Share Your Latest VCA Purchase

[Hiker4life]

So happy and so grateful for completing my set just in time before the price increase!
The hardest choice was the lucky vintage pendant - MOP vs. TE. Decided to go for TE in the end as I think it’s a more unique piece and the stone is more complimenting on YG ❤️☺️

I always love a set and especially in these whimsical pieces. You wear it incredibly well. Congrats on finding such beautiful pieces before the price hike.

 

[beesh]

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[Queenie468]

A bit of story time for my reveals!

I've had another 5 motif bracelet on my next VCA wishlist for a while - I have the carnelian and guilloche one which I love but I find myself babying it a lot because I'm worried my Cartier love bracelet (which I wear 24/7) will cross it and scratch the guilloche, and hence wanted another one I can wear more carefree.

I've been thinking about blue agate because I have the vendome blue sevres and felt that a darker blue would go well with it. Almost ordered it at my home store in January but decided to be disciplined and spread out my purchases because I had made too many LV Murakami orders!

Some time later I was at the boutique with DH. As expected they didn't have any agate 5 motifs but they had the pendant (in a nice sky blue) which I used to hold to my hand to see how the colour works with my skintone and DH was not a fan. Realised I don't have photos. I also tried on onyx since they had it in stock and surprisingly it went really well with my light skin tone - I never considered it before. And so I decided to wait for my Japan trip to try to hunt for the 5 motif onyx because it would have been cheaper, and much less of a hassle for tax refunds.

In that time, the "blue agate fading" thread started which made me think, okay, it's a sign, maybe I should go with onyx.

My Japan trip finally came and on my first day in Tokyo I had appointments booked both at the Ginza Maison and Ginza Six in the afternoon. It was raining from the morning, and after having a discouraging visit to a coffee cafe (long queue and in the rain, with wet sneakers) we decided to head to a department store which is the best place to spend a rainy day! And of course it was Ginza Mitsukoshi and the first thing I wanted to do was go to VCA 😂 managed to walk right in about 30min after opening time after all the stories I read about Tokyo VCA being super crowded. I asked about 5 motifs, in agate, onyx. "Agate, no, onyx... We had one yesterday, let me check if we still have it"

And lo and behold she brought it out... I had a dilemma on whether I should risk it and buy it at Ginza Maison just because it's the Maison and also I would have gotten 1.45% more in tax refund (the department store takes a cut). But after some deliberation, I went for it! Didn't want to risk it not being available later.

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On a regular basis I don't think I'll wear the sweet carnelian with the stack, it's a bit too much!
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Okay, so I typed the above when I was queueing at Goyard for an hour in Tokyo and had nothing else to do (I ended up not getting anything), but since I came back I've been slammed at work and too tired to type a continuation to the story 😂 here's a shorter summary..

I still went for my 2 other VCA appointments and saw some really gorgeous stuff, the magic guilloche pendant was REALLY gorgeous but I didn't get it because it's not like shopping at the supermarket, and also the overall effect is slightly similar to my hammered 10 motif.

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Its gorgeous though! Wishlist wishlist maybe.

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And this.. aah! I have RG mirror Frivole earrings so if I ever get the ring I'd want it in RG not YG (this is YG).

Oh and I was also looking for the Ginza LE magic MOP pendant but alas they had none.

That night I heard of the pending price increase, and the next day the SA at Ginza Six told me she sourced the last pair of BA earrings in Japan for me, and I couldn't pass it up.. I admit it was a PI influenced buy, but look at that blue!

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Ideally I would have wanted a darker blue, but the next day I wore a denim skirt and the blue went perfectly 😇

This is why I would have wanted a darker blue (the sevres blue is not as dark when worn on the skin, it looks especially dark because of the black box), but, they are both blue so I guess they still go well together 😂

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Thanks for letting me share and thank you for reading all the way if you did! ♥️

GORGEOUS!!!!!! All of it!

 

[Taty😍]

So happy and so grateful for completing my set just in time before the price increase!
The hardest choice was the lucky vintage pendant - MOP vs. TE. Decided to go for TE in the end as I think it’s a more unique piece and the stone is more complimenting on YG ❤️☺️

OMG!!! These two (earrings and ring) are in my forever wishlist 😍😍 congrats they are all stunning pieces!

 

[OzSplannie]

Gorgeous set! That looks absolutely lovely on you. I have long admired this set (on others as TE doesn’t suit me) because it’s so whimsical but seemingly would go with everything too! Also, very hard to find, so congratulations on attaining the whole set!

Thank you so much for your kind words! ❤️

I always love a set and especially in these whimsical pieces. You wear it incredibly well. Congrats on finding such beautiful pieces before the price hike.

Aww that’s so sweet of you! Thank you ☺️

OMG!!! These two (earrings and ring) are in my forever wishlist 😍😍 congrats they are all stunning pieces!

Thank you ☺️
Honestly, the earrings are my top favourite, followed by the pendant. The ring I was not so sure about as the price point (IMHO) is not justified. The ring features two motifs and earrings feature have 4 motifs of the same size. Yet the ring is almost same price as the earrings. So really you are paying double for nothing. Also the heaviness of the ring makes it difficult for me to wear as it tends to want to tilt forward. So in the hindsight I would not have bought the ring. Wouldn’t recommend it.

 

[Purplewonder]

Thank you ☺️
Honestly, the earrings are my top favourite, followed by the pendant. The ring I was not so sure about as the price point (IMHO) is not justified. The ring features two motifs and earrings feature have 4 motifs of the same size. Yet the ring is almost same price as the earrings. So really you are paying double for nothing. Also the heaviness of the ring makes it difficult for me to wear as it tends to want to tilt forward. So in the hindsight I would not have bought the ring. Wouldn’t recommend it.

