9 Tips for Choosing Jewellery for Your First Date

There’s nothing like a first date to send a tingle down your spine. What will you talk about? Where will you go? Do you split the bill? But wait before you get ahead of yourself – what do you wear? And, once you’ve decided what clothes to wear – how do you accessorise?

Jewellery is such a unique way to add the final touch and assert your style. It has the power to open a window to your personality, drum up some conversation and give you an instant confidence boost. Whether you choose your best designer jewellery or something that you’ve had since you were a teenager – it has so much potential.

Here are 9 tips for choosing the perfect jewellery for your first date from the team at our London handmade jewellery boutique.

Reflect your Personality

A first date is nerve-wracking but at the end of the day, your date will want to get to know you. So, take the occasion to share a glimpse into your personality. Rather than hiding behind accessories that you might not feel entirely at ease with, wear those that you genuinely love. That might mean wearing something you’ve had for years rather than a new trend that you’re in the early days of experimenting with. If you prefer vintage fashion to contemporary designs then own that look with confidence. Feel confident about your style and own it.

Wear Something that Helps you Relax

Following on from that, as well as feeling comfortable with your sense of style – you also want to feel comfortable physically. Avoid wearing heavy earrings, badly fitting rings or necklaces that tend to get caught in your hair. You’ll only end up fiddling and appear distracted. Choose well-made handmade jewellery from your favourite London designer that feels like an extension of your body.

Accentuate your Features

Consider which of your features you are most proud of and let your jewellery help you to show them off. If you have cheekbones that’d carve through glass then wear some teardrop earrings that draw the eye to them. Blessed with graceful wrists? Then don your arms with beautiful bracelets. Dazzling emerald eyes? Choose some green onyx stud earrings and your date will be enamoured.

Consider the Venue

When you pick out your first date outfit, consider the venue. Depending on whether you’re taking a walk in the park or sharing coffees and cakes – your clothing choices will change. As will your accessories. If you go out for a fancy dinner or to catch a show – that’s an occasion for your best designer jewellery. On the other hand, a cinema date or stroll around a museum calls for something much more casual.

Let your Jewellery do the Talking

We all know how first dates may be punctuated by awkward silences. At the end of the day, they are inevitable. But, your choice of jewellery may be exactly what you need to spark a new conversion! Wear some jewellery handmade in London that has a fascinating story behind it that you can share. Alternatively, you could wear a family heirloom or something you purchased whilst travelling. And voila, the conversation will flow!

Strive for Balance

Remember the golden rule of jewellery! Select one to three token pieces and let them dictate your look, rather than piling on your entire collection. That might be a couple of your most beautiful bracelets or some artistically displayed stacking rings. But, whatever you do – resist the urge to wear lots of accessories that distract from all the epic chats you will have.

Focus on Fashion or Jewellery

If you are wearing a pared-back outfit, then it’s over to your jewellery to take centre stage. Consider embellishing with a statement piece. However, if you want to wear a busier or bolder outfit – streamline the jewellery. You want to make a splash with one or the other, not both.

Mind your Make-Up

In a similar vein, you need to ensure that your make-up flatters your choice of clothes or jewellery. That might mean skipping the nail polish if you stack your rings or leaving the lipstick if you choose grandiose earrings.

Dress for Yourself

At the end of the day, if you dress to impress yourself – you will radiate confidence and fun and your date will be smitten. Have fun!