I tried it on in the store & felt like it made my fingers look shorter.
It is definitely a statement piece but i feel like you need to love it to invest that kind of money on 1 piece of jewelry.
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It is definitely a statement piece but i feel like you need to love it to invest that kind of money on 1 piece of jewelry.
Wow... your DIY manicure looks professional...better than some nail spas!Thank you so much! Hehe fun fact? I do my nails myself and I am so bad at it that they don’t last for more than a couple of days before getting chipped. So I make hay while the sun shines, that is, take pics before the chipping starts
VCA store is like going to a candy store! So many things to try on! Still debating on what to add as my next piece. I thought it would be the butterfly ring but now I am pushing it to next year so I can enjoy my Frivole BTF ring more since I just got it last month. Leaning towards adding a Frivole piece to complete my set! I know you are a fan of the Frivole earrings. I think I will love it too once the posts get adjusted. But, I am a creature of habit and I tend to wear my diamond hoop earrings 24/7 and am pretty lazy when it comes to changing out my earrings. So, leaning more towards the Frivole pendant for now. Decisions decisions!
On the Frivole earrings, you may or may not love it. I think the tricky part of the Frivole earring is how one perceives it should fit. The flower is not meant to sit flush next to your ear as it is with Alhambra. The flower is meant to stick out, like a "stem", so it's 3D. You will see the back of the flower and post are not perpendicular as it is with Alhambra. Think of sticking a flower in your hair... it will not be flush. The only part that will stick in your hair is the stem. The actual flower will bloom! So it is with the Frivole earring.
This is why it may look weird on your ear when you first wear it. I thought the same and thought it's not laying flat, but it is not supposed to lay flat. I now see it in it's true artistic form and love it even more.
If you don't like the earrings and you wear pendants, the pendant would be lovely. When I wear my ring and earrings together, it's just a nice set, looks so coordinated... so matchy matchy!
A pendant would be a beautiful set on you. You are so lucky you are close to VCA store. You can try stuff on and decide.
I can't wait to see what you get next!
Oh... let me post the back of the earrings again so you can see what I am talking about...
See how the back of the Alhambra motif is perpendicular to the post, so the motif will lay flat against your ear. But see how the Frivole flower is 3-D and looks like a real flower.. the petals point up to “bloom” and is not perpendicular. So only the "stem" of the flower will be against your ear while the actual flower itself will look like it's blooming. Once my SA said that and I see the art behind it, I truly love it even more. I hope that made sense.
Stare closely at the Frivole flower...
It looks beautiful on you! I love matchy matchy, to a fault! And for me, I allow myself up to three matchy matchy pieces. So... hmm... add a bracelet?!Hello all! I love seeing all your photos and experiences with VCA! Though I'm a newbie, the bug has hit hard! Started with the GMOP Vintage Alhambra pendant, and the YG 10 motif MOP and earrings. Too matchy matchy together? Goodness I love these pieces though!Thanks all!
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Here is a better view. I am still practicing my photography skills. You can see the flowers are angled off the ear, blooming! They are not flat like Alhambra (see my above post and photos).
I hope this might also help any others who are considering these earrings. It’s like a 3-D flower blooming on the ear. Not a flat flower.
I love Frivole... it’s my favorite line! Ugh... I really want a 3rd piece to make a true set.
The flower is beautiful, the design is truly a piece of art in my opinion.
The earrings are polarized of course, you cannot put them in any ear. Right ear and left ear angle differently, flowers point toward the face (see first photo).
Here is a better view. I am still practicing my photography skills. You can see the flowers are angled off the ear, blooming! They are not flat like Alhambra (see my above post and photos).
I hope this might also help any others who are considering these earrings. It’s like a 3-D flower blooming on the ear. Not a flat flower.
I love Frivole... it’s my favorite line! Ugh... I really want a 3rd piece to make a true set.
The flower is beautiful, the design is truly a piece of art in my opinion.
The earrings are polarized of course, you cannot put them in any ear. Right ear and left ear angle differently, flowers point toward the face (see first photo).
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My favorite way to wear my blingy Frivole ring... casually!
This is helpful as I‘m about to pull the trigger on the frivole earrings! Question - Is each frivole flower positioned in the same way? I’m asking because I wasn’t sure if one of the studs will differ from another.Wow... your DIY manicure looks professional...better than some nail spas!
On the Frivole earrings, you may or may not love it. I think the tricky part of the Frivole earring is how one perceives it should fit. The flower is not meant to sit flush next to your ear as it is with Alhambra. The flower is meant to stick out, like a "stem", so it's 3D. You will see the back of the flower and post are not perpendicular as it is with Alhambra. Think of sticking a flower in your hair... it will not be flush. The only part that will stick in your hair is the stem. The actual flower will bloom! So it is with the Frivole earring.
This is why it may look weird on your ear when you first wear it. I thought the same and thought it's not laying flat, but it is not supposed to lay flat. I now see it in it's true artistic form and love it even more.
If you don't like the earrings and you wear pendants, the pendant would be lovely. When I wear my ring and earrings together, it's just a nice set, looks so coordinated... so matchy matchy!
You are so lucky you are close to VCA store. You can try stuff on and decide.
I can't wait to see what you get next!
Oh... let me post the back of the earrings again so you can see what I am talking about...
See how the back of the Alhambra motif is perpendicular to the post, so the motif will lay flat against your ear. But see how the Frivole flower is 3-D and looks like a real flower.. the petals point up to “bloom” and is not perpendicular. So only the "stem" of the flower will be against your ear while the actual flower itself will look like it's blooming. Once my SA said that and I see the art behind it, I truly love it even more. I hope that made sense.
Stare closely at the Frivole flower...
