Gold has been valued and popular throughout the ages. Gold products look expensive, graceful, elegant; it has not only beauty, but also incredible energy. Nowadays, different types of gold are common: yellow, red, pink, green, black. One of the delicate types of gold is the white metal. He is valuable, beautiful, in demand. In order for jewelry to make your look attractive, you need to know how to wear white gold.
White gold rings
Rule #1: You can’t mix metals?
Is it worth following? No!
Just a few years ago, wearing silver and gold jewelry together or mixing different shades of gold in one look was tantamount to social suicide. Now you can safely choose any combination of gold, silver, tin, copper and other metals that you like. Even with an eye on the strict dress code at work, you can afford, for example, a Trinity ring made of three thin hoops of white, yellow and rose gold.
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Why you can’t wear gold and silver at the same time - signs
Let us remember a number of signs that are passed on orally from grandmother to granddaughter about what will happen if metals are worn together.
If a child wears a gold and silver chain at the same time, the baby will begin to be capricious and diathesis will appear. Later, the child will begin to suffer from unusual diseases. A similar situation, but a little slower, will happen with adults.
But we are accustomed not to connect such facts, for fear of being branded a superstitious person. Therefore, it is easier to explain the refusal to wear silver and gold at the same time as bad taste.
Gold is the best conductor of information. Black magicians use this in their work, because no cemetery soil or blood with black ash can hit the victim as effectively as a tiny piece of gold. It's easy to explain:
when a person notices scattered salt, earth or ash in his house or in front of his threshold, he gets scared, and his energy begins to build an energy barrier of protection.
But if a person notices a thin gold ring or earring in front of his threshold... Yes, yes! It won’t even occur to him that this is not a freebie, but a charmed, terrible weapon. If you are suddenly “lucky” to find such a gift, first bake it on fire. When the gold is hot, dip it in salt and heat it again. Carry out the procedure three times and only then bring the gold into your home.
Silver is a holy metal, so it is actively used by clergy of different religions, magicians, psychics, clairvoyants and doctors. Silver products cleanse the space around them and are able to remember good, positive spells and spells.
Rule #2: You can't wear more than one ring on your hand?
Is it worth following? No!
You will be surprised, but in some style encyclopedias there are still recommendations not to wear two or more rings on one finger, and also to refuse other jewelry, even minimalistic ones, on your hands if you are wearing a cocktail ring. Meanwhile, street style heroes are going crazy for phalangeal jewelry, slave bracelets and brass knuckle rings, and designers are adoring models’ fingers with cocktail rings (everyone probably remembered the Gucci spring-summer 2016 show?). So the answer is yes! The only thing when decorating your hands is to choose a nude manicure.
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Restraint is a sign of high cost
It depends on the model of the product whether it will look expensive or not. If you want your jewelry to look noble, choose modest models.
The presence of taste is indicated by jewelry in a minimalist style, complemented with pearls, elegant studs with single stones, or a ring without any frills. Such jewelry looks expensive, no matter how much it was purchased for.
Nowadays no one measures the thickness of chains - restraint is in fashion. But the uniqueness of its weaving is worth paying attention to.
Rule #3: Can't wear an engagement ring after the wedding?
Is it worth following? No!
Strict etiquette some ten to fifteen years ago required that the engagement ring be removed when a wedding ring appeared on the ring finger of the right hand, and put on only on especially special occasions for the whole family. Nowadays everything is much simpler: both rings can be worn at the same time without regard to the date and even, if you wish, on the same finger. And with a sleek, modest design, another interesting thing happens with a wedding ring: it is often worn... as a pendant on a thin chain of the same metal and color.
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Main categories of comparison of multi-colored gold alloys - which is better
You need to decide which gold is better – white or yellow? It is impossible to do this visually; you need to compare them.
Composition and color
As already mentioned, the components that make up a metal and its color qualities are closely interrelated. Their main differences from each other are based on the composition of the ligature. Thus, silver and copper are often mixed into gold alloys.
The saturation of the shade is naturally influenced by the amount of a certain metal in the ligature. Thus, the 585th sample, popular on sale, has a thick yellow color.
The finished alloy gets its color characteristics thanks to impurities in a certain proportion: 58.5% pure gold, 22.75% copper, 18.75% silver.
Alloying metals in this case perform the function of a so-called dye. Rarely, even blue and green alloys are obtained. True, they are very fragile, because of this they are used only for decoration.
To obtain a white alloy, you need to remove the natural yellowness. Gold is “bleached” by mixing certain metals. For whiteness you need 17% nickel or palladium. By the way, palladium gives a more saturated steel tint. Less platinum is needed: only 8% of it in the composition will give the necessary white color and cool shine.
Due to its high cost, platinum is used less often in alloys.
