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Does anyone have the same situation as I have? Hope you don't feel my question is too strange.

I love VCA and I'm a very low key person. Though I love alhambra line I found a lot of people know it (surprising). Then topic they'll discuss with me about: if my item is real or not, if it's real then what's the price range, how I can afford it etc. I felt really uncomfortable. I'm wondering should I buy from perlee or flower line (it's from VCA and less common).

Buy and wear what you love. Should nosy individuals ask such questions, you are under no obligation to indulge with answers. Smile and say thank you for the compliment.:smile1:
 
Thank you so much for answering this! I could have bought two VCA for what I paid for those darned hard to put on bracelets that I rarely wear due to the difficult clasp. It's hard to pick one to start with, as I wear a lot of neutrals, so any of those colors would work. So would MOP, but I want to start with some color, even if it's the absence of color (black). I also would have normally gone for white gold, but seeing the photos posted earlier of the rings (turquoise in white gold, with a white perlee bangle), I think I've decided to go pink (or maybe yellow). If I make this a move present (a push present but all you push are boxes lol), maybe I'll get more than one! Thanks again for the advice; much appreciated! I have gone back to my true and first addiction: jewelry. :)

Black and MOP are great first choices. I started with MOP with WG because it matched my WG Love and then bought the all PG to go with my PG signature Perlée. Now I am thinking more PG, maybe letterwood. I do like the contrast of mixing them too. YG does not go well with my complexion but there are so many great choices. The turquoise is also super pretty. I definitely think you deserve a moving present (or 2!) :smile1:


 
Silly question, as I've never tried any VCA before (HW, yes, VCA, no). I have two Chanel bracelets that drive me bats trying to get them on (off seems to be much easier), so I'm wondering how easy the vintage Alhambra bracelets are to remove. Thanks in advance. Now to decide...onyx...malachite...gold...oh dear!


Not easy at all for me I'm afraid. I have to get my boyfriend to put it on and take it off. Sometimes I just leave it on for a period of time. Since it's YG it's pretty hardy :)
 
Attached are a few pics of my new holiday pendant. It is so gorgeous in real life and I love that it can look dark and light. The MOP has such a beautiful contrast and the diamond has a lot of fire that was hard to capture in photos. I also attached a comparison pic for fun. :love:
 

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Black and MOP are great first choices. I started with MOP with WG because it matched my WG Love and then bought the all PG to go with my PG signature Perlée. Now I am thinking more PG, maybe letterwood. I do like the contrast of mixing them too. YG does not go well with my complexion but there are so many great choices. The turquoise is also super pretty. I definitely think you deserve a moving present (or 2!) :smile1:



I'm thinking the same thing! All of my "significant" jewelry is platinum/white gold, as is my love bracelet, but I may break out of the mold and try something wild like PG or YG. Who knows, maybe both! I'm going to have fun playing in the store; before I just kind of glanced in the store not really that interested. Diamonds were all that caught my fancy. I guess I've matured. Well, a little. :)
 
Not easy at all for me I'm afraid. I have to get my boyfriend to put it on and take it off. Sometimes I just leave it on for a period of time. Since it's YG it's pretty hardy :)

Oh dear...then I may start with gold in that case so I can leave it on all of the time. I don't wear my onyx & agate/chalcedony Chanel very much at all because they are hard even for the SA's to put on (when I bought them...note to self: if the SA's can't do it, don't buy it!). I do like the onyx and malachite, too. I'll definitely have to play with them, as I'll need them shortened as well which will make them even harder.
 
Attached are a few pics of my new holiday pendant. It is so gorgeous in real life and I love that it can look dark and light. The MOP has such a beautiful contrast and the diamond has a lot of fire that was hard to capture in photos. I also attached a comparison pic for fun. :love:

WOW! So pretty! That's really stunning on you, and love how the color changes (and your other pendants).
 
Attached are a few pics of my new holiday pendant. It is so gorgeous in real life and I love that it can look dark and light. The MOP has such a beautiful contrast and the diamond has a lot of fire that was hard to capture in photos. I also attached a comparison pic for fun. :love:

It looks beautiful on you! You have gorgeous coloring (you, not the pendant, although that does too) :smile1:
 
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