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Every
women has worn rhinestone jewelry at one time or another.
Was it prom? A wedding? A wild night on the town? The grocery
store? As times change, the places women (and men!) wear their
rhinestones varies wildly. I myself have worn rhinestone jewelry,
paired with leather cuff bracelets, to punk rock shows. No
matter where your wear it, rhinestone jewelry always draws
looks and attention.
Rhinestone
jewelry is typically worn for special occassions such as weddings,
prom
night, dances and beauty
pageants. But, again, as times change, you start
to see rhinestone jewelry worn at every day events. The reason
is simple. Rhinestone jewelry is beautiful and affordable.
The highest quality rhinestones can easily rival the sparkle
of a nice diamond and can be aquired at a 20th of the cost!
Rhinestone
jewelry can vary greatly in sparkle and quality. The highest
quality rhinestone is the Swarovski rhinestone. Very close
to the Swarovski rhinestone is the generic Austrian crystal
rhinestones. It would take a *serious* rhinestone enthusiast
to determine the difference between a Swarovski cut Austrian
crystal rhinestone and the generic cut crystal rhinestone.
Both are absolutely beautiful and display all the sparkle
and shine you could hope for. Acrylic rhinestones are the
bottom of the barrel and the worst quality rhinestones available.
Acrylic rhinestones are actually just molded plastic. They
are not "cut" like crystal rhinestones (and all
precious gems). Since acrylic rhinestones are not physically
cut and faceted like a precious gem, they do not reflect light,
or produce the beautiful sparkle, like a crystal rhinestone.
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