Ear Piercing

Most widely accepted body modifications found in all cultures all over the world is the piercing of the ear. Modern piercing techniques allow for easy piercing and more successful healing, especially for cartilage piercing.

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Engagement Ring Settings

Engagement Rings come in different varieties of styles now days. There are several designs and styles to choose from when it is time to purchase your engagement ring. From left the right in the picture above, the styles shown are: Solitaire tiffany setting, Solitaire cathedral setting, Setting with baguette diamonds, Diamond trinity setting, and a Channel setting ring. These are some of the most basic designs out there for you to get. If you're not sure what to get, we strongly suggest a Solitaire in white gold that is usually the most popular.

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Things to Know before You change Nose Jewelry

New jewelry should be surgical stainless steel or 14k or 18k gold. If you know that you tolerate niobium or titanium well, you might start with that. See what you piercing professional recommend. Sterling silver is better saved for established piercing that don’t get irritated by the high rate of tarnish. For washing around the piercing, use a natural soap without dyes, perfumes or heavy anti-bacterial. These can all irritate the new piercing, as can over-cleaning the piercing. You will want to rinse the piercing with something like anti-bacterial rinse once a day, or apply a light dab of triple antibiotic ointment (if you are not allergic to it) to keep the ring lubricated and moving freely.

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Impact of Fluorescence in Diamond

Fluorescence is a phenomenon that makes some diamonds appear to change color when they are exposed to the ultraviolet light that surrounds us every day in sunlight and in the light produced by fluorescent light bulbs and tubes..

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Know Your Necklace Lengths

Most necklaces you'll find in jewelry stores measure one of several standard lengths, but even when lengths vary you can use the standards to help visualize how a necklace will fit.

If your overall build is larger or smaller than what's considered "average," necklaces will fit you differently. Let the lengths of necklaces you already own be your guide to new favorites, or go shopping and try on necklaces of different lengths.

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Diamond Tension Set Rings

A tension set ring is one where the entire ring acts as one large spring holding the diamond in place. There is no metal bridging the gap where the diamond is being held. Since there is no metal work which is used to hold the diamond the diamond seems to float in the air. And we get a beautiful stunning unobstructed view of the diamond. Light enters the diamond from all angles and sparkles more in a tension ring then a traditional diamond ring would.

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