Too much jewelry?

I guess I am hardly one to talk on this subject since I usually wear a pair of earrings-(sometimes more earrings than that)-, a small nosestud in each nostril and usually a necklace, but is there such a thing as wearing too much jewelry?

I see some women,-(usually younger gals)- with so many piercings and so much jewelry on !!!.....

..... I'm sure you have seen women with not only the usual earrings and nosering but also pierced eyebrows, assorted other facial piercings, numerous earrings all the way up their ear,-(.....and I can imagine piercings elsewhere in hidden places!)-,

...and of course some women really over do it with numerous bracelets and necklaces,-(my mom sometimes did that)-.

.....Of course some of these same women have numerous tattoos also-(my dear mother once again, bless her audacious heart! Tee hee!)-.

.....Too much makeup or strange makeup too sometimes to go with all of this jewelry!

Like I said, I'm not condemning this, and who am I to judge?, ...but is there a point where it is just too much jewelry? It begans to look a little silly or trashy or perhaps too flashy, self-promoting, or ridiculous? Or am I off base on this one?

I'm interested in knowing others opinions on this.

I think there is such a thing as wearing too much jewelry. I definitely believe in the 'less is more' concept here.

know what else i think is to much in jewelery? to many rings on fingers! on ''friends'' phobie wears a lot of rings. it drives me crazy! i think it is to much.

SuperGrover wrote: LOL I used to wear a ring on every finger when I was in high school. But I agree, too much jewelry is just retro.

it looks ok if the rings are more plain. my godmother and older cousin wear big diamonds on all there fingers. it's just to much i think. but what do i know? i don't own one diamond ring.

Exactly Monica and Uzma.


That is why I have my nostrils, not my septum pierced, -(although I think a small slender septum ring doesn't look that bad, more the big clunky rings make you look like a bull.)-
Nose jewelry has to be done right or don't bother.

I'd be one of those jewelry junkies, but I think it's just the younger generation thing. I don't have any piercings but my ears, though I aspire for a nose (nostril... no cow look for me) piercing. I like to wear a lot of rings and necklaces... sometimes bracelets, too, but those bug me.

I see people my age do it all the time, but I never really give it a second thought.

I only have my ears pierced. Once on the left ear and twice on the right.

But I love piercings on guys...well some guys.
I like the eyebrow piercing with a thick silver hoop through it...oooo that does things to me just thinking about it .

Also like other...ahem... parts of a guy's body to be pierced, to enhance the pleasure potential for himself and his partner.

Some of the jewellery now available for non-trad piercings is very lovely and sexy.

Yeah, sure, I've been known to wear way too much. In high school I wore rings on every finger of at least one hand, and sometimes two, and at the time wore a lot of really big earrings. In junior high I used to wear lots of bangles that would jingle and clank, so the teachers would make me take them off. In recent years I've been wearing a lot of necklaces, but they've been things like zodiac necklaces, runes, charms, things like that mostly. Now, though, I seldom wear rings anymore, maybe one or two bracelets with special meaning, I think three necklaces with special meanings, currently. . . most days. . . and I usually wear earrings in all my holes (three in the left, one in the right), which are usually lots smaller than the earrings I used to wear. *shrugs* So even though I still wear too much, I am getting better, and definitely not as tacky as I was in school.
As body piercings and tattoos go, I don't mind them in moderation (smaller, more attractive jewellery or tattoo designs, more discreet tattoo placements, not too many of either), but I don't have any of either, myself. Once in a while I consider a belly ring, but I'd have to lose my belly first, or it would look weird :-P . . . and the tattoo designs I've considered, well, I'd probably try to decide on one or two that mean something special to me, and make sure to place them well, so they can be hidden when necessary. I don't wanna do anything I'd regret in ten or twenty years, you know?

Ahhhhh great topic. I love lots of accesories and with a warehouse full of hair accessories (we literally have thousands at this point) I am buying hair accessories by the boatload. You know how some people love pens? I love barrettes. I will wear anywhere from 1 to 6 at any one time. Probably excessive. LOL.

As far as bracelets. I used to wear them all the time and was known for my gold ones. But then they would clank against the keyboard when I tried to type and I would get annoyed. I also used to wear a watch but same thing.

When I was younger in my pre-workaholic days, I loved to wear diamonds and other rings. Now even if someone gave me a diamond the size of a Hope diamond I wouldn't wear it because it also gets in the way of typing.

Other than hair accessories I don't wear any other jewelry or accessories, even though my ears are pierced and I used to like large gold hoops. However, they would get caught in my hair so I gave up on them too.

Just call me Karen - Many Barrettes - Shelton

Hi Tina,

Actually I am a bit of a klutz when it comes to keeping track of things. I have this habit of losing just about everything. So for me to wear diamond studs would be scary. LOL. Yes, I agree earrings are nice and I should definitely get some out of the jewelry boxes. Maybe I will. You have inspired me. :-)

Karen