It looks like quality does take precedence over quantity when it comes to stocking up on the finest gems. Thanks to thorough research performed by the Michigan-based Ecology Center, it has been determined that cheap jewelry may not be worth the penny saved.
Stores like Claire’s, Target, H&M, Forever 21, are predictably on the list of retailers that carry healthy helpings of accessories that contain doses of harsh ingredients, namely, lead, cadmium, chromium, mercury, chlorine and arsenic. That doesn’t cover the whole gamut, but the fact is that if you have problems pronouncing or recognizing some of the words, then you pretty much get the gist.
Tiffany & Co. here we come!