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How To Make Your Jewelry Work For You

This is a guide for those of us who love to buy jewelry.  It may be Sterling Silver, gold, white gold, genuine diamonds, pearls, or semi-precious gems. We are very fortunate these days to be able to buy gorgeous jewelry of good quality that does not break the budget and is not so expensive that we are afraid of wearing and enjoying it.

First – go through the jewelry that you already have.  (Chances are that it is in a box in one tangled mess.)  Lay each piece out and inspect them.  If they have silver or gold coatings over a base metal (ie not over a precious metal like 925 sterling silver) they may not keep their lustre for very long.  These are fine for a few special occasions but then they need to leave your jewelry box.  Good only for youngsters to play dress-ups with. If the base is Sterling Silver, under normal circumstances it may stay beautiful for years.

Earrings – Are your your most important jewelry item. They give that extra compliment to your complexion that no other piece of jewelry can give.  The right earrings can make the difference between dreary and sensational.  The truth is we would all like to look sensational whether we are in casual, business or evening mode.

In front of a mirror put on one earring.  Look at your self from the side without an earring and then turn to the earring side.  If the earring side does not give your face that extra sparkle and light, put it out of your box into the kids dress-up box or have a lucky dip at your next party. Or you could donate to the school or church fete, some one will love the jewelry that is not helping you.   It may look nice in the box but if it doesn't do that ‘extra something’ for you, you don’t need it.  Repeat this procedure with all of your earrings.

Your earrings need to work for you and earn their keep. You do not want people to look at you and say ‘beautiful earrings’.  The earrings are to compliment you.  When someone looks at you and they say ‘you look fantastic’ then they notice your complimentary jewelry, you will then know that you have got a winning combination.

Now put your jewelry into groups.  This will depend on your life style and employment type.  Roughly it will be casual, work and evening wear.   I find the best way to store jewelry  for easy access and to prevent them from scratching each other is in small clear plastic zip lock bags. When buying jewelry keep these groups in mind and buy specifically for your needs. Just a quick note on the 'work' group. Generally speaking, although it depends on our employment, the best earrings are stud or non dangle. Necklaces and bangles are best not to be too dangly from a safety point of view. 

Having done the above mirror test if you have been honest with yourself you should now have a very good idea about what factors give your face that ‘extra’ sparkle.  This will now make it easy to buy your earrings online where the price/quality ratio should be much better than you can buy elsewhere.  It is just great for gifts. Jewelry is the feel good gift for any occasion.   

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