At a glance, some of this jewelry may look high quality. But there are telltale signs that an item of jewelry is fake or poorly made. Below are five warning signs to look out for.<\/p>\n\n\n\n
Check out online reviews<\/h2>\n\n\n\n
You can easily tell whether to avoid buying an item of jewelry from the quality of online reviews. If there are lots of negative reviews about the condition of the jewelry, it\u2019s a clear sign that you should avoid buying from that seller. <\/p>\n\n\n\n
Look out for brands with detailed positive reviews such as this Tiffany and Co review<\/a>.<\/strong> Be cautious of buying from sellers that seem to have no online reviews. <\/p>\n\n\n\n Precious metals are much heavier than regular metals like copper. Gemstones are meanwhile much heavier than fake plastic stones. When buying jewelry at a physical store or market stall, be wary of jewelry that feels very light. There\u2019s a good chance that if it feels fragile, it is fragile. <\/p>\n\n\n\n When it comes to jewelry that uses enamel, make sure to carefully inspect the enamel surface. Does it feel bumpy or uneven? Is it scratched or discolored? This is a sign that an enamel coating has been applied cheaply, and that it is likely to wear away very quickly. Good quality enamel<\/strong><\/a> is smooth and blemish-free and will last a long time. <\/p>\n\n\n\n Shinier doesn\u2019t always mean better. In fact, contrary to what many people think, some cheap metals can be manufactured to be shinier than precious metals. The problem with this excessive sheen is that it won\u2019t last. Metals like silver and gold will last decades longer than a metal like copper. <\/p>\n\n\n\n As for plastic gemstones, look carefully at the way they catch the light. Real gemstones catch more light inside, whereas the sheen on plastic gemstones is likely to be mostly on the outside. If there\u2019s not much of a sparkle on the inside of the stone, it\u2019s either plastic or a poorly cut stone. <\/p>\n\n\n\n Found a piece of jewelry at a price that seems too good to be true? It probably is. A good quality pair of silver earrings is not going to cost $15. If there is indeed any silver in these earrings, it will likely only be plating or it will be heavily mixed with another metal. It\u2019s good to compare prices to other jewelers. <\/p>\n\n\n\n If they all seem to be charging considerably more, it\u2019s likely there\u2019s a valid reason for this. Remember that while you may pay less upfront, it is likely that such jewelry will break sooner, so you\u2019ll be paying extra to replace it. It\u2019s much better to invest in jewelry items that you know will last for many years. <\/p>\n\n\n\n Let\u2019s hang out: Instagram<\/a> \/\/ Tik Tok<\/a> \/\/ YouTube<\/a> \/\/ Pinterest<\/a><\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n With love, Keira<\/p>\n\n\n <\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":" Sharing my best tips today on how to avoid buying poor quality jewelry!<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":1,"featured_media":25089,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"open","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"footnotes":""},"categories":[1],"tags":[124,109,12,53,341],"class_list":["post-25088","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","hentry","category-uncategorized","tag-earrings","tag-essentials","tag-fashion","tag-jewelry","tag-partnership"],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/sequinsandsatin.com\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/25088","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/sequinsandsatin.com\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/sequinsandsatin.com\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/sequinsandsatin.com\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/1"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/sequinsandsatin.com\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=25088"}],"version-history":[{"count":4,"href":"https:\/\/sequinsandsatin.com\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/25088\/revisions"}],"predecessor-version":[{"id":25095,"href":"https:\/\/sequinsandsatin.com\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/25088\/revisions\/25095"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/sequinsandsatin.com\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/25089"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/sequinsandsatin.com\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=25088"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/sequinsandsatin.com\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=25088"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/sequinsandsatin.com\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=25088"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}Feel the weight<\/h2>\n\n\n\n
Look at the enamel quality<\/h2>\n\n\n\n
Be wary of excessive shininess<\/h2>\n\n\n\n
Consider the price <\/h2>\n\n\n\n
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