Coral is the remaining skeletal of marine animals. It is mainly composed of calcium carbonate which can break easily. Therefore for the jewelry made by coral, you need to take special care for each piece. The original word for coral is actually come from “korallion” which is Greek’s word. It was reported for the use of coral since prehistoric time. There was the evidence of using both white and red coral in that period of time. Later now, the archaeologists have found the use of some coral crimped in the Celtic tombs and other places.

The precious corals can be found in the area of Pacific Ocean and the Mediterranean Sea. Corals from these areas can match perfectly with jewelry body design from platinum, silver or gold. The coral jewelry becomes popular items for today. You can look for the right one that matches to your style, to complete your look for the day.
However, the situation for ocean coral today is now in danger according to the increase of water temperature which results in dwindling amounts of new coral. Therefore, it is important to know whether the piece you are going for is the authentic coral or the imitation pieces. Here are some tips to check for the authentic coral.
1. Remember that coral is natural made material. The color is deep by its nature. Check for the color of coral, if you can smell any synthetic color agent, that is not the real one. You can also check with acetone for the dye of imitated coral. Dip the piece in acetone to check for the dye.

2. Use cow’s milk. Put your coral in and let it sink in cow’s milk for couple hours. If the milk gets a red tinge, the coral is real. If the milk has not change in color, it is not the real one.
3. Test with vinegar. You can easily see the bubble on the surface of the real coral whenever you apply the drop of vinegar on. This reaction is result from calcium carbonate inside the coral and acid inside vinegar.
With these tips, you can check for the authentic coral one. The other thing is about price, the real coral is normally come with high price.

Bangle is another interesting jewelry piece you should have for your collection. You can wear the bangle for almost every occasion, depend on the style and design for each bangle.

However, for the bangle you also need to think about its size. Too big or too small of bangle size will cause you a problem when you want to wear it on. Therefore, you need to know about your wrist size for the right bangle size, to avoid slip of bangle (for the too big bangle) or grinding halt at your knuckles (for the too small bangle).

There are many factors affect to the right bangle size. These factors are including material, shape and finishing interior. The finish materials can prevent bangle sliding over your hand and stay on your wrist until you take it off.

The important thing to know before buying a bangle, is your wrist size and hand size. You need to get a certain measurement of your wrist for the right bangle.

Here are some tips for measuring your wrist and your hand; carefully wrap your wrist with measuring tape for your most comfortable feeling. Mark on the measuring tape for the proper size or get the number on measuring tape for your wrist size.

For your hand, hold your hand on the position where you always use for wearing the bangle, with your thumb extended across your palm and reach your little finger. Then, measure the widest part of your hand, this number will show your hand size.

With these two numbers, you can now start to shop for your right bangle size. If you want the bangles with hinges, you can only need the writ size when you buy this style. With the number closed to your wrist, you will get the lowest bangle style, it will tighter fit to you wrist.

However, if you want to go with the bangles without hinges, you need to think about both hand and wrist size. Make sure that your hand can slide on and off that particular bangle in the easy way. In general, it is recommended to go with the bangle size with your hand size number for the easy wearing. If you want to get a little bigger bangle, you can select for the bigger size bangle over your hand size. Try it on before make your purchase for the right bangle size for yourself.