Van Cleef in action!

[eternallove4bag]

you definitely need the matching butterfly pendant!! I have the turquoise butterfly ring and earrings. initially I thought this 2 pieces would be enough. I managed to try on the matching turquoise butterfly pendant and it was love at first sight. I think the earrings do look fabulous with the necklace - to give it more whimsy. the earrings and ring while beautiful are abit too far away for me! Initially I wanted to tell myself I didnt need the turquoise butterfly necklace while waiting for the 20 motif alternating turquoise necklace...... now im so glad I added the piece will waiting, and that I will have added optionality in the future with a new long necklace

all the best in your decision making but definitely please do go try the necklaces on in the store!!!!!

I can only imagine how beautiful the turquoise butterfly set must look on you @Hahkitwan … and that’s my problem too! I feel like once I get the pendant to match the butterfly BTF ring , I might ‘need’ the matching earrings too! Darn!
BTW, I have the Frivole pave earrings, pendant and BTF ring set and I usually wear two pieces at a time so I don’t look ‘over-Frivoled’ but I like the option of having all three pieces to play around with.

 

[eternallove4bag]

Get both the pendant and 10 motif!!

This, after our conversation yesterday of being at bling ‘peace’?
Enabler!

 

[BigAkoya]

My thoughts exactly @BigAkoya … I feel I am at the tipping point of being over-Alhambra’d (new word for the dictionary )



Your thoughts are always on point @BigAkoya and you put into the words the same reservations I have regarding the sweets. Since I love magic size, I fear that the sweets may be too small for me. I like the idea on paper but may end up being disappointed when I actually try it in person. I do know that if ever I add a 20 motif it will be the one in hammered RG. But again, do I want more Alhambra pieces?

For me, I prefer to have a more diverse jewelry collection, so if it were me, I'd buy some other nice bling instead of more four leaf clovers. You can always come back to it later if you still want it; Alhambra is not going anywhere anytime soon. However, after your next piece, you may find you have moved on from Alhambra and no longer want it.

This forum can be very enabling and brainwashing to think VCA is the end all.

My humble opinion... I personally do not think a 20 RG hammered is going to be blingy enough for you.
You like a pop of color, and you like diamonds. A RG hammered 20 is a chain necklace with four leaf clovers. It's very nice, but it's subtle; there is no pop, no bling.

If you do get a 20, I think something as neutral as RG MOP gives you that pop and makes more a statement.

My humble two cents of course.

 

[eternallove4bag]

I usually wear one or two bracelets at a time but there are days when I am a little ‘extra’ …pics from a few weeks ago in my ‘extra bling-bling’ mood

 

[WingNut]

I usually wear one or two bracelets at a time but there are days when I am a little ‘extra’ …pics from a few weeks ago in my ‘extra bling-bling’ mood
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Gorgeous, as always. I love it ALLLLL!!!! Are you mixing RG and YG here? If so it still blends seemlessly

 

[eternallove4bag]

For me, I prefer to have a more diverse jewelry collection, so if it were me, I'd buy some other nice bling instead of more four leaf clovers. You can always come back to it later if you still want it; Alhambra is not going anywhere anytime soon. However, after your next piece, you may find you have moved on from Alhambra and no longer want it.

This forum can be very enabling and brainwashing to think VCA is the end all.

My humble opinion... I personally do not think a 20 RG hammered is going to be blingy enough for you.
You like a pop of color, and you like diamonds. A RG hammered 20 is a chain necklace with four leaf clovers. It's very nice, but it's subtle; there is no pop, no bling.

If you do get a 20, I think something as neutral as RG MOP gives you that pop and makes more a statement.

My humble two cents of course.

I love your stream of thought @BigAkoya .. there’s a reason why I am in a state of limbo with VCA. I have everything I love from them at this point and I feel like now I am just bored and fishing to see what else I can get without really being convinced if I need or want them. The 10/20 motifs have been on and off my WL for years now and I should ask myself why I haven’t pulled the trigger yet. I know when I want something badly, there’s no stopping me. This should give me pause for thought. There are so many things I like from VCA and other brands but nothing that screams ‘LOVE’. I should, in all honesty, just wait for something that sparks that joy in me again instead of settling. I am going in to see a piece that came in for me at VCA next week. If it’s not love at first sight, I know it’s going to be a pass for me.

