Journal

The Break Down: Karats // 14k and 18k
Gold is most often classified by a numerical value followed by ‘k’, for karat. Karatage is a value assigned to any mass of gold; this value depends on how many parts of pure gold are mixed with alloys to create 24 parts total. Vrai & Oro Essential pieces are made...

The Break Down: Plated, Filled, and Solid Gold
Plated, filled, or solid–it’s all too easy to get swept up in the confusion surrounding jewelry materials, gold in particular. The frustration of buying a piece of jewelry, only to wear it a few times and find that it’s turned your skin green is something we all know well, but...
