Rarities Pink Opals losing pink color
I have a $1500 Rarities howlite and pink opal bracelet and matching earrings (it has some other stones too). I only wore it once. I keep it in a jewelry box. When I pulled it out today I noticed that some of the pink opals had turned color to faded pink tinged with yellow. I have not had to clean the jewelry as I only wore it once. This also happened to a pink opal ring from Rarities too. Has this happened to any of your pink opals? I have about 200 pieces of Rarities jewelry and don’t know why it’s happening. It’s very upsetting as the pieces are expensive.
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Hi JADiva, sorry to hear about your problems with your pink opals. Pink opals will fade if exposed to direct sunlight, they will also fade if exposed to water, humidity, and changes in humidity. I bought one piece of Rarities jewelry years ago when they first came on. It was a piece of junk, damaged, missing a stone, and I returned it. I have never bought from Rarities again. I hope your bracelet was set in at least 14K gold for the price you paid for it. Howlite is one of the most inexpensive and common stones around. Peruvian pink opal is quite abundant also. Granted, Carol has a great sales pitch, but next time, do some research and really look at what Carol is selling. I hope this was helpful. I hope I haven’t upset you.
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Hi Pookie123, yes I have researched about pink opals, but these were never exposed to sunlight or humidity (I live in Tucson is the desert where there is no humidity) and they were only worn once and have been in a jewelry box. No all rarities jewelry is gold plated. After buying from her for over a decade I think I’m done. I had problems with pieces falling apart and have reached out to her , but she doesn’t help with getting repairs even when I say I will pay and she knows I own about 200 of her pieces. She has a new fiancé who is a high stakes gambler and makes big money gambling ,that she spends , so I don’t think she needs us to buy her jewelry anymore. I know this because I follow her on instagram and she talks about him. I’m done. I hope you have a great holiday weekend.
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I’ve forever sworn off Rarities, due to stones falling out on multiple pieces and poor workmanship (costing me a lot to have fixed). At her price points and considering it’s plated, we deserve much better.
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Hi JADiva,
Your post caught my attention because I have a similar problem with a Jewlery bought from ”
Rarities” First How did you resolve the problem you had with her jewelry?
I bought a pair of lace dangle earrings with diamonds to give it to my daughter for a special event. So I tucked it away. Finally bought a fancy box for it to give. When i opened it from HSN box, to my surprise they are completely turned into BLACK, a bit of red here and there.
Called the customer Service, she said, gold plate turns color around a year time. Because its a year old, they can,t do anything about it.
Rarities is selling inferior jewelries. Customer will never know what kind of suspicious metal she is using as a base metal. It supposed to be a sterling silver overlay of 22k gold. The earrings haven’t worn even once and now its a total trash. By the way, there is no one to reach Rarities.-
Hi! Since her jewelry is gold plated you need to clean it with gold cleaner to get the tarnish off. I have so much of her jewelry and cannot wear the pieces all the time, I am dealing with the tarnish. I use Precious jewelry cleaner that I used to get from QVC, but now get on Amazon. Put it in for just a few seconds and it will make it look like new.
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Thank you for a quick response to my post. I never knew gold can be tarnished. I had an antique jade bracelet mounted in sterling silver. I brought it to jeweler to dip in 14k gold. After 3 years, it still shines as a new like real solid 14k. It won’t require a cleaning maintenance. Isn’t it why do people prefer a gold VS a silver ? In a way, I am glad I found out the tarnish in my possession rather than my daughter’s hand. She probably thought she got the junk. I left a voice message to HSN executive phone line. Let’s see if anyone return my call. In the meantime, I will keep in mind your jewelry cleaning suggestion. Lessons learned, never again.! Stay safe.
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I have earrings from Jay king with opal and noticed my opal turned yellow
I wore them once
It looks so ugly
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07.27.24 12:20 PM
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