VCA ~ Van Cleef Arpels Discussion thread!

[missie1]

I definitely agree with not settling for a stone you don’t love! It is interesting that they offered to do it in turquoise. They’ll have to have enough of a stockpile to repair and replace all the butterflies now in addition to Perlee and the old Alhambra! I think they may sell a few thousand butterflies (and Perlee turquoise isn’t likely flying off the shelves due to not having a good bracelet), but I think they’d sell 10 or 20 times as much Alhambra in turquoise, and they must not have the supply to do that as they’d surely make a fortune off that! Of course, I hope I’m wrong and next year they bring out turquoise Alhambra! I’ll be in the long line for that, if they’ll please make it in white gold!!!

Anyway, I love Cosmos and look forward to seeing you explore that!

I so agree that they definitely have turquoise available. They are bringing out too many creations with this stone. I think no Alhambra motifs will be produced anytime soon though.

 

[BigAkoya]

I am so far behind on this forum but @lynne_ross I adore the butterflies on you. I think they are a great choice and agree, the pink sap/pave go great with your neoud ring but if you are not in a rush then I say do all your research (meaning all the combos you are hoping to try) to be sure, as nothing is worse than thinking you found the best and then discovering something you like even more. @BigAkoya I follow a gal who has the MOP and turquoise btf Hellebore ring and in her videos it is stunning but I agree with you that if your heart is set on Lapis, do not cave. I really hope they come through on it. Im sure they will eventually do it again, as its such a new design! Just like with turquoise, and how now all of a sudden its available while a year ago it was totally MIA except for the Coleurs collection, hopefully Lapis will be available to you for this soon. Its really worth a second nudge for it!

Do you have a mod shot of the turquoise/MOP BTF Hellebore? I would love to see the turquoise in a real photo, worn against skin.

 

[glamourbag]

Do you have a mod shot of the turquoise/MOP BTF Hellebore? I would love to see the turquoise in a real photo, worn against skin.

Sent you a DM

 

[Notorious Pink]

I know this is a still shot.
But…Does the ring ever go crooked and diagonal which is actually what I was envisioning ans hoping it would do. The ring now sits so perpendicular to the chain which is actually what I do not like as it makes the chain look like two straight vertical lines on the torso. I was hoping it would naturally lay at an angle so the chain would be more of a long V. I hope that makes sense.

A lot. I had to keep it in one place. The ring is heavy so it would stay flat a while at least and then do a side turn! That was actually annoying for me

@eternallove4bag did you try attaching the chain a different way? Look at the sapphire heart pendant in the below photo. Is the ring too wide to attach it like that?

 

[Deleted member 626500]

Interestingly, another SA told me I could order a single yellow sapphire butterfly if I owned the pink sapphire set. Even showed me the price. So I am not sure there are any set rules.

I also tried on the yg pave butterfly earrings today. I love the shape and size for me. The store only had the lapis and tq pairs, so I could not try the pink sapphire or wg pave but they seem to be in stock in other stores. They had the wg and pink ring so I held it up to my ear for colour reference. I think I found a winner but will take some time to ponder the purchase and see if I can try the actual pair. Would like to see if I can find the yellow sapphire pair too before I decide.
Here is the yg pave earring, the pink ring for colour reference on my ear and with my noeud. I do not see myself getting the ring as it looked so small compared to noeud. But it makes a beautiful earring set to wear with noeud. I was out with my fam so in a rush and hence my pictures are dark.

I love the pink earring on you. Yes, have your SA get it in along with the yellow sapphire. Given your skin tone, I'm betting both will be equally lovely and the hard part will be deciding which you prefer.

 

[Deleted member 626500]

I tried the 20 pave too. For me personally, that necklace is neither here nor there. The diamonds are so small, and in WG, it looks like long a metal chain necklace, at least to me when I tried it on. I think that's probably why you find the pave 20 not so logo-y either; it's mostly metal. It's a gorgeous necklace, just not the look I'm after. I want an all stone necklace that pops with color around the neck. I have other diamond pieces for diamond bling.

I think I'm now back to SO WG oynx.
I recently purchased several green shirts for this spring. I plan to wear them with white shorts. Well, green top, white shorts, and I'd wear it with the new black quilted Chanel slides (waiting for my size to arrive). If you visualize that... I need an oynx 20! I would then wear my emerald pieces. Oynx, emerald, and diamonds. I'd look so 20s Art Deco, only I would be 21st century 20s Art Deco as I'd be in shorts!

Speaking of SO... I am still waiting on Hellebore and was recently asked if I would consider another stone. Not looking good.

