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The great thing about LBDs is their
versatility. You can have fun with your
jewelry since you won't need to worry
about matching a specific dress color.
Consider the occasion and mix and
match different options to find out
what works for your specific body type
and personal style - and it won't be
long before you
stumble upon
the perfect Hidden Treasure
combination.
A precious metal is a rare, naturally occurring metallic element of high economic
value. Historically, precious metals such as gold and silver were important as
currency and used for coinage, as well as for art and jewelry.
Body Type
Gold is a pure chemical element with the symbol Au. The word gold
Body type is another important comes from the old English word geolu, which means yellow. It is the only
factor. Choose jewelry that metal in nature that is yellow or golden. It is believed that nearly all of the
complements rather than gold on Earth came from meteorites that bombarded the planet during
accentuates your body type. the 200 million years after it first formed. Gold has been considered the
So if you are curvy, you can most beautiful of all chemical elements. For thousands of years, it has
wear something larger that Have Fun with Your LBD been a coveted commodity used in coins, art, and jewelry.
stands out more, such as a Pure gold is very soft and is therefore usually combined with other less
statement necklace. But if you valuable metals in order to make it stronger and more durable. This
are small-boned, then opt for combination is called a gold ‘alloy’, and its gold content is measured
more delicate dainty choices in karats. The highest possible karat is 24, and is considered pure gold,
of jewelry. meaning it has no other metals mixed in with it. Gold is available in different
colors, such as yellow, white and rose. These colors are generated by the
type and the quantities of other metals alloyed with the gold. The most
common metals used are, nickel, copper, and zinc.
Yellow gold can be found in different tones; the types and percentages
of metals combined with the gold affect the overall tone of the gold.
White gold is made by combining pure gold with at least one white
metal such as nickel, silver, manganese or palladium. It is then plated
with an exceptionally hard element called rhodium that gives it a shiny
white finish. The combination of gold with other metals can create white
gold in a variety of karats.
Rose gold is a combination of gold and copper. The copper percentage
used affects the hue and shade of the gold. Pink gold uses the least
amount of copper, whereas red gold contains the highest copper
content.
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