Real or Fake? How to Differentiate Real Amber from Plastic? How to Spot Fake Amber?

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  • Hi guys, another video about real or fake gems, hope you enjoy it. I will break this video into two parts, the 1st today we will be talking about Amber and how to avoid getting plastic. 2nd part I will show you how I re-design two amber pendant necklaces.
    00:01 Introduction
    00:41 Fake Ambers from Nepal
    02:00 Varieties of Amber
    03:20 About Amber
    04:01 How to spot plastic Amber - Holes
    05:08 How to spot plastic Amber - Light
    06:02 How to spot plastic Amber - Scent
    06:33 Synthetic Amber / second generation Amber
    If you are interested in making jewelry, watch my DIY Jewelry Tutoring at
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    or follow my Instagram @karenhuicrystals

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  • @sherribarman915
    @sherribarman915 2 ปีที่แล้ว +5

    SO helpful! I appreciate your teachings and knowledge! TY Karen

  • @Fishhead217
    @Fishhead217 2 ปีที่แล้ว +6

    Amber is one of my favourites…your collection is so beautiful…thank you for your valuable information…you addressed something I’ve been very concerned about.🧡

    • @KarenHuiCrystals
      @KarenHuiCrystals  2 ปีที่แล้ว +2

      Thank you for watching. Becuase I had a friend who lives in the U.S., everytime he came back to China, he would go to the market buy those second generation amber bracelets and sell, he said foreigners don't care about this, they just buy the look. I doubt what he told me. But that was like 10 years ago, we had no more contact since 2014.

    • @lisacamille4387
      @lisacamille4387 2 ปีที่แล้ว

      @@KarenHuiCrystals wow!!

  • @debbiecillo2531
    @debbiecillo2531 2 ปีที่แล้ว +1

    The natural ones glow. Beautiful.

  • @bonnsterthemonster
    @bonnsterthemonster 8 หลายเดือนก่อน +1

    My friend just gave me an amber necklace as a gift and I hate to tell her it's fake. Thank you for the light test that's very obvious.

    • @KarenHuiCrystals
      @KarenHuiCrystals  8 หลายเดือนก่อน

      Thank you for watching. Just hope my video is helpful. ❤️

  • @chanchalsudan1224
    @chanchalsudan1224 ปีที่แล้ว +1

    Hi karen I like ur vedio an ur way of showing fake or real Crystals. Thanku it's really helpful.

  • @sandracooper4602
    @sandracooper4602 2 ปีที่แล้ว +2

    Thank you so much for your information, time and great effort sharing your knowledge we everyone

  • @creativelearning147
    @creativelearning147 2 ปีที่แล้ว +1

    Thanks karen.. Now I know many diprent of cristal ❤❤❤

  • @mihaelaborsosszabo1399
    @mihaelaborsosszabo1399 2 ปีที่แล้ว +3

    Thank you ❣🙏🙏

  • @NicolePaler
    @NicolePaler 2 ปีที่แล้ว +1

    I hope you can also post how to spot fake aventurine 😊 thank you

  • @krystal5681
    @krystal5681 2 ปีที่แล้ว +2

    I’ve been eyeing amber for some times and I heard ppl said that it’s fake so I never buy it before
    This video is so interesting and helpful with my doubts about amber
    Thank you so much for explaining about amber! Will definitely refers to this video when I want to buy an amber❤️
    Pls come out more video about how to identify real or fake crystals! Your knowledge and experience is really admirable 😍

    • @KarenHuiCrystals
      @KarenHuiCrystals  2 ปีที่แล้ว

      Thank you for watching. I will surely film more videos about real or fake.

  • @QuailCanyonAnthropolgy
    @QuailCanyonAnthropolgy 2 ปีที่แล้ว +6

    Now I know to never buy amber, I will only use amber that I find in nature. Thank you Karen.

  • @miewmiewminitinivimpikitch8157
    @miewmiewminitinivimpikitch8157 ปีที่แล้ว +3

    5:39 Nice to know 👍
    Thank you very much 🙏

  • @trannguyenngoc
    @trannguyenngoc 4 หลายเดือนก่อน

    Thank you so much, helpful info taken

  • @kolorninecup7597
    @kolorninecup7597 2 ปีที่แล้ว +1

    Chinese dishes - names so delicious, Ambers never knew of so many kinds - please include Latin letters for I love to Rhyme - Color coordinates in Time.

