topic Re: Faux Gold in Jewelry

Faux Gold

violann — Thu, 22 May 2014 13:40:25 GMT

They're selling it now at Macys I notice. Ewwwww. That's the second place I've seen it.

Re: Faux Gold

KathyPet — Thu, 22 May 2014 14:20:42 GMT

What is the difference between faux gold and regular costume jewelry? Isn't any jewelry that has a gold tone finish over base metal faux gold?

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violann — Thu, 22 May 2014 14:39:48 GMT

As far as I can tell, it's nothing but re-naming!

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ennui1 — Thu, 22 May 2014 16:26:57 GMT

On 5/22/2014 KathyPet said: What is the difference between faux gold and regular costume jewelry? Isn't any jewelry that has a gold tone finish over base metal faux gold?

I agree ... what is faux gold?

Re: Faux Gold

StarChild — Thu, 22 May 2014 17:11:46 GMT

On 5/22/2014 KathyPet said: What is the difference between faux gold and regular costume jewelry? Isn't any jewelry that has a gold tone finish over base metal faux gold?

That's what I thought too.

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Meeras — Thu, 22 May 2014 17:13:58 GMT

faux Gold.?

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chrystaltree — Thu, 22 May 2014 17:17:07 GMT

Is that what they call it? Faux gold? Costume jewelry has been around for a 100 years, that's fake gold. And there's gold wash and gold plate. That's fake gold.

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DoneTryin — Thu, 22 May 2014 17:21:05 GMT

Unfortunately, not everyone knows that "faux" means artificial or false, so they think that faux gold is just a type of gold, like rose or white gold. Sneaky, but legal.

I recall something in the local news many years ago when someone complained to an investigative reporter that they thought they were getting genuine pearls when they ordered something from a catalog called "faux pearls."

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VegasBusinessWoman — Thu, 22 May 2014 17:56:23 GMT

Faux is still fake, regardless of the fancy-sounding French adjective.

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ennui1 — Thu, 22 May 2014 18:12:08 GMT

On 5/22/2014 violann said: As far as I can tell, it's nothing but re-naming!

Is that what it's labeled? Faux Gold, on the tag?

Re: Faux Gold

violann — Thu, 22 May 2014 20:25:24 GMT

On 5/22/2014 ennui1 said:
On 5/22/2014 violann said: As far as I can tell, it's nothing but re-naming!

Is that what it's labeled? Faux Gold, on the tag?

I didn't hold it, I just saw it. I tried a Google search, but no luck. It had a sort of "invented" name though.

Re: Faux Gold

StarChild — Fri, 23 May 2014 19:42:44 GMT

On 5/22/2014 chrystaltree said:
Is that what they call it? Faux gold? Costume jewelry has been around for a 100 years, that's fake gold. And there's gold wash and gold plate. That's fake gold.

Gold plating is a method of depositing a thin layer of gold onto the surface of another metal so there's some gold involved. Never heard of gold wash.