VCA ~ Van Cleef Arpels Discussion thread!

[lynne_ross]

Yes! Thank you for reminding me as I was going to mention you and your diamond pairing… I love this too… it just adds a beautiful frame to the Clover and softens it. I know we’re considering another clover and for me pairing the two alone is a big no. But with something else ; be that the diamond bangles or the D’or or something else, I much prefer it. (Side note- still stuck between bangle and ring LOL)

Anyway, I think any coordinating type of bangle would reduce the “brick” effect @BigAkoya is referring to. Less to do with size… more with how it’s worn.

I was going to ask if you made a decision. I see not. Do you have an occasion coming up?

 

[sandra w]

The Hellebore is absolutely beautiful. Its larger than I expected and makes a lovely statement!!!! Im excited for you to receive this and its certainly worth the wait! A great addition.

Regarding the Clover: I know what you mean. When you go back to the boutique, can you perhaps try it on with the Perle D'or? I know so many people write it off as a simple bangle but when paired with the Clover, it softens what you call the "brick/log" look of the Clover. As feminine as the Clover is in its design, I find on its own, at times, it can be a bit hard - like a band of decorative metal. I'm not sure I'm making sense but I know what you are referring to and I find the D'or changes that. That "brick" effect is why I don't love two Clovers stacked alone without anything else - its like two decorative bands identical in width just "there". Its also why I found the sweet Clover to be a nice accompanying piece because of its different width. Im attaching pics here: one pic is of just two Clovers stacked, the other are with Clovers and D'ors and sweet Clover and D'ors. If I recall we have the same wrist size so I dont know if the sizing is really the reason why you feel its gives off a brick effect but by all means its worth trying other sizes. In the attached pics here the rose gold original Clover is in size small while mine (wg) is medium. In the pic without D'ors - the two originals stacked alone - there really isn't any difference in that effect despite them being different sizes. Even in videos I took show it the same. Also, if the Clover not something that calls you, never force it, so I think you're correct in saying you will give it another shot but after that move on and go with your gut reaction. I do encourage you to try pairing it with something else though whether that be the D'or, 1 row, etc.; something that is of a different width than the Clover.

Im glad you tried the 16 pave wg sweet necklace and you found it has presence. Ive often thought about that piece. @lolakitten and I have chatted (thanks to her) about the double layering of the 6 pave sweet bracelet so it gives a bit more oomph that it alone, so hearing about the necklace is encouraging.

It's always exciting to hear about your visits as you always offer wonderful reviews and perspectives.
Oh... and I know Im in the minority but the floating butterfly is one of my favs...some see it as childish but I just think its really cute!

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Beautiful bracelets....

 

[Mimiiiz]

Hey guys! I'm a total VCA newbie and just got my first piece today, the Sweet Alhambra Carnelian necklace in rose gold. In the store, the SA showed me two to choose from and I noticed that there seemed to be tiny gaps between the stone and the setting, which I noticed because it was placed on a light grey display tray and immediately noticed the gaps due to the colour contrast. I told the SA about it and she said it was completely normal and kind of pressured me along when I was unsure, saying these two pieces were the last ones they have and stock is very limited so not sure when they'll get more in. This kinda pushed me to overlook the gaps and convince myself I'm being too picky and it's fine. So I purchased it and went home, and decided to take it out for closer inspection (this time without pressure in the store haha) I noticed the gaps/air lines seem to be more obvious than I had remembered (probably due to the indoor lighting vs natural at home). Like it's defs very visible when placed against a light source which I thought is ok as long as it's not noticeable when worn normally, but upon closer look even when not against the light and in it's box (against the black backing) I could ever so slightly make out the gap line on the top half (which is the half with more noticeable gap).

I'm just not sure if I'm looking too much into this, and this is totally normal thing? As it's my first time buying from them so I don't know what to expect. Can you guys make out your gaps even not put against a light?