    • @KarenHuiCrystals
      @KarenHuiCrystals  2 ปีที่แล้ว +1

      Emm, that's how we describe the color, haha, everything is about food.

  • @emmaso4181
    @emmaso4181 2 ปีที่แล้ว +1

    Hi Karen, I'm new subscriber here I'm learned alot. Thanks and stay safe! ♥️💪

    • @KarenHuiCrystals
      @KarenHuiCrystals  2 ปีที่แล้ว

      Thank you for subscribing. Stay safe too. ❤️

  • @suzannedawson6330
    @suzannedawson6330 ปีที่แล้ว

    Thank you so much! Very helpful ❤

  • @robingales6126
    @robingales6126 ปีที่แล้ว

    Butterscotch is the name forthis

  • @redjeans28
    @redjeans28 2 ปีที่แล้ว

    Please do a video on zultanite stone only extracted from Turkey

  • @amieyimran2945
    @amieyimran2945 2 ปีที่แล้ว

    Tq karen.
    .gud info

  • @arcanalumina3276
    @arcanalumina3276 ปีที่แล้ว +1

    I wanna buy amber but yes, I'm also scared because its not really heavy, chicken oil, even if it sounds funny, it does look like the color same as chicken fat and chicken oil on top of rice is delicious (I'm sorry with my rambling)
    The variety of of amber in english name is quite appetizing.. honey amber is one of them 😅

    • @KarenHuiCrystals
      @KarenHuiCrystals  ปีที่แล้ว +1

      Yes, Chinese love to use names of food to describe the colors of gemstone. Haha. 😂

  • @thedacoates2524
    @thedacoates2524 2 ปีที่แล้ว +1

    I would love to buy yours

  • @wingheiwong7336
    @wingheiwong7336 ปีที่แล้ว +1

    🙏

  • @sukikniezewski4702
    @sukikniezewski4702 2 ปีที่แล้ว

    Can you tell me the blue beads the last one from your samples? Thank you

    • @KarenHuiCrystals
      @KarenHuiCrystals  2 ปีที่แล้ว

      Hi, I think you are referring to the blue amber.

  • @doiyakss
    @doiyakss 2 ปีที่แล้ว +1

    Hi Karen. Can you sell Amber on your store? Thank you

    • @KarenHuiCrystals
      @KarenHuiCrystals  2 ปีที่แล้ว

      Hi, thank you for liking the Amber. More Amber products will be available on my store at www.diynotion.com

  • @زهراءواسطي
    @زهراءواسطي 2 ปีที่แล้ว

    Hello, how do I get these stones, I earn my living from them please

  • @esthergarcia1674
    @esthergarcia1674 2 ปีที่แล้ว

    do you sell the beads

    • @KarenHuiCrystals
      @KarenHuiCrystals  2 ปีที่แล้ว

      Hi, I sell bead strands and parts too, please contact me at www.diynotion.com

  • @FamLyf
    @FamLyf 12 ชั่วโมงที่ผ่านมา

    The other they call beeswax

  • @mydisneynme
    @mydisneynme 2 ปีที่แล้ว +1

    I bought some recently with those Chinese certificate ugh

  • @glittersloth11
    @glittersloth11 2 ปีที่แล้ว +2

    I always learn so much from your videos - thank you! 🙏🏻💛💛💛

  • @xyliaable
    @xyliaable 2 ปีที่แล้ว +1

    it so informative. can you do how to differentiate other crystals?

    • @KarenHuiCrystals
      @KarenHuiCrystals  2 ปีที่แล้ว

      Hi, there are a few more videos about real or fake th-cam.com/play/PL7gwev9hg94dBNnW51acoiHqlfTB_acfb.html

  • @RUGRAF-rf8fi
    @RUGRAF-rf8fi 2 หลายเดือนก่อน

    Thank you for this important information.
    I know this is about 2 yrs old video.
    I do wonder about the dark red color amber I see on sites. Is that real amber? Some dark red listed as from Russia.
    Honestly I know nothing about this dark amber. I have not seen it in shops to inspect a piece. Would the same technique be applied?

