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#19,726
so_sofya1985 said:
Hello lovelies! So I made it to VCA this afternoon and tried a bunch of stuff: unfortunately to say, nothing grabbed my attention as much as lotus ring or my pave 3 motif did, but out of all, I felt the following:
1. Frivole YG ring and earrings 8/10
2. 3 row pave bracelet 10/10
3. Perlee bracelet 8/10
4. Not sold on carnelian guilloche necklace
5. Hated the carnelian earrings on me...
6. One row pave bracelet - 6/10
7. Vintage pave for the pinky 9/10

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I love love love the Frivole pave set on you! I would get that set for sure! I have it in WG and it sparkles like mad. I think you have the Lotus ring already, and it's very different (I have both), so it's definitely not a duplicate "flower" ring. I agree with you on the Carnelian... not really loving it.

If you go again, I would love to see you model the Hellebore Ring in lapis if your store has it! It's a hard to get piece and not readily available. I tried it on once very briefly. A client had already purchased the ring, but my SA knows I like big rings, so he let me try it on. That ring size was very small, and I could not even get it over my knuckle, so it did not wow me at the time. But now, I can't stop thinking about it! I didn't ask to take a picture out of respect for the client who purchased it, but now I want to see it on a real hand. :biggrin:

I love the Frivole on you! Winner!
 
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BigAkoya said:
I love love love the Frivole pave set on you! I would get that set for sure! I have it in WG and it sparkles like mad. I think you have the Lotus ring already, and it's very different (I have both), so it's definitely not a duplicate "flower" ring. I agree with you on the Carnelian... not really loving it.

If you go again, I would love to see you model the Hellebore Ring in lapis if your store has it! It's a hard to get piece and not readily available. I tried it on once very briefly. A client had already purchased the ring, but my SA knows I like big rings, so he let me try it on. That ring size was very small, and I could not even get it over my knuckle, so it did not wow me at the time. But now, I can't stop thinking about it! I didn't ask to take a picture out of respect for the client who purchased it, but now I want to see it on a real hand. :biggrin:

I love the Frivole on you! Winner!
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You can probably even judge by my satisfied face how I felt about it right? The rest is just ok....
I tried on frivole without expecting much tbh but I really liked it in yellow gold on me! I tried it also in white gold but didn’t love it. I think yg is the winner for me.
What do you think of the vintage for a pinky ring? I really thought it was cute...
 
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#19,729
so_sofya1985 said:
You can probably even judge by my satisfied face how I felt about it right? The rest is just ok....
I tried on frivole without expecting much tbh but I really liked it in yellow gold on me! I tried it also in white gold but didn’t love it. I think yg is the winner for me.
What do you think of the vintage for a pinky ring? I really thought it was cute...
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The VA for a pinky ring is cute, but your style is not cute... your style is wow!
I would stay with your wow theme and go for more bling on the hand.
You only have one hand to flash bling... make it count! :nuts::heart:
 
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so_sofya1985 said:
Hahahaha I love you! :heart::heart::heart::heart::heart:Tell me, is frivole wow? yellow gold is much more subtle I feel...
As for hellebore ring ... I have tried it and I am not a fan of the design :crybaby:
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YG Pave Frivole to me is not the same as WG Pave Frivole. The eye sees both the YG and the diamonds, hence the look is more a gold jewelry piece with diamonds. YG is also a more casual look (e.g. high jewellery is almost always in platinum or WG). With WG Frivole, the WG takes a backseat and all you see are diamonds, so it's more an all diamond piece, and it's super blingy. Similar to your WG Magic earrings, all you see are the diamonds, and the metal takes a backseat.

Frivole to me is bold elegance which I love. The petals are three dimensional, it is a pure work of art, it is just a stunning piece.
Magic pave to me is more in-your-face logo wow. While the design is simpler, just a four leaf clover, it screams VCA.
The two are very different looks, yet they both make statements.

If you can love WG, I would choose the WG Frivole pave set over the YG. Maybe try on both again.
I just received my Lotus earrings, so I just posted photos in the Action Thread of my Frivole set with my Lotus set so you can see and compare those.

I would love to see Hellebore on real fingers! :nuts:
 
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BigAkoya said:
YG Pave Frivole to me is not the same as WG Pave Frivole. The eye sees both the YG and the diamonds, hence the look is more a gold jewelry piece with diamonds. YG is also a more casual look (e.g. high jewellery is almost always in platinum or WG). With WG Frivole, the WG takes a backseat and all you see are diamonds, so it's more an all diamond piece, and it's super blingy. Similar to your WG Magic earrings, all you see are the diamonds, and the metal takes a backseat.

