JR Diamonique and diamond questions...

Blondelle · ‎03-09-2010

Is something put on the stones to make them sparkle more when you first get them, or is it the oil from your hands that dulls them? I got the TSV JR earrings and when I first took them out of the pouch they had so much more fire. It happened with other faux diamonds too. I don't know much about diamonds but do these types of stones have more sparkle under artificial light than daylight, or do diamonds sparkle under all lights? I wiped them with some alcohol and the sparkle was better. When I first opened the package it was under artificial light. Just curious.

Also, one of the little ziploc bags holding one of the earrings had a little black square of plastic in there. Any significance to that? Thought it might mean there's a damage. They seem fine though. Anyone else have that square in one of the bags the earrings come in? Thanks!

terrier3 · ‎03-10-2010

The little black square is an anti-tarnish strip.

Your earrings came a long way...on a ship from the Far East. The black strip is meant to keep the jewelry looking good.

Re: sparkle. There are plenty of gentle cleansers available. Make sure you use hairspray BEFORE you put on your earrings.

cairnlover · ‎03-10-2010

Mine are just as bright as the day I got them. Try cleaning them & see if it makes a difference?

Maxine49 · ‎03-09-2010

Don't clean them with alcohol----use Windex as Judith has instructed us...then rinse and dry with a soft cloth. I have never had an issue with loss of sparkle...they just have to be kept clean, just like a diamond.

"More is more and less is a bore!" Iris Apfel

depglass · ‎03-10-2010

I collect more film on the bottom of stones, inside the piece, than I do on the top. I NEVER take my jewelry off in a public restroom, so there is bound to be residue. Use a soft bristle toothbrush to clean that area with your cleaner or Windex. Don't forget necklaces and earrings, they can gradually collect oil from your skin.

GSPgirl · ‎01-03-2012

Diamonique or CZs are known to get dirty faster than diamonds. I remember when Kathy Levin said this once and my jeweler has told me this as well.

chrystaltree · ‎05-10-2010

You have to clean cubic zirconia more often than diamonds. Also if you use a oils and serum on your hair, that will dirty your cubic zirconia earrings.

millieshops · ‎03-09-2010

Any oils on your skin can be transferred to your jewelry, and yes, I've heard from my jeweler, too, that any CZ attracts more dirt than diamonds. When I walk into my local jewelry stores, they pretty much always offer to clean whatever jewelry I'm wearing - doesn't matter if it's "theirs" or not. Clean jewelry is prettier jewelry!

At home, I clean gently with either windex or, for my gold, a dishwashing (not dishwasher) detergent.

Just make certain before you clean anything that you took the time to know about any stones in your jewelry - what they are, how they are set, any special instructions.