How To Wear Cheap Jewelry...For A Long Time

Today I want to share a little secret with you all. It's nothing monumental, and I'm sure some of you will know it already, it's just a quick trick so that everyone can have fabulous arm parties all year round. Making the world a better place over here! 

I've always been a big fan of the Forever 21 jewelry section. It's accessory heaven (unless you visit at the weekend in which case it's most proabably just a mess). Walls of fabulous statement necklaces, bowl after bowl of on-trend bangles and so many rings that you can spend a good 30 minutes sifting through them all. Best of all, it's cheap. I mean, real cheap!

There's just one problem...

Anyone who has ever stepped foot in the store will be aware the quality is not exactly the greatest, pretty far from it in fact. I actually stopped buying their jewelry altogether for a while because I would wear it a handful of times and then it would be too tarnished and I'd have to just chuck it away. Cost Per Wear it was actually a terrible buy!

Then I found out about this easy trick so that you can keep wearing your $7.80 bracelets and your $3.60 bracelets again and again:

1. Get a clear nail polish - Needs to be reasonable quality and fairly new so it's not too thick.

2. Get a pair of tweezers.

3. Remove tags and lay out your new pretties on some paper or just the paper bag they came in.

4. Using your tweezers you can pick up lightweight items to get all sides. For larger items work in sections, flipping the item over when one side is dry to a gentle touch.

5. Once you've coated all the sides, allow the jewellery to fully dry (about 30 minutes should do it). If you've painted all sides at once be sure to let the item dry slightly (about 5 minutes) before setting it down on the paper to dry fully.

NOTE: This trick can make delicate chains get stuck. If you want to, you can gently sweep a very thin top coat over the sides of a chain to give it a little protection. It's not as good as if it were fully coated, but generally you'll find it protects most of the areas that touch your skin, which is how it gets tarnished in the first place. Just make sure you don't apply too much - test your technique on the chain by the clasp where it won't be visible if you're not sure!

If you're careful not to let it drip or run then your jewelry should look pretty much identical to how it looked before. Only difference is it will maintain it's color much, much longer and that 'bargain jewelry' will actually have been a bargain!

Isn't it such a simple, but brilliant trick, I feel like everyone needs to know this! Who else has tried this out for themselves? 

Now you know, you can head over to the FOREVER21 ACCESSORIES section and stock up on jewels. They have an extra 30% off on their winter sale now too – ends 22/01.

Hope everyone's had a great weekend!




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