)
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