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The beauty of incorporating color into our handmade jewelry is that in addition to creating unique, fun styles, colors are often sentimental, emotional and historical. They convey a range of moods, mark the changing seasons and often influence the types of accessories one purchases.

Follow our quick color guide to select the perfect gemstone colors for you. When you've read up on our suggestions, click here to shop Dasha Boutique handcrafted jewelry by Color.

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How To Wear Color
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The idea to focus your clothing, accessory and jewelry ensemble around a season-specific color palette took shape in the 80s. On the advice of the book, Color Me Beautiful, women everywhere “color typed” themselves into the following categories: autumn, winter, spring and summer.

In fashion, we gravitate towards colors that make us happy and flatter us. Luckily, gemstones come in every color imaginable and are often two-toned, as in the turquoise necklace pictured. This variety allows Dasha Boutique customers to personalize all of our artisan crafted jewelry to incorporate the specific stone and colors they like best.

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When choosing gemstone jewelry, these guidelines can help you find the most flattering pieces:

Warm colors: Red, orange, yellow, yellow-green, purple. Warm colors look best on those with golden or olive undertones to their complexions. Likewise, yellow gold flatters warm skin colors. Examples of these stones include ruby, coral, garnet, amethyst and iolite.

Cool colors: Blue, violet, turquoise, sea green, green. Cool colors traditionally look best on those with blue or pink undertones to their complexions. As such, cool types often prefer white metals and platinum. Examples of these stones include sapphire, tanzanite, turqouise, aquamarine, jade, peridot, chalcedony and emerald.

Neutral colors: Black, white, gray, beige and brown. Both warm and cool types can wear neutral colors. Neutral colored jewelry is also quite versatile in terms of matching clothes and occasions. Examples of these stones include Black Onyx, Tourmaline, Labradorite, Rutilated Quartz, Black Garnet, Moonstone, Raw Diamond, Quartz, Smokey Topaz and Sunstone.

Keep in mind that we all have individual tastes. If you have cool undertones to your skin but really love yellow gold jewelry—keep wearing it! On the other hand, if you know you look better in cool, white metals reconsider jumping on the gold bandwagon just because it’s trendy. Jewelry that embraces color is timeless; if a certain gemstone works well for you now, we bet it will still look great ten years later. Our customizable pieces are designed to fit a variety of tastes while offering choices for everyone.

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Blue
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Blue is the color of water and the sky. Not surprisingly, blue gems are associated with calmness and tranquility.

Additional blue associations :

  • Sea
  • Spirituality
  • Peace
  • Astrological signs: Libra, Sagittarius

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Red
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Fiery red is the color of heat and blood. It is an intense color that can enhance the metabolism. Thus, red gemstones are associated with energy, desire, passion and love.

Additional red associations:

  • Fire
  • Courage
  • Emotion
  • Love
  • Astrological sign: Scorpio

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Pink
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Pink isn’t a primary color—it’s really more of an unsaturated red. Pink gemstones convey a highly feminine hue that represents sweetness, youth and fashion.

Additional pink associations:

  • Femininity
  • Calm
  • Spring
  • Tourmaline, Rose Quartz. Rhodolite, Rhodocrosite, Coral

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Green
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Green is an earthy, mysterious color that often intrigues. Green gemstones signify growth, freshness, nature and rebirth. Dark green is associated with wealth and prosperity.

Addtional green associations:

  • Money
  • Fertility
  • Freshness
  • Astrological sign: Taurus

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Yellow
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Yellow gemstones are synonymous with sunshine and summer. It’s a cheerful, light and energetic color. Bright yellow is a standout color—think of taxicabs and traffic lights.

Additional yellow associations:

  • Energy
  • Sun
  • Happiness
  • Astrological signs: Gemini, Leo

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Orange
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Orange is an upbeat color, symbolizing joy, sun and the tropics. Orange gemstones represent enthusiasm and happiness.

Additional orange associations:

  • Creativity
  • Determination
  • Success

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Purple
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Purple is often associated with royalty and symbolizes power and luxury. Purple gemstones are commonly linked to mystery and magic.

Additional purple associations:

  • Independence
  • Royalty
  • Power
  • Astrological sign: Sagittarius

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Brown
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Brown is an earthy, organic color. It’s often associated with autumn and symbolizes stability.

Additional brown associations:

  • Conservative
  • Outdoors
  • Nature
  • Astrological sign: Capricorn

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White
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In Western cultures, white symbolizes purity, cleanliness and marriage. White gemstones are often associated with innocence, youth and peace, which is why white jewelry is so popular at weddings.

Additional white associations:

  • Reverence
  • Simplicity
  • Truth
  • Astrological sign: Cancer

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Black
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Black is sophisticated and elegant. Black gemstone jewelry is associated with power, formality and mystery.

Additional black associations:

  • Drama
  • Commitment
  • Seriousness
  • Astrological signs: Scorpio and Capricorn

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