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Why do you only use Swarovski® crystals?

Swarovski® (Swore-off-ski) crystals are regarded as the highest quality machine cut and
polished crystal beads in the world.

The Swarovski® company creates its glass with a special compound that imitators cannot
duplicate. This special compound creates the incredible brilliance of their product. The
delicate color palette is another quality that sets Swarovski® crystal components apart from
others.

Swarovski® crystals are perfectly uniform. Since they are machine cut, each crystal is the
same. This means that the height, width and slope are consistent.

Swarovski® uses machinery that precisely cuts each crystal. According to Swarovski®,
"cutting hard materials such as crystal and gems, in such a way that they have a hundred
identical facets in several directions, is a very complicated task; each direction of the reflected
light must first be calculated by computer, then this has to be simulated in 3D, optimized and
finally converted into control programs for complex machinery." This is just part of the
technology that gives Swarovski® crystals their unbelievable flash.

The precision cutting of Swarovski® machinery allows each crystal to have its facet juncture
"pointing up". This means the facet junctures all meet at precisely the same point. This is a
similar aspect to diamond faceting.

In short, because of its special glass compounds, Swarovski® crystals will out-sparkle every
other bead in the world and therefore your StarSparkle shoes will shine brighter and be more
eyecatching!