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#19,231
Notorious Pink said:
Went in today to look/confirm and it's definitely onyx for me. The MOP is beautiful, and it's hard to tell from the photos, but the onyx is much better against my skin; in person the WMOP blends in a bit.

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Oooh loving the onyx on you! And the RdN not to mention the Frivole! Woman you are in trouble! :biggrin:Which will you choose first?
 
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#19,234
cafecreme15 said:
Hi all! Have taken a bit of a break from TPF and VCA to focus on getting married and buying an apartment but I am just beginning to come back to it! Am thinking of my next purchase which will prob be toward the latter part of this year. Was originally thinking two motif Alhambra earrings but now I’m thinking I may get more use out of a 10 motif necklace since I just bought some non-VCA earrings I’m loving. I think the guilloche might be the one!
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First…Congratulations on all the recent wonderful events in your life! The sun is certainly shining on you!

And speaking of shine, I love all the necklaces on you. If I had to choose one, for pure beauty, it would be the BA. Wow, the BA pops on you and looks so gorgeous with your blond hair! Blue eyes too?! And against your skin!

Guilloche is nice too, but for me though, I don’t love it. Yes, it’s shiny gold, so unless you want just an all metal gold chain necklace, I would get a pop of color.

At the end of the day, if you take out the “it’s VCA”, “it’s Guilloche”, “it’s the rare BA” hype, these are fun necklaces with pop!

Looking at it from that view, the BA is gorgeous on you, it’s mesmerizing to me. Whether someone knows it’s VCA or not, that necklace screams of beauty on you.

It’s preference of course as all VCA is lovely. Good luck and congrats again on your wonderful life!
 
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#19,235
BigAkoya said:
First…Congratulations on all the recent wonderful events in your life! The sun is certainly shining on you!

And speaking of shine, I love all the necklaces on you. If I had to choose one, for pure beauty, it would be the BA. Wow, the BA pops on you and looks so gorgeous with your blond hair! Blue eyes too?! And against your skin!

Guilloche is nice too, but for me though, I don’t love it. Yes, it’s shiny gold, so unless you want just an all metal gold chain necklace, I would get a pop of color.

At the end of the day, if you take out the “it’s VCA”, “it’s Guilloche”, “it’s the rare BA” hype, these are fun necklaces with pop!

Looking at it from that view, the BA is gorgeous on you, it’s mesmerizing to me. Whether someone knows it’s VCA or not, that necklace screams of beauty on you.

It’s preference of course as all VCA is lovely. Good luck and congrats again on your wonderful life!
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Got to agree the blue adds a beautiful pop of color & looks amazing on you
 
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You are so young! I always loved the blue agate. I vote the blue agate for you even though I have the 10 motif guilloche myself.

cafecreme15 said:
Hi all! Have taken a bit of a break from TPF and VCA to focus on getting married and buying an apartment but I am just beginning to come back to it! Am thinking of my next purchase which will prob be toward the latter part of this year. Was originally thinking two motif Alhambra earrings but now I’m thinking I may get more use out of a 10 motif necklace since I just bought some non-VCA earrings I’m loving. I think the guilloche might be the one!
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#19,237
Notorious Pink said:
Frivole first
Then onyx
Then RDN
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Love them all on you, but that Frivole is so beautiful on you. There is no other 3-dimensional, heart-shaped petal flower like it! Since you wear short necklaces and you like bold, you may want to try the Very Large Frivole. I love it... so gorgeous. I was going to get it and wear it long (I don't wear short necklaces), but it's not bold enough as a long necklace. It really pops as a short necklace. It's not quite as big as RDN, but it's super blingy. For now, it's only in WG, but you never know... Frivole is so popular and new pieces seem to come out all the time. Try it on for fun... you may hate it or you may love it.
I am still thinking about getting it to wear long. I love love love Frivole! :nuts: :heart:

Frivole clip pendant, very large model - VCARP6L600 - Van Cleef & Arpels (vancleefarpels.com)
 
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BigAkoya said:
Love them all on you, but that Frivole is so beautiful on you. There is no other 3-dimensional, heart-shaped petal flower like it! Since you wear short necklaces and you like bold, you may want to try the Very Large Frivole. I love it... so gorgeous. I was going to get it and wear it long (I don't wear short necklaces), but it's not bold enough as a long necklace. It really pops as a short necklace. It's not quite as big as RDN, but it's super blingy. For now, it's only in WG, but you never know... Frivole is so popular and new pieces seem to come out all the time. Try it on for fun... you may hate it or you may love it.
I am still thinking about getting it to wear long. I love love love Frivole! :nuts: :heart:

Frivole clip pendant, very large model - VCARP6L600 - Van Cleef & Arpels (vancleefarpels.com)
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yes, the frivole is a must. My SA says I could do with or without the pendant but I love the earrings and I prefer a set. I like the large Frivole, but it would be further down on the list, especially as I have the Magic Pave. I wear both short and long, only I dont really have any long (yet!)
 
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#19,239
eternallove4bag said:
I might just be following on your footsteps! I was thinking onyx next year and this coming from a girl who thought onyx looked horrible on her skin tone! But after trying it at the store last week, I am a believer! View attachment 5150295
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I swear! That looks just like Chevre to me! Loooooove!

Oh and I love onyx too. Adore it in fact.
 
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BigAkoya said:
Love them all on you, but that Frivole is so beautiful on you. There is no other 3-dimensional, heart-shaped petal flower like it! Since you wear short necklaces and you like bold, you may want to try the Very Large Frivole. I love it... so gorgeous. I was going to get it and wear it long (I don't wear short necklaces), but it's not bold enough as a long necklace. It really pops as a short necklace. It's not quite as big as RDN, but it's super blingy. For now, it's only in WG, but you never know... Frivole is so popular and new pieces seem to come out all the time. Try it on for fun... you may hate it or you may love it.
I am still thinking about getting it to wear long. I love love love Frivole! :nuts: :heart:

Frivole clip pendant, very large model - VCARP6L600 - Van Cleef & Arpels (vancleefarpels.com)
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I want the yg non pave version of this at some point. It has so many options - wear long, short or as a pin.
 
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Hi VCA lovers in terms of durability do you prefer VCA or Cartier?
Is VCA YG more durable or RG?
Does VCA YG lose shape? Or links break?
If we get bracelet resized(allhambra) is there a durability issue?

out of perlee and allhambra which one is more durable ??
Thanks so much
 
#19,243
Hi VCA lovers in terms of durability do you prefer VCA or Cartier?
Is VCA YG more durable or RG?
Does VCA YG lose shape? Or links break?
If we get bracelet resized(allhambra) is there a durability issue?

out of perlee and allhambra which one is more durable ??
Thanks so much
 
#19,244
luxelove27 said:
Hi VCA lovers in terms of durability do you prefer VCA or Cartier?
Is VCA YG more durable or RG?
Does VCA YG lose shape? Or links break?
If we get bracelet resized(allhambra) is there a durability issue?

out of perlee and allhambra which one is more durable ??
Thanks so much
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In my personal opinion, Cartier is generally more durable and hard-wearing, but this depends on the piece of course. A Love will be more hard wearing than an Alhambra bracelet. But VCA is more beautiful and feminine. It is more delicate but prettier.

There are of course some very durable pieces from VCA. I would choose the all Hammered gold Alhambra over the stones if you want the most durable material. You can also choose Alhambra for necklaces and earrings as these are less likely to get damaged assuming you are not showering with them.

Perlee is also very durable as it is gold or gold with diamonds.
 
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