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Choosing a Jewellery Metal : A Quick Guide

06/06/2017
by adminwryght

Struggling to pick which colour metal jewellery you should buy? Then here is a quick guide to help you decide and snag a new favourite piece to compliment your wardrobe.

There are three mains considerations for choosing a jewellery metal : skin tone, wardrobe colours and other jewellery.

Skin tone

Just like certain clothes colours look good on certain skin tones, particular metals also look good on particular skin tones.

Cool skin tones : tend to be complimented by cooler metal colours like silver, white gold and platinum.
Warm skin tones : tend to be complimented by warmer metal colours like brass, copper and yellow and rose golds.
Neutral skin tones : have the benefit of looking great in both cool and warm metal colours aka free range on all metals.

Wardrobe colours

Choosing a specific metal for jewellery can be a great way to compliment or contrast the main colours in your wardrobe.

Black, white and grey : for contrast consider adding copper or brass, for subtlety add a splash of silver.
Green, blue and purple : silver and brass will tend to compliment these hues where copper will add contrast.
Red, yellow and orange : be aware that copper and brass that might clash tonally, add silver for a guaranteed complimentary dash.

Other Jewellery

Some women have a favourite jewellery metal, consistently seen in the matching jewellery metals, normally either gold or silver. Other women will mix their metals but this is normally a minority, though mixing is becoming more popular.

Gold lovers : an addition of brass will fit nicely with other golden items without the hefty price tag.
Silver lovers : obviously a purchase of silver will be loved.
Rose gold lovers : an addition of silver or copper will compliment this trend for rose gold.
Mixed metals lover or unsure : a splash of copper is most likely to please.

The above guide should help you choose a jewellery metals, but if you are wild at heart, or even just a little bit daring, adding a mixture of jewellery metals to match your daily mood or outfit of the day.

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Brass : A Brief Introduction

10/05/201711/05/2017
by Claire Wryght

Brass is formed mixture copper and zinc, officially an alloy of the two metals in varying ratios. The ratio gives brass both its level of goldenness and its metal hardness.

Brass is best known for it’s golden yellow colour. This means it matches well with gold jewellery without the hefty price tag

Historically it was regarded for it’s high workability with hand tools, it could be worked without the use of a furnace and held up well to forming.

Common brass items include musical instruments for malleability and cost, door furniture for low fiction, bells for durability and naval application for their resistance to water damage.

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Cleaning Brass : A Quick and Easy Guide

14/03/201721/03/2017
by Claire Wryght

Brass is a metal compound of copper and zinc, it’s tarnish then is a mixture of the two chemical processes. This metal can be so lustrous when shiny and new but without proper care and cleaning can become dull and listless.

So last in our easiest ways to clean metals series is brass.

Third Up : Brass

Brass proves a little more resistant to cleaning, but a few science experiments later…

The best way we’ve found is to soak for a few hours in fizzy cola. The soft drink’s mild acid and carbonation help to lift the tarnish but it is the longest of our cleaning tips but it is safe for sterling silver. Once the tarnish has been removed, rinse and buff back to it’s glorious shine with a soft cloth and either a furniture polish or natural clear wax. The wax will help slow the tarnish from occurring. Note : we only tested this method on brass and cannot recommend for other metals. Please do not soak any gemstones, pearl or other non-brass items.

Also read : Cleaning Silver and Cleaning Copper

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