Fashion Jewelry

Body Piercings and Jewelry

It seems that everywhere you go nowadays, body jewelry is more and more popular. Along with body jewelry, you’ll find piercing to be the most common form of wear. Perhaps many of us don’t find it appealing to have small holes made in our body, it is more and more common for young people to go crazy for it. Long practiced in many cultures all over the world, body jewelry and body piercing is a big hit in the west lately.

Some of the most common forms of piercing are: Face Piercing, Ear Piercing, Nipple Piercing, Navel Piercing, Nose Piercing, Tongue Piercing, Eyebrow Piercing and some other areas we won’t mention in this article. Let us say that with the world record being more than 4,000 piercings on a single person, there is quite a variety of places and styles of piercing out there for the asking.

A body piercing is exactly that — a piercing or puncture made in your body by a needle. After that, a piece of jewelry is inserted into the puncture. The most popular pierced body parts seem to be the ears, the nostrils, and the belly button.

If you are going for a piercing yourself, here are some of the things you might expect. The area you’ve chosen to be pierced (except for the tongue) is cleaned with a germicidal soap. Your skin is then punctured with a very sharp, clean needle. The piece of jewelry, which has already been sterilized, is attached to the area. Then the person performing the piercing disposes of the needle in a special container so that there is no risk of the needle or blood touching someone else. Afterwards, the pierced area is cleaned and the person performing the piercing checks and adjusts the jewelry. You should then get you instructions on how to make sure your new piercing heals correctly and what to do if there is a problem.

If you’re thinking about getting a piercing, there are some things you should know and think about first. If you’re under 18, some places won’t allow you to get a piercing without a parent’s consent. It’s a good idea to find out what risks are involved and how best to protect yourself from infections and other complications. Certain places on the body can cause more problems than others. Infection is a common complication of mouth and nose piercings because of the millions of bacteria that live in those areas. Tongue piercings can damage teeth over time. And tongue, cheek, and lip piercings can cause gum problems. The list goes on and you should seriously consider some diligent research. After all, it is your body, and taking advice from anyone that is not a professional may be a mistake.

If you do finally decide to get a piercing, you should make sure you’re up to date with your immunizations (especially hepatitis B and tetanus) and plan where you will get medical care if your piercing becomes infected (signs of infection include excessive redness/tenderness around the piercing site, prolonged bleeding, pus, and change in your skin color around the piercing area). If you plan to get a tongue or mouth piercing, make sure your teeth and gums are healthy. You also need to be sure that the place you go is sanitary and has good hygiene.

Body piercing and body jewelry can be fun and interesting. Unlike a new dress or bracelet, this affects the integrity of your skin and puts you at risk in ways that almost all other fashion decisions do not. Think it over carefully and be sure you research specifics of your chosen piercing. If you decide to go ahead with it, take care of yourself and keep the area clean and you will have a new surprise to show off as fast as you can say “ouch!’

Paloma Picasso

Anne Paloma Picasso was born on April 19th, 1949 in Vallauris, France. She is known professionally as Paloma Picasso. She is a French/Spanish fashion designer and businesswoman, best known for her jewelry designs and signature perfumes. She is the youngest daughter of famed 20th-century artist Pablo Picasso and painter and writer Françoise Gilot. Paloma literally means ‘dove’ in Spanish. She currently lives in Lausanne, Switzerland.

Her jewelry career began in 1968, when she was a costume designer in Paris. When she created some rhinestone necklaces from flea market finds, this brought attention from critics, and she enrolled in a jewelry course. Not long after, Yves Saint Laurent asked her to design accessories to accompany one of his collections, and by 1971 she was working for the Greek jewelry company Zolotas.

In 1980 Picasso began designing jewelry for Tiffany & Co. of New York. The success of the pieces Picasso produced for Tiffany & Company encouraged Picasso to design and market items ranging from fashion accessories to china. These items, including eyewear, cosmetics, and leather goods, may be identified by their bold shapes and brilliant colors, and are sold and appreciated throughout the world. Picasso’s face is just as easily recognized. Posing in glossy magazine advertisements with her perfume, Paloma Picasso, the designer is, according to Hispanic, “her own best model.” While Pablo Picasso transformed aesthetic standards in the fine arts, his trend-setting daughter has independently introduced fresh perspectives in fashion design.

