Shine Magazine - Allan Bros Jewellers

Rose gold is on the lips and in the stores of designers worldwide, and you
don’t have to look far to get glimpses of the season favourite. Jay-Z wore
a pink gold Jaeger Le-Couture watch to the Grammys this year. Hayden
Panettiere sports a rose gold engagement ring, and rapper Tyga has a rose
gold Mercedes. From rings and shoes to bags, or even Xbox controllers, rose
gold has you covered.
Perhaps rose gold’s rebirth was sparked by Angelina Jolie’s $10 million H. Stern
necklace – lauded as one of the most memorable Oscar jewels of all time, or
Bulgari’s standout rose gold Serpenti watch. But regardless of the flash point,
there’s no denying that the blush-coloured metal’s popularity is building.
It’s about time too. “Flattering to most skin tones, rose gold tends to look great
on everyone. “Rose gold is amazing – it pulls out the blushy undertones in so
many different skin colours,” jewellery designer Ariel Gordon told the Huffington
Post. It has the same kind of contrasting effect as yellow gold, but is softer,
whilst still making a statement. Most people identify themselves as either a
‘gold person’ or a ‘silver person’. However, rose gold seems to be universally
flattering. And beyond skin tone, rose gold looks great with other metal hues –
so no need to ditch your beloved white or yellow gold pieces when wearing it.
The pink-hued precious metal gets its colour from mixing gold with copper,
the shade deepening as more copper is added and intensifying over time.
However, rose gold is no different than yellow or white gold when it comes to
purity. Because pure 24 carat gold is much too soft to be worn every day, other
metals like silver, copper, nickel, palladium and zinc are added to make it more
durable. It is the copper-coloured alloys added to rose gold that not only
create its subtle and delicate flushed colour, but also give it the durability to
stand the test of time.
The appeal of rose gold is clear. Its romantic warmth is both traditional and
unusual, ideal for those who want to stand out from the crowd.
La vie en rose gold.
Popular in Russia
in the late 19th century,
imperial jeweller Carl Fabergé put
rose gold to spectacular use in the
celebrated “Moscow Kremlin” egg,
commissioned by Czar Nicholas II as a
gift for his wife, the Empress Alexandra.
Just a few years later, Cartier, the French jeweller,
released the trinity band – a ring that
intertwined yellow, white, and rose gold.
Flaunted by poet Jean Cocteau, the ring
quickly earned iconic status. Pink for
love, yellow for fidelity and white
for friendship.
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