VCA ~ Van Cleef Arpels Discussion thread!

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And another one

Way too cool. I love the way you're wearing them. I now have earring/outfit envy!

 

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I too DETEST scratches on my jewellery, which is one of the reasons why I don't wear the non-pave Loves. I adore the look however and also stare at them on other ladies' wrists. I love all 3 gold colours, esp in the 4-diamond version (the all metal WG looks like steel too me, a tad too masculin).

OMG, you and I think sooo alike sometimes, it's freaky! I find for me, a non-pave Love looks so "lonely" on its own. I've actually used that word in the past.

Yes. It's a slippery slope . . .

 

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Congrats @sjunky13 on your new purchases and great experience!
@hers4eva, ITA with @BigAkoya! Fingers crossed you can get it very soon!


Thank you so much for the recommendation! I think we’ve passed the Pucci boutique between the hotel and dior
i wore my new dior dress with VCA six motif to the ballet (Notre Dame was the title of the ballet) in Rome tonight. Dior kindly sent flowers bc the dress i bought had to be taken back for a button reattachment. After reading about a TPF members horrible VCA customer service with a missing post, Dior‘s super sweet customer service really stood out, and it makes me want to shop at Dior (though the Rome SA understands and supports that my home store is NY). Dior corporate does make it easy as the Dior SA in Rome can look up my purchase history including my sizes from NY) The fact that Dior RTW customer service is far nicer and better than a VCA jewelry brand experience is scandalous given the cost of VCA.

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Just stunning! And the necklace is perfect with the dress. Living vicariously in California. Please continue the travel/shoppinglogues!

 

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Does anyone here have anything from the Perlée couleurs collection? I have searched the forum but I can't find much at all and they don't seem to be very popular. I'm really interested in choosing one of these pieces and would love any feedback anyone has about them TIA! I was looking at getting a Frivole piece, but I really like the Malachite in this design.

I don't own anything in the Perlee Couleurs, but I've often admired the collection. These look lovely on you.

 

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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

will add if forgot anything

I second @BigAkoya. I love the pave frivole on you!

 

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I can imagine you this power lady, a partner at a law firm or something!
I work in finance but could never wear anything bling to work, I work for a french company and french people don’t do bling at all....
yeah your style would definitely be too much for me to wear all at once ... especially all the Alhambra’s...
I don’t understand why when I go to try the Alhambra long necklaces I never like them on me! I really love the idea of them and how versatile they are and I really really want to make it work but with my large bust i just look like one of milk ladies from some village in Russia.... I’m just missing a scarf over my head and am good to go ...

rolexes are a personal love and I don’t see it fading! I have always been a men’s watch girl ever since my dad gave me his Ulysses nardin watch for my 17th birthday.
however, currently I am also lusting over the brushed rose gold AP..... ouffff now that makes me heart skip a beat any day...
Have you see @Cool Breeze collection of rolexes? I think she has maybe 100 of them? (I hope I’m referring to the right lady)

I know what you mean about the bust . . . it's that NY/Fashion mythology-everything looks better on someone flat-chested. I joke that I'm from Russian peasant stock. However, I digress. I think the VCA 20-motif Alhambra necklace looks fabulous! I've been collecting these for years. I find the vintage alhambra in the longer version elongates the torso. And of course, it can always be doubled it you want to wear it as a choker.
Personally, I think it's very becoming on you and I don't think you should reject it out of hand.
It's so fun to see your modeling shots. Please keep them coming!

 

[lynne_ross]

Ok!!!!! Ok!!!!! I know what I want now - and this is IT! This is 10000 percent me! In between and a single on the pinky View attachment 5198813

This looks gorgeous. Did you try to with small, big, small flower?

 

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The Magic design is a simple design, a big four leaf clover basically. It is not an artistic design like Frivole or Lotus.
However, Magic is not about the design. The beauty of Magic is all about screaming the big VCA logo. I think if you look at the Magic BTF ring in that view, you will love it. It's not a “look at this piece of art” ring like Lotus or Frivole. It's “look at my blingy VCA ring.”

I personally feel Magic BTF is a perfect match if you want to make a set. Often times, I buy pieces to make a set even though I don't love the piece by itself (e.g. the Lotus earrings are a good example). Sometimes the set is more beautiful when worn together than the individual pieces, and when I wear them together, I love love love the set. Hence for me, it is worth buying a piece I may not love to create a beautiful set. I go for the overall blingy effect, not just the individual piece. I hope that made sense.

Try wearing it on your fourth ring finger. I personaly prefer it on the fourth finger as I think large clovers next to the fourth ring finger and pinkie will make the ring stand out more. Plus, the hand is more angled toward the fourth and pinkie fingers, so it may not look so flat as it does not sitting right in the middle of your hand.

For me, if I had your earrings, I would buy the Magic BTF ring to make a gorgeous set. A bracelet is nice, but anyone can wear a bracelet. However, not anyone can wear a nice blingy ring. Make that statement is what I say! Go for the blingy ring. That's just my thoughts of course.