Lapis seems to be popping up. If they can produce the Rose de Noel in lapis, I don't know why they can't make the Hellebore ring for you. Will keep my fingers crossed.
The onyx/WG 20-motif would be outstanding with that green shirt . . .

 

[Deleted member 626500]

Hi ladies, I’ve just gotten this pair of Vintage MOP earrings last week from the boutique and realised that the back of the earring post seems to be discoloured? Is this normal?

No. I may not be understanding what I'm seeing, but it looks like it snapped and was soldered back together. Poorly.
I would definitely return and ask for a replacement.
If you ever were to sell these, you'd take a beating as this appears to be a visible sign of repair.

 

[Deleted member 626500]

Thanks! I love the earrings.
I was really meh about the ring. It just seemed so small to me and I would rather wear my diamond rings at that size. I agree they would look so pretty as a set but I am not a set person.

I know a lot of people love the BTF butterfly ring but I don't love it. I too think it's small. However, I adore the butterfly earrings, so much so, that I now have two pair. They're unique, they don't need to match, and stand well on their own. I don't think about what I pair them with, I just put them on and go.

 

[Deleted member 626500]

I’m deciding between a yg frivole pave small pendant and a wg frivole pave ring. Which one do you think looks better?
of note, I own a mini frivole wg pave diamond earrings so I’m not sure if it’s wiser to keep buying more wg pieces or to buy the yg pave necklace which I really love.

I think the decision is self-evident. Buy the YG frivole pave small necklace "which I really love." It looks lovely on you.

 

[Deleted member 626500]

At the moment the pink ones are on my list. I really love the shape and size for my ears. I don’t think they ‘match’ noeud style. But I am not a matchy person and would wear the earrings with noeud and lotus. I am going to continue to search for perfect earrings for noeud regardless.

I am a matchy-matchy person. With that being said, I would wear the two together. Butterflies and bows, what could be more feminine? Besides, one's on the hand, the other on the ears. The look is soft and rounded and the materials are the same. I think they complement each other beautifully.

 

[BigAkoya]

Lapis seems to be popping up. If they can produce the Rose de Noel in lapis, I don't know why they can't make the Hellebore ring for you. Will keep my fingers crossed.
The onyx/WG 20-motif would be outstanding with that green shirt . . .

You are spot on, and that is exactly what my SA and I talked about. Hellebore was launched as Rose de Noel with diamonds framing it for more sparkle. They can take a lapis Rose de Noel, tear it apart, and make a Hellebore! You are 100% correct.
We'll see... it's not a no yet.

 

[eternallove4bag]

Thanks! I love the earrings.
I was really meh about the ring. It just seemed so small to me and I would rather wear my diamond rings at that size. I agree they would look so pretty as a set but I am not a set person.

Then definitely pass on the ring. VCA has too many other beautiful pieces that you can fall in love with. I feel like trying on different pieces and discovering what works and what does not is half the fun!

 

[BigAkoya]

I know a lot of people love the BTF butterfly ring but I don't love it. I too think it's small. However, I adore the butterfly earrings, so much so, that I now have two pair. They're unique, they don't need to match, and stand well on their own. I don't think about what I pair them with, I just put them on and go.

You could try the scary Flying Butterfly Ring and see if you like it. It's nice and big. However, the antennae is a big spooky for me.. like little beady bug eyes looking at me.

 

[eternallove4bag]

I’m deciding between a yg frivole pave small pendant and a wg frivole pave ring. Which one do you think looks better?
of note, I own a mini frivole wg pave diamond earrings so I’m not sure if it’s wiser to keep buying more wg pieces or to buy the yg pave necklace which I really love.

@thp54 the YG pave pendant looks beautiful on you. But would you be okay wearing WG Frivole pave earrings and YG Frivole pave pendant together? Or, would you wear them separately? I went for RG Frivole pave earrings and pendant set just so I have the option of wearing the two together even though I wear those earrings alone most of the time with high neck sweaters or blouses. But, I like having the flexibility of being able to wear both together whenever I want to. Now, you can also make a an instantaneous set of WG pave earrings that you already own and the WG pave Frivole earrings.

 

[eternallove4bag]

@eternallove4bag did you try attaching the chain a different way? Look at the sapphire heart pendant in the below photo. Is the ring too wide to attach it like that?

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That is pretty @Notorious Pink … The perlee clover ring would be too heavy to fall diagonally. I was actually digging the look till someone said it looks like I am wearing the B-zero1 pendant and I couldn’t shake off that image