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#21,376
eternallove4bag said:
I wear mine with either the pave VA earrings in RG or the magic GMOP earrings in RG, which was a Made-to-order (MTO) piece.
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I am a little cranky when it comes to matching my necklaces with earrings :biggrin:
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These are STUNNING! The whole picture is worthy of a VCA Ad. I have jewelry envy :)
 
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#21,381
doloresmia said:
Question, what do people wear as earrings with the RG grey mop Alhambra? I have the prettiest single motif with green and pink flashes but no earrings. Only RG grey Alhambra earrings I have seen were sold on FAshionphile

I have grey pearl drops with diamonds but those are white gold or the metal that starts with a p I think. Mismatched metals don’t look right in this case. I do have different white pearl earrings

Cannot do long earrings or the two or three motif alhambras - weak lobes

Thanks for the thoughts!
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Hi! You have been given a lot of great ideas, and here are mine to add...

First, I would order matching VA earrings. For a simple pendant, I personally think matching Alhambra earrings look fabulous. If you don't want to SO, then I agree with @nicole0612 and I would go with the RG pave Alhambra earrings. I like staying with the Alhambra theme as it brings more relevance to your pendant.

If you want something more creative and fun, I have always thought carnelian looks amazing with GMOP, especially with GMOP that has a lot of pink (e.g. red) and green as yours does. The carnelian brings out those red/green rainbow colors. Therefore, how about Sweets Carnelian earrings? It stays in the Alhambra theme which I really like, and you get a tiny pop of red. It's a fun look, not serious at all but in a good way as GMOP can sometimes look serious.

Below are two photos so you can visualize. I love carnelian with GMOP for some reason, the bold pop of red is such nice contrast to the subtle GMOP and brings out the rainbow. The two pieces tie together as they are both Alhambra and RG. I can see this fun combo for spring as people start to wear more colors.

On the Sweets, you will not like the La Pousette backings they come with as they are the same as the mini Frivole earrings. I can't deal with La Pousette backs either, too much effort for me. You can ask VCA to switch the earrings out to a regular post (you can do that with your mini Frivoles too).

Just a thought for another idea. You might not like it though. I hope this was helpful.

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#21,383
BigAkoya said:
Hi! You have been given a lot of great ideas, and here are mine to add...

First, I would order matching VA earrings. For a simple pendant, I personally think matching Alhambra earrings look fabulous. If you don't want to SO, then I agree with @nicole0612 and I would go with the RG pave Alhambra earrings. I like staying with the Alhambra theme as it brings more relevance to your pendant.

If you want something more creative and fun, I have always thought carnelian looks amazing with GMOP, especially with GMOP that has a lot of pink (e.g. red) and green as yours does. The carnelian brings out those red/green rainbow colors. Therefore, how about Sweets Carnelian earrings? It stays in the Alhambra theme which I really like, and you get a tiny pop of red. It's a fun look, not serious at all but in a good way as GMOP can sometimes look serious.

Below are two photos so you can visualize. I love carnelian with GMOP for some reason, the bold pop of red is such nice contrast to the subtle GMOP and brings out the rainbow. The two pieces tie together as they are both Alhambra and RG. I can see this fun combo for spring as people start to wear more colors.

On the Sweets, you will not like the La Pousette backings they come with as they are the same as the mini Frivole earrings. I can't deal with La Pousette back either. You can ask VCA to switch the earrings out to a regular post (you can do that with your mini Frivoles too).

Just a thought for another idea. You might not like it though. I hope this was helpful.

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Love this idea! So fun!
 
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#21,385
Yssie said:
You’re right! What Mikimoto calls “black south sea”, most others call “Tahitians”. Mikimoto “black south sea” and “Tahitians” are from the Pinctada margaritifera oyster. White and gold south sea (from Mikimoto or anywhere else) are from a different oyster - Pinctada maxima.

I personally love mixing pearls and MOP, like DS2006, especially when they’re from the same oyster! your duo must be beautiful in-person:heart:
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Ahhh, thank you so much for the clarification and kind words! I wasn't sure, since I randomly happened upon the Mikimoto employee sale, years ago, and my receipt only has the sku #, quality grade, pearl size (9 mm) and that it's 18K WG (and of course, the purchase price.) It's so fascinating about the different pearl types/origins...I'll have to look more into this, since I'd like to add a pearl necklace in the future.:graucho:

Very much agree with you on pairing pearls with MOP, although I love the suggestions to match SO GMOP earrings too. Oh the possibilities! I will try to snap a better photo of my Mikimotos (of course, incorporating VCA, with due respect to this thread!)
 
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#21,386
La Pousette backings ..

Does anyone love Sweet Alhambra ear studs La Pousette Backings?

Is pressing the two sides to lock on a pain in the neck having to do this everyday?

What are the steps to have VCA change the backing to the standard type?

Thank you!
 
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BigAkoya said:
Hi! You have been given a lot of great ideas, and here are mine to add...

First, I would order matching VA earrings. For a simple pendant, I personally think matching Alhambra earrings look fabulous. If you don't want to SO, then I agree with @nicole0612 and I would go with the RG pave Alhambra earrings. I like staying with the Alhambra theme as it brings more relevance to your pendant.

If you want something more creative and fun, I have always thought carnelian looks amazing with GMOP, especially with GMOP that has a lot of pink (e.g. red) and green as yours does. The carnelian brings out those red/green rainbow colors. Therefore, how about Sweets Carnelian earrings? It stays in the Alhambra theme which I really like, and you get a tiny pop of red. It's a fun look, not serious at all but in a good way as GMOP can sometimes look serious.

Below are two photos so you can visualize. I love carnelian with GMOP for some reason, the bold pop of red is such nice contrast to the subtle GMOP and brings out the rainbow. The two pieces tie together as they are both Alhambra and RG. I can see this fun combo for spring as people start to wear more colors.

On the Sweets, you will not like the La Pousette backings they come with as they are the same as the mini Frivole earrings. I can't deal with La Pousette backs either, too much effort for me. You can ask VCA to switch the earrings out to a regular post (you can do that with your mini Frivoles too).

Just a thought for another idea. You might not like it though. I hope this was helpful.

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Oh! Yes thanks! Never thought of that.

i definitely have carnelian earrings on my wish list as I just got a carnelian 10 motif!! Was debating the alhambras or perlees…. And Debating carnelian v tigers eye to go with another necklace. It is endless!

It never occurred to me carnelian might be good with gmop- off to look!
 
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