Comments for Get-Glam | Style Network http://get-glam.verabattemarco.com Style is not only about how you look, it's about how it makes you feel. Sat, 21 Jan 2012 23:11:35 +0000 hourly 1 http://wordpress.org/?v=3.3.1 Comment on How To Test Bakelite, Celluloid and Amber by <img src="http://get-glam.verabattemarco.com/wp-content/plugins/user-avatar/user-avatar-pic.php?src=http://get-glam.verabattemarco.com/wp-content/uploads/avatars/2/1330109303-bpfull.jpg&w=16&id=2&random=1330109303" alt="" class=" avatar avatar-16 photo user-2-avatar" width="16" height="16" style=" border: 1px solid;border-color: #F28B3D;"/> GetGlam http://get-glam.verabattemarco.com/but-is-it-really-amber/comment-page-1/#comment-285 GetGlam Sat, 21 Jan 2012 23:11:35 +0000 http://get-glam.verabattemarco.com/2008/07/15/but-is-it-really-amber/#comment-285 It could be Copal. Copal is a tree resin similar to Amber but not as old. The trees that produced Amber are extinct, the ones that produce resin for Copal are not. If heated Copal also has a pleasant scent. It could be Copal. Copal is a tree resin similar to Amber but not as old. The trees that produced Amber are extinct, the ones that produce resin for Copal are not. If heated Copal also has a pleasant scent.

]]> Comment on How To Test Bakelite, Celluloid and Amber by <img alt="" src="http://0.gravatar.com/avatar/45bad1f4d170c63bea9f071ae67e9f84?s=16&d=http%3A%2F%2Fget-glam.verabattemarco.com%2Fwp-content%2Fuploads%2F2012%2F02%2Fgravatar80x80.jpg%3Fs%3D16&r=G" class="avatar avatar-16 photo" height="16" width="16" style=" border: 1px solid;border-color: #F28B3D;"/> Terre http://get-glam.verabattemarco.com/but-is-it-really-amber/comment-page-1/#comment-283 Terre Sat, 14 Jan 2012 16:41:35 +0000 http://get-glam.verabattemarco.com/2008/07/15/but-is-it-really-amber/#comment-283 I just bought a necklace in Morocco. I was told that it has Berber origins. The guy told me that it is not amber but something else that I couldn't understand. He held some of the beads in a flame to prove to me that it is not plastic. The beads are a milky yellow and range in size from about 1.5 inch egg shape to thick Lifesaver size. Any ideas what it could be? I just bought a necklace in Morocco. I was told that it has Berber origins. The guy told me that it is not amber but something else that I couldn’t understand. He held some of the beads in a flame to prove to me that it is not plastic. The beads are a milky yellow and range in size from about 1.5 inch egg shape to thick Lifesaver size. Any ideas what it could be?

]]> Comment on Lanvin Necklace in MOD Lucite by <img src="http://get-glam.verabattemarco.com/wp-content/plugins/user-avatar/user-avatar-pic.php?src=http://get-glam.verabattemarco.com/wp-content/uploads/avatars/2/1330109303-bpfull.jpg&w=16&id=2&random=1330109303" alt="" class=" avatar avatar-16 photo user-2-avatar" width="16" height="16" style=" border: 1px solid;border-color: #F28B3D;"/> GetGlam http://get-glam.verabattemarco.com/lanvin-necklace-in-mod-lucite/comment-page-1/#comment-261 GetGlam Tue, 19 Jul 2011 13:26:20 +0000 http://get-glam.verabattemarco.com/2008/08/12/lanvin-necklace-in-mod-lucite/#comment-261 Hi, Sorry, it has been sold... Thanks so much for stopping by. Hi, Sorry, it has been sold… Thanks so much for stopping by.

