Oxidized Jewelry 101 : All about oxidized earrings!

  

Oxidized earrings hoard a huge part of a jewelry lovers collection and guess what! they are trending these days. If you're new to this oxidized jewelry business, your at the right place. In this article you'll get a complete idea on what to buy to how to store them. Before we start, ts extremely crucial to check if you're allergic to oxidized jewelry. If so, I suggest you to stick to the original silver jewelry.

Where to buy from?

Buying oxidized earrings from a local jewelry store is the best option. Every city definitely has its own kind of fashion stop like Janpath, Sarojini Nagar or Colaba Causeway. By doing so you have an assurance of the quality of metal and pay according to your budget ( Women are good at bargaining though!) .If not, you have instagram stores and  other websites. While shopping online, put on a habit of comparing the prices  as the same piece may cost you at a different price at different sites and stores.

What to buy ?

If you're new to this trend and are confused what to buy, Jhumkas are your bae! You can never go wrong with jhumkas. These are a classic stream of earrings and can be styled with any outfit.Here are some options:

The small Jhumkas

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These tiny jhumkas can go long way in adding an ethnic yet fashionable touch to your attire. These work best as a complement when you have make up on. Heavy makeup and heavy earrings do not go well together and will end up looking over the top.

The heavy Jhumkas

 

Heavy jhumkas completely change the way you look and add more structure to your outfit. Half the job of styling is done when you put them on.They make you look more presentable and put together.Now, make sure you wear a subtle nude makeup while you have the jhumkas on . These look best on mock necks, Azetic prints and Chikankari kurtas or with heavily embroidered dupattas. Jhumkas amp up the simplest outfit to another level of stylishness.

The Mirror earrings

If you are someone  who is bored of wearing different styles and patterns of jhumkas, mirror earrings are the best. These earrings are a perfect blend of Indo-Western looks. These look stunning on denim shirts and plaid cotton kurti. The earring in the picture has ghungroos in addition which looks extremely feminine. For makeup, you know the drill ( Subtle with heavy earrings )

How much to pay?

Coming to an important point ;PRICES! As mentioned before, these earrings aren't real metal earrings. They are definitely going to end up braking and all sorts of bad things are going to happen to them. So you don't have to invest loads of money on them. 

1. The Small Jhumkas : Not more than 50 rupees.

2. The Heavy  Jhumkas : Not more than 150 to 200 rupees.

3. The Mirror earrings : Not more than 100  rupees.

Storage

Oxidized earrings need extreme care as they can loose luster and some delicate ones have chances of breaking. Now , one thing you need to fix in your mind is these earrings aren't original silver jewelry. As mentioned before, they will definitely loose their luster and turn black after prolonged use. Only thing you could do is storing and handling them with extreme care. Here are some hacks :

 To prevent your earrings from loosing shine or to add shine, coat them with a transparent  nail polish (  One's we use as a top coat) 

The biggest mistake we make is storing jewelry in open boxes . By doing so we increase air contact of earrings which in turn turns them black.

In order to prevent this mishap , store them in air tight containers or zip lock bags. This will help in maintaining the luster of your earring for a longer span of time.

Hope this article will help you next time you buy oxidized earrings. I hope it has cleared most of your doubts and confusion regarding oxidized earrings.

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