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This is heresy coming from me, but if I had your pieces, I would get the butterfly BTF ring and matching earrings. I would skip Frivole.

I love love love Frivole, and it's my favorite collection.
However, since you are still deciding between the two, I would say you don't love love love Frivole, and you love both equally.
That said, since you already have the Lotus, I would skip Frivole.

Here is why...
I wear my Lotus set and Frivole set interchangeably. I rotate wearing my jewelry every day, and I would say these two sets are very similar. Yes, the Lotus ring is bolder, but at the end of the day, to me, I honestly do not differentiate from the two. Each is still a flower ring.

For your collection, the butterfly is a completely differently look. Dissecting your rings down to its core design, if you purchased the butterfly, you will have a bow, a flower, and a butterfly. Great variety. If you purchased Frivole, you will have a bow, a flower, and another flower. Pretty, but not really distinct, especially if you plan to only get three VCA rings. If you plan to get two more, of course, get both.

On the butterfly...
I really think the unmatched earrings are super cool! I am not an earring person, and rings are an afterthought for me to match a set. I usually get a ring or necklace that I love, and I get the earrings to match. In this case, I can see myself getting the earrings because I love them and then the matching ring secondary to make a set. That's only because I just "like" the ring, but I don't love it, and given the choice between Frivole or Butterfly, hands down I would choose Frivole. You are still debating though, so you love them equally.

Pink or yellow...
I know rings look different on everyone, but I have googled a lot of photos on different people. My two cents...
I think the yellow pops more as it seems to be an intense canary yellow with a slight drop of orange. I think the pink is more feminine and prettier, but I rarely see it pop in the photos; therefore, to me, it's more of a subtle pretty. Of course, when you try them on, you will for sure know.

I like jewelry that pops, and I can visualize both rings on me, and if I were to get a butterfly set, I think I would go with yellow sapphire. If you don't need pop and want a more feminine look, the plus in the pink sapphire earrings is they would go great with your Noeud ring. The metal in the pink sapphire is RG, so it would match your Noeud.

That said, you already have the YG Frivole to wear with Noeud, so full circle...
I'd go with a yellow sapphire set.

Did that help? Are you converted to getting a butterfly? :biggrin: :heart:
Joking aside, both are beautiful, and you can't go wrong.
Haha! Thanks for the thoughts. I will likely eventually post this question but I first need to try the pieces all on.
I am considering the wg and pink sapphire pair to go with my noeud specifically. Both will be wg and rg. I actually love that the pink is subtle and won’t compete with noeud but instead complement each other. I need to try these on to decide.
If I get those earrings then the question becomes if I should reconsider which 3rd ring to get. I am not there yet. Knowing me I will just buy whichever I love the most and not consider how it all ties together. I want to try the frivoles pave wg, yg and the butterfly wg/pink. I don’t see myself getting the wg/yellow due to my love for yellow diamond rings. I do agree with your thought on have a flower, bow and butterfly seems like a good variety!
 
Before I got the small, I wore the mini for a couple of years non-stopping and really loved it. I still do, but after I got the small, I feel I like the more “presence” better. Now I just save the mini for my daughter! lol
Ok this is exactly what I worry about. That the mini are lovely but just don’t have presence. I already own pave small but want a mirror pair. Flip flopping between mini and small.
 
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Haha! Thanks for the thoughts. I will likely eventually post this question but I first need to try the pieces all on.
I am considering the wg and pink sapphire pair to go with my noeud specifically. Both will be wg and rg. I actually love that the pink is subtle and won’t compete with noeud but instead complement each other. I need to try these on to decide.
If I get those earrings then the question becomes if I should reconsider which 3rd ring to get. I am not there yet. Knowing me I will just buy whichever I love the most and not consider how it all ties together. I want to try the frivoles pave wg, yg and the butterfly wg/pink. I don’t see myself getting the wg/yellow due to my love for yellow diamond rings. I do agree with your thought on have a flower, bow and butterfly seems like a good variety!
The only thing to think about is the size of butterfly. For rings, once you go big and like that presence, it’s hard to go back small. Size is relevant, and for some butterfly BTF is “big” compared to what they wear. To me, it’s dainty. When you go and try on butterfly, wear your Lotus and Noeud and see if you that matters.

And yes, for you… just buy what you love! 90% of people just toss on their pieces and it works!
 
The only thing to think about is the size of butterfly. For rings, once you go big and like that presence, it’s hard to go back small. Size is relevant, and for some butterfly BTF is “big” compared to what they wear. To me, it’s dainty. When you go and try on butterfly, wear your Lotus and Noeud and see if you that matters.

And yes, for you… just buy what you love! 90% of people just toss on their pieces and it works!
Yes I am wondering same. I have not tried on butterfly ring so I wonder if I will find it small. Whereas I know I love the frivoles. I am still leaning towards frivoles yg pave since it would serve a completely different purpose as my lotus which is wg and noeud which is rg/wg and bonus I already have yg pave frivoles earrings!
 
The yellow sapphire butterflies are gorgeous!
From my less curated collection, but collected with love, a weird combo I had been meaning to try and really love! With surprise and delight, Malachite magic and Rock Crystal, an unexpectedly pretty combo. I do not fear the clasp, and I feel lucky for that.
 

