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How to Tell if Pearls Are Real: 8 Tests, and What Pearls Are Worth

Are your pearls real? Most fakes give themselves away in under a minute. Here are eight simple tests, what fakes are made of, and what real pearls are actually worth.

Men's Jewellery Styles: The Most Popular Looks and Who They Suit

"Jewellery styles" means three different things at once, which is why searching it gets you nowhere. It can mean the look you're going for, the type of piece, or the pattern of links on a chain. He...

The 10 Most Expensive Chains in the World (And What They're Really Worth)

Rick Ross's self-portrait chain tops nearly every list at a reported $1.5 million, and nobody can tell you where that number came from. Lil Jon's is the only one on the list Guinness ever actually ...

How to Clean Earrings: A Step-by-Step Guide

Earrings sit against skin all day, which is why they build up faster than anything else you wear, and why the post and the back are always dirtier than the part you can see. Here's the ten-minute m...

White Gold vs Rose Gold: Which Should You Wear?

Both are the same gold at the same karat. The difference is what they're mixed with, and where the colour actually lives: rose gold's runs through the metal and white gold's sits on top of it as a ...

What's the Difference Between Silver and Sterling Silver?

It's a trick question, and seeing that makes every other silver question easier. Sterling silver IS silver: a grade of it, 92.5% pure, alloyed because pure silver is too soft to wear. Here's why, w...

Silver Plated vs Sterling Silver: How to Tell the Difference

Sterling is silver the whole way through. Plated is a thin coating of it over something else, and in the United States there is no legal minimum for how thin that coating can be. Here's how to tell...

How to Tell If Silver Is Real (And What CRAFTD Actually Uses)

How do you check silver at home, and is CRAFTD's silver real? The first is a stamp and an ice cube. The second is partly, and we'd rather tell you which is which. The 925 Collection is genuine ster...

The Different Types of Gold: Colour, Carat and Construction Explained

"Types of gold" has three different answers and most guides only give you one. It can mean the color, the purity, or how the gold is attached to the thing you're buying. Three colors, six karat gra...

How to Clean Sterling Silver Without Polishing It Away

Every time you polish silver, a little of the silver leaves with the tarnish. There is one method that does the opposite: it converts the tarnish back into silver and puts it on the piece. Here is ...