    • @KarenHuiCrystals
      @KarenHuiCrystals  2 หลายเดือนก่อน

      @@RUGRAF-rf8fi Hi, Amber stone has many colors, also different origins, dark red color is real, but I can not be sure the one you looked was real. There are too many fake Amber stones!

    • @MrsBalach
      @MrsBalach หลายเดือนก่อน

      Oh I just came here to talk about red amber, mine is brownish and unlike you I had never heard about yellow amber, I didn't even know the name was amber, I saw that stone online and came to know the name was amber and it was referred as old Moroccan amber if it helps you, I don't think mine glow like that in the video, what I want to know only cut amber glow ? Or there are some other tests to check the red amber ?

    • @MrsBalach
      @MrsBalach หลายเดือนก่อน

      ​@@KarenHuiCrystalsmine is in a string, I can't take it out to do a salt water test, I have 4 in total and I'd love to get some more

    • @MrsBalach
      @MrsBalach หลายเดือนก่อน

      Are you talking about etsy, ebay or some other online sites ? Dark coloured amber is beautiful compared to light coloured amber, I was looking to have some pieces but I don't know why this amber has become non existent and we can't find it anymore

  • @florenciarodrigo3826
    @florenciarodrigo3826 2 ปีที่แล้ว +1

    Thank you!! This is a precious information!!!! I'm going to test right now the amber I have!!

  • @awthismoment
    @awthismoment 2 ปีที่แล้ว +1

    Hi Karen, may I know how accurate is using salt water to test on flower amber authenticity? What is the right ratio of water and salt for the testing? Tysm!

    • @KarenHuiCrystals
      @KarenHuiCrystals  2 ปีที่แล้ว +2

      Hi, salt water can not test second generation amber.

    • @awthismoment
      @awthismoment 2 ปีที่แล้ว

      @@KarenHuiCrystals Oh! I brought a flower amber and testes it on salt water. It does float so I was wondering how accurate it is to do the salt water method on the authenticity. Tysm Karen!

  • @Ballbe100
    @Ballbe100 ปีที่แล้ว

    Thank you Karen

  • @wonted59
    @wonted59 2 ปีที่แล้ว

    Great video again Karen! Thank you. You showed a certificate here and i was wondering...is it possible to fake a certificate? If yes, may you also do a video how to spot fake certificates too? =)

    • @KarenHuiCrystals
      @KarenHuiCrystals  2 ปีที่แล้ว

      Thank you for the suggestion, I can only do Chinese certs video. 🤣

  • @Carlentinesexclusives
    @Carlentinesexclusives ปีที่แล้ว

    Lovely

  • @clwbchbabycakes
    @clwbchbabycakes 2 ปีที่แล้ว

    Thank you!!

  • @321junhao
    @321junhao 2 ปีที่แล้ว

    just guessing from photo/thumbnail.
    before i watched: right one is fake (necklace bead)
    after watching: right one is plastic (necklace bead)
    didn't know there are so many different amber crystals. one of it look like citrine 🤔 always so confusing

    • @KarenHuiCrystals
      @KarenHuiCrystals  2 ปีที่แล้ว +1

      Hahaha, you are right before and after. Plastic amber has no soul.

    • @321junhao
      @321junhao 2 ปีที่แล้ว

      @@KarenHuiCrystals agree 👍 i wouldn't want my pixiu or black obsidian to be plastic. or my future tiger eye that im planning to buy

    • @colarodriguez3307
      @colarodriguez3307 ปีที่แล้ว

      but which stone are we talking about?

  • @kayerraga
    @kayerraga 2 ปีที่แล้ว +1

    Is it true that amber glows under uv light? I have two flower amber bracelets. Is there a possibility that they are 2nd generation amber?

    • @KarenHuiCrystals
      @KarenHuiCrystals  2 ปีที่แล้ว +3

      Hi, second generation amber also glows, so if we want to spot if it's real, the pattern is the more important. Plastic, 2nd generation amber would have stirring pattern.

    • @kayerraga
      @kayerraga 2 ปีที่แล้ว

      Thanks, Karen.