Congratulations on your new Lotus earrings! Your earring collection is lovely!My (much revised) VCA earring collection. I "re-homed" some of the earrings that just didn't work for me, and these pieces are all absolute favorites. My most recent addition is the lotus, and they are perfect (they literally just arrived today!)
I *think* I will only be adding one more pair of VCA earrings in the future - either the MOP Magic Alhambra single motif or the MOP Small Cosmos (I am leaning strongly in favor of the Cosmos at the moment)
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Here is a hand shot of the RG MOP Cosmos earrings. I tried them on as I was considering getting the Cosmos WG oynx. The Cosmos earrings look and feel great. Very three dimensional and artistic.
I am not crazy about the thick metal bezel in a WG oynx combo (too harsh to me). However, the Cosmos thick RG bezel against MOP is a beautiful frame to highlight the petals. I would say for RG lovers, this would be a beautiful earring. I also posted my Frivole and Lotus for comparison. Frivole is still my first love. I can’t get enough of Frivole.
Hope these photos help.
I am not crazy about the thick metal bezel in a WG oynx combo (too harsh to me). However, the Cosmos thick RG bezel against MOP is a beautiful frame to highlight the petals. I would say for RG lovers, this would be a beautiful earring. I also posted my Frivole and Lotus for comparison. Frivole is still my first love. I can’t get enough of Frivole.
Hope these photos help.
The cosmos ring looks very nice. It feels like it won't compete that much with a busy outfit. I like how two flowers are so close to each other. Many between the finger rings got a huge space between the two flowers. I have never imagined that cosmos ring looks so nice. Thank you for the modelling pic.
I think these were the Cosmos earrings that @BigAkoya was just holding between her fingers. I don’t think it’s a between the finger ring.
Thank you for letting me know.
I think I can just let it pass. I only like the between the finger ring that got flowers close to each other without obvious space in-between.
Here is the RG MOP BTF ring: Cosmos Between the Finger ring Rose gold, Diamond, Mother-of-pearl- Van Cleef & Arpels (vancleefarpels.com)
The photo I posted are the earrings, not the ring. I just put them together to look like a ring as I was also considering the ring.
The Cosmos WG oynx pieces are now off the website. My SA said they are now special order, but you can still get them.
The RG pieces are all part of regular stock. If you are a RG person, Cosmos is beautiful in RG MOP.
The flower design is very pretty and artistic.
Cosmos also comes in all pave. Here is the WG pave BTF ring and matching earrings:
Cosmos Between the Finger ring White gold, Diamond- Van Cleef & Arpels (vancleefarpels.com)
Cosmos earrings, small model White gold, Diamond- Van Cleef & Arpels (vancleefarpels.com)
You are really an enabler. I was very happy when I was trying them on. I tried both the Frivole pave and the Lotus and I always put the Lotus back to my ears. The SA asked me if I needed to take a picture.
This nice SA will be the first one I go to if I am ready to purchase the Lotus earrings.Now on my wishlist, I only have 4-6 items one of them is the Lotus. The cost of 3 of them add up to one pair of Lotus, so I don't know whether to get those 3 items first or the Lotus first.
I personally say to go for the most expensive item first…it will save you money in the long run in the event of a price increase!You are really an enabler. I was very happy when I was trying them on. I tried both the Frivole pave and the Lotus and I always put the Lotus back to my ears. The SA asked me if I needed to take a picture.
Now on my wishlist, I only have 4-6 items one of them is the Lotus. The cost of 3 of them add up to one pair of Lotus, so I don't know whether to get those 3 items first or the Lotus first.
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Ok, my friend is a member here and often skims threads, but she just doesn’t have time to post! She gave me permission to post her Cosmos earrings. She’s getting the all pave version any day, too! I’ll post those when I get a picture! She also has mop RdN! She’s a big pearl lover!
Ok, my friend is a member here and often skims threads, but she just doesn’t have time to post! She gave me permission to post her Cosmos earrings. She’s getting the all pave version any day, too! I’ll post those when I get a picture! She also has mop RdN! She’s a big pearl lover!
Thank you for posting and thank your friend. They are not too bling, just the right amount. But it looks like cosmos are bigger than the Lotus?
I would suggest you ask yourself, if all pieces were the same price, which one do you really love the most?You are really an enabler. I was very happy when I was trying them on. I tried both the Frivole pave and the Lotus and I always put the Lotus back to my ears. The SA asked me if I needed to take a picture.
Now on my wishlist, I only have 4-6 items one of them is the Lotus. The cost of 3 of them add up to one pair of Lotus, so I don't know whether to get those 3 items first or the Lotus first.
That’s how I prioritize and really think through what I want to buy. I ask myself what pieces I really love vs. what piece is in my price point today just to have something VCA. I am not an impulse buyer and probably overthink what I want to buy.
For me, I would rather have one HG piece that gives me an ear to ear smile. Anything after that is a bonus.
So, take the price tag off and rank your pieces! Get #1 first.
Also, after you get your #1 and #2 pieces, you may find your priorities have changed.
It sounds like you really love the Lotus earrings. It may be #1 on your list, so I would go for it.
Just my two cents. Hope that helps.
I completely agree with this. Even if it means only getting one piece a year or one every other year it is best to buy the pieces you love the most first (or will wear the most depending on priority). It avoids you buying pieces within current budget and then upgrading later so overall costing more.