Thank you for making me pause to ponder

 

[eternallove4bag]

Gorgeous, as always. I love it ALLLLL!!!! Are you mixing RG and YG here? If so it still blends seemlessly

Thank you @WingNut … all are RG except for my platinum ring and GHW on the bag

 

[nicole0612]

I love your stream of thought @BigAkoya .. there’s a reason why I am in a state of limbo with VCA. I have everything I love from them at this point and I feel like now I am just bored and fishing to see what else I can get without really being convinced if I need or want them. The 10/20 motifs have been on and off my WL for years now and I should ask myself why I haven’t pulled the trigger yet. I know when I want something badly, there’s no stopping me. This should give me pause for thought. There are so many things I like from VCA and other brands but nothing that screams ‘LOVE’. I should, in all honesty, just wait for something that sparks that joy in me again instead of settling. I am going in to see a piece that came in for me at VCA next week. If it’s not love at first sight, I know it’s going to be a pass for me.

Thank you for making me pause to ponder

This is so relatable! I think many of us are feeling the same way, and it is so nice to have a reminder to stop looking for things to add when it is not true love and not really needed.

 

[eternallove4bag]

This is so relatable! I think many of us are feeling the same way, and it is so nice to have a reminder to stop looking for things to add when it is not true love and not really needed.

I am so glad I am not the only one feeling this way. 95% of the time I am super satisfied with what I have and determined to use and enjoy what I already own… then there is the 5% where the demons come out to play and it’s like asking me ‘So, what’s next? Don’t you think it’s time to add something?’ ..ahem, no!

 

[BigAkoya]

I love your stream of thought @BigAkoya .. there’s a reason why I am in a state of limbo with VCA. I have everything I love from them at this point and I feel like now I am just bored and fishing to see what else I can get without really being convinced if I need or want them. The 10/20 motifs have been on and off my WL for years now and I should ask myself why I haven’t pulled the trigger yet. I know when I want something badly, there’s no stopping me. This should give me pause for thought. There are so many things I like from VCA and other brands but nothing that screams ‘LOVE’. I should, in all honesty, just wait for something that sparks that joy in me again instead of settling. I am going in to see a piece that came in for me at VCA next week. If it’s not love at first sight, I know it’s going to be a pass for me.

Thank you for making me pause to ponder

This is the same for me with the butterfly. I think I wanted it because there was nothing else, not because I loved it.

I was recently at VCA Vegas, and the SA offered to send me both sizes of the pink butterfly ring to see which fit. I would return both to him. I would then order the yellow butterfly ring in my size and also the matching earrings (he found a pair in Dubai he could get for me actually and asked if I wanted to see it). If I did not like either, I could return for a full refund. I turned him down.

That night, after I turned him down... as I was sitting in the hotel room staring at walls, I knew... I did not love the butterfly.
Why? I would have jumped on it and ordered the set if I did. I have just been trying to convince myself of more VCA pieces to buy (drank too much VCA Kool-Aid).

Contrast that to another jewelry adventure...
I saw pieces from Omi Prive. I love love love their bold colored gemstone rings. I saw several gorgeous rings I wanted to buy on the spot! I did not walk out empty handed, and I am still thinking of one other ring I saw.

I think you and I are the same in the sense if we really love something, we will jump on it.

For VCA, after my recent Vegas visit trying out the butterfly collection, I decided I am not interested in any of their existing pieces. If I really loved something, I would have already bought it by now (e.g. the butterfly collection).

Now watch after saying that, I will cave and get those darn butterflies just to collect another BTF ring.
I do adore BTF rings.

 

[eternallove4bag]

This is the same for me with the butterfly. I think I wanted it because there was nothing else, not because I loved it.

I was recently at VCA Vegas, and the SA offered to send me both sizes of the pink butterfly ring to see which fit. I would return both to him. I would then order the yellow butterfly ring in my size and also the matching earrings (he found a pair in Dubai he could get for me actually and asked if I wanted to see it). If I did not like either, I could return for a full refund. I turned him down.

That night, after I turned him down... as I was sitting in the hotel room staring at walls, I knew... I did not love the butterfly.
Why? I would have jumped on it and ordered the set if I did. I have just been trying to convince myself of more VCA pieces to buy (drank too much VCA Kool-Aid).

