In recent years surgical or stainless steel has become popular, for both men and women's jewelry.
It has always been popular with earrings Pearl Jewelry and body jewelry, due to the hypoallergenic properties, and that popularity has extended to mainstream jewellery.
The major reason for its popularity is the fact that it looks like sterling silver, but is harder wearing and less expensive.
Sterling silver is also more prone to tarnishing, the discoloration that happens when an oxidation reaction occurs, whilst surgical steel does not oxidise.
Because stainless steel does not contain nickel (a metal used to harden other metals) it does not tend to cause allergic reactions in its wearers.
As with any purchase - buyer beware! There are a lot of unscrupulous people who will be only too delighted to take your money, so buy from a reputable source.
Look carefully at the pearls - if there is more than one - you will notice, in genuine Tahitian pearls, no two pearls are exactly the same. Take them outside into daylight if you can or look at them under bright light. The hue, luster or overtone of a pearl will be subtly unique to that pearl. Of course REALLY expensive pearls can be matched very closely but if you can afford to buy those, you can afford to pay for an independent gem expert to examine them and provide you with certification.
In the same way that no two pearls are the same color, no two pearls are completely the same shape. Natural or properly cultured pearls will have fine irregularities that you may not see with the naked eye but you will probably feel when you touch them.
Real pearls also feel slightly warm to the touch. Not heat, just a certain warmth as opposed to the coolness of glass, plastic or some other synthetic material.
They also have a bit of a weight to them. Fake pearls tend to be very light, often because they are hollow.more:Fashion Jewelry Store
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