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Buying and Enjoying White Gold: The Joy of White Gold Jewelery

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White Gold- Buying it and The Benefits of It

White Gold Jewelry is something that for many people they would like to own, it is available in many location and buying it is easy. White Gold is a much more forgiving jewelry than traditional gold jewelry, yet maintains the same elegance as the gold. Still, there is a preference for gold, but for those who adore silver and the look that it gives, but want a bit of a change, white gold is a good choice to add to their jewelry collection.

Unlike sliver jewelry, which will tarnish, white gold does not do this and can be a major factor when choosing to buy it over silver. Gold has a long history with people, most people quickly associate traditional god with riches and money. This is not true but it is the impression. Impressions are important and people will think you look elegant and beautiful when you add some jewelry to your wardrobe.

White gold combines the softness of sliver with the richness of gold and allows the wearer to build a choice selection of clothes to wear with it.

all that glitters can be gold, but white gold looks better.
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all that glitters can be gold, but white gold looks better.
necklaces-- like this one can also be bought as a set (photo amazon.com)
necklaces-- like this one can also be bought as a set (photo amazon.com)

Buying White Gold Jewelry Online

A Touch of beauty and elegance: white gold is gold ( in fact it is an alloy, usually of nickel but also of copper and nickel), but its appearance is closer to that of sliver, and is often mistaken as being sliver. Gold, which most people are "used" to is a deep "yellow" colour and is a metal, which is also used as a commodity in the business world. People will "buy" gold and it is expensive to "buy" on the stock market. Most people buy gold, and its various forms in the form of jewelry.

Many men and women use gold as a part of their jewelry selection from rings, which are the most common type of jewelry to earrings to necklaces. White gold adds a touch of class for many people and it is easy to maintain and take care of.

close view of some white gold earrings (photo amazon.com)
close view of some white gold earrings (photo amazon.com)

White Gold and People Who Wear IT

One reason people like white gold: It is very simple to care for, unlike both gold and sliver. With Yellow gold, there is more care needed to keep it looking elegant and beautiful, as it is a single metal and not an alloy. It is also it is often more expensive to buy gold.

White gold, as it is an alloy tends to be better for every day use and is often just as elegant as gold. If you prefer silver to gold, but want some thing more elegant or an addition to your silver, white gold is a great choice for many consumers.

As it is gold, it also tends to be a bit more expansive than silver or sterling silver, but with careful choice, you can often find sets of white gold jewelry for a good price, for example I was able to find on amazon, a set of white gold necklace, earrings and a ring, all matching, which looks spectacular.

this green emerald ring compliments almost anything. (photo amazon.com)
this green emerald ring compliments almost anything. (photo amazon.com)

An Interesting Fact about White Gold: It is gold, but it is an alloy, which means that you will have another metal mixed in with the gold. Usually this is nickle or some time platinum.   This is when knowing if you have allergies becomes important.

White gold is also measured in carats like the typical yellow gold, which is also measured in carets, the most common for both colours is 14K, which is strong and more durable than the higher carets of gold.

A small word of caution: Some people do experience minor rashes from white gold which has nickel as its alloy, but it is found only when the jewelry is worn over long periods of time. Most people find it is because of a sensitivity to the nickel used as part of the alloy of white gold.

I personally like silver jewelry, however, white gold does compliment many of my silver pieces nicely, and as a person who does like compliments, the addition of a few carefully chosen pieces has added to my collection nicely.

It is important ot care for you white gold, but unlike silver a simple dusting with a lint free cloth does wonders for it.

Comments

Rebecca E. 16 months ago

JOhn-- I will don't worry.

John 16 months ago

will you be doing more of these? I really think they are good, but I think you've only done two.

Rebecca E. 21 months ago

Boxxies-- I am happy this is helpful for you, glad to help out.

boxxies 21 months ago

Thanks for this very informative article.

I learned a lot from it.

Marie

Rebecca E. 21 months ago

jewellery channel-- thanks, yes white gold looks awesome.

jewellery channel 21 months ago

good job Rebecca E....

white gold accessories just look fantastic...

Rebecca E. 21 months ago

energyadvisor-- yes red gold is also fabulous, but I do like the white gold, I haven`t seen to much re gold here, Yellow gold des suit the darker skin tones, like it does the darker wardrobe colours.

EnergyAdvisor 21 months ago

I live in Suriname where there is only yellow/red gold. I must admit, I never even heard of with gold. Most people here have a dark brown skin color and the yellow/red gold really suits them well. I'm mixed, light brown, and I never thought yellow gold suited me well. So maybe I should try white gold. I really liked your article (vote up)

Rebecca E. 21 months ago

pmccray-- yes i found that one of the most interesting parts, even the alloy part was fun learning about

pmccray 21 months ago

This piece was not only beautifully done, but very informative. I adore gold and never gave a thought to an alternative. The part about tarnish is of great interest, voted up, rated useful, beautiful and bookmarked.

