Influencers & VCA

[EpiFanatic]

Aww, her poor husband looks so flustered and have to take it for the team & die by the sword of luxury influencing

Yeah. She will have to help him reign in the “find a deal” approach. This can bring an inexperienced buyer more headaches in the future.

 

[chanellover333]

I like how she replied. It’s in line with how she communicates, in a very straightforward way. To me, she was sincere and eager to provide facts and receipts and admit what she did not know. Although I found the video from Mirage to be interesting and somewhat informative, (never thought about counting ridges on the guilloche) the tone felt gleefully spiteful and holier than thou. I’m glad Maytal spoke up quickly, honestly and showed that she cared about her reputation without being mean and vindictive.

Totally agree. I am surprised she didn't think to get it authenticate through a third party authenticating service, though. Maybe I just have trust issues but I do not trust any resale service entirely LOL

 

[S0nia]

Stylehard made a response video. I think it was right for her to address it. It sounds like husband purchased it for her resale and it did not go through a second round of authentication.

I used to follow both, StyleHard in particular because she is in Canada like me, for the tips and news that are relevant for our narrow Canadian market. Mirage I unfollowed a while ago because I found her obsessive, neurotic and unstable, making drama, crying about drama etc. Hate that. However, her knowledge about jewelry (well, VCA really) seems to be solid, since you know, obsessive neurosis.

StyleHard had a few videos recently in which she came across as arrogant and agressive which I really disliked (something about not dressing for men or whatever). Plus her product pushing sections have become way too long for me. So I started skipping her videos. But I always watch collection videos. So I watched this one.

And... I don't doubt for one second her bracelet is fake. These are not hand made, they come from a mold, fine jewelry is industrial jewelry, not haute joallerie, nobody sits there making these Alhambra bracelets. So yes, the number of lines on the guilloché should match everybody else's. And the neurotic girl would notice since, again, neurosis.

Also, some elements just don't add up; who goes surfing on a lake wearing a diamond bracelet and looses it in the lake? And who out there doesn't know that chlorine kills the luster of pearls and mother-of-pearl? If you know anything about jewelry you know that only fine metals (well gold really) can withstand the swimming pool. Chlorine will tarnish pretty much everything and corrode you stones. In any case, pearls are really entry level stuff, and even if you do it, you should never pass that kind of advice on the general public...
And when you are making a jewelry collection video, shouldn't you know the specifics of your diamonds?

And who buys lots of jewelry and does not know where the receipts are (the husband) and says, "well it's been a long time" or whatever... WHAT? What about the insurance? Doesn't the man run a business? Am I the only one with my receipts carefully filed away for insurance? Aren't we supposed to keep tabs and receipts from all jewelry for insurance purposes? Who keeps their handbag receipts better organized than their jewelry's?

And of course, she never pulled the receipt for the bracelet.

Anyways, do I care?
Nope. I don't care about fakes, especially if they are made of real 18k gold. Real gold is real gold. And Alhambra motifs do not belong to VCA but, you know, to the Alhambra. More power to her for being savvy with her money. But do not lie about it. She should have been upfront and cleary stated that her bracelet was a replica, which she knows full well, which is why she does not have a receipt for it to show and the husband wobbled in his answer.

Honestly that answer video was a bad idea and confirmed the allegations, as far as I am concerned. She danced around and never addressed the bracelet squarely.

Does it mean that everything else she has is fake? Of course not. She probably is like most people, buying some real, some fakes, assessing if some pieces are worth buying real or not, allocating her money accordingly bla bla bla. Basically being like most people out there nowadays. But when you're an influencer, you should be upfront. That's her mistake.
Plus she should tone down on the arrogance.

 

[S0nia]

Totally agree. I am surprised she didn't think to get it authenticate through a third party authenticating service, though. Maybe I just have trust issues but I do not trust any resale service entirely LOL

She used to run a handbag resale store if I remember well. She states it occasionally in her videos. She comes from the resale business. She, of all people would know about getting a piece authenticated, whether handbag or jewelry, which for jewelry has mostly to do with paperwork and provenance.

 

[JLO1]

YESSS ^^^^^^^^^^ to the above - and Style Hard looked very insecure and a bit stirred. The receipt was not produced and the scenario she pulled with the receipt for something else is so bad! This is very shady and Style Hard should have never made the video - SHE KNOWS WE KNOW.

 

[EpiFanatic]

YESSS ^^^^^^^^^^ to the above - and Style Hard looked very insecure and a bit stirred. The receipt was not produced and the scenario she pulled with the receipt for something else is so bad! This is very shady and Style Hard should have never made the video - SHE KNOWS WE KNOW.

I’m laughing because people are so different. I thought she was being sincere and others believe she is not. It’s all good. We each believe what we believe. Differences make the world interesting.

 

[S0nia]

YESSS ^^^^^^^^^^ to the above - and Style Hard looked very insecure and a bit stirred. The receipt was not produced and the scenario she pulled with the receipt for something else is so bad! This is very shady and Style Hard should have never made the video - SHE KNOWS WE KNOW.

Plus, given her usual temper (just watch her videos), she would have jumped down the girl's throat if the bracelet was real. LOL.
Also, for an influencer, skipping on the possibility of making a VCA unboxing video?
She never unboxed the bracelet on the channel which is suspicious...

