Tips on Wearing Your Silver Jewelry for Summer Style

It’s summer time and if you haven’t brought your silver jewelry out of hiding yet, it’s a great time to do it now! Silver jewelry looks great any time of year, but silver bracelets, silver earrings and silver chains look especially shimmery and gorgeous against your sun-kissed glow. Make the most of your silver finery this summer with these tips for wearing and caring for your silver jewelry this summer.

Clean Your Silver

If you’ve had your silver bracelets and other silver jewelry tucked away for a while, it may need to be cleaned up and polished before it looks its best. Avoid using harsh jewelry cleaners, especially if the piece you want to clean is set with any gemstones. Your best bet for removing tarnish and discoloration is to gently clean each piece with a silver jewelers’ cloth. They’re inexpensive and easy to find, but if you don’t have one and are just dying to put those silver chains on right away, try this method.

Dissolve several tablespoons of ordinary table salt in hot water. Line a small bowl with aluminum foil. Pour the water into the foil-lined bowl. Place your silver jewelry into the water bath and let it sit for several minutes. Most tarnish will dissolve. If there are stubborn spots, gently rub them with a clean, soft cloth. Rinse the jewelry with clear water. Dispose of the salt water down the drain. Your silver jewelry should be sparkly, shimmery clean.

Remove Your Silver Jewelry Before Swimming

Swimming and silver jewelry don’t mix. Chlorine and salt water can both damage silver so remove your silver bracelets, silver rings and other silver jewelry before you take a dip.

Silver Earrings

Turn heads with long, dangly silver earrings or gold leaf jewelry if you’re fairly tall and have a long neck. Silver looks stunning against tanned shoulders, so break out those shimmery silver chains and dangly earrings for the summer. If you’re shorter than average, pick silver studs or earrings that are no more than an inch or two long.

Silver Bracelets

Tanned arms show off silver in a way that nothing else does, so bare your arms and slip on some silver bangles, silver tennis bracelets or a gorgeous silver cuff bracelet worn high on your arm.

Silver Pendants

Go on, highlight that sun-kissed throat and cleavage with silver chains and silver pendants. They’re the perfect accent to wear with deep V-neck and U-neck tank tops and sleeveless summer dresses.

Summer is the time to get out your silver and shine. Wear it and enjoy it – it’s the best thing you can do to keep your silver jewelry looking great.