JEWELLERY WORN EVERY DAY WILL NATURALLY WEAR. I OFTEN LIKE THE JOURNEY THAT A PIECE OF SILVER CAN TAKE AS IT AGES. THE WAY MATT PIECES CAN SHINE UP FROM CONTACT WITH YOUR CLOTHES, OR POLISHED PIECES WILL MATT DOWN. A BLACK OXIDISED PIECE WILL BECOME MORE GREY IN TONE  AND TEXTURES CAN SOFTEN OVER TIME, THE LITTLE IMPERFECTIONS ON THE SURFACE FROM KNOCKS AND THE WAY IT TAKES SHAPE TO FIT YOUR BODY SO COMFORTABLY IS A PART OF THE METALS CHARACTERISTICS AND ALLOW THE PIECE TO CONTINUE DEVELOPING A UNIQUE APPEARANCE. ​ WITH A LOT OF MY JEWELLERY AND PARTICULARLY THE TEXTURED AND OXIDISED PIECES, THIS CAN ADD TO THE BEAUTY OF THE PIECE. THESE MARKS, LIKE THE LINES ON OUR SKIN REFLECT THE LIFE OF A PIECE OF JEWELLERY. WHILST THESE THINGS ARE UNAVOIDABLE AND I CAN NOT BE HELD RESPONSIBLE FOR THESE SUBTLE CHANGES IN JEWELLERY OVER TIME, BELOW ARE SOME TIPS TO PROLONG THE LONGEVITY OF YOUR PIECES FOR YEARS TO COME..

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CLEANING, MAINTENANCE AND STORAGE

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POLISH YOUR JEWELLERY WITH A LINT  FREE 100% COTTON CLOTH. ON THE MOST PART THIS WILL BE MORE THAN ENOUGH TO CLEAN YOUR JEWELLERY.

VERY GENTLE CLEANING WITH LUKE WARM WATER, LIQUID SOAP OR DILUTED BAKING SODA AND A SOFT TOOTHBRUSH IS FINE IF THERE IS BUILD UP AROUND STONES OR WITHIN TEXTURED SURFACES. BE VERY CAREFUL AROUND STONES PARTICULARLY AND TAKE EXTRA CARE WHEN CLEANING THESE. DRY WELL AFTER CLEANING AND AVOID ANY AREAS THAT HAVE BEEN INTENTIONALLY OXIDISED AS THIS CLEANING WILL REMOVE THE PATINA.

DO NOT USE AN ACID BASED CLEANER. ​ REMOVE JEWELLERY BEFORE SHOWERING OR DOING THE WASHING UP. PURE WATER ITSELF WILL NOT DAMAGE SILVER, NEITHER WOULD THE ODD SHOWER HERE OR THERE, BUT MOST OF THE WATER WE ARE EXPOSED TO CONTAINS CHEMICALS AND CONTAMINANTS THAT COULD TARNISH OR DULL THE SILVER OVER TIME. SIMILARLY FOR SWIMMING POOLS, HOT TUBS ETC WHERE CHEMICALS WILL BE USED. HUMIDITY CAN ALSO CAUSE TARNISHING OVER TIME, SO DO NOT STORE YOUR JEWELLERY IN THE  BATHROOM OR DAMP AND HUMID ENVIRONMENTS.

TAKING JEWELLERY OFF BEFORE PRACTICAL ACTIVITIES WILL LIMIT THE RISK OF UNWANTED KNOCKS AND SCRAPES.

MAKE JEWELLERY THE LAST THING YOU PUT ON AFTER CLEANING AND APPLYING ANY CREAMS, MAKEUP, HAIR DRESSINGS OR FRAGRANCES.

STORING YOUR JEWELLERY IN AN AIRTIGHT BOX OR BAG (INDIVIDUAL BAGS IS EVEN BETTER) WILL HELP KEEP THE JEWELLERY IN GOOD CONDITION.

OXIDISED SILVER

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