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]]> Comment on How To Test Bakelite, Celluloid and Amber by <img src="http://get-glam.verabattemarco.com/wp-content/plugins/user-avatar/user-avatar-pic.php?src=http://get-glam.verabattemarco.com/wp-content/uploads/avatars/2/1330109303-bpfull.jpg&w=16&id=2&random=1330109303" alt="" class=" avatar avatar-16 photo user-2-avatar" width="16" height="16" style=" border: 1px solid;border-color: #F28B3D;"/> GetGlam http://get-glam.verabattemarco.com/but-is-it-really-amber/comment-page-1/#comment-256 GetGlam Thu, 14 Jul 2011 19:54:36 +0000 http://get-glam.verabattemarco.com/2008/07/15/but-is-it-really-amber/#comment-256 Yes, I do. Try the black light test. It is harmless, fast and easy to do. You can get these blacklight flashlights on eBay or just borrow one. It will be an instant answer. If it changes color it is Amber. It will glow green or blue. Thanks for stopping by! Yes, I do. Try the black light test. It is harmless, fast and easy to do. You can get these blacklight flashlights on eBay or just borrow one. It will be an instant answer. If it changes color it is Amber. It will glow green or blue. Thanks for stopping by!

]]> Comment on How To Test Bakelite, Celluloid and Amber by <img src="http://get-glam.verabattemarco.com/wp-content/plugins/user-avatar/user-avatar-pic.php?src=http://get-glam.verabattemarco.com/wp-content/uploads/avatars/2/1330109303-bpfull.jpg&w=16&id=2&random=1330109303" alt="" class=" avatar avatar-16 photo user-2-avatar" width="16" height="16" style=" border: 1px solid;border-color: #F28B3D;"/> GetGlam http://get-glam.verabattemarco.com/but-is-it-really-amber/comment-page-1/#comment-255 GetGlam Thu, 14 Jul 2011 19:51:34 +0000 http://get-glam.verabattemarco.com/2008/07/15/but-is-it-really-amber/#comment-255 Hi, If you are careful you won't damage it. If you have access to a black light flashlight (or any intense blacklight source) shine it n the necklace. If it glows a strange green or blue it is Amber. If it does not change color is likely to be Bakelite or another plastic such as Prystal (a clear type of Bakelite). If the color does not change to the warm water test. If you can stand the warm water on your hand it will not damage the necklace. Don't soak the whole necklace so it will not shrink the cord, but make sure it warms up. You can then smell it and see if it smells like Formaldehyde. Thanks for posting and any questions, just email. I am spending more time here so answers will be much more timely! Hi, If you are careful you won’t damage it. If you have access to a black light flashlight (or any intense blacklight source) shine it n the necklace. If it glows a strange green or blue it is Amber. If it does not change color is likely to be Bakelite or another plastic such as Prystal (a clear type of Bakelite). If the color does not change to the warm water test. If you can stand the warm water on your hand it will not damage the necklace. Don’t soak the whole necklace so it will not shrink the cord, but make sure it warms up. You can then smell it and see if it smells like Formaldehyde.

Thanks for posting and any questions, just email. I am spending more time here so answers will be much more timely!

]]> Comment on How To Test Bakelite, Celluloid and Amber by <img src="http://get-glam.verabattemarco.com/wp-content/plugins/user-avatar/user-avatar-pic.php?src=http://get-glam.verabattemarco.com/wp-content/uploads/avatars/2/1330109303-bpfull.jpg&w=16&id=2&random=1330109303" alt="" class=" avatar avatar-16 photo user-2-avatar" width="16" height="16" style=" border: 1px solid;border-color: #F28B3D;"/> GetGlam http://get-glam.verabattemarco.com/but-is-it-really-amber/comment-page-1/#comment-254 GetGlam Thu, 14 Jul 2011 19:46:57 +0000 http://get-glam.verabattemarco.com/2008/07/15/but-is-it-really-amber/#comment-254 Very carefully! Celluloid is plant based plastic. You can use warm water but very cautiously. Any excessive heat will damage the piece. It is also much lighter than Bakelite or other petro based plastics. Good luck with it and thanks for the comment! Very carefully! Celluloid is plant based plastic. You can use warm water but very cautiously. Any excessive heat will damage the piece. It is also much lighter than Bakelite or other petro based plastics. Good luck with it and thanks for the comment!

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