SIZE GUIDE
FAQ
RENE LEBLANC JEWELRY IS HANDCRAFTED BY SKILLED ARTISANS IN TORONTO. EACH PIECE IS CRAFTED WITH PRECISION AND CARE, REFLECTING SUBTLE DETAILS AND OCCASIONALLY SHOWING THE MARKS OF CREATION. OUR JEWELRY IS FABRICATED FROM A VARIETY OF MATERIALS. THESE MATERIALS MAY INCLUDE (BUT ARE NOT LIMITED TO): BRASS, BRONZE, STERLING SILVER, STEEL, SEMI PRECIOUS STONES, PEARLS, CRYSTALS, GLASS, VINTAGE COMPONENTS AND ANTIQUE FINDINGS. DUE TO THE NATURE OF THESE MATERIALS, SLIGHT VARIANCES IN COLOR OR MARKS OF AGE/CREATION MAY BE PRESENT. THESE MATERIALS ARE CHOSEN DELIBERATELY, AND THE PATINA THAT MAY DEVELOP OVER A PERIOD OF TIME IS INTENDED TO ENHANCE THE AESTHETIC OF THE PIECE. THE MORE YOU WEAR YOUR JEWELRY, THE MORE PERSONAL IT WILL LOOK AND FEEL.
AS A GENERAL RULE, AVOID WEARING YOUR JEWELRY WHILE IN THE SHOWER OR BATH, WHILE SWIMMING, EXERCISING OR SLEEPING. APPLY PERFUME, COSMETICS, CREAMS AND HAIR CARE PRODUCTS BEFORE PUTTING ON YOUR JEWELRY.
1- HOW TO CARE FOR 'RAW METAL' JEWELRY
▪ THE BEST WAY TO ENSURE NEWNESS AND DURABILITY IN YOUR STERLING SILVER OR BRASS JEWELRY IS SIMPLY TO WEAR THEM OFTEN. THE NATURAL OIL FROM YOUR SKIN WILL PREVENT THE METAL FROM TARNISHING AND PRESERVE ITS NATURAL SHINE.
▪ WHEN IT COMES TO STORING STERLING SILVER OR BRASS JEWELRY, WE SUGGEST KEEPING YOUR JEWELRY IN SEALED PLASTIC BAGS OR CONTAINERS AND PLACING A PIECE OF CHALK INSIDE. THE CHALK WILL ABSORB MOISTURE AND NATURALLY OCCURRING SULFUR COMPOUNDS, ELIMINATING THE CONDITIONS THAT CAUSE STERLING SILVER OR BRASS METAL TO TARNISH.
▪ WHILE THE PATINA, THAT MAY DEVELOP OVER A PERIOD OF TIME, CERTAINLY ADDS TO THE UNIQUENESS AND AESTHETIC OF THE PIECE; IF YOU PREFER A MORE POLISHED LOOK, YOU CAN GENTLY BUFF YOUR JEWELRY WITH A POLISHING CLOTH. (DO NOT USE LIQUID CLEANERS ON PIECES THAT HAVE COMPONENTS THAT ARE NOT RAW METAL, AS THEY MAY DAMAGE THOSE COMPONENTS. AVOID USING BRUSHES OR ABRASIVE MATERIALS, AS THEY CAN SCRATCH THE METAL UNEVENLY.)
2- HOW TO CARE FOR 'PLATED METAL' JEWELRY
'PLATED METAL' IS ESSENTIALLY WHERE A BASE METAL (BRASS, BRONZE, STERLING SILVER...) GOES THROUGH A PROCESS CALLED 'ELECTROPLATING' TO COVER THE SURFACE WITH A THIN LAYER OF GOLD OR OTHER METAL IN ORDER TO CREATE ITS FINISHED LOOK. THE PLATING LAYER IS VERY THIN AND CAN OCCASIONALLY BEGIN TO RUB OFF FROM CONSTANT CONTACT WITH YOUR SKIN. CONTINUAL EXPOSURE TO SWEAT, WATER, PERFUME, AND CHEMICALS PRESENT IN THE TOILETRIES CAN ALSO BEGIN TO TARNISH THE PLATING LAYER OVER TIME.
▪ REMOVE YOUR JEWELRY BEFORE SLEEPING TO REDUCE THE CONSTANT FRICTION CREATED FROM RUBBING AGAINST YOUR SKIN.
▪ KEEP YOUR JEWELRY DRY. IF YOUR PLATED JEWELRY DOES GET WET, IMMEDIATELY WIPE IT DRY WITH A PAPER TOWEL OR COTTON CLOTH.
▪ AVOID CONTACT WITH CHEMICALS SUCH AS CHLORINE, NAIL POLISH REMOVER, SOAP OR PERFUME, AS THEY CAN DAMAGE/REMOVE THE METAL PLATING.
▪ REMOVE YOUR JEWELRY BEFORE INTENSE PHYSICAL ACTIVITY TO KEEP IT FREE FROM SWEAT.
▪ STORE YOUR JEWELRY IN SEALED PLASTIC BAGS OR CONTAINERS TO AVOID TARNISHING AND DAMAGE TO THE PLATING LAYER CAUSED BY RUBBING AND SCRATCHING.
▪ TO CLEAN YOUR GOLD, RHODIUM OR GUNMETAL PLATED JEWELRY, GENTLY WIPE (DO NOT BUFF) THE SURFACE WITH A CLEAN DRY CLOTH. DO NOT USE LIQUID JEWELRY CLEANERS AND/OR POLISHING CLOTHS THAT CONTAIN POLISHING COMPOUND, AS THEY WILL WEAR ON THE PLATING. AVOID USING BRUSHES OR ABRASIVE MATERIALS, AS THEY CAN SCRATCH THE METAL UNEVENLY.
▪ TO MAINTAIN THE LOOK OF YOUR ANTIQUE OR OXIDIZED JEWELRY: DO NOT POLISH OR CLEAN. (JEWELRY WITH THOSE SPECIAL FINISHES DO NOT REQUIRE CLEANING.)
▪ TO MAINTAIN THE LOOK OF YOUR ANTIQUE OR OXIDIZED JEWELRY: DO NOT POLISH OR CLEAN. (JEWELRY WITH THOSE SPECIAL FINISHES DO NOT REQUIRE CLEANING.)
3- HOW TO CARE FOR PEARLS
▪ NATURAL PEARLS ARE VULNERABLE TO CHEMICALS SUCH AS HAIRSPRAY, PERFUME, AND THOSE FOUND IN COSMETICS. IT IS IDEAL TO ONLY PUT ON YOUR PEARLS ONCE YOUR HAIR AND MAKEUP ARE DONE, AND, TO REMOVE THEM THE FIRST THING WHEN YOU UNDRESS.
▪ EXTRA CARE SHOULD BE TAKEN WHEN CLEANING PEARLS. TO CLEAN, GENTLY WIPE THE SURFACE WITH A CLEAN DRY CLOTH. (DO NOT CLEAN PEARLS WITH CHEMICALS, ABRASIVE MATERIALS OR CLEANING SOLUTIONS, AS THIS CAN DAMAGE THEIR LUSTER AND WEAKEN THE SILK STRINGING MATERIAL.)
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