Pampering Your Pearls

It’s important to care for your pearls in the manner that will keep them in shape to enjoy for many years to come.
Protect your pearls by storing them away from your other jewelry. No, not across the room! Just in a separate compartment in your jewelry box. This keeps other pieces from scratching the surface of your pearls. Prongs from rings, posts from earrings and even other pearls can mar their surface.
When traveling, again keep your pearls separate from your other jewelry. I have seen pearls ruined because ladies put all their jewelry for a trip in the same ziplock baggy.
Apply all hair care products and fragrances before you put on your strand of pearls. These can easily cause a film on your necklace and ruin the lustre of the pearls.
Don’t allow pearl rings or earrings to regularly come into contact with water. Generally these pieces are adhered on a post with a special epoxy that will break down over time and cause you to lose a pearl.
To clean your pearls, gently wipe with a soft cotton cloth.

No Diving, No Horseplay and No Gold in the Pool!

Did you know that your gold jewelry can be weakened or even broken by being in your chlorinated pool? Bleach and chlorine can turn your gold black, and even more importantly, the chemical reaction can actually break down your gold's strength. Depending on how highly chlorinated the pool is, the damage can happen over a long period of time or be nearly instantaneous!

If your gold has tarnished (turned a different color) we can clean it in our store, either by chemicals or by the jeweler using a buffing machine.

If the damage is severe, where the gold jewelry literally has fallen apart (yes, it CAN happen!), in some cases the piece is a total loss! That's serious!

Soooooo, no running around the pool deck, and NO gold in the pool! :)