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so_sofya1985 said:
Oh yes I’m well aware of Roja, I have his semi couture perfume that will never be ever produced once runs out (it has I think). Think I paid over £1k for it, but the smell is like nothing you can ever find.
I know Diaghilev, do you know that first he produced it in a small batch at like £60 quid for Victoria and Alberta museum and it got so popular he reproduced with an inflated price tag!
i used to have tobacco vanille but I’m over TF perfumes or anything to do with him so I went into oil i source from Dubai and of course, the good old kurkdjian and it’s baccarat.
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ohhhhhhh my gosh wish you didnt tell me that about Diaghilev! i feel crazy for paying that much for it but to me its everything i wanted in a scent. ive heard it described as animalic, and smelling of decadent sex at a 1920s era brothel! te amo is also excelLENT! i love many of his perfumes. the oils you describe sound great, is there a website?
 
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Notorious Pink said:
Aww, I love you! Yes, 48. Despite growing up on a boat I’ve never been much for the sun. Perhaps I’m pickled from all the red wine...but I do drink a lot of water and been doing hot yoga since my older son was born, almost 17(!) years ago.

im amused that you noticed the rainbow bracelet. Despite the Cartier ’Spicy Love’ and JUC, and the Santa Maria Aquamarines, the rainbow always gets the most compliments, every single time. I do love it. The colored stones are all sapphires and there are small rows of diamonds above and below. There’s a jewelry store where I am (Long Island) with a few boutiques here in NY called London Jewelers. Actually the main store is a string of interconnected stores which includes a VCA boutique, Chanel Jewelry, Watches, David Yurman (they used to have Cartier attached too but now it’s a few doors down), etc. They carry a lot of the big names (Pasquale Bruni, Roberto Coin, Mikimoto, Bulgari, De Grisogono), in their main gallery but they also make their own pieces, this is one of theirs.

yes, the gifts are awesome! my boutique sends out ridiculous boxes of chocolates every December for the holidays (my boys enjoy those). Ive also received books, candles, perfume (which I happen to love and wear often), porcelain, flowers, etc. I do get invited to events but only go if they’re during the day. I absolutely love my SA and we chat often....we FaceTimed a few times during quarantine. One of my favorite memories is when my above-mentioned son brought out his guitar and performed “Shallow” in the middle of the FifthAvenue boutique (it’s a song he performs regularly). Before quarantine I’d pop over during one of his nearby weekly voice lessons. I really miss my SA!
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Ahhh...that’s the story on that bracelet. It looks beautiful and definitely catches the eye. Reminds me a little of Robert Procop’s pieces which I secretly crave. I love it in your impressive stack and it really pops, makes a statement.
 
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Croissant said:
ohhhhhhh my gosh wish you didnt tell me that about Diaghilev! i feel crazy for paying that much for it but to me its everything i wanted in a scent. ive heard it described as animalic, and smelling of decadent sex at a 1920s era brothel! te amo is also excelLENT! i love many of his perfumes. the oils you describe sound great, is there a website?
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Oh no, they mix it in Dubai and my family gets me bottles. I find it easier to mix with oils and rub my belly rather than spray - too much alcohol for my sensitive nose now!
I also am an old time favourite of his Musc collection - it’s one of the best aoud musc blends in the market, not even locals mix the stuff as well as him!

don’t feel bad at all, it was a small batch (different bottle of course) and now you can only probably find it on eBay 5x the original price!
He is truly a genius this Roja, but with his collab with Dubai mall and Harrods he went too Arab for my taste. And I Love Aoud!
And I loveee animalistic smells, for some reason the musc mixes well with me..
I thought the vampires wife was a clothing brand? I thought I saw some dresses on NAP under this brand, am I mistaken? A fairly new brand...
 
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so_sofya1985 said:
Oh no, they mix it in Dubai and my family gets me bottles. I find it easier to mix with oils and rub my belly rather than spray - too much alcohol for my sensitive nose now!
I also am an old time favourite of his Musc collection - it’s one of the best aoud musc blends in the market, not even locals mix the stuff as well as him!

don’t feel bad at all, it was a small batch (different bottle of course) and now you can only probably find it on eBay 5x the original price!
He is truly a genius this Roja, but with his collab with Dubai mall and Harrods he went too Arab for my taste. And I Love Aoud!
And I loveee animalistic smells, for some reason the musc mixes well with me..
I thought the vampires wife was a clothing brand? I thought I saw some dresses on NAP under this brand, am I mistaken? A fairly new brand...
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it is a clothing brand! i went crazy buying her dresses for the past 3 years. I wonder if you like them??
 
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so_sofya1985 said:
I don’t know what shade your 20 carnelian is, but i think over time you will regret having just a monochrome collection. A pop of colour is a good addition to your growing collection and should be kept (only my opinion). But also it mixes well with onyx for a more dramatic look!
I absolutely get you about the combining 2 10s, I just feel that seeing a clasp would bother me too..
Now let’s talk about a real issue here... gifts! What gifts from VCA are we talking about!? Cause I sure do love gifts - where are mine? I was just happy to be sat down on a comfy sofa but gifts are involved?????:lol::graucho::coolio:
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Ha ha exactly what I was wondering, where are my gifts?
 
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bhurry said:
Ha ha exactly what I was wondering, where are my gifts?
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I think I haven't gotten gifts yet because everything I have bought came from a different boutique (plus none are high dollar pieces)! I am trying to change that and deal with one SA at one boutique! I have been given a glass or two of champagne before, though, and I am not so sure that is safe when one has a credit card in that particular store! :lol:
 
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DS2006 said:
I think I haven't gotten gifts yet because everything I have bought came from a different boutique (plus none are high dollar pieces)! I am trying to change that and deal with one SA at one boutique! I have been given a glass or two of champagne before, though, and I am not so sure that is safe when one has a credit card in that particular store! :lol:
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i've been loyal to my SA, we have a great rapport, and bought diamonds so that's why i assume the gifts come. before i became loyal to my SA i purchased a 10 motif onyx at a different VCA store and never even received a chocolate.
 
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Croissant said:
big box of maison du chocolat, bouquets of flowers, mothers day gifts from diptyque, free courier, candles, perfume, coffee table books, bottles of quality champagne. my SA is the best. she makes it hard to say no.
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Same! I got a big box of beautiful Maison du chocolat for Mother’s Day. Gorgeous flowers on my birthday every year. Coffee table books, candles, luncheons and dinner invitations. I love my SA, but I actually love everyone at my boutique. They are all so sweet and amazing.
 
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