Later, she branched into new areas of design when in 1984 she began experimenting with fragrance, creating the very successful ‘Paloma’ perfume for L’Oréal. Her husband, Lopez-Cambil, developed the visual image for the perfume with red and black packaging and shaped bottle. In the New York Post Picasso described it as intended for “strong women like herself”. A cosmetics and bath line including body lotion, powder, shower gel, and soap were produced in the same year.

Unfortunately, but predictably, she lost interest in designing following the death of her father in 1973. At the time, she was an actress, playing Countess Erzsébet Báthory in Polish filmmaker Walerian Borowczyk’s erotic film, Immoral Tales, receiving praise from the critics for her beauty. She has not acted since.

She also lost interest in designing. “I had given up designing when my father died in 1973,” she recounted to the New York Times. “I didn’t feel like doing anything. I just looked at all the paintings, and there was the sense of being overwhelmed.” Picasso’s father had left no will, and his illegitimate children, Paloma, her brother Claude, and her half-sister Maya, brought suit for their share of the estate, which was valued at $250 million. When Paloma Picasso finally won her share of the inheritance, which was estimated to be close to $90 million, she chose some of her father’s works. As the French government had also received a huge sum and a collection of works as taxes from the estate, Picasso consented to assist in the creation of the Musée Picasso in Paris.

In addition to Paloma Picasso boutiques in Japan and Hong Kong, Picasso’s accessories are available throughout the United States, Europe, and the Far East. Paloma Picasso creations in Europe also include cosmetics and fragrances for L’Oreal in France, sunglasses and optical frames for a German company, hosiery for Grupo Synkro in Mexico, and bed ensembles, towels, bathrobes, and dressing gowns for KBC in Germany. As in the United States, home design has become a new era of creation for Paloma Picasso, with collections of bone china, crystal, silver, and tiles for Villeroy & Boch and fabrics and wall coverings for Motif.

Pearls a Plenty

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Butterflies and Hearts to Lift the Spirit

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Creative and Colorful

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Hot Jewelry Collection By David Yurman

David Yurman Designs only sells the best in jewelry that has their name on it. They have many different designs for both men and women. Women have their choice of necklaces, earrings, rings, timepieces, and pendants. They can choose from several collections. These include Cable Classics, Albion, Renaissance, Quatrefoil, Silver Ice, Bijoux, and Diamond Pave. The jewelry pieces are made from sterling silver, stainless steel, silver and gold, or 18-karat gold.

Some other ladies pieces you can find are quite gorgeous. The Cable bracelet is a dazzling piece of jewelry. It has faceted citrine caps and pave diamonds. Some of the earrings include the Pave Quatrefoil drop earrings. These have 18-karat gold posts and diamonds in the front. They have some round rink tourmaline earrings, garnet and ruby square earrings, hoop earrings, and some blue topaz on point earrings that are quite exquisite. Necklaces and pendants include pearls and diamonds, blue topaz and diamonds, rose quartz and diamonds, and many cable necklaces. The rings available include varieties of cable, crossover, and eternity bands. These can have inlays of gemstones or just the plain gold band with a design.

Men can choose from timepieces, cuff links, bracelets, necklaces, rings, money clips and key chains. David Yurman Bracelets for the men include a chain or cable appearance. These are also made from one of the metals mentioned above. They can have a gold or silver inlay as well. The watches available are quite exquisite.

The David Yurman men’s jewelry is very tastefully done. The cuff links are made from sterling silver or 18-karat gold. In some instances, the cuff links are made from both metals. They have an alligator set that has the ridge of an alligator’s back on them, and they have a rhinoceros pair that will remind you of the skin on a rhinoceros. They also have many sets that have gemstones included. Other pieces may have leather or titanium included in their appearance.

