How To Keep Vintage Rhinestone Bracelets From Losing Their Beauty

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.

Water is one of the few enemies of fashion accessories boasting of sparkling rhinestones as the foil backing can get damaged. If not for this vital part, rhinestones won't be able to fully mimic the appeal of diamonds and other precious stones. That is why you should refrain from soaking a bracelet in water or stash the item in a place where there is plenty of moisture present in the air.

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.

Save those gleaming rhinestones from being marred by abrasive chemicals. Put them on only after you are done applying lotion, perfume, hairspray and other cosmetic products. When the day is over, always remove these sparkling fashion accessories first. Doing so saves them from bumping against zippers, metal buttons and others that can leave your bracelets scratched.




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