How do you know it is real Swarovski Crystal?
I always wonder that the crystals that I ordered are real from Austria. All sellers on e-Bay claim that their crystals are real from Austria, but after I order as the whole factory package I found out that some of the crystals from some e-Bay sellers were glass beads from China. .......read more please click on the article
I have learned some tips from one of the Swarovski Distributers as follow:
· The Swarovski crystal will be perfectly cut edges. All crystals will be uniformed and all corners are all meet perfectly. No bubbles or cracks within the crystals even you look with your naked eyes. The size of each crystal is perfectly even.
· Because they use good quality of glasses, so it gives clarity and luster like no other.
· Swarovski crystal beads are made of one of the highest lead content of any crystal bead made, more than 31% lead, so they will weigh about 1/4 gram for a 4mm bicone. Glass beads without the lead content will weigh much less and might suggest a counterfeit. Swarovski crystal has a shine and luster like no other and the color should be consistent.
· The company Swarovski does not sell defective, cracked, seconds or holes that are not completely drilled through. When you read this as a description for Swarovski crystal beads that should be a warning to you that it is not genuine. Swarovski will sell only the finest high quality new crystal beads Made in Austria.

written by maggie liu, agosto 06, 2009
written by Emy, agosto 06, 2009
written by Deb Lemons, abril 16, 2010
But as to where a bead comes from, there are a lot of signs that are easy to see. Beads from India always have bead release in the holes making them look dirty! My hint to everyone is to soak them over night in a batch of good soapy water. Rinse them well then soak over night in a bath of windex diluted with water. A simple pipe cleaner or bead reamer can be used to remove any thing that didn't soak out and it comes out like magic. I am not a big fan of beads made in India, but sometimes you see one that can be made into a nice focal peice.
Although many beads are being produced in China, they are pretty much all the same pattern but different in color. Although some are crystal and shine pretty, if you hold them up to the light, they fail to give that clarity you get from Austrian Crystal, the difference in the lead and other things that are used to color glass I suppose. Also the facets, although somewhat better than in the past, they still aren't as sharp as Austrian either.
I think that Czech fire polish have a bit to offer in the sense that Austrian or Swarovski crystal can be costly for some people. There are many disabled people who love to bead and they live on a pretty tight budget. So for them, throw me in with them, Czech is a fine compromise when you have to budget. Czech beads are a bit finer in detail in color, clarity, and faceting and other traits. They are definitely more consistant in size than Chinese.
But above all else, blind fold me and give me a handful of mixed crystals and I bet you I can sort them with my hand into piles and tell you where each one came from just by touch. LOL, if you get really hard core into beading, you learn to zero in from a room away and know just what you are looking at.
Anyways, thanks for letting me throw my two cents worth in, well make that a half a cent because I am pretty crazy about beads. Anyone else have a room full of them like me??
written by Julia Dufaj, septiembre 13, 2011
written by megan lee, agosto 31, 2012
the swarovski is so expensive for little packets
written by Admin-Emy, agosto 31, 2012