Lastly, on your other post on Frivole WG, I posted some modshots somewhere in this forum... I can't find them to paste the links here, so please allow me to repost here for you to make it easier to find.

In the first photo, I had already purchased the ring and earrings, and I was at VCA to try on the Very Large pendant and bracelet to find a third piece. To me, the bracelet does not look good with the ring (see the photo). I felt the braclet took away from the ring, and the bracelet gave too much of a dainty/delicate look. That was just me, but you may like the bracelet with it. Hope these photos excite you to go back to VCA and try on the WG pieces!
I hope this helps. Can't wait to see your next pieces!

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That ring looks gorgeous on you and the pearls! Finally, you're spot on. The bracelet doesn't do the ring justice.

 

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Do we agree it does not suit me?View attachment 5198613

Disagree completely. First, you're beautiful. Anything you wear, will look beautiful. However . . . I like this on you. . .

 

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Does anyone shower with their VCA jewelry. I don’t but curious if anyone does since it would be more convenient to just leave it on all the time.

No, with the exception of my all RG sweet alhambra "bracelet," which I lengthened and wear as an anklet. It showers, swims and sleeps with me . . . To avoid damage, anything with a stone should be removed before showering . . .

 

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But what first? Snowflake or the frivole set? Kinda same price I just need a goal in my head

Hands-down--the Frivole. The snowflake is beautiful, but frankly I find it a little underwhelming. I thought it would present larger. Buy the Frivole . . . It's fun, joyous, playful and beautiful!

 

[shpahlc]

Maybe you need the earrings adjusted. VCA earrings off the shelf hurt my ears. I have had to adjust every VCA earring.
I wrote a post on the four ways to adjust their earrings, and for me, I have to use two of the four adjustments.
I need to swap out for thinner posts (my ear piercing hole gets really sore with the standard thicker post), and I have to loosen the tension on the clips (the preset clip tension was squishing my ear lobes after only a couple of hours).

VCA earrings are adjustable to be comfy for everyone, so I hope maybe with a little adjustment you can add some earrings!

BigAkoya - do you have a link to the post you referenced? Would love to read more about the different ways to adjust earrings!

 

[BigAkoya]

BigAkoya - do you have a link to the post you referenced? Would love to read more about the different ways to adjust earrings!

Hi! It was one post for a Frivole earring, and the conversation went on a bit. Then it morphed into posts about Alhambra earrings. Let me try and summarize here so you don't have to click on a thousand posts.

For earrings, there are the four ways VCA can adjust your earrings for a perfect fit. Here is how to assess if your earrings fit:
- Tightness of the clip: Is the clip squishing your ear so much that you feel it and it hurts? If yes, ask to loosen the clip tension.
- Thickness of the post: Is your ear piercing sensitive/sore/bleeding after wearing? If yes, ask to swap out with thinner posts.
- Length of the post: Is the post sticking out the back of the clips when you wear them? If yes, perfect. If no, ask for longer posts.
- Height position of the earring: The back of your earring should have two holes for the post. If the post is in the lower hole, the earring will sit higher on your ear. If the post is in the upper hole, the earring will sit lower on your ear. Ask the SA to move to suit your preference. NOTE: To my knowledge, this double hole applies to Alhambra and Lotus earrings. My Frivole earrings do not have this double hole.
And finally, for those who do not have pierced ears, VCA can remove the post, and the earrings can be worn as clip earrings.

As FYI, for me, I had to loosen the clip tension as they were really squishing my ear after a few hours. I also had to swap the post out for the thinner post as my ear piercing is really small and gets sensitive fast and it was hurting. Once they made the changes, my earrings felt great, and I can wear them all day. The SA also told me these two were very common requests.

I hope this helps.

 

[Lien]

My mouth is closed (semi) but I am Screaming!!!!!!! I want this bad! And the two rings! Oh VCA what you do to me View attachment 5198837

Girl!! You and I have really similar tastes, it's freaky!

I love love love love love love the Snowflake line and if I had a money tree, I'd buy the entire line!

I posted a pic of me, somewhere on tPF, "modelling" the large Snowflake pendant which is what you're wearing here, right? I absolutely ADORE it.

I also posted a pic of me wearing the Frivole BTF and the single ring somewhere (can't find it however). I wore them on different fingers but the effect is similarly magical! If you have to decide which one to get first, I'd get the rings first. Reason being, you already have the magic pave pendant, so that serves that purpose - for now. Get the rings first and then go back for the pendant later. I am still dreaming of that pendant and I am fairly sure I'll go back and get that another time.

 

[Lien]

Good point about the earring issue w/the pendant. However, there is always the snowflake bracelet to go with the pendant.
Then earrings would become a bit less important because that bracelet is beyond words. I have tried it on multiple times just sitting there in the boutique staring at my wrist. The sparkle is insane.

Agreed. I am fairly sure I'll get the Snowflake pendant at some point and if I hit the lottery (haha, I don't even buy lottery tickets), I'd so get the Snowflake bracelet. I remember first seeing the bracelet on a Mariah Carey video yeeeaaars ago and it's been haunting me ever since. {{SIGH}}