The rose gold trend has been on the rise, becoming a cool alternative metal for engagement rings and fashion-forward jewelry designs. ...
The rose gold trend has been on the rise, becoming a cool alternative metal for engagement rings and fashion-forward jewelry designs.
Yes, gold can blush! Rose gold — also known as pink gold, red gold or blush gold — is a gold alloy made from a combination of gold and copper. It has, as its name suggests, a warm, pink hue. Depending on the ratio of gold to copper, the color of rose gold jewelry can range from orange-yellow to dusky pink to red-orange. The rose gold you’re seeing on the fashion runways and on celebrities it’s primarily of the pink variety.
Origin of Rose Gold
While rose gold jewelry is enjoying the spotlight in the fashion world today, its versatile good looks have stood the test of time. Rose gold was popular with royalty in Russia in the 1800s and then saw resurgence in the U.S. in 1920
Why Rose Gold?
It has a lush tone that’s warmer than white gold; it’s way flirtier and youthful than yellow gold, and it's somehow luxe and understated at the same time. In essence, rose gold is poised to become the new classic for its versatility, wearability, and beauty.
More couples are selecting rose gold as their metal of choice for engagement rings and wedding bands to give their wedding jewelry a distinctive touch. While rose gold can give jewelry a retro feel, the metal also works well for both classic and modern designs.
How to identify Real Rose Gold?
Look for the hallmark to see if there is a mark for the karat weight. Rose gold is by definition an alloy metal so there is no such thing as pure rose gold. Therefore, if your jewelry is marked as 24K, it is likely fake. The most common fineness for rose gold is 14K in the US and 18K in Europe.
A strong red coloring indicates a higher copper content, or differently said: the higher the karat weight, the fainter or softer the shade of pink in rose gold. Therefore, if your bracelet is marked as 18K, but is a deep red, then it is likely a fake or, at very least, not 18K.
One at-home test to prove your jewelry is fake (but does not necessarily indicate that it is real) is a magnet test. If your jewelry is attracted to the magnet, then it is fake rose gold.
Difference of Red Gold, Rose Gold & Pink Gold
Now you must be wondering, what are these two new gold varieties. Though rose gold can be loosely referred to as either pink gold or red gold, technically, all three are different. As their name would suggest, their identity is to do with their intrinsic colours. As we had mentioned earlier, higher the copper and redder the colour. Thus
75% Gold + 25% Copper = Red Gold
75% Gold + 22.5% Copper + 2.5% Silver = Rose Gold
75% Gold + 20% Copper + 5% Silver = Pink Gold
What Does Rose Gold Go Best With?
The rose gold tone works really well with white natural diamonds studded in it. Similarly, blue colour gemstones like sapphire, iolite, and black colour gemstones like black diamonds, spinel and onyx match very well with the rose gold colour. The rose gold colour also looks stunningly beautiful with darker tones in enamel.
How to Clean Rose Gold Jewellery?
Just like any other type of gold jewellery, rose gold jewellery must be cleaned gently. You can use a mixture of mild detergent in lukewarm water to dip your rose gold jewellery in. Use of soft cotton cloth and soft bristles toothbrush can help you clean the surface of the gold properly. In areas that are out of reach, you may also use damp ear bud stick or a damp toothpick. Make sure that the stones are strongly studded before you start cleaning because if any stone or diamonds fall off, you may have a tough time locating it.
