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Showing posts with label how to. Show all posts

Thursday, April 26, 2012

A little quiz




Which opal is more "Expensive" ????





a) Solid Black Opal 6.13 carat



OR




b) Solid Black Opal 4.15 carat



I sometimes ask the same question to customers,
and they usualy answer "a)" is more expensive than b),
because of its largeness and red colour. 


As you already might know,
red colour is the most rarest colour in Black Opal.
And size is very important to judge its value.


I got the point,
but the truth is ........."b)".
"b)" is more expensive than "a)"....


Let me exlpain!!

Talking about a),
yes, red colour is involved and larger than b).....


On the other hand,
a)'s body tone is kind of gray
therefore it affects the value,
even though a) has a rare red colour...

The other point is,
 don't forget "brilliancy"!!!!
Without it, any gemstone will be insignificant.....


Accordingly,
I have to say b) is more expensive than a).





However, final choice is always up to you!!
If you think the one is beautiful
and it looks good on your skin,
no matter what I say about the rareness, 
why not :)


Gemstone is for making you feel super special
and last forever, always beside you.

So choose the one with your heart!


xxx Mayu










Saturday, April 21, 2012

3 steps!!




When you see an opal,

you shold do "3 steps ".



Have a look at


1, FRONT




2, SIDE




3, BACK




By this way,
you'll find out

1, what kind of opal it is

2, Is it a solid opal or imitation opal

3.How stable it is

4, colour variation


!!!!



You'll see a true quality!!!!


xxx Mayu



























Wednesday, April 18, 2012

Someone will trick you...





One day,
an Australian gentleman came in Gemstory.


He just purchased an opal pendant
and happy to show it to me.






...........Unfortunately, it was a doublet.


To make it worse,
he believed that it is 100% natural!!!



he's got a certificate,
saying "Australian authorized created opal" ....




Mmmmmm....

Very tricky....



To guarantee a genuine opal,
we should use the word "SOLID".

Otherwise, an opal should be doublet, triplet,
or other kind of synthetic opal...



We need to make sure what the certificate
will prove and
how long it will hold good for.






I just don't want you to be disappointed
when you are ready to purchase
a high quality gemstone!!!



xxx Mayu



Saturday, January 28, 2012

Finding out the truth in the jewellery shop

We are still in a bad weather.....





This morning, I took one of our loose stone outside.

I just wondered
how this opal looked like in the cloudy weather, no sunlight.




It still kicks its colour!!!!
 Can you believe it !?!?!? (Of course I can :) )

My boss always teaches me
that opals will show their actual quality under the natural light.





You might have this kind of experience.
You purchased a jewellery,
and when you came home
the  colour or brilliance of your jewellery
looked different from it looking in the shop.


This is because usuallymost of the jewellery shops
use very strong and close lightings to make their items look attractive.




So, we always take our customers outside
to show opal's true quality!!



Next time
when you see a jewellery or gemstone,
ask to a shop staff to take an item outside.

See under the sunlight or natural light.
Find out the truth...

You will spend your time and money wisely from now on :)


Visit our website
to read "HOW TO choose a good opal"!!


Have a lovely weekend. xxx
Mayu