I've been thinking about these forever and am considering purchasing them. However, I have a few concerns and questions:
1) Are these a classic staple? Meaning can I grow into them and wear them into my older age? I'm in my forties and I just don't want them to look silly or too girly when I get older. ( I'd think the Vintage Alhambra would be much more of a classic, but alas I tried them on and they hang too low below my earlobes they look silly, so that's out!). I'd say this is my biggest concern - I don't want to pay $$$$$ for them, only to leave them in the drawer after a few years.
2) Are they comfy to wear? I am a huge VCA fan but hate that VCA earring posts are far too short! And I don't like the clips either. And the posts are positioned too low! Lol, that's a fairly long list of dislikes!! I tried the earrings on at a local boutique and was able to put them on when the posts are in their "regular" position. However, when they moved the posts (to try and accommodate my lower piercings), I just couldn't put them!! The combination of the shorter posts and the clips prevented me from being able to put them onto my ears - I gave up after fidgeting for some 5-10 mins! lol . I also read that some owners of Frivoles have reported some pain when wearing them!! Yikes!! My plan is to wear them all day long; and in fact, I tend to prefer studs for this reason - sometimes I forget I have them on.
And oh, can the clips be removed? Has anyone done this and do your earrings stay put on your ears without the clips (my plan is to put on non-VCA jumbo backings, to keep them from drooping).
Oh oh, also, are the earrings very heavy? As mentioned, I like studs: bc they're super light and super comfy to wear. I'm concerned the weight of the Frivoles would bother me.
3) Which gold do I go for? I love that VCA has recently introduced the pave version in YG; but I still can't decide which I love better. I wear a lot of WG and Pt, but have recently embraced yellow gold and rose gold for that matter (I started to get a tan and YG/ RG looks amazing on tanned skin!). FYI, I also have the RG Perlee clover bracelet and think that the YG pave earrings would go very well with that. However, the YG pave Frivoles seem a lot more subtle than the WG pave version. Has anyone else noticed this?
1) Are these a classic staple? Meaning can I grow into them and wear them into my older age? I'm in my forties and I just don't want them to look silly or too girly when I get older. ( I'd think the Vintage Alhambra would be much more of a classic, but alas I tried them on and they hang too low below my earlobes they look silly, so that's out!). I'd say this is my biggest concern - I don't want to pay $$$$$ for them, only to leave them in the drawer after a few years.
2) Are they comfy to wear? I am a huge VCA fan but hate that VCA earring posts are far too short! And I don't like the clips either. And the posts are positioned too low! Lol, that's a fairly long list of dislikes!! I tried the earrings on at a local boutique and was able to put them on when the posts are in their "regular" position. However, when they moved the posts (to try and accommodate my lower piercings), I just couldn't put them!! The combination of the shorter posts and the clips prevented me from being able to put them onto my ears - I gave up after fidgeting for some 5-10 mins! lol . I also read that some owners of Frivoles have reported some pain when wearing them!! Yikes!! My plan is to wear them all day long; and in fact, I tend to prefer studs for this reason - sometimes I forget I have them on.
And oh, can the clips be removed? Has anyone done this and do your earrings stay put on your ears without the clips (my plan is to put on non-VCA jumbo backings, to keep them from drooping).
Oh oh, also, are the earrings very heavy? As mentioned, I like studs: bc they're super light and super comfy to wear. I'm concerned the weight of the Frivoles would bother me.
3) Which gold do I go for? I love that VCA has recently introduced the pave version in YG; but I still can't decide which I love better. I wear a lot of WG and Pt, but have recently embraced yellow gold and rose gold for that matter (I started to get a tan and YG/ RG looks amazing on tanned skin!). FYI, I also have the RG Perlee clover bracelet and think that the YG pave earrings would go very well with that. However, the YG pave Frivoles seem a lot more subtle than the WG pave version. Has anyone else noticed this?
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