Jewelry Care Included with each wholesale order is a small stack of our jewelry care cards. These cards explain how to take take a few simple precautions to increase the longevity of each purchase. Avoid Moisture When wearing your jewelry avoid contact with water, sweat, soap, lotions, oils, and perfumes. These products can create buildup on your jewelry that can tarnish your pieces prematurely. If your jewelry does come in contact with moisture, use a soft cloth to wipe it down. Minimize Wear + Tear Your jewelry should be the last thing you put on in the morning (after makeup, hair products and perfume) and the first thing you take off at night. We don’t recommend wearing your jewelry to bed. Store Safely When you remove your jewelry wipe it with a soft cloth. Keep your jewelry in a sealed bag or a jewelry box to help prevent tarnishing. Exposure to oxygen accelerates the aging process. For all of our online orders we now include the perfect pouch to keep and clean your jewels. Tending to your pieces requires little effort and should fit seamlessly into your everyday routine. A little care goes a long way.
Materials Reference GOLD-PLATED All of our jewelry is electroplated (“plated” for short). Electroplating is a process that uses chemistry and electricity to cover metal in a thin layer of gold. By dipping the jewelry in a solution that contains gold and applying electricity, a thin layer of gold attaches itself to the jewelry pieces. The overall colour/tone of the gold jewelry is determined by how long the process is applied. Different trends and designs dictate the tone of our gold-plating from 10K-18K gold. The trend today is a lighter gold, so we currently strive for a 10K-14K gold look. Since electroplating is done by hand, there may be slight variations each time this process is done. SILVER-PLATED We use the same electroplating process on our silver-plated jewelry except that silver is used in the chemical solution, instead of gold. Please see “GOLD-PLATED” for details on the electroplating process. RHODIUM-PLATED Rhodium is a precious metal and a member of the platinum family. Rhodium is a high-shine metal that gives pieces a cooler tone as opposed to silver-plated pieces which have a slightly warmer look. The same process for electroplating is used for our rhodium-plated pieces. Please see “GOLD-PLATED” for details on the electroplating process. STERLING SILVER POSTS Sterling silver is an alloy containing 92.5% silver and 7.5% copper.
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