Does anyone else own a sweet alhambra carnelian necklace with the same issue? Gap/air lines very noticeable against a light, and if looking really close can still make them out even in normal settings, against a dark background?

Would be great if you guys could help! I'm not sure if I should exchange, as I don't wanna come off as an annoying customer and ask my SA to find a few more for me to choose from, where hopefully one will have a less noticeable gap.

Thanks!

Hey guys! Thanks so much for all your replies and offering your opinion on my dilemma! They've been very helpful
I did message my SA today letting her know my thoughts and if she does happen to see some more stock coming in over the next week, if I could please take a look at them (to see if it's possible for one with a slightly less visible airline) and have one last compare, to put my mind at ease haha and told her it would likely bother me at the back of my mind somehow, so thought it wouldn't hurt to have another look. She said it was fine and to bring it instore in the box, in perfect condition and could take a look since she's expecting a few more coming in this week. Although I think I've probably been put on her list of 'one of those annoying customers' now, being picky and all for like one of the brands lowest price point piece ahaha I do feel bad about it

Thanks for everyone's input! I totally understand now that this issue is very normal for VCA pieces and that the shade should probably be first priority. I do love the shade of my carnelian out of the two I was shown, the other was a lighter red and I chose the one with the darker red shade which I prefer.

I defs think I am probs being too picky haha, but just can't help it being my first VCA piece and it being such an expensive item (my first fine jewellery purchase ever actually!) and the $2410 AUD price tag shocked me at first haha. Also it was kind of an impulsive purchase on my part, as I'm from Sydney, Aus and we just recently got out of an almost 4 months lockdown. Went a bit crazy finally being able to go into the city and shop in-stores haha!

Here are some photos of my necklace I took today under natural light btw, I'm not sure if you guys can also make out the air gap? Of course I know I'm being too picky and crazy though, and yep no one will stare at it this closely lol

 

[sandra w]

Looking good, what is the inside brown stone ?

 

[jenaps]

As promised, I am reporting back on the Hellebore ring and the visit to the boutique.
First, the Hellebore ring... I tried it on... it's so big, it's so blue, it's so me! It was love in 3 seconds.
The one I tried on fit me, but I like to wear my rings loose, so I ordered the next size up. SA said it will take 6 months.
I posted a photo of the Hellebore next to my Lotus so for those who are interested so you can see a size comparison. The Hellebore definitely has a bigger look than Lotus.

I then tried on the Medium Clover bangle. Did not fall in love. I do not what it is about that bangle, but I love it on everyone else except me! On me, it makes my wrist look like a big shapeless log. I think it's the metal, I think it's too much flat metal for me, hence giving the illusion of a shapeless log wrist. My SA suggested the one row or three row Perlee, neither of which he had, so we decided we would deal with a bangle on the next visit. Medium is my size for sure, so at least the size was settled.

Next up was to work on my oynx set dilemma. I tried on the oynx pave bracelet. I wanted more a punch with all oynx motifs, so he faked out the look for me. It was not bad, but not sure about two all oynx bracelets though. I was wearing all black (my winter look), and it looked fine, probably too harsh rhodonite for me in the summer.

Next as part of the oynx dilemma was Cosmos...
No Cosmos oynx to try on, but he was able to bring in a pair of small Cosmos MOP earrings for size and for me to see the bezel. As part of my oynx set, I was thinking of getting the Cosmos oynx earrings and matching Cosmos oynx BTF ring to go with the oynx 20 The bezel, which I thought would be annoying, is actually not bad in real life. It adds a bit of character, so Cosmos oynx is a maybe. I took a photo of the earrings placed on my finger, so if anyone is interested in how it would look as a BTF ring, you can visualize. I also tried on the VA WG pave earrings as an option to go with the 20 oynx. It was nice, but I think I want something oynx on my ears to match the oynx 20 (the matchy matchy obsession runs strong in my veins). Cosmos oynx is also quite three dimensional which I really like.

