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What our pieces are made of, how each build wears, and how to keep it. Start with the guide to gold-plated, gold vermeil and solid gold in Australia; the rest follows from there.

14K, 18K, 24K: what the karat changes (colour, hardness, wear) — Amaurine

14K, 18K, 24K: what the karat changes (colour, hardness, wear)

Karat is a fraction, not a grade: parts of gold out of twenty-four. What that changes in colour and hardness, why 24K is the wrong choice for a solid ring, and why karat means...

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Can you shower in gold plated jewellery? What water, sweat and sunscreen actually do — Amaurine

Can you shower in gold plated jewellery? What water, sweat and sunscreen actually do

Water alone is mild. Soap, heat, chlorine, salt and sunscreen are not, and water left sitting in a clasp does the most damage of all. What each exposure actually does, and the one rule...

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How to clean sterling silver at home (and what a polishing cloth is for) — Amaurine

How to clean sterling silver at home (and what a polishing cloth is for)

Sterling silver darkens with air. That is expected, and it comes back. Here is what a polishing cloth actually does, when warm soapy water is enough, and the one tool that must never touch...

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How to find your ring size at home (Australian sizes, with the conversion table) — Amaurine

How to find your ring size at home (Australian sizes, with the conversion table)

Australia sizes rings in letters, most online stores in US numbers. Three ways to measure at home, the conversion table, and what to do when you land between sizes.

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Hypoallergenic earrings: which metals are safe for sensitive ears — Amaurine

Hypoallergenic earrings: which metals are safe for sensitive ears

Most reactions to earrings are reactions to nickel. Which metals carry it, which do not, and the one rule that matters more than the word on the label.

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Moissanite vs diamond: what you're actually paying for — Amaurine

Moissanite vs diamond: what you're actually paying for

Two stones that look alike from across a room and are priced a world apart. What each one is, how they wear, and where the money goes.

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Is gold over steel any good? 18K gold plated stainless steel jewellery explained — Amaurine

Is gold over steel any good? 18K gold plated stainless steel jewellery explained

Steel is the hardest base metal Amaurine works in, and the cheapest. What gold over stainless steel does well, what it cannot do, and which pieces it suits.

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Gold plated vs gold vermeil vs gold filled: what the words mean in Australia — Amaurine

Gold plated vs gold vermeil vs gold filled: what the words mean in Australia

Five words for gold that is not solid gold, only two of them with a standard behind them. What each one means, and how to read a material line before you buy.

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Does gold vermeil tarnish? How to care for gold over silver — Amaurine

Does gold vermeil tarnish? How to care for gold over silver

Gold does not tarnish, but the layer can wear and the silver beneath can darken. Here is what actually happens to gold over silver, and the four habits that keep it bright.

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