Fall Wardrobe Capsule

Fall Wardrobe capsule / Armario de otoño

Diy talisman para combatir la ansiedad / Diy talisman to combat anxiety

Today we are sharing a post about talismans and amulets; in addition we add an easy talisman to relieve anxiety diy with complete instructions so you can make it easily at home.

Hoy hablaremos de los talismanes y amuletos, y de paso daremos unas fáciles instrucciones para un diy de un talismán para combatir la ansiedad.

How to clean jewelry pieces and gems

REMEMBER! Some gemstones shouldn't get wet. The living Gems, like coral, shells, fangs, bone and pearls and some other like lapis lazuli –that has pyrite bits in it-, selenite and lava. You should also be careful with beauty products –cleansing lotions, perfumes, hair spray… Wear your jewels once finished your beauty session.

Jewelry cleansing.

If it has stains or it’s dirty we will use easy to found at home items we will need:

• Some a dry cloth, of natural fibers like cotton, flannel or linen.
• Bicarbonate. Very effective with sterling silver.
• A bowl of water. Hot if the piece has filigree or difficult access zones on it.
• Tooth paste and brush, smooth and heavily used, to access small openings and that we will use with extreme care so we don’t break or lose any gem.

1- For those jewels that seem opaque and have lost their shine

Rub it gently with a bristle brush, very soft -just a toothbrush well used- spread over it a little toothpaste. Then wash it thoroughly with hot water. The result is superb.

2- How to clean sterling silver jewelry

Rub the piece with a wet cloth and some bicarbonate.

If cleaning is carried out regularly, rub the piece lightly with a dry cloth will remove brownish rust stains.

If the stain is dark and deep; immerse completely the pieces in a container full of baking soda and water, boil it for a few minutes (3-5min). If you have an aluminum container, use it, since due to the electric potential difference between silver and aluminum the small electrical currents will act quickly and silver will become perfect in all its brightness again. The nieladed or dark silvers, those with rusted parts or cavities in dark tones –antiqued by age or by man- should not be cleaned by this method if you want to keep the dark stains that make them unique, because it would clean them.

Formal Dresses: Spring-Summer trends/Tendencias Primavera Verano

Spring and summer are times of festivals and celebrations, so we could not miss on the runways formal models.
La primavera y el verano son épocas de fiestas y celebraciones, así que no podían faltar en las pasarelas los modelos más formales.

Weddings, baptisms and graduations. We all want to go perfect for such occasion, in this post we will show you the latest trends.

Bodas, bautizos y graduaciones. Todas queremos ir perfectas para la ocasión, en esta entrada os enseñaremos las tendencias más actuales.

La magia de la Navidad / The magic of Christmas

Here I leave you all a simple Christmas and New Eve greeting. Happy holidays!
If you need some inspiration to dress fancy this days just check here.

Aquí os dejo una simple felicitación de Navidad. ¡Felices fiestas!
Si necesitais inspiración para vestiros, echad un vistazo aquí.

Mint Madness: Summer trends/Tendencias Verano

Beat the heat of summer with the freshness of mint. Summer always brings pastel colors everywhere. Why don’t try mint color?

Combate el calor del verano con la frescura de la menta. El verano siempre nos trae colores pastel por doquier, ¿por qué no dar una oportunidad al menta?

Locura de Menta / Mint Madness

This season, with the arrival of warm weather, the mint color becomes the protagonist. Mint is not a common color choice for everyday street wear, so it will give us a differential touch of personality.

Esta temporada, con la llegada del buen tiempo, el color menta se vuelve protagonista. Pese a ello no es un color que veamos muy a menudo en las calles, usarlo nos dará un toque de personalidad.

ONYX / ÓNICE: History & Properties/ Historia y Propiedades

Sterling silver Onyx and  Svarossky necklace. Gil. 

Onyx the stone of wishes, very precious for its qualities.

Ónice la piedra de los deseos, muy preciada por sus cualidades.

Onyx - Ónice

Etymology

Onyx term derives from the Greek "ὄνυξ" which means nail or claw. This name comes from a Greek legend. The legend explains that while the goddess Venus slept on the banks of the Indus River Cupid cut her nails with one of his arrows. The scraps were forgotten in the meadow, other gods decided to turn them into stone to preserve them as they were, a valuable part of the beautiful Venus.

Etimología

Los términos ónice y ónix proceden del griego “ὄνυξ” que significa uña o garra. Este nombre se debe a una leyenda griega. La leyenda explica que mientras la diosa Venus dormía en las orillas del río Indo Cupido le cortó las uñas con una de sus flechas. Los trocitos quedaron olvidados en el prado dónde otras divinidades decidieron convertirlos en piedra para conservarlos pues eran una valiosa parte de la hermosa Venus.