Cocktail Rings...Not Just for Happy Hour!

Well I don't know about you gals, but I'm a HUGE fan of cocktail rings.  The bigger the better in my opinion, but what I've found is that there is a common misnomer about them; women seem to think that cocktail rings are only meant to be worn with a cocktail dress or on special occasions. Well, I say that's nothing but poppycock!


Cocktail rings (or big chunky rings) are meant to be worn otherwise why design them?!  I personally like to wear one everyday, whether it's during the workweek, out and about shopping or even on the weekends.  I like to wear a complementary or contrasting stone with my outfits to create a bit of panache.  The size of cocktail rings can vary from small-medium to large-extra-large and they come in an amazing selection of stones, metals, colours, styles and shapes.


The trick to wearing a cocktail ring is to keep the remaining jewelery selection minimal; that is unless you're going for the complete "estate" look (wearing your best jewels at once, all the while keeping it classy!), or for an eclectic/artsy feel.  As mentioned above, one of the easiest ways of wearing a cocktail ring is to select a stone with a complementary, similar or contrasting colour.  For example, if your outfit has a lot of brown you can choose a stone in either brown, gold/yellow or orange to complement the outfit.  If you want your ring to stand out, select a stone in either red or blue, and so on.  The options are limitless, and when in doubt clear stones are always a safe bet!  


So get out there and start your very own collection of cocktail rings, trust me you'll wish you did this a lot sooner!  Happy Shopping!


Here are some examples to get you inspired:

Courtesy of:
The Shopping Channel