Bangles or bracelets?  Do you know which works best for certain looks?  Do you know the difference between the two?  If not, don’t worry – it’s a distinction many people don’t always know.  But understanding the differences between the two pieces makes it easy to decide which one will be the best fit for your look.

Both bangles and bracelets are worn around the wrist and feature beautifully set gemstones against precious metal.  Bracelets tend to use small chains as their foundation, making them a fluid piece of jewelry that creates dynamic tricks of the light with the right gemstones.  Our opal and gemstone bracelets are designed to flow with a look, to add sparkle and dimension to any look.

Bangles, on the other hand, are more static and feature a solid band of metal, usually quite thin. These are designed to hand loosely on the wrist and are free to slide farther down the wearer’s forearm while traditional bracelets rarely travel much at all.

This difference results in a whole change of how these accessories work with a look. Bracelets are a bit more demure, a bit more traditional and definitely more common.  This doesn’t detract from their beauty – bracelets have infamous graced the wrists of icons like Audrey Hepburn and Jackie Onassis – but it can be an important distinction for some.  Bangles, on the other hand (arm?) have a natural Bohemian appeal.  They’ve been worn by folk singers and gypsies and have been favored by the likes of Joan Baez and Carol King.

Both opal bracelets and opal bangles can add a certain spin to an outfit or a person’s overall style.  Each leaves their distinctive mark and knowing how to play them out expands your jewelry collection as it makes it easier to pair them with other pieces.  Our opal bracelets and bangles are designed to complement pieces while being beautiful stand-alone pieces.  They can easily make your collection more versatile and capable of matching even more styles and looks, making it easier for you to dress exactly the way you want no matter what kind of style fits the day – or your mood.