I know that lately I have been focusing a lot on Pandora lately and I think it’s because this is the time when things slow a little bit, Trollbeads had their small Summer 2016 release which I have not been able to see in person, X Jewellery had their last collection back in Spring, and I tend not to focus too much on Lenny and Eva or Waxing Poetic because I don’t find out about their releases until after the fact. I feel like maybe they don’t really announce it too much? Maybe it’s just me not paying attention 😉

Anyway on today’s post I will be addressing a small issue that maybe all of you Pandora fans haven’t noticed yet, and that is that Pandora has decided to use less oxidation on their charms, therefore rendering them more “shiny” and bright.

I noticed this most with some of their abstract charms, then on some of their rings as well.

I wasn’t able to photograph these, but I also saw other charms like the Royal Crown, and the My Princess dangle charm that looked slightly brighter than they used to. Here is the Intertwined Twist rings:

I spoke to the girls at the store and they mentioned that Pandora had started to cut back on oxidation because that is what their customers wanted, at least that is what they had heard.

What do you think of all this? I’m not sure how I feel about it. On one had I like the oxidation look as this makes the charms feel more vintage and it emphasizes the details on the charms and rings, however, with less oxidation, the jewelry looks more brilliant and shiny. It’s two sides of a coin I think, which look do you like better? Do you agree with Pandora’s decision?

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