Gold Plate Ball Studs are sterling silver 92.5 on the inside, with a coating of gold plate. You can wear them as earring studs or you can use them as nose studs. When used as a nose stud, you can bend it slightly or keep it straight. Usually when worn in the nose, you do not put the butterfly on, as this can be quite dangerous and accidentally sniffed up the nose. If worn as little earrings in the ear lobe, then there are butterflies to attach. Each pair is  sent with butterflies (if you want it for an earring) It always good to carry around a spare as it is so easy to lose a nose stud!

The size is 2.2 -2.5 mm  making this gold plate ball stud very popular size.

Sterling silver meaning

Sterling silver  means it is 92.5% fine silver with no more than 7.5% of copper or other metals. This formula is internationally accepted and it gives sterling silver the hardness and the tolerance to work with. Anything higher than 92.5 would be too soft and tarnish too quickly. When you buy sterling silver from us, we can guarantee it is just that!

Sterling Silver care tips

To keep your sterling silver looking its best, use a silver polishing cloth or silvo on an old rag and give it a gentle rub. This will give your jewellery back its brilliant shine! Silver will tarnish from being exposed to air but will take a good six weeks to discolour. Items that are worn constantly will take a lot longer! To preserve the shine on your silver avoid contact with ammonia, alcohol, fingernail polish remover or turpentine. ALWAYS remove sterling silver jewellery while in natural hot pools because of the high sulphur content in the water. Do not use silver dip. Dip cleaners work for the first few times but it puts a layer on the silver and can discolour stones and shell. Toothpaste is also not a good idea as it is too abrasive.

If you see the words silver plated, that means it only has a coating of sterling silver over another alloy. This will fade over time and is not able to be polished. Our sterling silver products are not plated but sterling silver all the way through– nothing but the good stuff for you!!