Frivole to me is bold elegance which I love. The petals are three dimensional, it is a pure work of art, it is just a stunning piece.
Magic pave to me is more in-your-face logo wow. While the design is simpler, just a four leaf clover, it screams VCA.
The two are very different looks, yet they both make statements.

If you can love WG, I would choose the WG Frivole pave set over the YG. Maybe try on both again.
I just received my Lotus earrings, so I just posted photos in the Action Thread of my Frivole set with my Lotus set so you can see and compare those.

I would love to see Hellebore on real fingers! :nuts:
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Very informative as always! Could you please send me the link to your post? So I don’t get lost?
I didn’t try the WG just looked at it - so next time I will properly try it on! So do you have both : the ring and the earrings or the necklace as well?
 
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#19,737
so_sofya1985 said:
Very informative as always! Could you please send me the link to your post? So I don’t get lost?
I didn’t try the WG just looked at it - so next time I will properly try it on! So do you have both : the ring and the earrings or the necklace as well?
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I have both the ring and earrings in pave. I don't wear short necklaces, so I was hoping to get the Very Large pave pendant/clip and wear it as a long pendant. I tried it, and it really was not big enough to wear as a long pendant. It would look great worn short. I also tried on the bracelet, and it did not look and took away from the ring. I posted photos of that too somewhere here.

I am really matchy matchy, and I like sets of three, so I'm still working on that "3rd" piece for each collection. Pickings are slim though. My preference would be a long necklace as I love long necklaces. Next time I fly to a VCA, I will ask the SA to bring in the Very Large clip again to see if I feel differently, but I doubt it though.

Here is the link to the photos:

Van Cleef in action!

When you know you know:hbeat:… so much love for the Frivole pave earrings! Love love love those earrings! They sit on you perfectly by the way! No droop, not too low, not too high, just perfect on you! Your ear were made for them!
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BigAkoya said:
This is so true! My husband takes pride in knowing his fashion and jewelry stuff too!
My husband is really cute and knows all the gemstones, as in Burma Ruby, Ceylon Sapphire, Colombian Emerald. He also knows the luxury brands and styles. However, for VCA, he hasn't quite gotten the stone names yet, so he calls them by their primary colors.
The "red" stone (Carnelian) is his favorite. We've been talking about what pieces for my oynx set which he calls the "black" stone. :biggrin:

A lot of national news reporters wear VCA.
One day, he freezes the TV, and says, "hey honey, look, she's wearing the black one you want." I'm like "yes dear, that would be the oynx 20 motif." :biggrin: Then, another time a few weeks ago, he freezes the TV again and says "hey honey, look, are those the black & white earrings you want?" I'm like "yes dear, those are the Cosmos oynx earrings." It totally cracks me up that he cannot remember the stone names. :biggrin::biggrin: I was actually surprised I saw a news reporter wearing the Cosmos oynx earrings, they looked great!

It would be fun to hear our husbands talk to each other comparing our love of VCA! :heart:
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I L:heart:o:heart:v:heart:e your story about pausing the TV:girlsigh:

I can relate to this sweet story:hugs:
 
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BigAkoya said:
I have both the ring and earrings in pave. I don't wear short necklaces, so I was hoping to get the Very Large pave pendant/clip and wear it as a long pendant. I tried it, and it really was not big enough to wear as a long pendant. It would look great worn short. I also tried on the bracelet, and it did not look and took away from the ring. I posted photos of that too somewhere here.

I am really matchy matchy, and I like sets of three, so I'm still working on that "3rd" piece for each collection. Pickings are slim though. My preference would be a long necklace as I love long necklaces. Next time I fly to a VCA, I will ask the SA to bring in the Very Large clip again to see if I feel differently, but I doubt it though.

Here is the link to the photos:

Van Cleef in action!

When you know you know:hbeat:… so much love for the Frivole pave earrings! Love love love those earrings! They sit on you perfectly by the way! No droop, not too low, not too high, just perfect on you! Your ear were made for them!
forum.purseblog.com forum.purseblog.com
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Going to check it now. Would you wear all 3 at the same time? My mom is into 3s too, no actually she gets Everything that is within the collection - so usually it is earrings, necklace, rings and bracelet - I feel it is a more glamorous look to pull it all off at the same time:.: I am not there yet :yes: 1,2 items and a watch is more than enough for me for any given outing.
 
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