Peace to you friend Rebecca E.

Rebecca E. 22 months ago

vocalcoach-- been having fun wih product reviews and other things, it is great my pleasure.

vocalcoach 22 months ago

I love white gold and wear mine when I want to look elegant or simply dress up a plain outfit. Great info you have here. Appreciate all your research.

Rebecca E. 22 months ago

lorlie6-- I know a lot of people are, but I am doing what i said I would try to do and that is branch out of my confort zone, and learna new thing, which is presentation and products.

lorlie6 22 months ago

Okay Rebecca, let's take your temperature now...I'm sorry, I just have to poke a tad of fun, because I'm so used to your writing hubs! :)

Now on to white gold-girl, it's amazing, and your placement of ads, etc., is perfect!

Later, my friend.

Rebecca E. 22 months ago

BobbiRant-- thanks for that, how are you doing on hubpages?

Rebecca E. 22 months ago

Sunnygiltter- yes it is very elegant and beautiful.

Rebecca E. 22 months ago

Trish-- yes nicjkel is something which is one of the things white gold uses, but also copper so read the lable.

BobbiRant 22 months ago

I learned quite a bit, as usual, from your hub. I enjoyed reading it very much.

Sunnyglitter 22 months ago

White gold is definitely beautiful.

Trish_M 22 months ago

Interesting. I didn't know about the nickel content in white gold ~ I think that I am allergic to that metal so this hub has veen very useful and educational.

Thanks :)

Rebecca E. 22 months ago

loriamoore-- yes teh "silver" tone is quite becoming for many people, and a lot use the mix of white and yellow.

Rebecca E. 22 months ago

vydyulashashi-- I hoep you enjoyed this it was fun putting this product review together...

Rebecca E. 22 months ago

Special k-- yes white gold, really looks nice and adds something of an elegant touch to everything

Rebecca E. 22 months ago

MPG Narratices-- one day your will be able to.. or suggest it to a loved one for Christmas =)

Rebecca E. 22 months ago

hello hello-- yes I perfer white gold, but I learned about rose gold as well, which can be just as nice.

Rebecca E. 22 months ago

Pamela-- getting the hang of this prduct review thing here.

Rebecca E. 22 months ago

Lilly-- I admit this intrigued me precisely because it is white gold.

Rebecca E. 22 months ago

Mike-- I too prefer white gold over and above yellow but then that is just me!

loriamoore 22 months ago

I prefer white gold over yellow gold as "silver" looks better with my coloring.

vydyulashashi 22 months ago

nice hub..

really am tempted for white gold by seeing this hub, though i've never been to them..but after reading this..ummm i will check it out

Specialk3749 22 months ago

I didn't even know there was such a thing as white gold. I am not a big jewelry fan, but if I were I would want a piece of white gold now that I know what it is.

MPG Narratives 22 months ago

Beautiful hub Rebecca. I actually wear both golds but tend to prefer white gold at the moment. Love some of the ones you've shown. Pity I can't afford them at the moment. :(

Hello, hello, 22 months ago

I love white gold but never knew or thought about it. Thank you for a good explanation and tastful selection.

Pamela99 22 months ago

Rebecca, The white god gold jewelry is gorgeous and you have a great selection shown.

LillyGrillzit 22 months ago

Nice. I cannot stand yellow gold personally, great Hub on white gold. Thank you.

Mike Lickteig 22 months ago

I have a friend who loves white gold--she doesn't like the way yellow gold looks.

Mike

Rebecca E. 22 months ago

creativeone-- a pleasure to see you here, and a joy thaT have is doing these.

Rebecca E. 22 months ago

silvergenes-- I am so glad you did enjoyed writng this hub.

Rebecca E. 22 months ago

samsons1-- hving fun learning wth product reviews.

Rebecca E. 22 months ago

drbj-- maybe rose gold, and then yellow gold, and then onewards and upwards..

creativeone59 22 months ago

Thank you Rebbecca for a very informative hub on White gols, I appreciate you. Godspeed. creativeone59

SilverGenes 22 months ago

Very interesting hub - I learned a lot. Thank you :)

samsons1 22 months ago

voted up & beautiful! very nice hub, well researched, informative and concise...

drbj 22 months ago

Looking forward, Becca, to your next hub on platinum. Or perhaps titanium? Or even kryptonite?

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