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#16,472
allure244 said:
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I can totally relate as I work in health care as well. For years I have been wearing a pendant to the hospital. It’s usually my onyx holiday pendant and it’s my little piece of happiness at work. However given the current situation, and because I intubate patients and am close to their airway, I am at a higher risk of exposure to the virus. Therefore, I decided last week to remove anything I cannot fully sanitize at the end of my work day including the vca pendant. I know some of my colleagues have even stopped wearing their wedding bands. The only thing I wear now is my love bracelet but I wipe it down very carefully before I leave the hospital. My vca pieces and H bags are tucked away for now. Other than work, I just go to the grocery store or target. I don’t even want to carry nice leather bags there. I have been using a coated canvas LV pouchette I can wipe down instead. I feel like it’s better to be safe at this point. I can still admire my babies once I’m home but only after I change out of my scrubs and decontaminate myself by taking a long shower. Seeing the eye candy posts here also brings me some joy during these uncertain times. Please stay safe everyone. We will get through this. Thank you for everyone who is staying home when they can. :hbeat::love:
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Oh please be careful!!! Mine have cancers so they are more in it badly should they get it...
I wear 2 love bracelets stacked for the past 8 years and I felt sad & really bare after removing them this morning. So now, truly nothing below the elbows so I could completely scrub off after seeing/touching patients. I feel like I have to do whatever I can to protect them.
I’ve also started using LV canvas for the past week so I could easily wipe them down at the end of the day. It’s good to know that I am not alone in this. Thanks for sharing! :hugs:
 
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gagabag said:
Oh please be careful!!! Mine have cancers so they are more in it badly should they get it...
I wear 2 love bracelets stacked for the past 8 years and I felt sad & really bare after removing them this morning. So now, truly nothing below the elbows so I could completely scrub off after seeing/touching patients. I feel like I have to do whatever I can to protect them.
I’ve also started using LV canvas for the past week so I could easily wipe them down at the end of the day. It’s good to know that I am not alone in this. Thanks for sharing! :hugs:
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Stay safe both of you! And thank you so much for putting yourselves out there everyday!!
 
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#16,476
gagabag said:
Is everyone still wearing their jewelries? I work in health care so I can’t work from home. Recently, we ditched wearing suits to scrubs at work, then change back to street clothes before going home. I still wear my watch and wedding ring but I might stop wearing those too. This pesky virus can live up to 2-3 days in steel so wearing jewelries might not be occupationally safe very soon. I am feeling a bit desolate, my VCA babies are now tucked away! Stay safe everyone! x
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allure244 said:
:hbeat:

I can totally relate as I work in health care as well. For years I have been wearing a pendant to the hospital. It’s usually my onyx holiday pendant and it’s my little piece of happiness at work. However given the current situation, and because I intubate patients and am close to their airway, I am at a higher risk of exposure to the virus. Therefore, I decided last week to remove anything I cannot fully sanitize at the end of my work day including the vca pendant. I know some of my colleagues have even stopped wearing their wedding bands. The only thing I wear now is my love bracelet but I wipe it down very carefully before I leave the hospital. My vca pieces and H bags are tucked away for now. Other than work, I just go to the grocery store or target. I don’t even want to carry nice leather bags there. I have been using a coated canvas LV pouchette I can wipe down instead. I feel like it’s better to be safe at this point. I can still admire my babies once I’m home but only after I change out of my scrubs and decontaminate myself by taking a long shower. Seeing the eye candy posts here also brings me some joy during these uncertain times. Please stay safe everyone. We will get through this. Thank you for everyone who is staying home when they can. :hbeat::love:
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Applauding all healthcare workers around the world! xoxoxo:tup::tup::tup:
 
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gagabag said:
Thank you, dear! We now have 30 Covids in our hospital, 7 in ICU and it keeps creeping up by the day. I have decided not to wear any jewelries starting Monday. I tucked all of my VCA away. In the meantime, I will enjoy ogling yours and others amazing pieces here! Thanks as well for all the beautiful photos! Makes me so happy and eases the stress looking at them :loveeyes:
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To you and all of you in the health care industry now .....THANK YOU for what you do everyday and please stay safe!
 
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surfer said:
Hi dear! I love the bracelet but honestly haven’t been able to test it properly so I can’t tell you about the flipping. They are soooo pretty though. I tried on the yg version as well. Highly recommend the pink gold sapphire Frivole. I know my SA has another pair of earrings if anyone is looking!
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Thank you for your reply surfer. I do like the idea of pink gold and sapphire on the frivole earrings but I already have the white gold pave ones. A little while ago I was interested in their pave multi motif necklace, however a few of the flowers kept on flipping on me. I thought it too fiddly if I had to keep worrying about flipping motifs. Did you feel as if the bracelet would be comfortable enough to leave on for long periods of time? I know the pave vintage alhambra one would be but I am somehow not keen on them...
 
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ShyShy said:
Thank you for your reply surfer. I do like the idea of pink gold and sapphire on the frivole earrings but I already have the white gold pave ones. A little while ago I was interested in their pave multi motif necklace, however a few of the flowers kept on flipping on me. I thought it too fiddly if I had to keep worrying about flipping motifs. Did you feel as if the bracelet would be comfortable enough to leave on for long periods of time? I know the pave vintage alhambra one would be but I am somehow not keen on them...
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I think it’s def comfortable to wear but it’s pretty delicate so might catch on things easily. That’s why I don’t wear bracelets much. It’s so pretty though. I wish they would release a pink gold/pave version :)
 
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3lena said:
In all this madness, I purchased my first VCA piece, as a distraction but also for all my hard work this year!

Thank you for letting me share, and please stay safe everyone :heart:
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Welcome to the wonderful world of Van Cleef & Arpels... Congratulations ! You have arrived and your world will never be the same. I know while waiting for this lovely piece to arrive, you were already contemplating your next VCA purchase.... and if you weren't ... you will. lol.
Wear this amazing Van Cleef & Arpels item in the best of wealth, health and happiness.
Cheers !!!
"J!m"
 
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