Contrast that to another jewelry adventure...
I saw pieces from Omi Prive. I love love love their bold colored gemstone rings. I saw several gorgeous rings I wanted to buy on the spot! I did not walk out empty handed, and I am still thinking of one other ring I saw.

I think you and I are the same in the sense if we really love something, we will jump on it.

For VCA, after my recent Vegas visit trying out the butterfly collection, I decided I am not interested in any of their existing pieces. If I really loved something, I would have already bought it by now (e.g. the butterfly collection).

Now watch after saying that, I will cave and get those darn butterflies just to collect another BTF ring.
I do adore BTF rings.

Hahaha! Hey, we are entitled to change our minds.. again and again without censure. It’s our money to spend, and our minds to torture
At least we stop and think and don’t buy mindlessly just because we can. I honestly feel depleted in energy every single time I buy something because of how much torture I put myself through to make sure I am making the right choice and won’t regret my decision. I have to tell myself that’s okay too. I am doing my due diligence.

Good for you though for staying strong and not caving in to get on the butterfly bandwagon. If it’s a persistent love, you will get it one day because you and I know that once we are convinced 100% there’s no stopping us from buying that piece. So till then we play the game ‘to buy or not to buy, convince ourselves not to buy for sometime and then it’s back on repeat mode’

On bold gemstones, you know which one I truly want one day? Emeralds! A bold emerald ring would make me deliriously happy. But before I get one, I need to research a lot because I have no clue how to go about even looking for a ‘good’ one. Heck, I don’t even know what’s the definition of a ‘good’ emerald so got to read up more.

I hope you will post pics of your new gemstone babies here so we can drool.

 

[glamourbag]

I usually wear one or two bracelets at a time but there are days when I am a little ‘extra’ …pics from a few weeks ago in my ‘extra bling-bling’ mood
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So gorgeous and tempting! You're giving me even more of an itch to try that Frivole ring again! @BigAkoya will likely be happy to know I already told my SA I want to try on the wg pave version (I've tried it in RG and its a beauty). When it comes in, I'm hoping (and I think) it will be love at first sight (like the wg pave Frivole earrings). If so, then hopefully it might be something in Santa's bag (if I can wait that long) considering the current stock level.

Side note: I adore the Two butterfly rings too, and they still remain a top contender, but at the moment Frivole is in the lead.

 

[sassification]

I am so glad I am not the only one feeling this way. 95% of the time I am super satisfied with what I have and determined to use and enjoy what I already own… then there is the 5% where the demons come out to play and it’s like asking me ‘So, what’s next? Don’t you think it’s time to add something?’ ..ahem, no!

I so relate to this!! I am banning myself but it is so hard... i do think even though i dont have a big VCA collection, i may be quite done with VCA for now. I think i may be going on one of those (i dont want to be all mainstream) mode again where i prefer more low key brands. Am now slightly tempted by Boucheron but will take my time to consider if it will integrate into my current collections/ style. There are certainly alot that i still love from VCA, but due to some of my fussy OCD quirks, they end up not being perfect for me and i took them off my wishlist.

 

[eternallove4bag]

So gorgeous and tempting! You're giving me even more of an itch to try that Frivole ring again! @BigAkoya will likely be happy to know I already told my SA I want to try on the wg pave version (I've tried it in RG and its a beauty). When it comes in, I'm hoping (and I think) it will be love at first sight (like the wg pave Frivole earrings). If so, then hopefully it might be something in Santa's bag (if I can wait that long) considering the current stock level.

Side note: I adore the Two butterfly rings too, and they still remain a top contender, but at the moment Frivole is in the lead.

I can only imagine how stinking Frivole pave in WG will look on you @glamourbag and then the butterfly can come later. Fingers crossed these beauties are yours soon!

 

[eternallove4bag]

I so relate to this!! I am banning myself but it is so hard... i do think even though i dont have a big VCA collection, i may be quite done with VCA for now. I think i may be going on one of those (i dont want to be all mainstream) mode again where i prefer more low key brands. Am now slightly tempted by Boucheron but will take my time to consider if it will integrate into my current collections/ style. There are certainly alot that i still love from VCA, but due to some of my fussy OCD quirks, they end up not being perfect for me and i took them off my wishlist.

I think the more time we take with each of the pieces, the better it is for us in avoiding regrets down the road. Here’s to hoping that our resolve to not add mindlessly is greater than the beckoning of our devil sides