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"but I personally feel MOP would get more use, casually and formally . . . "
Why would you buy the lapis if your preference is for the MOP? Never mind your husband. Never mind TPF. Buy what you prefer! Maybe one will be enough, and then you'll regret not having bought your first choice.
Finally found some time to catch up on my old post...I apologize if my response throws off the current convos.

What I meant by this is, buying safe/easy to match colors will definitely get more used. It doesn't mean that I don't love the lapis as well. Sometimes, I feel like I try to be TOO strategic with my purchases. While I might get the most cost per wear with MOP, it does lack the striking feature for me (I love this also). At the end of the day, I do have a lot of MOP pieces because let's face it, MOP goes with everything. I don't need to plan out my outfits with it, because I know it'll match regardless. But a girl's jewelry collection can't be all MOP lol. Lapis is harder to pair, but when it does come out to play, it's striking and catches the eye. I guess what I was trying to figure out is whether this will be an everyday ring or a ring when I am in a certain mood. But I love asking and getting different opinions because sometimes I am too boring, and need to be reminded to be more exciting IYKWIM.
 
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If you really really love the butterfly ring, two butterfly rings is not too much. However, two cabochon stones are too much (e.g. lapis and MOP). If you get two butterfly rings, I would get lapis as the first. For the second, I would get yellow sapphire. The sapphire will look very different as it is a sparkly faceted stone, not like the smooth cabochon of lapis and MOP.

That said, if you do not love love the butterfly and don't have to have two, I would get a Frivole pave BTF as a second ring if you do not already have one.
Both look amazing on you @ThisVNchick
It depends on what look you are going for. Lapis pops more but I feel it’s limiting in what you can wear with. White mop (I maybe biased but this is my personal experience too) is mote versatile and goes with everything! I wear mine without worrying about the color of my outfit.
I know you want to get both, but won’t it be redundant in your collection? VCA has so many beautiful BTF rings. Maybe the pave Frivole BTF instead of a second butterfly ring or something completely different?

I have the Frivole BTF ring in RG pave and loveeee it! I definitely want to add some butterflies to my collection, that way I can mix and match my fauna and flora collection.

Buying both would be very repetitive. I've been thinking this past week about my choices and what I should do. While I have not settled on a color yet, I have concluded that owning two is a tad too much.
 
Both look amazing on you!! If you’re getting both I personally would go for lapis first, as @BigAkoya mentioned they’re harder to find these days and I worry for when VCA discontinues more of their lapis pieces due to a decrease in the source of the stone. MOP is not scarce and I think it will be safe to assume it’ll be around for a long time.

Side note: please tell us the secret on how to train our DH to be like yours!! :biggrin:

LOL to your last sentence. Patience and perseverance are key here. No training needed, just continue to buy what you love and try to block out the unnecessary side comments from him. Overtime, I think he just gave up and gave in. This was the man who for the longest time wouldn't let it go that he spent $700 on a canvas bag (the first designer piece he ever bought me was a DE Neverfull MM). But now...oh you need both of these $20k rings :lol:
 
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Oh gosh, these pics are a feast for the eyes @chiaoapple :loveeyes:… is the necklace in WG Bvlgari? Never seen that one before but it’s drop dead gorgeous like you!
Oh I am blushing! :P
Thanks so much for the kind compliment. Yes, the necklace is Bvlgari, part of the Diva‘s Dream collection. I got it right before a big price increase last year, and was told it was being discontinued (I think).
 
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