Other items...
- The Zodiac pieces are here. It's very gold, one must have to love gold metal. It's a disc, almost like wearing a gold coin. There is a separate thread on these pieces if anyone is interested.
- I looked at the HP. It was a medium pink with a drop of blue. I'm not a pendant nor RG gal, so pass for me. There is also a separate thread on this as well with tons of photos/commentary. Side note… SAs are getting tons of calls from people who have never purchased from them demanding, and even yelling at them for not getting a HP. Crazy.
- SA brought in for me the Sweet 16 WG pave. Not bad, it's dainty, but still has presence if one wants something smaller than VA.
- I'm not really a butterfly person, but the Flying Butterfly ring is nice and big. The butterfly's antenna though are a bit scary to look at (friendly butterflies should not have scary looking antennas sticking out).

Here are photos of the Hellebore ring. I truly love this ring!
I also posted other photos as well in case some of you are thinking of getting these pieces so you can visualize what it looks like on a real person... no photoshop, nothing... wrinkles, dry winter hands, and all!

Hope this was helpful for you to see the pieces in real life.

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Wow wow wow! The Hellebore ring looks amazing on you! I didn’t realize it’s a similar size as the lotus.

Oh and thanks for humoring me on the holiday pendant! I know you don’t like PG but I know initially you were thinking of if it were SO as a 20 in white gold how that would look. so wanted to know your views on the rhodonite they used.

I see what you mean about the clover. Have you tried on the sweet or is that too small for you?

I love reading about your shopping trips!! You have such a way with words! Did you stop for hot chocolate??

 

[glamourbag]

I was going to ask if you made a decision. I see not. Do you have an occasion coming up?

Ive never had such a hard decision with choosing which jewelry item to go with first (such first a world problem and trust me how trivial it is has not been lost on me). Ive decided to wait until spring to see if I have that inflammatory reaction to the cold weather on my right fingers like last year (which I hope was a fluke). Up to now, fingers crossed - no pun intended, its been fine but we've had a mild fall. As for occasions - I have no special one coming up...just me chipping away at my wish list.

 

[EpiFanatic]

As promised, I am reporting back on the Hellebore ring and the visit to the boutique.
First, the Hellebore ring... I tried it on... it's so big, it's so blue, it's so me! It was love in 3 seconds.
The one I tried on fit me, but I like to wear my rings loose, so I ordered the next size up. SA said it will take 6 months.
I posted a photo of the Hellebore next to my Lotus so for those who are interested so you can see a size comparison. The Hellebore definitely has a bigger look than Lotus.

I then tried on the Medium Clover bangle. Did not fall in love. I do not what it is about that bangle, but I love it on everyone else except me! On me, it makes my wrist look like a big shapeless log. I think it's the metal, I think it's too much flat metal for me, hence giving the illusion of a shapeless log wrist. My SA suggested the one row or three row Perlee, neither of which he had, so we decided we would deal with a bangle on the next visit. Medium is my size for sure, so at least the size was settled.

Next up was to work on my oynx set dilemma. I tried on the oynx pave bracelet. I wanted more a punch with all oynx motifs, so he faked out the look for me. It was not bad, but not sure about two all oynx bracelets though. I was wearing all black (my winter look), and it looked fine, probably too harsh for me in the summer.

Next as part of the oynx dilemma was Cosmos...
No Cosmos oynx to try on, but he was able to bring in a pair of small Cosmos MOP earrings for size and for me to see the bezel. As part of my oynx set, I was thinking of getting the Cosmos oynx earrings and matching Cosmos oynx BTF ring to go with the oynx 20 The bezel, which I thought would be annoying, is actually not bad in real life. It adds a bit of character, so Cosmos oynx is a maybe. I took a photo of the earrings placed on my finger, so if anyone is interested in how it would look as a BTF ring, you can visualize. I also tried on the VA WG pave earrings as an option to go with the 20 oynx. It was nice, but I think I want something oynx on my ears to match the oynx 20 (the matchy matchy obsession runs strong in my veins). Cosmos oynx is also quite three dimensional which I really like.

