Share your VCA earrings: Modeling and Collections
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These are my first VCA earrings: The discontinued 16 mm Pure Alhambra in MOP. I love how hefty and pretty they are! They literally go with everything (even my work scrubs!). 
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Hi All,
I've loved seeing your photos - I've read back through the entire thread! Hoping you might be able to give me some advice - planning on a pair of Alhambras and stuck on the color. MOP or Onyx? I am brunette, pale complexion, cool undertones, blue eyes. Thoughts?
Also debating size. I think there is something lovely about the Sweets, but am worried that they will be too small on me. (I do have big earlobes.) Happy to go up to Vintage, but that does change the look a bit IMO. I work in a school and will likely continue to wear a mask for a bit - so small may be better for now. But I don't want to be short-sighted here.
(Also very tempted by the turquoise Sweets currently available online. Maybe less versatile, but so nice!)
Appreciate any wisdom you all can share! Thanks!
I've loved seeing your photos - I've read back through the entire thread! Hoping you might be able to give me some advice - planning on a pair of Alhambras and stuck on the color. MOP or Onyx? I am brunette, pale complexion, cool undertones, blue eyes. Thoughts?
Also debating size. I think there is something lovely about the Sweets, but am worried that they will be too small on me. (I do have big earlobes.) Happy to go up to Vintage, but that does change the look a bit IMO. I work in a school and will likely continue to wear a mask for a bit - so small may be better for now. But I don't want to be short-sighted here.
(Also very tempted by the turquoise Sweets currently available online. Maybe less versatile, but so nice!)
Appreciate any wisdom you all can share! Thanks!
I would get onyx in the Vintage size. Especially if you wear lots of black. If you wear more whites then MoP. Don’t get the sweets if you have big earlobes. They’re so small. I also have big earlobes and Vintage is the way to go.
Thank you! I suspect you are right about the size. (I printed out the size chart and the Sweets did seem awfully tiny on me.) I do wear a lot of black, but also a lot of navy - and that is why I'm a little unsure. (Though I do mix navy and black clothing.)
Both white MOP and onyx are lovely but I think on you the onyx would pop even more. Pics please if you try them at the store. Don’t go smaller than vintage for sure. I prefer magic size myself but many find it too big. Vintage is the ‘safe’ size - neither too big nor too small.
I agree with everyone on Sweets, it's too small, especially if you have big earlobes. Sweets were originally made for kids. I have small earlobes and a low ear piercing and Sweets are even small for me.
As for MOP or oynx, you can do either. I would say this... MOP with WG is very different than MOP with YG, so for MOP, your choice of metal matters. YG MOP has a pink overtone, while WG MOP has a silver overtone. I think MOP goes with everything, so if you're thinking of an everyday earring, I would get MOP.
On turquoise, I love turquoise and have turquoise pieces (Tiffany, not VCA). While I love it, I find it a ery hard color to match outfits. Plus, I only wear it in the summer as it doesn't feel right once the weather gets cooler. Just something to think about if this is your first earring and you plan to wear it often.
Forget trying to factor wearing masks into your earring choice. Wearing masks is a very short moment in time in our lives. Buy a piece that will last.
And finally... if I were in your shoes, I would choose YG MOP. I love white metals (platinum/WG), and that's all I buy.
But for you, a brunette with blue eyes... YG MOP would make your face glow.
Just my two cents. Good luck and congrats on your soon-to-be earrings!
eternallove4bag and BigAkoya, thank you! I appreciate your thoughtful (and super helpful) replies. Time to schedule an appointment at the boutique and try things on!
The mini love hoop earrings. Super comfy, although there's sometimes a tendency for the mask loops to snag.
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My contribution I somehow think vintage size looks average on me ...here are the turquoise butterfly, vintage hammered, malachite, carnelian, perlee , two motif
I love the two motif the most but I think pricey as I’m recently into Cartier n also may start my H journey soon
I love the two motif the most but I think pricey as I’m recently into Cartier n also may start my H journey soon
