Silver
Leaving silver exposed in the open will allow it to tarnish over time, meaning the surface of the metal can change in colour and sheen. Furthermore, simple chemical reactions with your jewellery such as hand sanitiser, soaps, glues, perfumes and even your skin can also cause your pieces to tarnish.
In order to keep your jewels in peak condition, try not to wear them in water (including during swimming, bathing and hand washing), or keep them in direct sunlight / humid environments (such as on a windowsill or in the bathroom), as these factors can speed up the tarnishing process. Also please be cautious of wearing your pieces when doing any heavy duty or high intensity work - as they may get knocked, snagged or damaged. Silver is still a soft metal, and is susceptible to getting little scratches and marks over time.
When not in use, I would recommend keeping your jewels in a pouch (like the linen one that is provided with each purchase) or a dry, dark place to protect them from tarnishing.
Each S Y L F A A E package comes with a small silver polishing cloth embedded with polishing compounds, that can be used to give a quick and easy shine to your pieces whenever you need.
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Accessories
The accessory options that are offered with each charm include 16mm endless hoops, 12mm sleepers, and 42cm 50cm and 75cm diamond-cut chain. As each of the accessory options are sterling silver, they are subject to tarnishing and wear over time. Please see the silver care above that can also be applied to your accessories.
• Earrings - When wearing sleepers, please make sure that the hinges are facing left-to-right to ensure that the hinge doesn't open and the charm accidentally fall out. Please also be wary when doing any heavy duty or high intensity work to avoid your earrings becoming snagged and opening. S Y L F A A E will not take any responsibility for any loss of jewellery due to earrings opening.
• Chain - the chains are 1mm thick and are quite delicate, so please be gentle when handling and make sure you do not yank, pull or be rough with them or they may snap. S Y L F A A E will not take any responsibility for any chains that you have manipulated, or that have become broken or not been cared for properly.
If you do have any enquiries regarding any of the accessory options, or have an enquiry regarding your own accessories from S Y L F A A E, please do not hestitate to get in touch and I will try to accomodate you as best as I can.
Fun Tip: If you want to wear two pendants at once but want them at a different length to your current chains, simply connect two chains together to create one long length, then place around your neck in a figure 8 - giving you two "new" lengthed chains that you can change as you please.
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