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#19,876
BigAkoya said:
Yea... I'm not sure if it's cool to post photos I found, so I'll skip.
This is the ring, it's the lapis one. I love turquoise, but I'm not crazy about turquoise and MOP together on the other ring:
Hellébore ring - VCARP7EO00 - Van Cleef & Arpels (vancleefarpels.com)

And a bonus... on the VCA website, the video matches Hellebore with the Lotus earrings!
I read on social media the person who purchased the ring said it was a limited release, so maybe that's why you don't see many people own this ring. Or, it could be most people just think it's butt ugly! :biggrin:
But all that matters is for one person to love and tuck it in to snuggle in a cubby hole. That would be me! :yes:
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I dont see anything wrong with posting as long as they are public and credit is given to the original owner. Anyway, no I do not think the Hellebore collection is ugly. I wonder why we dont see it more too but it might be a case of it being relatively new and it sometimes takes people a while to "warm up" to a design. the btf ring is beautiful in my opinion. I am no good wearing turquoise but to the eye, personally I think its a stunning design. Its very frosty which I feel is basically the general theme. Perhaps you wrote here already and I missed it, but what are you thinking you will pair it with for your set, being that its primarily Lapis with diamonds?
 
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glamourbag said:
I dont see anything wrong with posting as long as they are public and credit is given to the original owner. Anyway, no I do not think the Hellebore collection is ugly. I wonder why we dont see it more too but it might be a case of it being relatively new and it sometimes takes people a while to "warm up" to a design. the btf ring is beautiful in my opinion. I am no good wearing turquoise but to the eye, personally I think its a stunning design. Its very frosty which I feel is basically the general theme. Perhaps you wrote here already and I missed it, but what are you thinking you will pair it with for your set, being that its primarily Lapis with diamonds?
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I posted a photo above, VCA paired Hellebore with Lotus earrings! I am so lucky! Dual purpose earrings!
 
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#19,881
nycmamaofone said:
I am thinking about putting a down deposit on a popular but currently unavailable item. For those of you who have done this, how long was the wait time? I just don’t want to be waiting too long with my money tied up…
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I have had to order two things:

Lotus Ring - took four weeks
Lotus Earrings - took 8 weeks

I paid in full up front for both pieces.
As FYI, my SA told me whether you put 30% down or pay in full, you are in the queue first come, first served, after the VIPs. The minimum is 30% down to be considered a real order. If you ask to be put on the wait list, it really means nothing as others who put a deposit or pay in full will keep bumping ahead of you. And of course, the VIPs always get top priority, so this is tiered process.

Hope this helps.
 
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BigAkoya said:
I have had to order two things:

Lotus Ring - took four weeks
Lotus Earrings - took 8 weeks

I paid in full up front for both pieces.
As FYI, my SA told me whether you put 30% down or pay in full, you are in the queue first come, first served, after the VIPs. The minimum is 30% down to be considered a real order. If you ask to be put on the wait list, it really means nothing as others who put a deposit or pay in full will keep bumping ahead of you. And of course, the VIPs always get top priority, so this is tiered process.

Hope this helps.
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Okay, thanks! This makes a lot of sense. I think I’ll go ahead then…
 
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#19,884
BigAkoya said:
Yea... I'm not sure if it's cool to post photos I found, so I'll skip.
This is the ring, it's the lapis one. I love turquoise, but I'm not crazy about turquoise and MOP together on the other ring:
Hellébore ring - VCARP7EO00 - Van Cleef & Arpels (vancleefarpels.com)

And a bonus... on the VCA website, the video matches Hellebore with the Lotus earrings!
I read on social media the person who purchased the ring said it was a limited release, so maybe that's why you don't see many people own this ring. Or, it could be most people just think it's butt ugly! :biggrin:
But all that matters is for one person to love and tuck it in to snuggle in a cubby hole. That would be me! :yes:
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Just because many do not have the ring is not a signal folks think it is ugly. Speaking of the noeud, I think only 2 or 3 people have posted their own here on tpf. It is not common. It could be the price point, knowledge, availability or that people think it is ugly :biggrin: If you love it then get it. I agree the ring would go nicely with the lotus earrings.
 
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#19,886
BigAkoya said:
May we be nosey and ask what beautiful piece you are getting? Inquiring minds want to know.
But it's perfectly okay if you wish to keep mum until you get the piece and surprise us. :yes:
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LOL!! It’s the onyx 10-motif necklace. I think you convinced me earlier to go for the necklace instead of the bracelet. After much soul searching, I decided that I really wanted the necklace. Hopefully it will come in time for my birthday next month.
 
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nycmamaofone said:
LOL!! It’s the onyx 10-motif necklace. I think you convinced me earlier to go for the necklace instead of the bracelet. After much soul searching, I decided that I really wanted the necklace. Hopefully it will come in time for my birthday next month.
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So excited for you! I hope you get it soon too! Can't wait to see it! That necklace is going to pop on you. :nuts:
And Happy Birthday! What a lovely present!
 
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BigAkoya said:
Yea... I'm not sure if it's cool to post photos I found, so I'll skip.
This is the ring, it's the lapis one. I love turquoise, but I'm not crazy about turquoise and MOP together on the other ring:
Hellébore ring - VCARP7EO00 - Van Cleef & Arpels (vancleefarpels.com)

And a bonus... on the VCA website, the video matches Hellebore with the Lotus earrings!
I read on social media the person who purchased the ring said it was a limited release, so maybe that's why you don't see many people own this ring. Or, it could be most people just think it's butt ugly! :biggrin:
But all that matters is for one person to love and tuck it in to snuggle in a cubby hole. That would be me! :yes:
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Im with you, they’re gorgeous. I’m just trying to avoid the rabbit hole of starting with wg...
 
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Notorious Pink said:
these photos make me think is a cross of Rose de Noel and Contes d‘Hiver.
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You are correct on the Rose de Noel. The theme of Hellebore is Rose de Noel, but more sparkly. The writeup in the link I posted above stated that. Good observation on Contes d'Hiver! I never really looked at that collection, but I will research more to see the inspiration behind that collection. Thanks for thought!

Since Hellebore is tied to Rose de Noel, I hope VCA will release a few more pieces for winter 2021/2022. When Hellebore came out in Nov 2020, I read on social media it was limited release in the US and Asia, so who knows what VCA will do this year.
 
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