Gold Jewelry: the ultimate adornment for style, beauty and class

Written by Angela Davis


Gold jewelry can never go out of style. It can look good on almost everyone. It isrepparttar ultimate amalgamation of classic beauty, wealth and style.

The value of gold jewelry depends not only uponrepparttar 130245 style orrepparttar 130246 designer who has designed it, but most importantly it is dependent uponrepparttar 130247 quality of gold used to makerepparttar 130248 gold jewelry. The quality of gold inrepparttar 130249 gold jewelry is determined by its percentage or byrepparttar 130250 karat. The higherrepparttar 130251 karat number,repparttar 130252 higherrepparttar 130253 percentage of gold in your gold jewelry. The various karat numbers are 24K, 18K, 14K, 12K and 10K - 24K is pure gold.

Gold jewelry is also available in various forms. In some cases it is plated with gold, in some it is filled with gold and in some othersrepparttar 130254 gold jewelry is made of pure gold. Gold by itself is very soft and isn't practical for daily wear which is why it has to be mixed with other additional metals to give it tensile strength such that it can be molded into various designs. Other metals are mixed with it to make it more durable (and to lower its cost).

Adding other metals torepparttar 130255 mix also allows metallurgists to changerepparttar 130256 color of gold. Palladium or nickel can be added to create white gold. Adding copper produces a rose or pink tint, while silver gives gold a greenish cast. If you want jewelry which can be worn regularly then it is wise to get it made out of solid gold (Solid gold is a term that can be used to describe an item that's at least 10K (inrepparttar 130257 US) gold allrepparttar 130258 way through. Even though it's a gold alloy--18K, 14K, or anything down to 10K--it can be called solid gold.).

How to combine styling products to get the look you want

Written by Melissa Eaton


Avoidrepparttar confusion and get rid ofrepparttar 130243 clutter. Haven't we all bought styling products thinking they will help us create magic with our hair and ended up greatly disappointed? Here are a few "recipes" that will help you achieverepparttar 130244 look you are after.

You've got: Thin, fine hair You want: Thick, full hair Styling recipe: While your hair is still damp, mix volumizing mousse in your hands, flip your head upside down, and rub throughout your hair beginning withrepparttar 130245 roots, coming out torepparttar 130246 ends. To evenly distributerepparttar 130247 mousse, comb your hair with a wide-tooth comb.

You've got: Straight to wavy hair You want: Curly Hair Styling recipe: While slightly damp, set your hair into small sections using small, curlers. The smallerrepparttar 130248 sections,repparttar 130249 more volume. Once your hair is dry, use hairspray on each curl and atrepparttar 130250 roots for added lift.

You've got: Dry, damaged hair You want: Rich, healthy hair Styling recipe: After shampooing hair with a moisturizing shampoo, use a deep conditioner for added moisture. Keep on hair for three to five minutes before rinsing. Apply a spray sheen evenly on dry hair, staying away fromrepparttar 130251 roots (in order to avoid buildup onrepparttar 130252 scalp). Severely dry hair responds better to a gel sheen.

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