As with most things regarding the design and style of your engagement ring, metal choice will be based on personal preference. While white gold has maintained its popularity over yellow gold, the latter is coming back into the widespread appeal it once enjoyed. If you’re drawn to both colors, consider the undertones of your skin.
Cool skin tones tend to look best with the sharp luster of white gold. Consider our Lorelei, combining sculpture and symbolism in a vine-like band that contours to the finger. The lustrous white gold makes the hand-engraved bark texture and prongs crafted to look like leaves appear elegant and refined.
Those with warmer skin tones tend to make the warmth of yellow gold really pop. Consider our Katie, the epitome of subtle beauty in a classic, minimalist look. A fine, polished yellow gold band supports a bezel-set center stone for a truly vivid contrast of white diamond and yellow gold for a modern ring.
And if you don’t want to choose one over the other, mixing metal colors is a classic trend that has huge modern popularity. Metals can be mixed on one band, or a white gold engagement ring can look smashing next to a yellow gold wedding band. In our stackable wedding set, we’ve paired our antique style Kimberly set in platinum with our contoured Antoinette band, adding the sparkle of five round diamonds on a rose gold band.