Just a thought - You could get a jewellery to add two gold balls on the inside of the ring next to your finger - I know it will cause issue with warranty etc but i did this for my engagement ring and it stops it spinning around and grips the finger better.

 

[WingNut]

Yay me! This is another piece I’ve been lusting after since at least 2019. I texted my SA and asked him about any possibility of the single row perlee bracelet, but alas, that is still a out of stock. He knew the 6-motif was on my wish list and they just happened to get one in that morning. So now it’s mine. So happy! Did not wear it today as it’s a little too bold for my office, but I cannot wait to wear it out.

 

[hja]

Yay me! This is another piece I’ve been lusting after since at least 2019. I texted my SA and asked him about any possibility of the single row perlee bracelet, but alas, that is still a out of stock. He knew the 6-motif was on my wish list and they just happened to get one in that morning. So now it’s mine. So happy! Did not wear it today as it’s a little too bold for my office, but I cannot wait to wear it out.

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This is absolutely gorgeous @WingNut Congratulations!

 

[Taty😍]

Thank you so much for your kind words! ❤️

Aww that’s so sweet of you! Thank you ☺️

Thank you ☺️
Honestly, the earrings are my top favourite, followed by the pendant. The ring I was not so sure about as the price point (IMHO) is not justified. The ring features two motifs and earrings feature have 4 motifs of the same size. Yet the ring is almost same price as the earrings. So really you are paying double for nothing. Also the heaviness of the ring makes it difficult for me to wear as it tends to want to tilt forward. So in the hindsight I would not have bought the ring. Wouldn’t recommend it.

Thank you for the information on the ring, that would have bothered me so it’s off the list. Congrats again all 3 pieces are stunning!

Yay me! This is another piece I’ve been lusting after since at least 2019. I texted my SA and asked him about any possibility of the single row perlee bracelet, but alas, that is still a out of stock. He knew the 6-motif was on my wish list and they just happened to get one in that morning. So now it’s mine. So happy! Did not wear it today as it’s a little too bold for my office, but I cannot wait to wear it out.

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Stunning and special necklace 🤩😍. Congratulations!

 

[eternallove4bag]

So happy and so grateful for completing my set just in time before the price increase!
The hardest choice was the lucky vintage pendant - MOP vs. TE. Decided to go for TE in the end as I think it’s a more unique piece and the stone is more complimenting on YG ❤️☺️

I LOVE sets and you wear these peaces so beautifully @OzSplannie 😍

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Stunning @beesh ♥️

Yay me! This is another piece I’ve been lusting after since at least 2019. I texted my SA and asked him about any possibility of the single row perlee bracelet, but alas, that is still an out of stock. He knew the 6-motif was on my wish list and they just happened to get one in that morning. So now it’s mine. So happy! Did not wear it today as it’s a little too bold for my office, but I cannot wait to wear it out.

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YAY YOU 🙌🏼👏🏼 Looks amazing on you and paired with the 3-motif earrings this is one of my all-time fave sets 😍 @WingNut
Please post pics of this beauty paired with your matching earrings 😍

 

[sleepydoc.]

Thank you so much for your kind words! ❤️

Aww that’s so sweet of you! Thank you ☺️

Thank you ☺️
Honestly, the earrings are my top favourite, followed by the pendant. The ring I was not so sure about as the price point (IMHO) is not justified. The ring features two motifs and earrings feature have 4 motifs of the same size. Yet the ring is almost same price as the earrings. So really you are paying double for nothing. Also the heaviness of the ring makes it difficult for me to wear as it tends to want to tilt forward. So in the hindsight I would not have bought the ring. Wouldn’t recommend it.

Or rather than permanently altering the ring you could try one of those coil wraps on amazon people buy for too large rings. It may not work but worth a try as they are inexpensive. A shame not to be able to wear comfortably, such a whimsical pretty set.

 

[Swellgal]

Yay me! This is another piece I’ve been lusting after since at least 2019. I texted my SA and asked him about any possibility of the single row perlee bracelet, but alas, that is still a out of stock. He knew the 6-motif was on my wish list and they just happened to get one in that morning. So now it’s mine. So happy! Did not wear it today as it’s a little too bold for my office, but I cannot wait to wear it out.

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This is gorgeous on you! Congratulations! Also, I don’t think it’s too much for work, especially over a crew neck style blouse.

 

[WingNut]

This is gorgeous on you! Congratulations! Also, I don’t think it’s too much for work, especially over a crew neck style blouse.

Thank you! It is bold for my work as it is a bit more noticeable than most of my bling (which might be more understated but more $$$). I'm CEO, but it's high tech/military focused so unless I'm running a board meeting and/or going to a function, etc I'm pretty casual. Not sure I'd wear it with a crew neck, I don't like them on me at all.

 

[Swellgal]

Thank you! It is bold for my work as it is a bit more noticeable than most of my bling (which might be more understated but more $$$). I'm CEO, but it's high tech/military focused so unless I'm running a board meeting and/or going to a function, etc I'm pretty casual. Not sure I'd wear it with a crew neck, I don't like them on me at all.

Fair enough. I’m sure you will find so many opportunities to wear it at other times though! Enjoy in good health!

 

[Cool Breeze]

Yay me! This is another piece I’ve been lusting after since at least 2019. I texted my SA and asked him about any possibility of the single row perlee bracelet, but alas, that is still a out of stock. He knew the 6-motif was on my wish list and they just happened to get one in that morning. So now it’s mine. So happy! Did not wear it today as it’s a little too bold for my office, but I cannot wait to wear it out.

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Congratulations! It looks fabulous on you! Wear it in good health