Jewelry Care

Our jewelry is sustainably handcrafted from various precious materials. Silver, for example, is naturally a soft metal; meaning that no matter how carefully you handle your jewelry, signs of wear are inevitable over time. We actually consider this to be part of the magic: your jewelry lives with you. Every charming imperfection starts to tell a story, your story, turning each piece into a truly personal treasure.

This does not mean, however, that you have no influence on the speed and extent to which these signs of wear appear. We are happy to help you keep your jewelry beautiful for as long as possible with the care instructions below for:

  1. Gold plated jewelry
  2. Sterling silver jewelry
  3. Jewelry with stones
  4. Cuff bracelets (and how to put them on and take them off correctly)

1. GOLD PLATED JEWELRY

To ensure your jewelry remains beautiful for as long as possible and to prevent the color of gold plated jewelry from fading too quickly, it is important to follow these instructions:

  • Avoid water and other liquids: Take off your jewelry while washing your hands, showering, swimming, and doing the dishes.
  • Protect against chemicals: Avoid direct contact with perfume, lotions, oils, sweat, antibacterial gels, and cleaning products.
  • Prevent physical strain: Take off your jewelry before going to bed, gardening, exercising, cleaning, or performing manual labor where the jewelry might be strained or subjected to friction. This also prevents scratches and dents.
  • Store in the right place: Store your jewelry in a clean, dry place away from direct sunlight. Avoid damp rooms (such as the bathroom) and ensure the pieces do not touch each other to prevent scratches.

2. STERLING SILVER JEWELRY

Sterling silver is also a soft precious metal and is therefore susceptible to scratches, dents, and deformation. To keep your silver jewelry looking its best, we recommend handling it with care and maintaining it well.

  • Prevent damage: Just like with gold plated jewelry, we advise taking off silver jewelry during physical strain (sleeping, exercising, physical labor). Important: never bend a piece of silver jewelry.
  • Oxidation: Silver can become darker or duller over time. This natural process is accelerated by sweat, moisture, and chemical products (soap, perfume, lotion).
  • Cleaning: Dull or discolored silver can easily be made to look like new again. Gently polish the jewelry with a soft cotton cloth, a silver polishing cloth, or a high-quality silver polish.

3. JEWELRY WITH STONES

Because stones are natural products, the color and pattern of each stone are unique. They require extra careful handling:

  • Sensitivity: Natural stones are porous and vulnerable to sunlight, moisture, sweat, oils, and chemicals (including perfume and lotions).
  • Color preservation: Liquids and chemical substances can eventually penetrate the stone and cause irreversible color changes.
  • Advice: For jewelry with stones, always apply the strict protective measures as described under the heading 'Gold plated jewelry'.

4. CUFF BRACELETS

Our cuff bracelets have a fixed size. They require a specific way of wearing to prevent metal fatigue and breakage:

  • Fixed shape: The bracelets are not meant to be bent and must always retain their original shape.
  • Risk of breakage: Bending, even subtly when putting it on or taking it off, creates weak spots in the metal that can cause the bracelet to break over time.
  • Instruction: Watch the video and instructions below to see how to safely put on and take off a cuff bracelet without applying pressure to the metal.

HOW TO PUT ON AND TAKE OFF A CUFF BRACELET 

How to put a cuff bracelet on:

  1. Orient the bracelet:Hold the bracelet with the opening facing your thumb.
  2. Place it on your wrist: Position one end of the cuff between the two bones on the underside of your wrist, on the soft area. Pay attention to the height: place it just above the protruding bone on the outer side of your wrist (the ulna, below the pinky side of your hand). This is where most wrists are the narrowest.
  3. Slide it gently into place: Rotate your wrist and the bracelet slightly and smoothly so the cuff slides over your wrist. Then, position it comfortably.

How to take a cuff bracelet off:

  1. Rotate the opening: Turn the bracelet so that the opening faces the pinky side of your hand.
  2. Move to the narrowest point: Slide the bracelet towards the narrowest part of your wrist, just above the protruding bone on the outer side (the ulna). Position – just like when putting it on – one end of the cuff between the two bones on the underside of your wrist, on the soft area.
  3. Slide it off smoothly: Rotate your wrist and the bracelet slightly and smoothly, allowing it to glide off the side of your wrist without any pressure or bending.

At the risk of repeating ourselves, it really is that important to us: please never bend your bracelet, so it remains a perfect part of your story for a lifetime.