Gold Vermeil Jewellery and How to Look After it. Gold Vermeil is a well-known and used technique to create gold jewellery without an expensive price tag. Jewellers have used gold vermeil techniques for centuries to create gold jewellery that is affordable, beautiful and precious. What is Gold Vermeil? Gold Vermeil is a gold plating technique where a layer of gold is coated onto an underlying metal. In jewellery, this is sterling silver or pure silver. Gold vermeil can be confused with gold plating, which is similar in that gold is also coated onto the surface of an object. The main difference between gold...

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Learn how to clean silver jewellery. Top tips and techniques to keep your silver jewellery looking as good as new. A bit of time and knowledge and your silver jewellery can sparkle for a lifetime. Discover DIY techniques that will keep your silver sparkling No one likes the word tarnish. But silver and tarnish can go hand in hand if silver is not cared for properly. Tarnish is a natural occurrence. Over time it can affect all items of silver, including jewellery. Tarnish is corrosion. As silver gets exposed to air, a chemical reaction can occur if the air contains sulphur or...

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When it comes to Cubic Zirconia vs Diamonds, everyone knows what diamonds are. Through years of marketing and controlled supply and demand, the diamond has become one of the most expensive and sought-after natural stones in the world. However, Cubic Zirconia is a little less well understood. It is often referred to as Cubic Zirconium which it is not and given how incredibly close to a diamond it looks, they are often viewed as fake diamonds. What is Cubic Zirconia? Cubic Zirconia is a hand-made synthesised material that is hard and colourless. That description does not do it justice. It is...

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