Other items...
- The Zodiac pieces are here. It's very gold, one must have to love gold metal. It's a disc, almost like wearing a gold coin. There is a separate thread on these pieces if anyone is interested.
- I looked at the HP. It was a medium pink with a drop of blue. I'm not a pendant nor RG gal, so pass for me. There is also a separate thread on this as well with tons of photos/commentary. Side note… SAs are getting tons of calls from people who have never purchased from them demanding, and even yelling at them for not getting a HP. Crazy.
- SA brought in for me the Sweet 16 WG pave. Not bad, it's dainty, but still has presence if one wants something smaller than VA.
- I'm not really a butterfly person, but the Flying Butterfly ring is nice and big. The butterfly's antenna though are a bit scary to look at (friendly butterflies should not have scary looking antennas sticking out).

Here are photos of the Hellebore ring. I truly love this ring!
I also posted other photos as well in case some of you are thinking of getting these pieces so you can visualize what it looks like on a real person... no photoshop, nothing... wrinkles, dry winter hands, and all!

Hope this was helpful for you to see the pieces in real life.

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These pieces are amazing. I do like the hellebore and lotus rings on you. I can see why the hellebore is on your list. I can relate to the “brick” feel of the clover bangle. On me it feels overwhelming, as beautiful as it is. The single or triple row pave would be interesting to try on. Can’t wait to see.

 

[lolakitten]

Hi all! Sorry to me MiA, been a crazy couple weeks, also trying not to think too too much about vca as I tend to obsess and I won’t be adding any new pieces till the new year.
I’ve been trying to plan, but I’m finding my wants/needs change daily almost lol. My phone is filling up with inspirational pics haha.

As promised, I am reporting back on the Hellebore ring and the visit to the boutique.
First, the Hellebore ring... I tried it on... it's so big, it's so blue, it's so me! It was love in 3 seconds.
The one I tried on fit me, but I like to wear my rings loose, so I ordered the next size up. SA said it will take 6 months.
I posted a photo of the Hellebore next to my Lotus so for those who are interested so you can see a size comparison. The Hellebore definitely has a bigger look than Lotus.

I then tried on the Medium Clover bangle. Did not fall in love. I do not what it is about that bangle, but I love it on everyone else except me! On me, it makes my wrist look like a big shapeless log. I think it's the metal, I think it's too much flat metal for me, hence giving the illusion of a shapeless log wrist. My SA suggested the one row or three row Perlee, neither of which he had, so we decided we would deal with a bangle on the next visit. Medium is my size for sure, so at least the size was settled.

Next up was to work on my oynx set dilemma. I tried on the oynx pave bracelet. I wanted more a punch with all oynx motifs, so he faked out the look for me. It was not bad, but not sure about two all oynx bracelets though. I was wearing all black (my winter look), and it looked fine, probably too harsh for me in the summer.

Next as part of the oynx dilemma was Cosmos...
No Cosmos oynx to try on, but he was able to bring in a pair of small Cosmos MOP earrings for size and for me to see the bezel. As part of my oynx set, I was thinking of getting the Cosmos oynx earrings and matching Cosmos oynx BTF ring to go with the oynx 20 The bezel, which I thought would be annoying, is actually not bad in real life. It adds a bit of character, so Cosmos oynx is a maybe. I took a photo of the earrings placed on my finger, so if anyone is interested in how it would look as a BTF ring, you can visualize. I also tried on the VA WG pave earrings as an option to go with the 20 oynx. It was nice, but I think I want something oynx on my ears to match the oynx 20 (the matchy matchy obsession runs strong in my veins). Cosmos oynx is also quite three dimensional which I really like.

