Creating Illusions with Rings

The hand is an area of the body that attracts a great deal of attention; people talk with their hands or otherwise bring attention to them. Select your rings on the size and shape of your fingers and hand keeping a balanced proportion. The length and size of your finger plays an important role in determining what will look the best.

The most important part of ring selection is comfort, your fingers must have unrestricted movement. Buy what allows you to move your finger freely making sure the setting does not extend past your knuckle. It should go on comfortable and not slide off unintentionally.
 

• Almost any style and shape will add a contrast to long fingers, a round or oval setting with a wider band will provide balance.

• A multi stone ring will add contrast to small or slim hands.

• Oval, heart or round settings with wider bands will soften the narrowness of thin fingers.

• Oval, round or marquise settings on a narrow band will elongate the fingers as long as the setting stays within the knuckle.

• If the setting goes past the knuckle it will accentuate the shortness of the hand.

• Large oversized rings will take the focus from thick fingers.

• A narrow band may disappear on a large boned wide hand.

• Wide bands usually make fingers appear shorter.

• Thin, narrow shapes such as the emerald or the marquise do not sit well on thick fingers unless they are set with accent stones to widen the setting.

• A small delicate setting will get lost on large hands.

• An open-work design gives a feeling of lightness and is flattering to a broader hand.

• Hands will look longer or shorter depending on the length of fingernails.

• A design with diagonal or vertical lines will pull the eye across the hand and give the illusion of greater width and length to short fingers.

Rings can be very effective if they harmonize with your necklace and/or earrings, as well as the rest of your outfit. Like any other accessory, they should be appropriate for the occasion.