Guides
Materials & Care
The questions I get asked most at the market, answered properly. No marketing words doing work that a specification should be doing.
Materials
Gold-Plated vs Gold-Filled vs Vermeil
These four terms get used as if they were interchangeable. They are not, and the difference is measurable — one of them is defined by law as a percentage of the item's weight.
Care
Does Gold-Plated Jewelry Tarnish?
Short answer: the gold does not tarnish. The problem is what happens when the gold layer wears thin enough to expose what is underneath.
Materials
Jewelry for Sensitive Ears and Skin
If earrings make your lobes itch, sting or weep, the culprit is usually one specific metal — and it is worth knowing which, because the word on the label often will not tell you.
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