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All of our jewelry is meticulously handmade with love and care in our Sydney studio. We pride ourselves with using high quality nickel free materials including solid .925 silver, 18k or 20k gold and natural semi precious gemstones. Here are things that you can do to help preserve your jewelry and keep them looking newer for longer.
When it comes to silver jewelry, many companies claim that silver won't discolor but truthfully there is no way to completely avoid tarnish forever because silver reacts to many things that we come into contact with in our everyday lives.
However, the more pure the amount of silver, the slower the rate of tarnish. The jewelry at Venus Trine Mars is made from solid .925 silver, the highest by regular fashion jewelry standards.
There are also things you can do to slow down the rate of silver tarnishing and also bring back the beautiful silver color once it eventually does:
When getting ready, put your jewelry on last (after sunscreen, makeup and perfume).
Take off your item when washing hands, showering or preparing food.
Store your jewelry in an airtight container or pouch. The jewelry box and jewelry pouch your item will come in will do the trick!
Wipe down your piece regularly with your complementary silver polishing cloth. This will bring back the shiny silver color.
Our entire earring range is gold vermeil by Australian industry standards. This means that at least 1 micron thick of 18k or 20k gold is plated over solid 925 silver, making them a valuable yet cost effective choice.
Our regular gold plated pieces are not flash plated like most mass produced jewelry brands where generally 0.1-0.2 microns of gold is used. This means the gold can rub off after only a few wears. We believe that thick gold plating strikes a good balance between affordable semi precious gemstone jewelry that lasts at an affordable price range.
We use the highest quality 18k or 20k gold over a base of either solid bronze or 925 silver. By using only solid base metals, our products are nickel free. The thickness of our plating is high by Australian industry standards and averages up to 1 micron.
Each item also has an additional protective coat over the layer of gold, making it tarnish resistant and helps keep the beautiful color last longer.
Our gold vermeil and gold plated pieces are tarnish resistant. However there are thing you can do to care for your jewelry. To keep the beautiful gold color looking new for longer:
When getting ready, put your jewelry on last (after sunscreen, makeup and perfume).
Take off your item when washing hands, showering or preparing food.
Store your items in an airtight container. The jewelry box or jewelry pouch your item will come in will do the trick!
Our gemstones are natural, colorful, shiny and polished. We hand select each one in small batches to guarantee that each stone in your jewelry is of the highest quality.
Natural gemstones can be delicate and each stone has a hardness rating that has been determined by the "Mohs Scale"where 1 is talc is 10 is diamond. The gemstones we use range between 6-7.5 on the scale so while they are not extremely fragile, they do require care.
To keep your gemstone ring looking beautiful in its setting:
Take off your gemstone jewelry when washing hands, showering or preparing food.
Please take off your gemstone ring while exercising.
Be very careful with accidentally knocking the gemstone against hard surfaces or dropping it on the floor as it increases the chance of it popping out of its setting.