 

[waterlily112]

Yeah. She will have to help him reign in the “find a deal” approach. This can bring an inexperienced buyer more headaches in the future.

I don't know why I thought she purchased it directly from the boutique, make sense that the authenticity of the 5 motif remains questionable at the moment since it's purchased preloved and allegedly through her husband. Minus the impromptu clip where she put her husband on blast, which giving me 'my dog ate my homework' vibe, I think the overall approach seems reasonable and a good PR move

 

[chanellover333]

Oh wow. I just looked at her Tiktok.. is this a Pave cartier love bracelet on her stack?

 

[S0nia]

I don't know why I thought she purchased it directly from the boutique, make sense that the authenticity of the 5 motif remains questionable at the moment since it's purchased preloved and allegedly through her husband. Minus the impromptu clip where she put her husband on blast, which giving me 'my dog ate my homework' vibe, I think the overall approach seems reasonable and a good PR move

Actually, putting the husband on blast like that looked really bad.
For somebody who occasionally play-acts the feminist on the regular, strong-woman-who-needs-no-man type of vibe, that looked really weak. Shouldn't she be in charge instead of relying on a man for her receipts? LOL.

Plus, if you really listen to what the husband says or rather mumbles, if you read between the lines, you can tell the husband has got the receipt somewhere but does not want to produce it for the camera as it will clearly show the bracelet was made to order as a quality replica in the jewelry district! LOL! (very savvy again, kudos to those who understand the game, just don't lie about it!)
*ALLEGEDLY* of course, don't sue me!
LOL!

 

[waterlily112]

Actually, putting the husband on blast like that looked really bad.
For somebody who occasionally play-acts the feminist on the regular, strong-woman-who-needs-no-man type of vibe, that looked really weak. Shouldn't she be in charge instead of relying on a man for her receipts? LOL.

Plus, if you really listen to what the husband says or rather mumbles, if you read between the lines, you can tell the husband has got the receipt somewhere but does not want to produce it for the camera as it will clearly show the bracelet was made to order as a quality replica in the jewelry district! LOL! (very savvy again, kudos to those who understand the game, just don't lie about it!)
*ALLEGEDLY* of course, don't sue me!
LOL!

Oh yeah I don't like it for one bit that she dragged her husband into this mess, but from a PR perspective it's enough to redirect the narrative about she deliberately & knowingly purchased a replica (on her own) to pass off as it's authentic to deceive her audience. If after authentication it's deemed to be authentic, she can show the receipt; if it comes back as a replica, then it's her poor, naive husband getting duped by a reseller. She's got nothing to do with it but just being a trusting wife.

With that said, I'm not sure if her 5 motif guilloche is a quality replica, unless you mean quality as it's made in 18k gold. I've mentioned in another thread about my 2 guilloche pieces looking very different from hers. If hers really turns out to be a replica then it isn't even as good as the cheaper ones sold on Etsy & DHgate. All is alleged of course...we're just here for the tea

 

[GlamarousBarbie]

Stylehard made a response video. I think it was right for her to address it. It sounds like husband purchased it for her resale and it did not go through a second round of authentication.

I don’t believe her, there is no way that bracelet slipped through authentication when it’s evidently fake… She should just own having a fake, people would love her for it because it’s genuine

 

[S0nia]

Oh yeah I don't like it for one bit that she dragged her husband into this mess, but from a PR perspective it's enough to redirect the narrative about she deliberately & knowingly purchased a replica (on her own) to pass off as it's authentic to deceive her audience. If after authentication it's deemed to be authentic, she can show the receipt; if it comes back as a replica, then it's her poor, naive husband getting duped by a reseller. She's got nothing to do with it but just being a trusting wife.

With that said, I'm not sure if her 5 motif guilloche is a quality replica, unless you mean quality as it's made in 18k gold. I've mentioned in another thread about my 2 guilloche pieces looking very different from hers. If hers really turns out to be a replica then it isn't even as good as the cheaper ones sold on Etsy & DHgate. All is alleged of course...we're just here for the tea

By quality I just mean it is actual gold; 18k or better.
Not that it is well made, or imitates well, or would fool some authenticator...
A cheap replica would be gold-plated silver, or even gold plated brass... Real cheap stuff.

A real gold replica still costs lots of money: you pay for the 18k or better gold, by weight and for the work of the goldsmith. In most non-western countries this is how the jewelry industry works: you show up at the goldsmith shop with a picture and they quote you a price and make it for you. So I am not shocked by that. I grew up in that. To me that's savvy.
Just be upfront.

 

[S0nia]

Oh wow. I just looked at her Tiktok.. is this a Pave cartier love bracelet on her stack?

Apparently. Has not fallen in the lake yet... LOL!
She is more on TikTok than YouTube nowadays. That's where all the cool kids are, and the growth.
I think this is where the change in tone comes from. But that crowd doesn't mind fakes so... Why lie?

 

[chanellover333]

I don’t believe her, there is no way that bracelet slipped through authentication when it’s evidently fake… She should just own having a fake, people would love her for it because it’s genuine

After viewing her TikTok, seeing the her “pave love bracelet” that was not mentioned in thee Jewelry collection, the “crocodile mini Kelly” dupe… I am side eyeing her. Funny she has videos trashing certain clothing or behaviors for being “fake rich”