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Costume Jewelry in Metro Detroit

Jewelry is a proper section in all four Kelly Beauty stores rather than a rack by the register. Earrings in quantity, necklaces from plain layering chains to statement pieces, rings, body jewelry, and the hair jewelry that crosses over into the braiding aisle.

Buying pieces that work together

Pieces bought one at a time rarely coordinate. A pair of everyday studs, one medium hoop and one statement pair, all in the same metal tone, covers most occasions. Choose earrings before necklaces, since earrings sit closest to the face and set the tone for everything else.

What plating does

Affordable jewelry is generally a base metal under a thin plated layer, and that layer is what wears. It goes first wherever the piece rubs, and sweat, perfume and hairspray all accelerate it. Once the base shows through, the piece discolors and may irritate the skin, which is the usual end of a plated item.

Sensitive ears

Nickel is the usual cause of itching, redness and weeping. Look for surgical steel, titanium or a piece described as hypoallergenic, and check the post rather than the front, since the post is what sits in the piercing.

Making it last

Put jewelry on after perfume, hairspray and lotion have dried, and take it off first at the end of the day. Wipe with a dry cloth before storing, and keep pieces from jumbling together, since scratching dulls a finish faster than wear.