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Yes, the flowers are positioned the same way, but because there is a right ear earring and a left ear earring, they are kind of mirror images of each other. Here is a photo that might help. Look at each set of petals, you can see the earrings are mirror images.
I am sure you know this as all VCA earrings are this way, but the little "tab" on the earring clip should point away from you which is how you know which earring is for what ear (see second photo... see the little tab sticking out?). It doesn’t matter as much for Alhambra as it is flat, but it does matter for Frivole.
Hope this helps. Congrats on your new earrings!
Thank you for the quick response! I tried these on, but felt like the flower / petals were not positioned exactly the same way on my ears. Maybe I’m the problem
... my piercings may not be centered. Still gonna get the earrings though because they are beyond gorgeousYes yes yes... get them, they are gorgeous and sparkle like crazy. These earrings are not about perfection of fit and how each lays perfectly the same, not like we are used from plain flat earrings such as Alhambra. They are more about a blooming flower on your ear. And blooming flowers just land wherever they land. Think if you were to stick a daisy above your ear... it just lands, the petals are beautiful as they are. If you look at the earrings that way, you will love them!Thank you for the quick response! I tried these on, but felt like the flower / petals were not positioned exactly the same way on my ears. Maybe I’m the problem
I really love them! Can't wait until you get them! Woo hoo! Congrats again!
You are so sweet and kind ... Thanks for the words of encouragement and perspective !
Thanks a lot to BigAkoya, Annabuny, Linne_Ross and A Bottle of Red for sharing your experiences. It helps a lot and you are right, if I buy the lotus ring, it must be for my own pleasure not to pass it down. Perhaps I need a "better reason" than my own desire to invest on it, but surely your advice helps a lot. Again, thank you very much.
Okay... I want to add two more thoughts, and then I will zip it.
I got my ears pierced when I was 15, and it was done at a mall with one of those guns. My hole is very small, and the hole is low on my ear lobe.
This means the Frivole flower does not lay in the center of my ear lobe. Rather, half the flower is on my ear lobe while the other half is off. I am actually realizing a lot of people have a low hole piercing like mine, so it's common. If your hole is also on the low side, as I mentioned earlier, not to worry... it's like sticking a flower above your ear. It may land right above your ears, or it may land nearer to your ears. No one is going to say "the flower is not centered". All folks will see is that beautiful flower. The same is with the Frivole earring... super sparkly, no matter where it lands!
Also, because of my tiny pierced hole, I swapped out the post for the thinner post and it feels a lot better. I could wear the regular post, but I always "felt it". Just FYI here in case you have tiny hole piercings.
Good luck. Sorry for all the posts... I am super excited for you! Now... I will really zip it.
These are super helpful pictures! Thank you so much for posting these. I see what you mean with the Frivole earrings not sitting flushed and flat on the ears the way the Alhambra ones do.
My issue is more with the post showing up. But again, my SA did say they can get it fixed. I am just wary of having ‘surgery’ done on a brand new piece!.. I know, silly me!
But, I am still going to try the pendant and earrings more to see which calls out more to me in the end.
I love that my store is between my work place and my home. Bad for my wallet but oh so good for the soul
I am crushing over Frivole right now. The 3D design is seriously a piece of art! I am so looking forward to adding my second piece! I hope VCA releases some more options in Frivole so you can add your third piece
My issue is more with the post showing up. But again, my SA did say they can get it fixed. I am just wary of having ‘surgery’ done on a brand new piece!
.. I know, silly me!But, I am still going to try the pendant and earrings more to see which calls out more to me in the end.
I love that my store is between my work place and my home. Bad for my wallet but oh so good for the soul
I am crushing over Frivole right now. The 3D design is seriously a piece of art! I am so looking forward to adding my second piece! I hope VCA releases some more options in Frivole so you can add your third piece
Wow... your DIY manicure looks professional...better than some nail spas!
On the Frivole earrings, you may or may not love it. I think the tricky part of the Frivole earring is how one perceives it should fit. The flower is not meant to sit flush next to your ear as it is with Alhambra. The flower is meant to stick out, like a "stem", so it's 3D. You will see the back of the flower and post are not perpendicular as it is with Alhambra. Think of sticking a flower in your hair... it will not be flush. The only part that will stick in your hair is the stem. The actual flower will bloom! So it is with the Frivole earring.
This is why it may look weird on your ear when you first wear it. I thought the same and thought it's not laying flat, but it is not supposed to lay flat. I now see it in it's true artistic form and love it even more.
If you don't like the earrings and you wear pendants, the pendant would be lovely. When I wear my ring and earrings together, it's just a nice set, looks so coordinated... so matchy matchy!
You are so lucky you are close to VCA store. You can try stuff on and decide.
I can't wait to see what you get next!
Oh... let me post the back of the earrings again so you can see what I am talking about...
See how the back of the Alhambra motif is perpendicular to the post, so the motif will lay flat against your ear. But see how the Frivole flower is 3-D and looks like a real flower.. the petals point up to “bloom” and is not perpendicular. So only the "stem" of the flower will be against your ear while the actual flower itself will look like it's blooming. Once my SA said that and I see the art behind it, I truly love it even more. I hope that made sense.
Stare closely at the Frivole flower...
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@eternallove4bag
Here is a better view. I am still practicing my photography skills. You can see the flowers are angled off the ear, blooming! They are not flat like Alhambra (see my above post and photos).
I hope this might also help any others who are considering these earrings. It’s like a 3-D flower blooming on the ear. Not a flat flower.
I love Frivole... it’s my favorite line! Ugh... I really want a 3rd piece to make a true set.
The flower is beautiful, the design is truly a piece of art in my opinion.
The earrings are polarized of course, you cannot put them in any ear. Right ear and left ear angle differently, flowers point toward the face (see first photo).
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Thank you so much for posting this! So in love with these earrings!