Rose gold, Yellow gold, or White gold??

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Riima

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Feb 17, 2009
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Hi guys, I'm hoping that you guys can help me decide on which material to get for my Lauren Joy necklace by Dana Rebecca. I am torn between the YG, RG, or the WG.

I've heard that the white gold and rose gold might turn yellow over time. Is this true?

What do you guys think? which is prettier?
 
Hi guys, I'm hoping that you guys can help me decide on which material to get for my Lauren Joy necklace by Dana Rebecca. I am torn between the YG, RG, or the WG.

I've heard that the white gold and rose gold might turn yellow over time. Is this true?

What do you guys think? which is prettier?
I don't know anything about metals discolouring (sorry!) - but I do know RG is the prettiest IMHO! xMMx
 
I think it depends on your skin tone...Normally I wear and prefer white gold. so 99% of my stuff is white gold with a few platinum pieces. I recently decided I wanted a rose gold and yellow piece of something.

I went to buy the Dana Rebecca piece with the sole intention of rose gold...but when I tried it on...my skin tone swallowed it up. Because the chain is SO ultra fine and the disc is so tiny, yellow gold looked much better. I don't think I would worry much about the discoloration aspect on these pieces as much as I would being able to see the pieces when you wear them. Hope that makes sense
 
I think it depends on what looks best against your skin tone. If you can, try on all three and see which one you like best.

For me, I prefer yellow gold and actually have that necklace in yellow gold.
 
As for the white metal discolouring, that depends on the alloy used - some are more prone to yellowing than others. A lot depends on your own body chemistry, too. Does plating come off your rings easily and you have them redipped? Most people know if they tend to wear rhodium plating (or any plating, for that matter) off jewelry quickly or not. Additionally, normally while white gold will lose its crisp, bright, shiny whiteness, even without plating it would normally not be mistaken for yellow gold, especially if it is layered with yellow gold pieces.

Rose gold seems to depend on the person and the brand, IMO. There are rose gold rings that have been rose gold for a hundred years, and then I've seen complaints on the forum about pieces yellowing. I don't think it is as common as white gold discolouring, though.

Like others have said, which you choose depends on your preference, your other jewelry and your skin tone. I commonly wear yellow gold because white just doesn't work as well on me, but there are plenty of people who feel the opposite. I don't wear rose gold at all (just a preference).
 
Thank you, guys! You just helped me decide, I think I will get the yellow gold. And you're right KristineNaj, rose gold does kind of blend in into my skin as well.

And actually, my white gold pieces rarely turned yellow if at all. But there's just something about the Lauren Joy Yellow Gold :D
 
I've got an antique rose gold ring and earrings and they still look like they should, no yellowing or discolouration. The ring is from the 50s and the earrings are circa 1930.
What's your skin tone? Some people look better wearing certain colours. Personally, I don't think much about that and just wear whatever I feel like.
 
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