Ensure your most treasured jewellery lasts, with our tips and tricks to help keep your pieces at their best.
Hoops: Latch Back Clasps
To make sure your hoops stay in, check the clasp is operating smoothly and securely snaps shut. If it doesn’t close tightly, you can carefully use small pliers or tweezers to gently squeeze the notch where the hinge clicks into place. This adjustment should help it fasten more securely.
Tip: If loose, use tweezers to gently squeeze the notch where the hinge clicks into place.
Studs: Butterfly Backings
Like your studs secure or a little looser? Butterfly backings are adjustable, to fit your earring to your liking. For a tighter fit, simply (and delicately) pinch the two metal loops of the backing together using your fingers or tweezers to ensure a snug fit on the earring post. For a looser fit, gently push the loops back out.
Tip: Gently pinch the two metal sides together using your fingers or tweezers to ensure a snug fit, or push gently apart for a looser fit.
Huggies: Hinged Clasps
To maintain their durability, treat your hoops with care. To open them, hold each side and gently pull them apart. If you find the earring isn’t quite clicking shut, it is likely the earring post is misaligned. To fix this, gently push the post up or down towards the groove using your fingers or tweezers. Ensure the post hinge aligns with the receiving hole or groove when closing the earring and listen for a little click sound, this should now be secure.
Avoid opening the hoops inward beyond the closure, as this can damage the delicate hinge. Only open them as much as needed and avoid twisting them sideways, as this can loosen or break the hinge at the bottom.
Tip: Gently push the earring post up or down towards the groove using your fingers or tweezers, to securely close the hoop.
How to Care for Fine Chain Necklaces
Crafted with delicate links, our signature fine chain requires gentle handling to prevent tangling and avoid stretching. The primary cause of breakage in our necklaces and bracelets is often due to stretching. Made from solid gold and sterling silver—both malleable materials—they can elongate over time from regular wear or accidental snagging.
Be conscious of the kind of clothing you wear with these pieces as they can cause the chain to get caught and stretch.
Tip: Be sure to handle with care and wear with gentle clothing, to avoid accidental snagging and stretching of the chain.
Using a Necklace Clasp
Our delicate clasps may be sensitive to pressure and, with regular wear, their mechanical springs can lose their resilience over time. Should your clasp weaken or break, your best option would be replacing your clasp. Please see our warranty policy to see if we can assist with a replacement.
Tip: Apply light pressure when opening the necklace clasp.
How to Untangle Your Necklace
Found your chain in a tangle? Work to untangle it straight away to prevent any stretching. We suggest using two pins on a flat, sturdy surface to carefully work through the knot. Begin at the centre of the tangle to gradually ease the chain. As the knot loosens and opens up, gently manoeuvre the pins away from the tightest spot to unravel the tangle.
Patience is key—handle with care to avoid any accidental damage to your chain.
Tip: Start at the centre of the tangle using two pins to gradually ease the knot out of the chain.
Caring for Fine Rings
Crafted from delicate precious metal wire, our fine rings require gentle handling to maintain their shape and beauty. Please handle your rings with care, as excessive pressure may cause the wire to bend or break.
Tip: Excessive pressure on fine rings may cause them to bend or break. Be gentle.
How To Care For Gold Plated Jewellery
Our 18k gold-plated pieces use a sterling silver base, with a gold layer of 1.5-2 microns. While this exceeds the industry standard and offers extended durability, for optimal longevity, we recommend the following: Remove your jewellery when swimming, sleeping, showering, or bathing, as exposure to salt, creams, and washing products can damage its surface.
Additionally, avoid contact with strong chemicals, cleaning products, water, creams, and perfumes, as these can accelerate tarnishing and wear away the top layer of the plated jewellery.
Tip: Remove your plated jewellery (particularly rings) before contact with liquids, creams, chemicals and perfumes to ensure longevity.
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Please feel free to get in touch with any questions or concerns. Our team would like to help you get the most wear and enjoyment out of your pieces.
Contact us: hello@kirstinash.com