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cd0867 said:
Wow those earrings look great on you! How lucky of you. I actually placed a deposit for the two motif earrings back in December 2021. It’s almost 5 months and the status still shows as "still in production" when my SA last check it for me yesterday. Sigh I was deciding if I should continue to wait or use that deposit towards another piece on my wishlist. But your post gave a me a bit of hope :smile: Crossing my fingers that it’ll be here soon.
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thanks! oh do wait for them. they are worth the wait i think. if you give it up, you will never get them again and keep thinknig about them.
 
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cd0867 said:
Wow this shade of red is absolutely perfect. Does this look more orangey red or darker in natural lighting? Because some of the carnelian sweet alhambra necklaces that I’ve seen in the boutique the shade ranges from an orangey red to burgundy. The boutique lighting isn’t so great so I have a hard time deciding which shade to choose so it’s a true red that the earrings you posted.
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No orange-y red, this is kinda exactly what I wanted. I don't like the brownish red and I hate to say my carnelian guilloche bracelet is something like that although it becomes a nice red in the sun! In dull light it is quite boring but I still love it and it's a special rare piece for me.

This pic by the way was taken in natural light in a normal room at my home, so this is kinda what it is in reality. I also noticed that boutique light changes the colour, so it is hard to say how the item will look not at the store! IMHO this harsh top light in VCA stores is one of the worst I've seen. When I try to take selfies there to see how the jewellery looks like on me, I always end up with dark circles under my eyes like I've been binge drinking for a week.

To illustrate what I am talking about, here is the pic of my necklace I sent for extension in the boutique light without any flash or post processing:
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And here is the same necklace, photo taken by me at home with the same phone on a dull cloudy day. In real life the red looks not as dark as in the pics: I don't know why the phones can't pick it up properly. But you can see the difference between boutique photo and a "normal life" one. I think it also depends on the background: the necklace is lying on a green surface but the earrings are elevated and catch more light. When you look at them in reality, the shades of red actually do match very well: I was very lucky because I couldn't choose the necklace and had to take what I was given.

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Ylesiya said:
No orange-y red, this is kinda exactly what I wanted. I don't like the brownish red and I hate to say my carnelian guilloche bracelet is something like that although it becomes a nice red in the sun! In dull light it is quite boring but I still love it and it's a special rare piece for me.

This pic by the way was taken in natural light in a normal room at my home, so this is kinda what it is in reality. I also noticed that boutique light changes the colour, so it is hard to say how the item will look not at the store! IMHO this harsh top light in VCA stores is one of the worst I've seen. When I try to take selfies there to see how the jewellery looks like on me, I always end up with dark circles under my eyes like I've been binge drinking for a week.

To illustrate what I am talking about, here is the pic of my necklace I sent for extension in the boutique light without any flash or post processing:
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And here is the same necklace, photo taken by me at home with the same phone on a dull cloudy day. In real life the red looks not as dark as in the pics: I don't know why the phones can't pick it up properly. But you can see the difference between boutique photo and a "normal life" one. I think it also depends on the background: the necklace is lying on a green surface but the earrings are elevated and catch more light. When you look at them in reality, the shades of red actually do match very well: I was very lucky because I couldn't choose the necklace and had to take what I was given.

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Beautiful necklace! Congratulations!
I’m considering a piece in carnelian and have also decided I prefer orangey- red.
It’s so true what you say about the lighting in the boutique, I’m glad I’m not the only one who ends up looking like that in selfies taken there :shocked:
 
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lynne_ross said:
This is really gorgeous! Vca should take a cue from this and make onyx and rg pieces. It is indeed softer than onyx and yg or wg and has a luxe look to it.
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I’m really surprised they dont offer this or PG/MOP, which is also beautiful. It seems like such an easy, no-brainer choice to offer them.
 
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LKNN said:
So excited to share my very first VCA pieces!:
Pave/ gmop 20 in rg
VA pave earrings in rg

When I initially made my appointment with my SA (overseas) after months of planning, i was set on the 20 motif all pave in wg. Nonetheless, i asked my SA if she could also locate the pave/ gmop 20 and VA pave earrings in rg for me to try on, largely because i loved all the gmop/ rg pieces I've seen you guys post on here. I also asked to see the onyx / pave 20 in wg. I've only ever worn wg.
Long story short, as all the options were being laid out on the tray in front of me... it was love at first sight-- I simply fell in love with the gmop/ pave 20!
The 20 all pave in wg ended up just not being for me. On the whim i asked my SA to see the magic 16 all pave which she surprisingly had on-hand, but to try on only since it was spoken for. The piece was incredible and if i were to ever want to do a wg set, that would be the one... but it would need to be for a BIG wedding anniversary, DH and i decided. I included a mod shot of me wearing the 16 in the style that made me love it: choker/ necklace.
Sorry for the horrid photos-- one of my camera lenses just got cracked. I also I flipped over one of the pave motifs in case anyone wanted to see what the back looks like in a rg altering 20.
Thanks for letting me share :flowers::heart:
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What an amazing first foray into VCA! It looks amazing on you — classic yet playful. I am so excited to see what you get next :biggrin:
 
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