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Hi everyone! Looking to buy my first VCA piece. I have my eye on the grey/dark MOP vintage Alhambra necklace. What are your thoughts? Pics would be great too!
Dooo iiiit. I just bought one for myself after being completely blown away by it after seeing it in-person. Prior to this, I was never really interested in GMOP, because I thought it'd just disappear on me. Man was I wrong.
Here's a pic of 2 pendants I tried on. Mine's the one on the left here --
And here's where I'm comparing the RG with YG and WG --
And lastly, here's a pic of what it looks like on me --
I will say like all MOP, it's important to see it in person first before deciding. My SA showed this one to me first and I was smitten. But I haven't seen GMOP IRL before so I asked to see any others they had in stock. One was straight up brown. Another had a pretty color, but it looked so flat and almost lifeless. So the choice was obvious.
My favorite part of this pendant is that it's eye-catching but in a very subtle way. Kind of like guilloche to me. Where at first it might just look like a pretty piece of jewelry. Then it shifts around a bit and all of the sudden you'd go, "Whoa! What is that??"
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I came here to post this, but check out the new thread!
https://forum.purseblog.com/threads/gold-mother-of-pearl-pieces-being-released.1054145/
https://forum.purseblog.com/threads/gold-mother-of-pearl-pieces-being-released.1054145/
I am not really a fan of the yellowish mop. I think the white and gray have so much more contrast and are just more wearable colors. I didn't really like the holiday pendant from a few years ago with the yellow/light gold mop, either. I know some people will buy it because it's limited edition, but not me.
I feel the same. I like the YMOP here with the pave, but I'd much rather have something with all solid gold or WMOP instead.
I want to add more alternating pave with a wearable stone (not malachite), so I would purchase it if I could. I would choose hammered gold/pave first, then WMOP/pave second, but I think this is pretty, neutral and not too delicate. I just need a 10 in alternating pave first and foremost!
hi ! am planning a trip to Spain soon and was wondering how the collections will be there ? any one from Spain or who visited VCA store there, please could you advise ? thanks.
Stunning! Definitely convinced but will have to visit the boutique to look at the different variations of the stone. Thank you!Dooo iiiit. I just bought one for myself after being completely blown away by it after seeing it in-person. Prior to this, I was never really interested in GMOP, because I thought it'd just disappear on me. Man was I wrong.
Here's a pic of 2 pendants I tried on. Mine's the one on the left here --
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And here's where I'm comparing the RG with YG and WG --
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And lastly, here's a pic of what it looks like on me --
I will say like all MOP, it's important to see it in person first before deciding. My SA showed this one to me first and I was smitten. But I haven't seen GMOP IRL before so I asked to see any others they had in stock. One was straight up brown. Another had a pretty color, but it looked so flat and almost lifeless. So the choice was obvious.
My favorite part of this pendant is that it's eye-catching but in a very subtle way. Kind of like guilloche to me. Where at first it might just look like a pretty piece of jewelry. Then it shifts around a bit and all of the sudden you'd go, "Whoa! What is that??"
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Beautiful grey MOP.Dooo iiiit. I just bought one for myself after being completely blown away by it after seeing it in-person. Prior to this, I was never really interested in GMOP, because I thought it'd just disappear on me. Man was I wrong.
Here's a pic of 2 pendants I tried on. Mine's the one on the left here --
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And here's where I'm comparing the RG with YG and WG --
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And lastly, here's a pic of what it looks like on me --
I will say like all MOP, it's important to see it in person first before deciding. My SA showed this one to me first and I was smitten. But I haven't seen GMOP IRL before so I asked to see any others they had in stock. One was straight up brown. Another had a pretty color, but it looked so flat and almost lifeless. So the choice was obvious.
My favorite part of this pendant is that it's eye-catching but in a very subtle way. Kind of like guilloche to me. Where at first it might just look like a pretty piece of jewelry. Then it shifts around a bit and all of the sudden you'd go, "Whoa! What is that??"
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thank you @lxp727, let us know what you end up with.
I ended up going with the blue agate! I went in thinking the MOP but just couldn’t peel away from the color!
Congratulations! Blue agate layer with your onyx would be lovely too. Show us some mod shots!
Hello beautiful ladies and gents. I plan to go into my local vca to get a signature perlee bangle this week. But still a little unsure if I should actually get it. Am a bit hesitant as I am not sure how "scratch resistant" it is. I have checked the threads in this forum and those that I have seen, have held up really well. Ladies who have this bangle, do you take any special care of it? Am planning to get the YG and wear it almost daily. At work, you will find me in front of the computer.