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texasbrooke said:
Can you post pics! I am getting necklace (it is getting lengthened now!!) and trying to decide if earrings would be too much for me to pull off!!! Never seen them together on anyone or even been able to try them on together myself because each boutique I go to has either only the necklace or only the earrings in stock! Do you wear the earrings with your Alhambra too? Thanks!!!!!
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Just sent you a photo:smile1:
In wear my earrings with the vintage Alhambra, the frivole necklace and also just by themselves.
I find the frivole earrings (both sizes) very wearable..special.
They look like flowers!
 
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#332
princessLIL said:
Hi Ladies, I just got MOP yg ear clips and vintage MOP YG pendant but I m not loving the pieces:( I m thinking for exchanging it for frivole earrings. My lifestyle is very casual and I rarely get dressed up, being a mommy:) Eventually I would get the frivole necklace too. Do u think frivole small earrings casual enough for everyday? Please give you input, thx
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Absolutely!!
They are so lovely, too....
 
#334
Juat my opinion of course but i think that the onyx is more enduring than a couple of sweets.
I never thought i would wear these ten motifs and bought everything in sets of two's (so i could wear them as a twenty and later divide among my daughters).
Well, I wear these ten motifs all the time! Crazy!
Today I am wearing the mop......
You really love onyx...hold out for what you really want.




UOTE=Junkenpo;21467478]I was thinking about the 10 motif, because "what if", right? But when I really think about it, I know I'd never wear it... I just don't wear short necklaces unless it's just a thin chain and small pendant. I'd hate to spend that money and have it just sit in the box till later.

I do have a carnelian heart in the sweet and a mop butterfly... which is why I'm thinking of getting the other 2 just to round out my collection & i think they'd look all great together... but it's not that much more from the 2 sweets to a 5 motif, so I was thinking why not a 5 motif? yg/onyx is my favorite combo.

And then I think why not all of them? lol But then, that's not that much more to a 10 motif... which I'd never wear, but would get me half way to the 20 motif.

I think too much. lol then that takes me back to sweets or 5 motif... and the craziness starts again. :laugh:[/QUOTE]
 
#335
Does anyone have the frivole earrings without the clip backings, ones with regular pieced backings? I hate how I can see the gold from the clips when I try on the frivole. I heard you can order them without the normal clip back but wondered how they sit on the ears without that additional support.
 
#336
beachy10 said:
Does anyone have the frivole earrings without the clip backings, ones with regular pieced backings? I hate how I can see the gold from the clips when I try on the frivole. I heard you can order them without the normal clip back but wondered how they sit on the ears without that additional support.
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Hi Beachy,
Are you referring to the small size? I don't see the backs when I wear mine (large).....
 
#337
Why not use an extender with the 10 motif so you can wear it longer? I wear 10 motif with a 7 inch or even longer extender so that the clover do not touch the back of my neck.....I hate having anything touch the back of my neck other than the chain. Personally I'm all for the 10 motif because, like I said earlier, you can always buy another matching 10 motif to wear together with the 10 motif to make a 20 motif if price is the issue at the moment. This way you get what you want and not suffer from buyer's remorse since your ultimate is the 20 motif. The extender does not necessarily have to be VCA, in fact I use a generic brand extender with my 10 motif. If I feel funky, I connect my 10 motif onyx with my 10 motif MOP in combination with my extender to make a nice long necklace.


Junkenpo said:
I was thinking about the 10 motif, because "what if", right? But when I really think about it, I know I'd never wear it... I just don't wear short necklaces unless it's just a thin chain and small pendant. I'd hate to spend that money and have it just sit in the box till later.

I do have a carnelian heart in the sweet and a mop butterfly... which is why I'm thinking of getting the other 2 just to round out my collection & i think they'd look all great together... but it's not that much more from the 2 sweets to a 5 motif, so I was thinking why not a 5 motif? yg/onyx is my favorite combo.

And then I think why not all of them? lol But then, that's not that much more to a 10 motif... which I'd never wear, but would get me half way to the 20 motif.