Shades of gold
Durability and brand
One of the fundamental properties is strength. In order to increase the hardness, and with it the strength of the yellow metal, copper is added to the alloy. But it turns out that copper has low anti-corrosion properties, so silver is also added.
Nickel is also added to white gold to give it strength. Palladium can also be used, but it makes the alloy soft. This consistency is suitable if you plan to make ornate jewelry or frame items with precious stones.
Both white and yellow gold require a hallmarking procedure.
Each product is marked and printed in accordance with GOST in the Assay Office. This approach helps to avoid counterfeit jewelry. For example, in Turkey, where huge quantities of precious metal products are imported, no standards exist. The product is marked immediately by the manufacturer. There are cases where even the seller himself at the counter can put the mark on it.
Rule #4: You can't wear more than one pendant together?
Is it worth following? No!
Another bad manners, which is no longer... bad manners. The duo of a choker and a necklace, necklace or pendant with a pendant is very fashionable and modern. In daytime looks, it is advisable to combine less flashy jewelry, and the choker can be replaced with a beautiful silk scarf.
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White gold chains
Chains have long been a stylish and noble decoration. A white gold chain looks especially impressive on tanned skin. Thanks to the contrast and subtle play of silver tints, it has a magnetic appearance on the neck.
Chains made of white noble alloy are worn by both women and men. Women's products are distinguished by their sophistication and openwork weaving. Men's chains are denser and more massive, they do not have any elaborate frills.
White gold chains come in long and short, thin and wide, and in various weaves. For open cutouts, choose products up to 45-50 cm long. Long chains are worn over clothing. Elegant thin jewelry is suitable for fragile girls, voluminous jewelry is worn by women with curves. The chain that will be complemented by the pendant should be 2-3 times heavier than it.
It is not so difficult visually to distinguish a gold chain from a silver one. The silver product is more matte, while the gold product has a slight shine.
Rule No. 5: large earrings - only for the evening?
Is it worth following? No!
Massive jewelry has long ceased to be a thing of evening fashion. Yes, baroque earrings like those from Dolce & Gabbana, flashy and deliberately decorated, cannot be worn during the day, but if large jewelry in the ears looks light, unpretentious and elegant, has a simple silhouette, why not choose them for an everyday look?
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White gold crosses and pendants
Pendants, pendants and crosses made of white gold have long been in demand and popular. On the fashion pedestal are 585-carat jewelry. Small original pendants or crosses made of white gold will become an appropriate accessory even for office style.
Crosses generally have a deep and multifaceted meaning. There are many legends, stories, and traditions associated with them. Many people buy them not only for aesthetic, but also for spiritual purposes. Crosses made of white gold, inlaid with cubic zirconia, are a real work of jewelry craftsmanship.
Rule #6: You can’t mix sets?
Is it worth following? No!
It is no longer forbidden to wear earrings from one set and necklaces or bracelets and rings from another. The main thing is that there should be something unifying in the jewelry: similarity in design, similarity in color scheme and/or texture. And asymmetry, which has entered the jewelry fashion, has made the previously unheard of acceptable - a duet of earrings from different, completely dissimilar sets. Experiment with combinations, taking note of the runway looks from Loewe, Alexander McQueen, Marni, Etro, Céline spring-summer 2016, and you will re-evaluate the treasures of your own box!
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A reliable supplier is the key to a great purchase
If you remember, I recommend shopping in online stores, saving both time and money. The most important thing is to choose a reliable supplier. I am in no way imposing my opinion, I simply recommend one of the many trusted, honest sellers from whom you can buy inexpensive wedding rings of the highest quality.
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Rule No. 6: costume jewelry and jewelry cannot be worn together?
Is it worth following? No!
The idea, proposed by Coco Chanel, periodically found itself in the shadow of fashion, but never completely abandoned it. Today, the main ideologists of this trend are celebrities who like to walk on the red carpet with rare diamonds, rubies, emeralds, sapphires next to jewelry made from semi-precious stones: quartz, opal, turquoise, rock crystal, or “pure” jewelry with cubic zirconia and rhinestones ( Let us modestly keep silent about the fact that costume jewelry is sometimes more expensive than products made of precious metals and stones). Well, we can experiment, for example, wearing a diamond ring with a ceramic or rubber bracelet.
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The benefits of white wedding rings
Rings are an essential attribute of any wedding ritual. Their modern range surprises with a variety of models. White gold wedding rings are especially popular today. These can be classic smooth models, as well as rings with engraving and inserts of diamonds or cubic zirconia. Combined models that combine red and white gold are distinguished by their originality.
Many young couples prefer textured products. Such rings can have a wavy, matte or pebbled surface. Designer wedding rings made of white gold are particularly original. There are models in the form of nuts, tires, crowns.