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Fashion Jewelry is always in Fashion

What are some of the latest trends in fashion jewelry? What are people wearing in Tokyo? In Paris? in New York?

There are the big trends that some follow and there are the local trends: trends amongst friends. Then there are the choices you and I make that may not be the latest greatest, but fit the occasion and our mood. Sometimes, we don’t care what the trends are. But let’s look at some of the goings-on and see if we feel inspired, ok?

In Tokyo earlier this year, a girl on the street takes fashion and jewelry into her own hands. The pants look like she caught on a fence and just cut them without caring how it was going to look, but we like the improvised bracelet made from simple yellow plastic chain. She made her own necklace from what appears to be plastic chairs from a doll house. And, finally, her headset is colorful enough so she can walk down the street listening to tunes in a style that will zonk everyone around her. She did a good job on a budget, it seems.

In Paris this March, Fashion Jewelry was decidedly less ‘plastic’ than Tokyo’s contribution. We found a model wearing a beautiful YSL outfit that made her look like a nun ready for… a shopping spree? It wasn’t a hat or a veil. What was it? It looked good, especially with the piece we will classify as Fashion Jewelry hanging low around her neck and ending just below her hips. A fantastic thick golden chain with a large flat pendant of a woman’s silhouette. Sometimes one piece of jewelry is all it takes. This was one of those times.

And we end up n New York with Melania Trump – Donald trump’s wife since 2005. Melania has put together her own line of Fashion Jewelry using reproductions of fashion gem stones. The reproductions being all less than $200, it brings the jewelry into a range many more can afford. She has defined in her collection: watches, bracelets, necklaces, rings, earrings and pendants. We’re not sure if even she is wearing her own line, but I’m sure they’ll end up as gifts for many of her friends.

That’s what we found in our world tour. But you don’t have to go to these places to find your Fashion Jewelry. Just visit your local jewelers and see what they have for you. It is sure to brighten you day and your next event.

What About Sterling Silver?

Although we can’t ascertain the origins of the word ’sterling’, when referring to silver, it only means one thing: an alloy of silver containing 92.5% by weight of silver. This means that sterling includes other metals. Since 92.5% is silver, 7.5% is something else, usually copper.

Like Gold, Silver in its 100% pure form is generally considered too soft for making large or functional items. Silver is usually mixed with copper to make it stronger. Mixing with copper also allows silver to maintain its flexibility without breaking as well as its beauty. One drawback, though, is that adding copper or other metals often cause silver to tarnish. Pure silver does not easily tarnish, but when mixed with copper, silver is found to tarnish much more easily. When silver is mixed or ‘alloyed’ with copper, it is also vulnerable to turning purple in some spots. This is called firestain or firescale. So, some people choose to alloy their silver with germanium, zinc and platinum. Silicon and boron are also used to mix with silver. The most successful, and therefore, the most popular alloy of recent years is called Argentium sterling. It is named after a company in the U.K. that created it. It has been found to be extremely effective in eliminating firescale and the necessity to coat the silver with something to prevent tarnishing.

Oddly enough, the silver itself is not the problem with tarnishing. As the purity of the silver decreases, the tendency to tarnish becomes worse. Chemically, silver is not very reactive—it does not react with oxygen or water at ordinary temperatures, so does not easily tarnish. However, other metals in the alloy, usually copper, may react with oxygen in the air. This reaction has caused the copper Statue of Liberty to turn green. Salt water doesn’t help. Sodium chloride (common table salt) is known to corrode silver-copper alloy, typically seen in silver salt shakers where corrosion appears around the holes in the top.

What about silver jewelry? Nowadays, much silver jewelry is plated or coated with something to prevent and almost completely eliminate tarnish. Beautiful bracelets, rings, necklaces and many other items are available that keep their beautiful silver shine without tarnishing. Sterling silver jewelry is also modestly priced and many pieces can be found that most budgets will allow. So, if you’re looking to own silver jewelry but are concerned about tarnish or firestain, there’s no need for concern. It’s easy to find a large selection of fine jewelry that will maintain their luster for many, many years to come.

Keep the Peace

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