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Wearing Your Jewelry

Caring for your jewelry starts with proper wear. That means knowing when to put your jewelry on – and when to take it off.

General Recommendations:

Put jewelry on AFTER applying makeup, perfume and hairspray. Also, handle gems and pearls as little as possible, since the oil from your skin can build up over time and dull their appearance.
Remove your jewelry if you are going to do any manual labor, including housework. A bracelet can be easily broken or bent if it catches on a hook. Gems, even diamonds, can chip or crack if they are bumped or knocked against a hard surface. Another danger comes from the harsh solvents used in cleaning, which are not good for any kind of jewelry and particularly harmful to pearls.
If you wear earrings:

It is best to remove them while you're having your hair styled. That way the stylist's comb will not catch them.
NEVER wear pearl earrings when washing or caring for your hair with products which contain alcohol.

NEVER wear pearl earrings or necklaces while you are having your hair colored or lightened. Some of the agents used contain alcohol and other chemicals that can mar the luster of the pearls.

TIP: If you are right-handed, think about wearing a bracelet or watch on your left wrist since you do not use it as much as your right. The opposite applies if you are left-handed.