LOL!!! Boobies!! I have seen your Frivole and love it. You look great with crisp white metals and bling! Ty for your input and always offering advice to us here! I love reading your posts! I remember you from the Chanel forum
I had mop and onyx bracelet! I sold the onyx as I felt it looked harsh as I got older. I recently saw an old video of me and it looked nice. ha! But I do not think I would add it back. I also had the MOP and felt it looked blah as I am so pale. I really need to try on a few stones!
As for the large pendant/20 motif. I am plus sized and hold a lot of weight in my bust and when I tried on all long necklaces, I feel very much like everything is falling off a cliff! It sticks out from the side and does not lay as nice. It was my husband that said it looked weird and stuck out from the side! I am very torn on this . I do have a long necklace I could post and show you what I mean!
I know for sure I will do bracelets. I will do 2 and layer them. Maybe the MOP will look great with the Guicholle ? I think the Perlee signature is beautiful, but think it looks amazing with other Perlee stacked. Bracelets will be easy. Interesting you think 2 mop!
The earrings will have to wait a bit I guess, I need to get a good quality stud that will stretch open my piercing. If you have an option for that, please lmk!
I am trying to buy over the phone, but I guess I need a trip into the city and do this in person!
Right now I am thinking, 2 bracelets for sure . I would like to get them asap. Then a 20 motif or pendant if it is flattering on me. Then 2 earrings.
My VCA was purchased at Neimans and the Naples store and different Sa's. I would like to now stick with one fabulous Sa that could know my style and help me get things that would compliment me.
Does anyone shop at Short Hills or should I do NYC? I have done aftercare at NYC and they are really good! I just do not want to waste time trying a bunch of stuff I am not sure about.
If anyone has a great SA in NYC, please lmk. I would like to make an appointment .
Hi! Yes, you remembered me. Yes, I'm the Chanel matchy matchy bag and shoes advocate. No one does matching bags and shoes like Chanel.
First, your ears. I would recommend the best earrings for your ears are simple gold balls. This will allow you to "twist" those newly pierced earholes because you have to keep the earrings in for several weeks and twist them daily. Plus, and not to get grose, if they start to bleed and you need to take them out for a moment, the gold balls require minimal care, so you can just wash them and not ruin them. Newly pierced ears are so exciting! You can pick the spot where you want the hole! I got my ears pierced when I was 15, and I honestly think a 16 year old pierced them (Piercing Pagoda!). My ear piercing is very low, so all my earrings sit low.
On to your necklace... maybe the necklace you have is too thin? A thin chain I think will disappear on you, and they will lay on you wide and not hang down. I hope that makes sense. A long necklace should land past your boobies, not land "on" your boobies, nor hang off the cliff. It should be long enough and weighty enough to swing on it's own weight. I think a 20 motif has more presence than just a thin chain necklace. Also, what about a super long necklace like the 16 motif? I love super long necklaces. I think they are so slimming and just give the eye the illusion of length.
When you go to VCA, I would suggest trying on a 20 motif in MOP (it's a nice neutral goes with everything stone). I would also ask them to bring in a 16 motif to try on as well. If you are super boobie, I think the 16 motif long necklace will really pop on you. I think the length will also get past the "cliff" and hang nicely because it's super long. Think Ava Vanderbilt "I'm so cool and confident, I just threw my long necklace on to come down and have breakfast in my morning robe." Very casual and effortless chic.
Oh, and don't try on a 20 motif oynx. I think it will look harsh on you and you will hate it, and therefore hate the 20 motif. By the way, I am on the fence with an oynx set as well. I also think it's harsh, and an "angry" look There was a lot of discussion on oynx earlier, and some call it edgey for a more positive view, but to me, I do think it can come across harsh/angry. I agree with you to skip oynx.
I think before you dive in to buying bracelets, you may want to decide on a stone set. Don't dive in and end up with a hodge podge of nice stuff. Wait a bit, try on the pieces, think through what you want, and have a set of nice stuff!
For me, I would rather have two big pieces that match and stand out vs. 5 pieces of just hodge podge pieces put together.
I think this is especially true for plus-size women. Don't buy tiny, dainty stuff that looks like kid's jewelry. You're a real woman and real woman need real jewelry. If I were plus size, I would buy big and bold pieces that pop. Even if it's only a couple of pieces. That can be your look, your trademark.
I love big rings, which is why for bracelets, I like them to "match" otherwise the eye just roams to see ring, a bracelet, another bracelet. Too much roaming and the eye gets bored and does not bother to stop, it just moves on. So, imagine a big ring with two MOP matching bracelets. It turns what was a "simple bracelet" look into a bold almost "cuff bracelet look", so your eye stops at the ring and then bracelet. I hope that made sense, which is why I suggested two of the same MOP bracelet. It's all preference of course, and most people probably think it's nuts to buy repeat pieces. I do it though to create a look, so just a thought I want to share.
Here are some photos I posted to help explain the "two matching bracelet" look. The first photo is one bracelet. Simple, clean, but a bit boring to me. The second photo is two bracelets. Now it looks like a nice "bold bracelet" on the wrist. Third photo is three bracelets for a "bold cuff" look.
I prefer a “bold” look, not a “busy” look so the eye can zoom in and stop in its tracks. Anyway, hope this makes sense and helps.
All this is eventually want you like, and I hope some of this might help you think of ideas. Good luck and post photos!
By the way, my VCA SA recently left too!
So annoying, but I suppose SAs never last forever. Are you in Naples as in Naples, FL? I grew up in Miami, and there are two VCAs in Miami, at Bal Harbour and the Design District. I no longer live in Miami, but when I did, I prefer Bal Harbour over the Design District. Just FYI.
But I really like the 10 too!