Other items...
- The Zodiac pieces are here. It's very gold, one must have to love gold metal. It's a disc, almost like wearing a gold coin. There is a separate thread on these pieces if anyone is interested.
- I looked at the HP. It was a medium pink with a drop of blue. I'm not a pendant nor RG gal, so pass for me. There is also a separate thread on this as well with tons of photos/commentary. Side note… SAs are getting tons of calls from people who have never purchased from them demanding, and even yelling at them for not getting a HP. Crazy.
- SA brought in for me the Sweet 16 WG pave. Not bad, it's dainty, but still has presence if one wants something smaller than VA.
- I'm not really a butterfly person, but the Flying Butterfly ring is nice and big. The butterfly's antenna though are a bit scary to look at (friendly butterflies should not have scary looking antennas sticking out).

Here are photos of the Hellebore ring. I truly love this ring!
I also posted other photos as well in case some of you are thinking of getting these pieces so you can visualize what it looks like on a real person... no photoshop, nothing... wrinkles, dry winter hands, and all!

Hope this was helpful for you to see the pieces in real life.

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Omg that Hellabore is TDF!!! What an amazing blue, I’ve had some major blue cravings lately, and WoW!
I’ve also been really thinking about adding some onyx into the mix. Just not sure how/what. Cosmos ring (regular, not the btf) had caught my eye more than once but I have yet to try it irl.
but you know what’s been invading my thoughts more than anything?
…. Below

The Hellebore is absolutely beautiful. Its larger than I expected and makes a lovely statement!!!! Im excited for you to receive this and its certainly worth the wait! A great addition.

Regarding the Clover: I know what you mean. When you go back to the boutique, can you perhaps try it on with the Perle D'or? I know so many people write it off as a simple bangle but when paired with the Clover, it softens what you call the "brick/log" look of the Clover. As feminine as the Clover is in its design, I find on its own, at times, it can be a bit hard - like a band of decorative metal. I'm not sure I'm making sense but I know what you are referring to and I find the D'or changes that. That "brick" effect is why I don't love two Clovers stacked alone without anything else - its like two decorative bands identical in width just "there". Its also why I found the sweet Clover to be a nice accompanying piece because of its different width. Im attaching pics here: one pic is of just two Clovers stacked, the other are with Clovers and D'ors and sweet Clover and D'ors. If I recall we have the same wrist size so I dont know if the sizing is really the reason why you feel its gives off a brick effect but by all means its worth trying other sizes. In the attached pics here the rose gold original Clover is in size small while mine (wg) is medium. In the pic without D'ors - the two originals stacked alone - there really isn't any difference in that effect despite them being different sizes. Even in videos I took show it the same. Also, if the Clover not something that calls you, never force it, so I think you're correct in saying you will give it another shot but after that move on and go with your gut reaction. I do encourage you to try pairing it with something else though whether that be the D'or, 1 row, etc.; something that is of a different width than the Clover.

Im glad you tried the 16 pave wg sweet necklace and you found it has presence. Ive often thought about that piece. @lolakitten and I have chatted (thanks to her) about the double layering of the 6 pave sweet bracelet so it gives a bit more oomph that it alone, so hearing about the necklace is encouraging.

It's always exciting to hear about your visits as you always offer wonderful reviews and perspectives.
Oh... and I know Im in the minority but the floating butterfly is one of my favs...some see it as childish but I just think its really cute!

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The sweet WG pave! I’m obsessed. Literally obsessed. If I had unlimited funds I’d get the whole damn set, but alas I don’t
I adore the long necklace but I think realistically I would/should start with the bracelet as my Perlee looks so lonely lol.
But I also want a perlee d’or. One of each colour actually

 

[lolakitten]

The blue agate has also been haunting me. This is not my pic, but omg look at that blue

 

[Yssie]

As promised, I am reporting back on the Hellebore ring and the visit to the boutique.
First, the Hellebore ring... I tried it on... it's so big, it's so blue, it's so me! It was love in 3 seconds.
The one I tried on fit me, but I like to wear my rings loose, so I ordered the next size up. SA said it will take 6 months.
I posted a photo of the Hellebore next to my Lotus so for those who are interested so you can see a size comparison. The Hellebore definitely has a bigger look than Lotus.

