All the Flash Kow CostumeJewellery is made out of the following high class stones, metals and plating.

Cubic Zirconia Costume Jewellery - CZ
Cubic Zirconia is the finest diamond simulation because it comes closer than any other gem material to the characteristics of a Diamond. They are generally colourless and do not loose their brilliance; given proper cleaning they will retain their sparkle for years. Colour is added at manufacture stage to create the beautiful spectrum available today.

Swarovski Crystal Costume Jewellery - SC
Swarovski is an Austrian company that makes high-quality rhinestones and beautiful cut crystals.

Preciosa Crystal Costume Jewellery - PC
Preciose crystal is from the Czech Rebublic, Bohemia - high-quality rhinestones and beautiful cut crystals.

Synthetic Costume Jewellery
Man-made, but having the same physical, chemical and optical characteristics as the natural stone, synthetic stones are made in laboratories and lack imperfections.

Metals

The base metals used in the manufacture of Flash Kow Costume Jewellery are Silver and brass. The plating is either Gold plate Silver plate or Rhodium which is a precious metal with a whitish grey appearance. Rhodium is one of the members of the platinum family and is applied to give a bright, shiny, long lasing silver coloured finish.