Search for "homemade jewelry cleaner" and you'll get hundreds of recipes with varying ingredients and instructions. How do you know which to choose?

Always consider the source when weighing the safety and effectiveness of any DIY solution. While an organization specializing in cleaning might be better than a resource for general fashion, the best source is a jewelry expert.

Based on a 2020 Jewelry and Engagement Survey from The knot, roughly 50% of proposers in 2020 said that they started planning within four weeks of the proposal. Making plans further in advanced challenged proposers as COVID-19 continued to impact plans.

We’ve all heard the horror stories about ear piercings gone wrong.

Uneven piercings because you skimped on the cost of the procedure and went to the sketchy place down the street. Post-piercing infection because your new cleaning routine lasted all of five days.

We spoke to a few jewelers who offer ear piercing services in their stores, and they spilled the expert beans on 6 of the biggest ear piercing care mistakes. 

A well-fitting ring is a safe ring. Ensuring a proper fit helps safeguard against rings flinging off with your gloves or needing a surprise ring-removal ER trip after an allergic reaction or a long day out in the hot sun.

Deciding to resize your ring is the first step. But who pays for it? You? Your jeweler? Your insurance company?

Line up a bunch of jewelry from afar and the most basic distinction you can make is between silver and gold.

While deciding broadly between these two hues is mostly a matter of style and preference, choosing an exact type of metal jewelry is a bit more involved.