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Can your fingers shrink?

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We'll be the first to admit that ring sizing can be tricky business. Finger size can change from season to season, morning to evening, during pregnancy and breastfeeding and due to some medications. Firstly, please do not use the print outs you find online that you wrap around your finger, nor should you use a piece of string to size. A piece of paper or string will conform to the shape of your finger in a way that a metal ring doesn't. Even getting it wrong by a millimetre can make your ring too small or too big. If you choose to size in this way, we cannot be responsible if your ring doesn't fit. Please come into the store to be sized, or purchase a ring sizer. These are the only reliable ways to have your finger sized. Here are a few things to keep in mind when getting your finger sized: Fingers are typically bigger in the morning, when you're hot or when you've recently consumed a lot of alcohol or salt

Fingers will shrink when you are cold or swimming in cold water

Fingers will be bigger in Summer and smaller in Winter

Fingers can swell considerably when you sleep or fly

Wider bands fit the finger more snugly than narrow bands

The reason your fingers change in the seasons is due to the body's vasoconstriction and vasodilation during Winter and Summer respectively. This process is where your body tries to keep your core warm by reducing blood flow to the extremities, causing shrinking. Or when the body tries cool your core down by sending blood flow to your extremities so it can be released into the environment via your skin as heat and sweat. This means that when you are purchasing a ring in Winter you will have to find a size that is tight enough that it's not going to fall off, but loose enough so that you can allow for swelling in Summer. And when sizing in Summer, you need to choose a size that is not so tight that it's strangling your finger, but tight enough that in the cooler months it won't be falling off. Your finger shape also has a lot to do with the way a ring will fit. Some people have quite knuckle-y fingers, so finding the size that fits over the knuckle comfortably is key. Others have more triangular shaped fingers with knuckles that don't help to hold the ring on as much, so finding a size that fits snugly on the finger is key. All hands are different and we can help advise you when choosing your size in store. You might know your US size, but be unsure about your AU size, or vice versa. Below is a handy chart we use to convert ring sizing across from the different measurements. If you don't know either of your sizes, you can purchase a ring multisizer from our online store and size your ring finger from home.

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How do you wish a pianist good luck?

Toi toi toi"" (English: /ˈtɔɪ ˈtɔɪ ˈtɔɪ/) is an expression used in the performing arts to wish an artist success in an imminent performance. It is similar to ""break a leg"" and reflects a superstition that wishing someone ""good luck"" is in fact bad luck.

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Expression of encouragement used in the performing arts

"Toi toi toi" ( )[1] is an expression used in the performing arts to wish an artist success in an imminent performance. It is similar to "break a leg" and reflects a superstition that wishing someone "good luck" is in fact bad luck.[2][3][4]

Origin [ edit ]

There are many theories as to the origin of Toi toi toi as an idiom. In folklore it was used to ward off a spell or hex, often accompanied by knocking on wood or spitting. One origin theory sees "toi toi toi" as the onomatopoeic rendition of spitting three times, a common practice in many parts of the world to ward off evil spirits. Saliva traditionally had demon-banishing powers. Another theory claims the origin to be a threefold warning of the devil (Teufel, pronounced as TOY-fell) in German (n.b. not the French "toi").[citation needed] Also from Rotwelsch tof and from Yiddish tov ("good", derived from the Hebrew טוב and with phonetic similarities to the Old German tiuvel "Devil").[5]

Similar expressions [ edit ]

An alternate operatic good luck charm originating from Italy is the phrase In bocca al lupo! (In the mouth of the wolf) with the response Crepi! or Crepi il lupo! (May it [the wolf] die!). Amongst actors "Break a leg" is the usual phrase, while for professional dancers the traditional saying is merde (French, meaning "shit"). In Spanish, the phrase is mucha mierda, or "lots of shit", as in Portuguese (“muita merda”).[6][7]