TIPS & TRICKS
Choosing jewellery for your face shape
It is important to choose a style of jewellery that compliments the shape of your face. This ensures that you will feel fabulous and certainly want to wear it often! When wearing a piece of your favourite Honey jewellery with the correct neckline it can balance your face, bringing out your best features.
Choose your face shape below for more tips on what will suit you best:

OVAL FACE
Necklines
- Almost any shape
- Scoop and turtle neck are great
Necklaces
- Chokers will draw emphasis to a long neck
- Opera style will lengthen a torso
- Matinee with drops accent a low-cut neckline
- Soft shapes such as spheres, pearls, open link chains, etc. will compliment the softness of the face
Earrings
- Designs should be proportionate to the face
- Avoid very long styles
- Compliment with hoops, chandeliers, teardrops and other soft shapes
- Use triangular shapes to dramatize the face

ROUND FACE
Necklines
- Need strategic, lengthening shapes
- V-neck, sweetheart, empire and collared shirts
- Avoid round necklines
Necklaces
- Use longer lengths to lengthen the look of the face
- Use larger components that create V-shapes to compliment the face
- Avoid princess, choker and collar lengths which shorten the neckline
Earrings
- Wear long, vertical styles which narrow the face
- Use angular designs such as rectangles, trapezoids, longer angular shapes to flatter the face

RECTANGULAR / OBLONG FACE
Necklines
- Help the appearance seem more oval and wear strong horizontal lines
- Strapless, boatneck, off-the-shoulder, slight cowl necklines
- Avoid the V-neck, plunging and scooped necklines
Necklaces
- Short lengths compliment this shape
- Collar length, choker and princess lengths break the vertical line of this shape and are complimentary
- Large beads and rounded neckwires are best
Earrings
- Large, bold styles are best
- Try large, rounded post styles as well as wide chandeliers with movement to create drama
- Chose space-filling designs that create movement and interest

SQUARE FACE
Necklines
- Soften the angular face with curves and vertical lines
- V-neck, scoop, sweetheart and moderate cowl lines are complimentary
- Avoid empire necklines which are square
Necklaces
- Use curves and length to soften face
- Draw attention away from neckline with large components that hang fairly low
- Chose pendants with curved detailing
- Avoid princess, choker and collar lengths
Earrings
- Large oval hoops, narrow chandelier and long drop shapes are perfect
- Avoid short, wide styles

HEART SHAPED FACE
Necklines
- Strong horizontal clothing lines are best
- Boatneck, crew, off-the-shoulder and turtleneck shapes are advised
- Avoid V-neck, sweetheart, scoop, strapless and plunging necklines
Necklaces
- Short and curved shapes are best
- Choker, princess and collar lengths are ideal
- If longer lengths are desired then pair with a shorter length to create balance
- Rounded neckwires and short bib-styles are complimentary
Earrings
- Triangular dangling earrings compliment the shape by widening the jawline
- Add width at jaw level
- Use hoops, curves, teardrops, triangles and other dangling space-filling designs
- Avoid small round post designs as well as longer narrow designs

TRIANGULAR FACE
Necklines
- Use curves to soften the jawline
- V-neck, collared shirt and sweetheart necklines are best
- Avoid empire and turtleneck lines
Necklaces
- Use short lengths with gentle curves
- Princess and Matinee styles are complimentary
- Create length by using large components to form a V-shape below neckline
- Pendants with bold, rounded designs are best
Earrings
- Use heart-shaped dangling designs
- Add width to cheekbones and upper areas
- Use small post styles with small, narrow dangles to create length

DIAMOND SHAPED FACE
Necklines
- A rare, dramatic shape that can wear almost any neckline
- Try the scoop and turtleneck for great results
Necklaces
- Chokers will draw emphasis to a long neck
- Opera style will lengthen a torso
- Matinee with drops accent a low-cut neckline
- Soft shapes such as spheres, pearls, open link chains, etc. will offset the sharp angles of the face
Earrings
- Avoid styles with extra length
- Add width to the jawline by wearing earrings that dangle with teardrops, pearldrops or triangledrops
- Soften the face with hoops
- Dramatize the face with angular crystal cuts and triangle shapes