The Basics in cariang for Women's Fashion History you can wear: 1. Keep it dry, no water, no perfume, hairspray, lotions or cleaning chemicals. Yes that lotion you just put on your hands will transfer to yur jewelry as you put it on. Do not store your jewelry in the bathroom, humidity will spot the metals and degrade the shine with your rhinestones. 2. Store your pieces separetely so ithey won't scatch or tangle with toher jewelry pieces. Being tangled up leads to tugging to get it apart, not good. Broken chains, scratched stones and metals are a result of storing together. 3. Handle Jewelry carefull. Don't Drop or slide on hard surfaces when putting on or taking off. 4. Fassten your pins & brooches on clothing before you put your clothing on whenever possible. It really makes life alot easier, when you are not twisting your wrists trying to fasten items to collars and coats. 5. Be careful not to get your necklaces, earrings, pins tangled in scarves and handsom gentlemen's buttons. All the stress & tugging is not good for your jewelry's connectors, locks and chains. 6. Careful storage, handling, & wearing will keep your vintage jewelry looking good and continue it's ever increasing value. Thank You for reading. Sunset Arts on eBay.