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How to Choose Festive Jewellery for Your Skin Tone

Undertone, not shade, is what matters. A quick test to find yours, and which gold finishes and stone colours flatter it most.

By The Priskel Studio 01 November 2026 2 min read

The short answerGo by undertone, not how fair or deep your skin is. Warm undertones glow in antique and yellow gold with red, green and coral stones. Cool undertones suit bright, polished gold, crystals and pink or blue stones. Neutral undertones can wear almost anything. Gold flatters every Indian skin tone; the finish and stones fine-tune it.

Find your undertone in a minute

Test	Warm	Cool	Neutral
Veins on the inner wrist	Look greenish	Look blue or purple	Hard to tell
White vs cream fabric near your face	Cream looks better	Pure white looks better	Both work
In the sun	Tan easily	Burn or pink first	Somewhere between

What flatters each

Warm: antique gold, meenakari, ruby-red and emerald-green stones. Try Riyasat Meenakari Kadas.
Cool: bright, polished gold with clear crystals, pinks and blues. Try Nazakat Baguette Bangle.
Neutral: both finishes, and multicolour stones. Try Navrang Cabochon Drops.

Deep, medium and fair skin

Every depth of skin can wear gold beautifully. Deeper skin tones make bright gold and bold colour pop; medium tones suit both antique and bright; fairer tones often look softest in bright gold with pastel stones. Treat these as starting points, not rules.

The outfit still decides

Skin tone fine-tunes the choice, but your outfit's zari and colours come first. See our guide to antique gold vs bright gold.

Care

UTSAV pieces are brass-based and hand-finished. Keep them dry, wipe with a soft cloth and store them in their pouches. Each carries a 6-month Finish Promise.