I then tried on the Medium Clover bangle. Did not fall in love. I do not what it is about that bangle, but I love it on everyone else except me! On me, it makes my wrist look like a big shapeless log. I think it's the metal, I think it's too much flat metal for me, hence giving the illusion of a shapeless log wrist. My SA suggested the one row or three row Perlee, neither of which he had, so we decided we would deal with a bangle on the next visit. Medium is my size for sure, so at least the size was settled.

Next up was to work on my oynx set dilemma. I tried on the oynx pave bracelet. I wanted more a punch with all oynx motifs, so he faked out the look for me. It was not bad, but not sure about two all oynx bracelets though. I was wearing all black (my winter look), and it looked fine, probably too harsh for me in the summer.

Next as part of the oynx dilemma was Cosmos...
No Cosmos oynx to try on, but he was able to bring in a pair of small Cosmos MOP earrings for size and for me to see the bezel. As part of my oynx set, I was thinking of getting the Cosmos oynx earrings and matching Cosmos oynx BTF ring to go with the oynx 20 The bezel, which I thought would be annoying, is actually not bad in real life. It adds a bit of character, so Cosmos oynx is a maybe. I took a photo of the earrings placed on my finger, so if anyone is interested in how it would look as a BTF ring, you can visualize. I also tried on the VA WG pave earrings as an option to go with the 20 oynx. It was nice, but I think I want something oynx on my ears to match the oynx 20 (the matchy matchy obsession runs strong in my veins). Cosmos oynx is also quite three dimensional which I really like.

Other items...
- The Zodiac pieces are here. It's very gold, one must have to love gold metal. It's a disc, almost like wearing a gold coin. There is a separate thread on these pieces if anyone is interested.
- I looked at the HP. It was a medium pink with a drop of blue. I'm not a pendant nor RG gal, so pass for me. There is also a separate thread on this as well with tons of photos/commentary. Side note… SAs are getting tons of calls from people who have never purchased from them demanding, and even yelling at them for not getting a HP. Crazy.
- SA brought in for me the Sweet 16 WG pave. Not bad, it's dainty, but still has presence if one wants something smaller than VA.
- I'm not really a butterfly person, but the Flying Butterfly ring is nice and big. The butterfly's antenna though are a bit scary to look at (friendly butterflies should not have scary looking antennas sticking out).

Here are photos of the Hellebore ring. I truly love this ring!
I also posted other photos as well in case some of you are thinking of getting these pieces so you can visualize what it looks like on a real person... no photoshop, nothing... wrinkles, dry winter hands, and all!

Hope this was helpful for you to see the pieces in real life.

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The Hellebore steals the show!! The colour is right at home on you and the size makes exactly the right statement - I’m loving large rings lately ❤️

This one’s going on my one-day must-see list! Thanks for sharing!

 

[glamourbag]

The sweet WG pave! I’m obsessed. Literally obsessed. If I had unlimited funds I’d get the whole damn set, but alas I don’t
I adore the long necklace but I think realistically I would/should start with the bracelet as my Perlee looks so lonely lol.
But I also want a perlee d’or. One of each colour actually

Right? Thank you for that (re: sweet pave)! Its burned in my mind now. I still think what we spoke of is ideal and quite perfect.

Would you consider SO blue agate with wg? Or are you open to the yg? I think it would be great with wg.....

 

[missie1]

As promised, I am reporting back on the Hellebore ring and the visit to the boutique.
First, the Hellebore ring... I tried it on... it's so big, it's so blue, it's so me! It was love in 3 seconds.
The one I tried on fit me, but I like to wear my rings loose, so I ordered the next size up. SA said it will take 6 months.
I posted a photo of the Hellebore next to my Lotus so for those who are interested so you can see a size comparison. The Hellebore definitely has a bigger look than Lotus.

