Yellow Gold vs White Gold

The endless battle to which color is best for you? Some people already know what they like, which by all means I applaud you! For those of us who just can't decide whether to put your beautiful stone on that pretty white gold or yellow gold setting, here are some fun facts that might help you decide what to do! 

YELLOW GOLD

 made up of: GOLD + COPPER + ZINC

classic & elegant look

less maintenance BUT does need to be polished to keep shine

the higher Karats (21 kt-24 kt) are less durable

can be dented

compliments darker skin tones

WHITE GOLD

made up of: GOLD + SILVER + PALLADIUM

better for diamonds

more expensive

more maintenance BUT more durable

scratch resistant

compliments lighter skin tones

Fall 2014 is near!

During my hunt for some trendy fall fashion, I ran across this article by NYC Recessionista that I absolutely adored and thought I should share! For those of you, including myself, that love to shop on a budget but still get a fabulous look together check out these trendy pieces for low cost! All can be found on Forever 21, Bauble Bar and Banana Republic's site. I actually had the luck of finding two very similar pieces at Marshall's the other day EVEN CHEAPER! Fall is approaching and the darker shades with gold are returning!

What's your birthstone?

Birthstones are based on the month in which you were born.  Take a look! What's your stone? :)

DID YOU KNOW!?

Any U.S dime, quarter and half dollar dated 1964 and before are made of 90% silver!  So what does this mean???!! Take a look into that change jar. You might have more than just a couple cents in there! Currency made with 90% silver is calculated different then face value.  Seeing as its composition is mostly silver, it goes by the spot value of the day! With the price of silver today this means: 

JEWELRY STAMPINGS

       JEWELRY STAMPINGS

 

What does it mean exactly that your necklace is stamped with a 14K? Let alone when it is stamped with random numbers like 417 or 585! Here at NJB we LOVE to keep our customers informed with all sorts of jewelry knowledge! After all, it is your money being spent and every penny counts!

Basically the higher the Karat stamp is, the closer to pure gold you have. This is why some people will break out even when wearing a 10KT necklace because the necklace has other types of metals mixed in with the gold.

Jewelry Do's & Don'ts for back to school!

Back to School Jewelry 

DO’s and Don’t’s!

DON’T DO IT!	OKAY TO DO!
Giant hoop earrings: maybe for a night out on the weekends but for class, keep it classy	Medium/Small size earrings: nothing that will get tangled up in your hair
Metal Bangles: don’t be THAT girl that jingles every two seconds she moves her hand during lecture time or even worse, reading time.	Any and all sorts of fabric or plastic bracelets are great! Don’t cause unnecessary noise to yourself or disturbance to others.
Neon Jewelry: Eh, just not the place and time at school	Pastel/Dark colors: go easy with any outfit
Metal Spiked Jewelry: against dress code in most counties!	Plastic small studded jewelry: safe and go along with dress code!
Rings on every finger: how can you hold a pencil with so many on?!	Single or double length rings are always fashionable!

Seasonal Cleaning!!!

We do it for our clothes, we do it for our home, and why not do it

 for our jewelry box? 

  Seasonal cleaning seems to be something that is done for large clutter around 

the house but even your jewelry box deserves a quick freshening

 once in a while!

  Honestly, you would be surprised what you can find in your own little treasure chest! 

I know personally the last time I cleaned it out, I found 9 pairs of earrings I hadn't touched in maybe 5 years! YIKES!!! 

The beauty of it is, even those ragged, out of style earrings can mean a couple bucks in your pocket!  

I got about 80 bucks for mine. 

 Cashing in gold and silver jewelry is a simple process that gives you that same relief feeling you get once you emptied that

 over flowing closet of clothes. 

 You never know what you can find until you blow off the dust and take a peak!