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Gold-Plated Butterfly Square Pendant Necklace – Stainless Steel
A butterfly, boxed in gold.
Most butterfly pendants are cut to shape and left to dangle. This one is set inside a square frame with a pale inlay behind it, so it reads like a tiny framed picture rather than a charm. The edges are deliberately uneven, hammered rather than polished smooth, and that is the part that stops it looking sweet.
The chain carries small beads spaced along it, so there is something catching the light before you even reach the pendant. Stainless steel under the gold plating — which is the bit that matters, because it will not go green on you the way plated brass does.
The details
- Square pendant with a butterfly motif on a pale inlay
- Hammered edge, bead-accented chain
- Gold-plated stainless steel
- Choose gold or silver, one size, collarbone length
Care
Take it off before you shower or train. Wipe it with a soft cloth and keep it away from perfume and hairspray.
Small frame. Loud enough.
Before you buy
Will it turn my skin green?
Depends what's underneath the gold. Plating over stainless or titanium steel won't - steel doesn't react with sweat that way. Plating over copper or alloy can, because copper oxidizes against skin and the mark it leaves is green. It's harmless and it washes off. Check the material line on this page: it says which one this piece is.
Will it tarnish?
Sterling silver will, eventually - that's silver reacting with sulfur in the air, and it goes black rather than green. A polishing cloth takes it off. Platinum-plated silver resists it for much longer. Gold plating doesn't tarnish; it wears, which is a different problem with the same look.
Is it waterproof?
Water-resistant, not waterproof. Showers, swimming and hot tubs shorten the life of any plated piece - chlorine and salt are the worst of it. Take it off first and you'll double how long it looks new.
Is it safe for sensitive skin?
Stainless steel, titanium steel and 925 sterling silver are the safest bets here. Plated alloy is the one to avoid if nickel is your problem. If you react to cheap earrings, stay in the steel and silver collections.
How do I make it last?
Last on, first off - after perfume, lotion and hairspray, before the shower and the gym. Wipe it with a soft cloth after wearing. Store it dry and separate, in the pouch it came in. That's most of it.