I then tried on the Medium Clover bangle. Did not fall in love. I do not what it is about that bangle, but I love it on everyone else except me! On me, it makes my wrist look like a big shapeless log. I think it's the metal, I think it's too much flat metal for me, hence giving the illusion of a shapeless log wrist. My SA suggested the one row or three row Perlee, neither of which he had, so we decided we would deal with a bangle on the next visit. Medium is my size for sure, so at least the size was settled.

Next up was to work on my oynx set dilemma. I tried on the oynx pave bracelet. I wanted more a punch with all oynx motifs, so he faked out the look for me. It was not bad, but not sure about two all oynx bracelets though. I was wearing all black (my winter look), and it looked fine, probably too harsh for me in the summer.

Next as part of the oynx dilemma was Cosmos...
No Cosmos oynx to try on, but he was able to bring in a pair of small Cosmos MOP earrings for size and for me to see the bezel. As part of my oynx set, I was thinking of getting the Cosmos oynx earrings and matching Cosmos oynx BTF ring to go with the oynx 20 The bezel, which I thought would be annoying, is actually not bad in real life. It adds a bit of character, so Cosmos oynx is a maybe. I took a photo of the earrings placed on my finger, so if anyone is interested in how it would look as a BTF ring, you can visualize. I also tried on the VA WG pave earrings as an option to go with the 20 oynx. It was nice, but I think I want something oynx on my ears to match the oynx 20 (the matchy matchy obsession runs strong in my veins). Cosmos oynx is also quite three dimensional which I really like.

Other items...
- The Zodiac pieces are here. It's very gold, one must have to love gold metal. It's a disc, almost like wearing a gold coin. There is a separate thread on these pieces if anyone is interested.
- I looked at the HP. It was a medium pink with a drop of blue. I'm not a pendant nor RG gal, so pass for me. There is also a separate thread on this as well with tons of photos/commentary. Side note… SAs are getting tons of calls from people who have never purchased from them demanding, and even yelling at them for not getting a HP. Crazy.
- SA brought in for me the Sweet 16 WG pave. Not bad, it's dainty, but still has presence if one wants something smaller than VA.
- I'm not really a butterfly person, but the Flying Butterfly ring is nice and big. The butterfly's antenna though are a bit scary to look at (friendly butterflies should not have scary looking antennas sticking out).

Here are photos of the Hellebore ring. I truly love this ring!
I also posted other photos as well in case some of you are thinking of getting these pieces so you can visualize what it looks like on a real person... no photoshop, nothing... wrinkles, dry winter hands, and all!

Hope this was helpful for you to see the pieces in real life.

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The ring is absolutely stunning and has such a wow factor. This will be great addition to your ring collection. My thoughts on the Clover bracelet are that it looks better stacked with other bangles. I’m wondering if stacked with perlee bead and possibly another bracelet will the log look disappear?

 

[lolakitten]

Right? Thank you for that (re: sweet pave)! Its burned in my mind now. I still think what we spoke of is ideal and quite perfect.

Would you consider SO blue agate with wg? Or are you open to the yg? I think it would be great with wg.....

Would they even do a SO in white?
That would look amazing… but you know I don’t mind it in yellow.
I would need to try it on to really decide.

 

[nightbefore]

@glamourbag now that you mentioned about perlee clover and perlee d’or stack, I realized that I have the same feelings for clover ring. Whenever I see perlee clover alone on finger, I find it too bulky. When I see photos where it is combined with perlee small or medium ring, it looks much better!

 

[missie1]

Would they even do a SO in white?
That would look amazing… but you know I don’t mind it in yellow.
I would need to try it on to really decide.

Yes they will do SO. I got approved but SP told me to wait as the premium on that piece made it around 6300 before taxes if I remember correctly. He said it might get introduced into regular line.