# Rudraaaksh > Jewellery brand reviews, comparisons and buying guides ## Posts - [Expert astrology advice and gemstone recommendations: why we selected GemsShastra](https://rudraaaksh.com/gemsshastra-astrology-advice-gemstone-recommendations/): What GemsShastra offers, why it was selected, what to confirm before booking, and how to approach an astrological gemstone recommendation sensibly. - [Rudraksha and gemstone testing laboratories: GJSPC, IIGJ Lab and GSI compared](https://rudraaaksh.com/rudraksha-gemstone-testing-laboratories-gjspc-iigj-gsi/): What each laboratory tests, how to verify its reports, where it operates and why we selected it for rudraksha testing, gemstone testing or as an alternative gemstone laboratory. - [Custom crystal and rudraksha builders: the bracelet, kantha and jaap mala builders we selected](https://rudraaaksh.com/custom-crystal-rudraksha-builders-bracelet-kantha-jaap-mala/): How each of GemKrishna's four builders works, what you can choose in each, why we selected them for different needs, and what to confirm before ordering. - [Buying jewellery online safely: a checklist for listings, payment, delivery and returns](https://rudraaaksh.com/buying-jewellery-online-safely-checklist-payment-delivery-returns/): A practical checklist for buying jewellery, gemstones, rudraksha and crystal products online: reading listings, asking the right questions, paying safely, recording delivery, checking the item and resolving problems. - [How to care for a crystal bead bracelet: cleaning, water, storage and restringing](https://rudraaaksh.com/how-to-care-for-crystal-bead-bracelet-cleaning-storage-restringing/): Practical care for crystal and gemstone bead bracelets: which stones are delicate, how to clean safely, why bracelets should not be worn in water, how to store them, and the signs that it is time to restring. - [Selling or exchanging old gold jewellery in India: how it is valued and what to check](https://rudraaaksh.com/selling-exchanging-old-gold-jewellery-india-valuation-checklist/): Before you sell or exchange old gold, understand how purity is tested, how the price is calculated, which deductions are fair, what hallmarks and bills change, and what to watch out for. - [How to clean and care for silver jewellery: tarnish, storage and plated pieces](https://rudraaaksh.com/how-to-clean-care-silver-jewellery-tarnish-storage/): Why sterling silver darkens, the gentlest cleaning methods that work, what to avoid, how to look after oxidised, plated and stone-set pieces, and simple storage habits that slow tarnish. - [How to judge a coloured gemstone's quality: colour, clarity, cut and carat weight](https://rudraaaksh.com/how-to-judge-coloured-gemstone-quality-colour-clarity-cut-carat/): Once you know a stone is natural, quality decides its value. Learn how to judge colour, clarity, cut and carat weight in coloured gemstones, and how to compare two stones fairly. - [Real or fake rudraksha? Common fakes, popular myths and the checks that actually work](https://rudraaaksh.com/real-vs-fake-rudraksha-common-fakes-myths-checks/): The fakes you are most likely to meet, why popular home tests mislead, what you can safely check yourself, and when an X-ray-based laboratory report is worth paying for. - [How to assess a jewellery seller: a consistent evidence checklist](https://rudraaaksh.com/how-to-assess-jewellery-sellers-evidence-checklist/): Our method for judging jewellery, gemstone, crystal and rudraksha sellers on evidence: what counts as proof, how to verify reports and hallmarks, which policies matter, and a comparison of several sellers on identical criteria. - [Crystal bead bracelets: choosing stones, bead sizes, fit, construction and reports](https://rudraaaksh.com/crystal-bead-bracelet-guide-stones-sizes-fit-reports/): Everything to check before buying a round-bead crystal bracelet: stone identity and common treatments, bead size and fit, stringing and locks, what reports can and cannot cover, and how to make it last. - [Buying gold jewellery: karat purity, BIS hallmark and HUID, making charges and care](https://rudraaaksh.com/gold-jewellery-guide-karat-hallmark-huid-making-charges/): A practical guide to buying gold jewellery in India: karat and fineness, the BIS hallmark and HUID check, solid versus plated or gold-tone pieces, reading an invoice and making charges, buy-back terms and care. - [Silver jewellery explained: sterling 925, hallmarking, plating, construction and care](https://rudraaaksh.com/silver-jewellery-guide-sterling-925-hallmarking-plating/): A plain-English guide to buying silver jewellery in India: sterling versus fine silver and look-alikes, what a 925 stamp does and does not prove, how to check a BIS HUID hallmark, plating, construction and care. - [Buying gemstones: natural, lab-grown and imitation stones, treatments and lab reports](https://rudraaaksh.com/gemstone-buying-guide-natural-lab-grown-treatments-reports/): What separates a natural gemstone from a lab-grown or imitation one, which treatments to ask about, what each laboratory's report actually covers, and a practical checklist for choosing and caring for a stone. - [Rudraksha buying guide: mukhi, origin, size, testing and custom jewellery](https://rudraaaksh.com/rudraksha-buying-guide-mukhi-origin-size-testing/): A first-time buyer's guide to rudraksha: what mukhi, origin and size mean, what a laboratory report actually establishes, and what to check before buying a bead, bracelet, kantha or mala. ## Pages - [Contact](https://rudraaaksh.com/contact/): For questions about an article, corrections, or enquiries from brands, email or call us. - [All articles](https://rudraaaksh.com/articles/): Search every published review, comparison, ranking and buying guide, or narrow the list by topic and type. 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