By Mark Etinger
The key to making any style or outfit pop is accessories. The great thing about using luxury watches to do this is that they're accessories both men and women can enjoy. It's very easy to pick the right watch to match your outfit if you keep a few things in mind, depending on what you are matching your watch to.
First, consider your skin tone when choosing a watch in general. Your skin tone is easy to decipher. Take a look at the color of your veins close to your wrists. People who have a cool skin tone have veins that show up bluish. This is typical if you have dark or tan skin. If you have a warm skin tone, your veins will show up a greenish color. If you are going with metal luxury watches, cool skin tones should choose silver, platinum, and white gold. Warmer skin tones look great with gold, brass and copper.
If you are coordinating your luxury watches specifically with your clothing, you'll want to match colors. The key to accessorizing with color is to not match perfectly. Often, that can be jarring. So don't pair together your bright orange watch with a bright orange top. Instead, choose a watch with in a copper metal or maybe a lighter orange, closer to yellow. You want something close to the color, but not exact otherwise you'll look like you are trying too hard.
When it comes to color, you can also coordinate with your hair color. Blonde hair looks great with gold or silver accessories, black or brown goes well with gold and also brighter colors to contrast like orange, red, and bright greens and purples. Red or gray hair goes best with silver.
When choosing luxury watches to accessorize with, also consider adding something else. Women can add a bracelet or two in a matching color or metal to make a bolder statement. You may also want to coordinate with other pieces and have your watch match your rings, necklace, or any other jewelry you may be wearing.
In the end the best choice in watches is whichever one you feel looks just right. Take a good look in a full length mirror after accessorizing and see if your watch stands out a little too much or seems garish against the rest of your outfit. You'll know what works for you once you get to see it!
First, consider your skin tone when choosing a watch in general. Your skin tone is easy to decipher. Take a look at the color of your veins close to your wrists. People who have a cool skin tone have veins that show up bluish. This is typical if you have dark or tan skin. If you have a warm skin tone, your veins will show up a greenish color. If you are going with metal luxury watches, cool skin tones should choose silver, platinum, and white gold. Warmer skin tones look great with gold, brass and copper.
If you are coordinating your luxury watches specifically with your clothing, you'll want to match colors. The key to accessorizing with color is to not match perfectly. Often, that can be jarring. So don't pair together your bright orange watch with a bright orange top. Instead, choose a watch with in a copper metal or maybe a lighter orange, closer to yellow. You want something close to the color, but not exact otherwise you'll look like you are trying too hard.
When it comes to color, you can also coordinate with your hair color. Blonde hair looks great with gold or silver accessories, black or brown goes well with gold and also brighter colors to contrast like orange, red, and bright greens and purples. Red or gray hair goes best with silver.
When choosing luxury watches to accessorize with, also consider adding something else. Women can add a bracelet or two in a matching color or metal to make a bolder statement. You may also want to coordinate with other pieces and have your watch match your rings, necklace, or any other jewelry you may be wearing.
In the end the best choice in watches is whichever one you feel looks just right. Take a good look in a full length mirror after accessorizing and see if your watch stands out a little too much or seems garish against the rest of your outfit. You'll know what works for you once you get to see it!
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