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Gold or silver frames: which suits your skin tone?

Check the veins on your wrist, then pick your metal. A quick guide to warm and cool tones in eyewear.

KSKabir SethiStyle Editor, Dobetti

28 July 2026 · 4 min read

Gold metal eyeglass frames

Metal frames sit close to your skin, so the colour matters. The right metal makes your face look fresh. The wrong one can make you look tired, even after a full night's sleep.

Find your undertone

Look at the veins on the inside of your wrist in daylight. Greenish veins usually mean warm undertones. Blue or purple veins usually mean cool undertones. A mix of both means you are neutral.

  • Warm undertones: gold, rose gold and bronze.
  • Cool undertones: silver, gunmetal and platinum.
  • Neutral undertones: lucky you. Both work, so choose by outfit.

Silver metal frames

Silver and gunmetal flatter cool and pink undertones.

Match your frames to the jewellery you wear most. If you reach for gold earrings every day, gold frames will feel right straight away.

Metal frames

Gold, silver and gunmetal, all in light, comfortable builds. Shop metal frames

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