Everybody hates it when their silver jewelry sets start to tarnish with time. Any silver jewelry is prone to get off-colored or blackened when being exposed regularly to environmental elements such as light, air, and moisture. It may seem like a lost cause when something like this happens, but the good news is, it’s not! There are ways in which you can bring back the lost shine on your silvers without even stepping out of your home. Keep reading to know more.

The Reason

Usually, delicate silver jewelry pieces are prone to get soiled more than other metals. If the silver is real, there’s no way to stop it from turning black when exposed regularly to the environment. Real silver reacts with such elements and gets tarnished over time, being gradually off-colored or blackened. But, there are ways to revert that chemical reaction and restore your silvers with their lost shines. All you need is to follow a few easy steps at your home.

The Quickest Way

This is the fastest and easiest DIY way to save your silver jewelry pieces. Just take a bowl of warm water, and mix a few drops of mild dishwashing liquid in it. Now place your tarnished silvers in the bowl for five minutes, allowing the silver to soak up the mixture. Then clean the jewelry pieces by rubbing with a soft brush. Be patient as the solution makes its way to all those nooks and crannies. Then rinse off well and dry them using a microfiber cloth.

The Longer but Effective Way

This solution happens to be the most fun DIY way, too! This process is ideal for reversing the chemical reaction, the main culprit behind blackening your silver jewelry. This process will need a little experiment using aluminum foil and baking soda, and a few easy steps. Take a large bowl to put all your tarnished silvers in. Line the inside of the bowl with a sheet of aluminum foil, with the reflective side facing up. Now place the silver jewelry pieces inside the bowl. Boil some water and pour it directly into the bowl, completely submerging your jewelry pieces. Sprinkle some baking soda in the water with a ratio of 1 tablespoon of soda to 1 cup of water. Let the jewelry pieces soak in the solution for a few minutes. Lastly, carefully remove the pieces from the bowl and rinse them off under room-temperature water. Now, all is left to dry off the pieces with a microfiber cloth and you’ll get back your silver jewelry as clean and shiny as new.

If you’re the kind of person that loves to wear colorful clothes, you probably don’t pay much attention to the colors you choose. After all, you just buy what you like, right? Well, what if we told you that you can easily determine what colors suit you best by just examining your skin tone? While this may sound pretty complicated, it’s actually much easier than you’d think.

You’re Neutral If…

If you have a skin tone that just can’t be placed (i.e it’s not warm or cold), then you can stake your place within the neutral category. Most neutral people have hazel eyes, as they are a mixture of both warm and cold tones – and because their eyes tend to change color depending on what clothes and colors they are wearing at the time. If you are neutral, you should steer towards soft and light colors, such as jade green and dusty pinks.

You’re Warm If…

You’ll be able to add some seriously warm colors to your closet if your skin tone has a golden, yellow, or green undertone. This normally means that you have a slightly olive complexion, or have hair color that can be anything from dark blonde to dark brown. If this is you, you can add the likes of gold, yellow, orange, and red to your wardrobe – and you’ll rock it in the process.

You’re Cold If…

If you have a bluish undertone to your skin, you have the pleasure of being in the cold category. It’s best to embrace this category, as you will look awesome in colors such as royal blue and deep purples. As if that wasn’t enough, you will also suit the likes of bright rose and pink. The brighter, the better, as your skin tone is perfect for this brightness.

Who knew that your skin tone could tell you so much about what clothes you should wear?