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Yes I am wondering same. I have not tried on butterfly ring so I wonder if I will find it small. Whereas I know I love the frivoles. I am still leaning towards frivoles yg pave since it would serve a completely different purpose as my lotus which is wg and noeud which is rg/wg and bonus I already have yg pave frivoles earrings!
Oh, right! I keep forgetting you have the YG Frivole pave earrings and you are thinking of the YG Frivole BTF ring, not the WG like mine.

Ok… I take back what I said! Go Frivole! You will love love love that set!

I personally feel if you are not afraid of Lotus or Noeud, Butterfly will come across dainty and “flat” as Lotus, Frivole, and Noeud all have a lot of depth which I think you may miss. It is the same reason why I don’t wear eternity or band rings. It’s a bit too low profile for me.
Just some thoughts to think about…
 
Yes I am wondering same. I have not tried on butterfly ring so I wonder if I will find it small. Whereas I know I love the frivoles. I am still leaning towards frivoles yg pave since it would serve a completely different purpose as my lotus which is wg and noeud which is rg/wg and bonus I already have yg pave frivoles earrings!
I think those (wg Lotus, yg pave Frivole, wg/pg Noeud) will make totally different and wonderful sets! I especially love the idea of the wgpave/pink sapphire butterfly earrings with the Noeud ring!!!
 
The yellow sapphire butterflies are gorgeous!
From my less curated collection, but collected with love, a weird combo I had been meaning to try and really love! With surprise and delight, Malachite magic and Rock Crystal, an unexpectedly pretty combo. I do not fear the clasp, and I feel lucky for that.
I love RC and malachite together. When I wear my RC necklace I typically wear my malachite bracelet. Love the malachite on your necklace! Such beautiful stones.
 
I recently received butterfly earrings (WG pave + yellow sapphire set) and RG pave frivole earrings from DH as valentine’s gift. What kind of necklace would you wear with them? Will VA onyx or the RG GMOP pendant work for right now? I don’t have too many pieces to choose from - still in the starting stage to plan for a well curated collection. Thanks!

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Love the earrings!
I personally would not wear the oynx as it is a bit harsh against the feminine butterfly motif. Plus, I think oynx next to yellow sapphire looks a bit bumble-bee. That’s just me.

The other earring is WG, so I would just wear your WG necklace and not have it compete. I feel the oynx is competing with those gorgeous butterflies.

Congrats on your new earrings! They look beautiful on your ear!
 
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Love the earrings!
I personally would not wear the oynx as it is a bit harsh against the feminine butterfly motif. Plus, I think oynx next to yellow sapphire looks a bit bumble-bee. That’s just me.

The other earring is WG, so I would just wear your WG necklace and not have it compete. I feel the oynx is competing with those gorgeous butterflies.

Congrats on your new earrings! They look beautiful on your ear!
Thanks for your suggestion! I tried wearing my WG diamond necklace today with the butterflies and indeed like this pair better.
 
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The yellow sapphire butterflies are gorgeous!
From my less curated collection, but collected with love, a weird combo I had been meaning to try and really love! With surprise and delight, Malachite magic and Rock Crystal, an unexpectedly pretty combo. I do not fear the clasp, and I feel lucky for that.
I would not say weird, I would say creative! Creative works for you, and it looks great.
I love color gemstones, and I love green. You can try and bling out with a 20 pave, but truth be told, it's color that always catches the eye's attention. Your malachite makes the eye stop, pause, and stare! :nuts: :heart:

Since you are so daring and creative, here's an idea...
I have love white metal, black (oynx), and green (emeralds)... it's so 1920s Art Deco!
Do you have oynx? How does YG, oynx, and malachite look? You may want to major on the green with just a splash accent of oynx (e.g. one oynx 5 motif). What say ye Ms. Creative? Yay or nay?
 
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And my new lotus, which I temporarily
wear with Chanel sous Le Signe Du lion necklace. Do you think these 2 go with each other?

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Love your Lotus Ring and it looks fabulous on you!
Since you like pendants, and you have two pieces that could use a WG pendant (e.g. Butterfly earrings, Lotus ring), I would suggest getting the Lotus pendant. Thd Lotus pendant will match the fabulous Lotus ring, and it will also look gorgeous with the butterfly earrings.

I see you like Frivole. I love love love Frivole!
You could also try the WG Frivole pave pendant. However, while it will go with the butterfly earrings, I personally do not like Frivole with Lotus as I think the rounded petals of Frivole do not go well with the pointy petals of Lotus (you can put put your Lotus next to your Frivole earrings and see what I mean).

I have both Frivole and Lotus sets (WG BTF rings and matching small pave earrings). I purchased my Frivole WG set first, then just the Lotus ring. I didn't think about getting the Lotus earrings (not really an earring person) and thought the Frivoles would be fine. Nope... I personally did not like that look. I felt like I was just throwing them on because they were "VCA" when they really did ot look good together, at least not to me. For me, I try to take out the VCA label and see if pieces really look good together. Just because it's VCA does not mean they match. That's how I ended up with the Lotus earrings as they were a perfect match with the Lotus ring.

You may want to try both pave pendants (Frivole and Lotus) to see how you like them as it's all personal preference. Also, based on your collection, it seems you do not need to match, so either would probably work for you. For me, if I had to pick one, I would pick the Lotus pendant to go with your butterfly earrings and Lotus ring.

Congrats again on your new pieces!
 
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