Spring and summer are times when you should evaluate your wardrobe and jewelry. During this time, evaluate what outfits you'll be wearing most over the next several months and what jewelry will work with each outfit. In assembling your jewelry wardrobe, focus first on earrings. Since earrings frame your face, they play the most prominent role in detrmining how you will be perceived. In considering earrings, you should first evaluate the shape of your face by pulling back your hair and taking a picture looking straight on. Print the picture and, with a highlighter, draw a line in the picture along your hairline and the edge of your face forming the general shape of your face. Look closely at the resulting shape and classify it as oval, round, square, rectangular, or heart shaped. In choosing earrings, you should purchase the most flattering earrings in accordance with your face's shape. Green Amethyst Earrings from BaliOval Faces - Since Jewelry frames the face, the perfect earrings can create the illusion of a perfectly shaped face. Some face shapes are attractive with several types of earrings. If you have an oval shaped face, you can wear most any earrings. Women with other face shapes should make their faces appear to be Champaigne Garnet Dangle Earringsoval by properly framing their faces with their hairdo and carefully selected earrings. Round Shaped Faces - women with round faces should use drop or dangle earrings giving length to their faces. By avoiding circular shapes and studs, these women can reduce the perception of roundness. Heart Shaped Faces - Wear chandelier earrings, teardrops, oversized earrings or hoops if your face is heart shaped making the chin appear wider and increasing the oval appearance of your face. If you have a heart shaped face, Chandellier earrings are a good choice, iving the illusion of flowing from the bottoms of the earlobes, chandellier earrings come in various lengths and shapes. Square or Rectangular Faces - Wide spirals, drops and wide oval Wide Oval Carnelian Earringsshaped earrings carry the eyes of your beholder away from the squareness of your face. If your face shape is long and rectangular you should avoid long dangles. Other Considerations - In addition to considering the shape of your face, there are a number of other factors that should be included in selecting your earrings. Small Earrings in Green Swarovski SetLarger women should avoid small earrings and tiny women should avoid large earrings. Stud earrings giving the illusion of floating on the earlobe without a connection are good choices for the small woman with a rectangular face. Hoops, chandeliers and other larger earrings are better choices for larger women especially if they have face shapes that are square. The purpose of earrings is to attract the viewer's eyes to the wearer's face creating a unique and flattering impression. Therefore, you should choose earrings with stone colors or other materials properly matching your eye color, skin color and hair color. Square Gold on Silver EarringsA good friend's opinion in evaluating your face is useful in helping you determine whether the warm colors of gold, brass, or copper flatter you more than the cool colors of silver or white gold. Determine which colors of gemstones flatter you most and make the metal part of your earrings match the settings. Pearls and gemstones match nicely with any metal color. In selecting your earrings, you also need to consider which type of clothing - casual, business casual, formal you will be wearing most. Casual clothing goes better with shiny metals and burnished metals are more dressy. Earrings for business dress should follow a number of additional rules. Since the business woman wants to project an image of power and respect, earrings that jingle or flirty earrings should not be worn with business attire. Silver earrings can go with most any outfit from casual to formal. Silver's affordability and this versatility make it the number one choice for earrings and other jewelry. Silver also goes with most any gem you might choose. I hope this information is useful in helping you plan the jewelry accessories for your wardrobe. Careful selection of your earrings can contribute more to your beautiful appearance than any other piece of jewelry.