jeudi 2 octobre 2014

Saving Your Vintage Rhinestone Bracelets From Losing Their Dazzling Appeal

By Elsa Noel


The point of putting on fashion accessories is to make your clothes appear more interesting and bring the spotlight to your personality, not keep you from shining. That is why it's a good idea to properly care for and store your collection of vintage rhinestone bracelets. You don't have to go through a lot of trouble just to ensure that your dazzling jewelries are always looking fabulous.

Your goal is to ensure that those rhinestones are always sparkling. It is also important to keep the metal parts gleaming. There is no use in putting a bracelet around your wrist if it's not as eye-catching as it should be. Especially because the personal ornament is worn just above your hand which you use for a lot of things, the accessory should always stay looking fabulous.

Proper storage is essential to shield these beautiful items from harm most especially when they are not being used. Women who are style conscious just like you are encouraged to invest in good quality jewelry boxes. The best one to get is something that comes with many compartments, each lined with felt or any other soft material to save the bracelets from getting scratched or tangled.

It is also recommended for you to place each bracelet in the packaging that it came in originally. Refrain from throwing the box most especially if you are planning to sell an item in the future because its packaging can help increase its resell value. When traveling, you can avoid unnecessary headaches by putting every piece in its own pouch out of velvet or any other soft fabric.

These vintage personal ornaments have a few enemies and one of them is water. It's due to the fact that water can actually damage the foil placed at the back of rhinestones, something that allows them to beautifully sparkle just like those costly precious stones. Do not dip your accessories in water for cleaning purposes or stash them in an area where it's hot and moist.

Eventually, you will have to clean the individual rhinestones to ensure that they are just as dazzling as the day that you bought the bracelet. The best way to do this is to polish the pieces with a soft cloth dampened a little with glass cleaner. Do not use abrasive cleaners on any of your jewelries. As earlier said, it is not really a good idea to soak the item in water to bring back its beauty.

As for the remaining metal parts, using polishing cloth is usually enough to make them gleaming once again. This cheap cleaning aid is highly safe and effective, and you can easily get them at department stores, boutiques and even on the internet. Stubborn dirt and grime can be removed with a damp toothbrush with soft bristles. Remember to fully dry the vintage jewelry before storing.

Harsh chemicals in your daily cosmetic products can rob those vintage bracelets of their sparkle. That is why you should put them on only after you have applied your hairspray, deodorant, lotion, perfume and others. Make it a habit to remove them first at the end of your day. Doing so saves them from rubbing against the likes of metal buttons and zippers on your clothing.




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