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The Frivoles I did like when I tried on. Interesting idea to stack two pair? We are thinking pave right?
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Those with two piercings, do you sometimes just wear earrings in the first hole and leave the other hole empty when you go say to a restaurant? :flowers:
Always just one for me these days, but I have 4 piercings in each ear from when I was a teen (3 in each lobe + rook + conch) and my husband was not a fan when we met. I wanted to keep the look for awhile, but for the past 10+ years I just wear one earring in each ear all of the time.
 
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Always just one for me these days, but I have 4 piercings in each ear from when I was a teen (3 in each lobe + rook + conch) and my husband was not a fan when we met. I wanted to keep the look for awhile, but for the past 10+ years I just wear one earring in each ear all of the time.
Good to hear!

I feel undressed showing second hole empty. So kind of wish I never got a second hole. Is an empty piercings no biggie?
 
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So we are waiting for @nicole0612 to post the pave vintage sweet combo and then we can see. Have gmop sweets on wishlist could switch to pave.
It may be that my piercings are just too close together, but they do almost overlap for me. My second holes are closed up enough that I can’t fit the fat sweet posts all of the way in, so I am holding them in. Here is with pave vintage, non-pave vintage and frivole (I only have mirror frivole). I was going to try magic, but they are too big for the sweets to fit.

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It may be that my piercings are just too close together, but they do almost overlap for me. My second holes are closed up enough that I can’t fit the fat sweet posts all of the way in, so I am holding them in. Here is with pave vintage, non-pave vintage and frivole (I only have mirror frivole). I was going to try magic, but they are too big for the sweets to fit.

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Thanks Nicole. Ok so I am liking concept but I will have to see if my holes are too close. You have given me few options I now need to try. With my luck my holes will be too close and this won’t work. Sidebar I am also loving the turquoise YG and tiger eye combo. Love how these colors pair together. Your ring is stunning btw
 
Thanks Nicole. Ok so I am liking concept but I will have to see if my holes are too close. You have given me few options I now need to try. With my luck my holes will be too close and this won’t work. Sidebar I am also loving the turquoise YG and tiger eye combo. Love how these colors pair together. Your ring is stunning btw
Thank you! Give an update once you check. I used the turquoise thinking of your potential pairing; I think it would be really nice with a sweet that has some striations or iridescence to it, to somewhat negate the “flat” effect of the two Alhambra next to each other. So your idea of SO GMOP sweets might be nice if you get stones with nice iridescence. I have always thought that turquoise and TE look so nice together. I think I will ask again about SO TE magic in the new year.
 
It may be that my piercings are just too close together, but they do almost overlap for me. My second holes are closed up enough that I can’t fit the fat sweet posts all of the way in, so I am holding them in. Here is with pave vintage, non-pave vintage and frivole (I only have mirror frivole). I was going to try magic, but they are too big for the sweets to fit.

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I have 4 piercings per lobe and I have also tried this and like you @nicole0612 they smooshed too close together for it to be functional or look good. @missie1 I had more success when I put the sweet in my third hole and the vintage in my first. I know you said you only have two lobe piercings but for those who have more: if one is super worried about the second hole closing, you could get a super, super thin gold huggie which would not impede the overall look but I will be honest, I think you might be better @missie1 with two sweets - that is unless you get a third :lol: . I am like you...I generally wear four diamond studs in each ear; with each getting smaller as they go higher.
 
Hi i'm a newbie here but long time VCA lover. I am wondering if anyone has seen the "hirondelle" setting rings lately? I am thinking of getting one with a smallish emerald cut diamond... for everyday and not too loud...
 
I have 4 piercings per lobe and I have also tried this and like you @nicole0612 they smooshed too close together for it to be functional or look good. @missie1 I had more success when I put the sweet in my third hole and the vintage in my first. I know you said you only have two lobe piercings but for those who have more: if one is super worried about the second hole closing, you could get a super, super thin gold huggie which would not impede the overall look but I will be honest, I think you might be better @missie1 with two sweets - that is unless you get a third :lol: . I am like you...I generally wear four diamond studs in each ear; with each getting smaller as they go higher.
Never considered two sweets….it’s definitely giving me options to ponder. My DH made comment like how many piercings are you going to get? I eyerolled but said to self “think long and hard before you get anything else”.
 
Thank you! Give an update once you check. I used the turquoise thinking of your potential pairing; I think it would be really nice with a sweet that has some striations or iridescence to it, to somewhat negate the “flat” effect of the two Alhambra next to each other. So your idea of SO GMOP sweets might be nice if you get stones with nice iridescence. I have always thought that turquoise and TE look so nice together. I think I will ask again about SO TE magic in the new year.
Will do. Gotta drive to Chicago to test some things out. That pairing is so unexpected and stunning. Definitely a combo worth playing with. The saturation does pop the turquoise. I will pull my gmop out and see how it pairs with turquoise.
 
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