I think too much. lol then that takes me back to sweets or 5 motif... and the craziness starts again. :laugh:
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#338
I agree. Hold out for what you really want. :yes:



texasgirliegirl said:
Juat my opinion of course but i think that the onyx is more enduring than a couple of sweets.
I never thought i would wear these ten motifs and bought everything in sets of two's (so i could wear them as a twenty and later divide among my daughters).
Well, I wear these ten motifs all the time! Crazy!
Today I am wearing the mop......
You really love onyx...hold out for what you really want.




UOTE=Junkenpo;21467478]I was thinking about the 10 motif, because "what if", right? But when I really think about it, I know I'd never wear it... I just don't wear short necklaces unless it's just a thin chain and small pendant. I'd hate to spend that money and have it just sit in the box till later.

I do have a carnelian heart in the sweet and a mop butterfly... which is why I'm thinking of getting the other 2 just to round out my collection & i think they'd look all great together... but it's not that much more from the 2 sweets to a 5 motif, so I was thinking why not a 5 motif? yg/onyx is my favorite combo.

And then I think why not all of them? lol But then, that's not that much more to a 10 motif... which I'd never wear, but would get me half way to the 20 motif.

I think too much. lol then that takes me back to sweets or 5 motif... and the craziness starts again. :laugh:
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#339
texasgirliegirl said:
Hi Beachy,
Are you referring to the small size? I don't see the backs when I wear mine (large).....
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Yes the small ones. I tried on the frivole pave and could see the backings on the bottom. I asked my SA at Betteridge and she said they could order with different backs but wondered if that would affect the way they sit on the ear in a bad way. Don't want them to droop or anything. Just wasn't sure if anyone had them with different backs.
 
#341
beachy10 said:
Yes the small ones. I tried on the frivole pave and could see the backings on the bottom. I asked my SA at Betteridge and she said they could order with different backs but wondered if that would affect the way they sit on the ear in a bad way. Don't want them to droop or anything. Just wasn't sure if anyone had them with different backs.
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I have the pave --in fact i have several pairs of VCA earrings-- and what you can see is the gold "bar" that comes from the back of the earring that the folding back attaches to. this is standard and the most secure type of back. one thing to keep in mind is that everyones ears are different. how are your pierced holes centered--do you have thick or thin lobes?, are your ears are folded back tightly or do they stand out a bit?--etc:smile1: Not suggesting you buy something you dont like but I guarantee from some angle everyone can see a little metal from the back
 
#342
Hermesaholic said:
I have the pave --in fact i have several pairs of VCA earrings-- and what you can see is the gold "bar" that comes from the back of the earring that the folding back attaches to. this is standard and the most secure type of back. one thing to keep in mind is that everyones ears are different. how are your pierced holes centered--do you have thick or thin lobes?, are your ears are folded back tightly or do they stand out a bit?--etc:smile1: Not suggesting you buy something you dont like but I guarantee from some angle everyone can see a little metal from the back
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I have the pave earclips and the metal doesn't bother me. You can try to move it around a little bit and cover it with your hair, although the angle of the posts makes it somewhat difficult.
 
#343
texasgirliegirl said:
Juat my opinion of course but i think that the onyx is more enduring than a couple of sweets.
I never thought i would wear these ten motifs and bought everything in sets of two's (so i could wear them as a twenty and later divide among my daughters).
Well, I wear these ten motifs all the time! Crazy!
Today I am wearing the mop......
You really love onyx...hold out for what you really want.
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I agree with TGG - the onyx is a keeper. This will be a classic piece that you can wear for years to come. Although the sweets are cute, I don't know if they will stand the test of time.
 
#344
Florasun said:
I have the pave earclips and the metal doesn't bother me. You can try to move it around a little bit and cover it with your hair, although the angle of the posts makes it somewhat difficult.
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I agree. I do know that with one pair of earclips because they were originally clip -- the metal was not visible because the earring sat much high up on the lobe. when VCA converted them to posts at my request they hung lower (my preference) and there is a bit of metal that shows from the back. however most earrings are the same. I have an antique pair of post back earring with large push on gold backs. from the right angle you can see the back protrude from behind my ear.
 
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