Notes for cat people
Beaumont Journal
For everyone whose cat necklace turned green

If Your Last Pet Necklace Came With a Warranty That Ran Out Right Before It Started Flaking, Read This

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By the Beaumont teamA small, cat-first jewellery shop · October 2026
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Beaumont engraved cat heart necklace in stainless steel

Engraved Cat Heart Necklace

Solid stainless steel · $59
  • Solid stainless steel, no coating to wear off
  • Engraved from your own photo
  • Their name along the heart
  • Every photo checked by a person first
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30 days. Full refund. Nothing to send back.
A small round engraved pet necklace in an open palm, the gold worn off at the edge and green-brown spots on the metal
This is what so many of them look like after a few weeks.

If you've painted clear nail polish on the back of your cat…

If you've caught a green mark on your neck in the bathroom mirror…

If you take your cat's necklace off before every shower, just so it lasts…

If there's orange metal showing at the edge of your fur baby's face…

This is for you. And the first thing we want to say is simple.

It wasn't you.

You did everything they told you to

A round pet pendant face down on a bathroom counter, its back half painted with clear nail polish, the bottle open beside it
The nail polish trick. It slows it down. It doesn't stop it.

You bought it to keep your fur baby close. Their face, their name, right over your heart.

You took it off in the shower. You kept it away from perfume and lotion. It still turned green.

You're not the only one. These are real words from 1-star reviews of other engraved pet necklaces:

"After just 8 days… the fake gold has rubbed off and the cheap copper is showing."
"The chain turned my neck green within 3 days despite taking it off during showers."

So many people blame themselves. "Did I shower in it too much?" No. Here's what really happened.

Why it really turned green

Close-up of the worn edge of a round pendant: the thin gold layer is gone and orange copper with green spots shows underneath
The gold is a thin coat. Look at what's under it.

Most engraved pet necklaces at this price are a thin coat of gold or silver colour over a cheap base metal, often brass or copper.

Every day, sweat and water wear that coat a little thinner. One day it's gone at the edge. The copper underneath meets your skin and the air.

And copper turns green. On the metal. On your neck.

The short version: it's not how you wore it. It's what's under the coating. No amount of care stops a thin coat from wearing through.

3 red flags your next pet necklace will turn green

A small round pendant half out of a black velvet pouch next to a printed care card that says keep away from water, perfume and lotion
The little card that comes in the pouch.

Before you engrave your fur baby's face on anything again, check for these:

1. "Keep away from water" in the FAQ. If the product page says "never tarnish" but the FAQ says keep it away from water, perfume and lotion, that's a coating.

2. "Gold tone" or "plated". Tone means colour, not metal. The colour is the part that wears off.

3. A short warranty. Many buyers say it ran out right before the flaking started. Then the only offer was to buy another one.

And because it's personalised, you can't send it back. As one buyer wrote: "Of course I can't return it because it's personalized."

So it ends up in a drawer

A round tarnished pet necklace lying in an open drawer among small keepsakes

You can't wear it like that. Your fur baby's face, slowly turning green.

But you can't throw it away either. So it goes in a drawer. And every time you open that drawer, you feel a little guilty.

You didn't stop wearing it because you stopped loving your fur baby. You stopped because the metal let you down.

So we made ours differently

The Beaumont stainless steel heart necklace with an engraved tabby cat and the name Luna, next to the cat photo it was made from
Engraved from your own photo. Their name along the heart.

We're Beaumont, a small shop that makes things for cats and the people who love them.

Our heart necklace is solid stainless steel. The same metal all the way through. No thin coat on top. No cheap base metal underneath.

We don't sell gold-tone at all. Gold-coloured jewellery at this price is a coating, and coatings wear through. Gold all the way through costs hundreds, so we don't pretend.

The shine you see is the metal itself. There's nothing to flake off.

Engrave your fur baby's portrait →Not happy? Keep it. Full refund, nothing to send back.

Your fur baby's face, big enough to see

An open palm holding a tiny round engraved disc next to the much larger Beaumont stainless steel heart with a detailed cat portrait
Left: the tiny round disc. Right: our heart.

Many of those round discs are about the size of a thumbnail. The engraving is so small you can hardly tell who it is.

Our heart is about as wide as two or three fingers, so your fur baby's face has room. Their markings. Their eyes. Their name along the side.

We look at every photo before it's engraved. A real person, not a machine that hopes for the best.

Wear it like a necklace, not like a museum piece

The Beaumont stainless steel heart necklace worn just below the collarbone

You bought the last one to wear every day. That's what this one is for.

Stainless steel has no coating to wash off. That's why there's no "keep away from water" line in our FAQ.

Solid steelSame metal all the way through
From your photoEvery photo checked first
Their name on itEngraved along the heart

Not happy with it? Keep it.

The white Beaumont jewellery box with the drawer open and the stainless steel heart necklace on a black velvet cushion
Every necklace arrives in our Beaumont box.

You've been let down before. So here's our promise, with no small print.

We don't sell used products. So if you're not happy, we'll never ask you to send it back.

You get a full refund, because if you're not happy, we failed you. 30 days from the day it arrives. No photos, no reasons.

Engrave your fur baby's portrait →30 days. Full refund. Nothing to send back.

Made just for your fur baby

Two hands holding the open white Beaumont box with the engraved heart necklace inside

1. Upload your fur baby's photo. A close-up, face to the camera, in daylight. A phone photo is fine.

2. Add their name. We engrave it along the heart.

3. We check the photo, then make it. It takes 15–20 days to make, then 4–8 days to reach you. Usually 20–25 days in total.

It's slower than a disc that gets lasered in five minutes. That's the point.

30-DayFull refund
Keep itNothing to return
SolidStainless steel
CheckedEvery photo

Not happy with it? Keep it. We don't sell used products, so there's nothing to send back. Full refund, because we failed you. 30 days from the day it arrives.

Frequently asked questions

Will it turn green like my last one?

Your last one most likely had a thin coat over copper or brass. Ours is solid stainless steel, the same metal all the way through, so there's no coat to wear off and no copper underneath.

What if I'm not happy with it?

It's made for your fur baby alone, so keep it. You still get 100% of your money back, no questions asked. Thirty days from the day it lands. No photos, no reason needed.

Will it take longer to arrive?

Yes. Custom pieces are made to order. It takes 15–20 days to make, then 4–8 days to reach you: usually 20–25 days in total. Because it's made just for your fur baby, it ships on its own.

What makes a good photo?

A close-up with their face towards the camera, in daylight, with nothing in front of them and only one cat in the frame. A phone photo is fine. Not sure about yours? Upload it anyway. We look at every one before it's engraved.

How much is shipping?

$5, and free on orders from $100.

The necklace in your drawer isn't your fault. It was the metal. This time, choose one that's the same all the way through, with your fur baby's face big enough to see. And if it's not right, keep it anyway.

This is an advertisement from Beaumont. Quotes in the article are from public reviews of other brands' engraved pet necklaces and are shown unedited. Product photos show the Beaumont stainless steel heart necklace. 30-day guarantee: full refund, nothing to send back. © Beaumont · orderbeaumont.com
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