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#23,956
BigAkoya said:
Hi! I'm glad it was helpful. On the MOP (Mother of Pearl) vs. the onyx, my vote goes to the MOP.
MOP is so gorgeous to me, and the iridescence against the YG is beautiful. I am a WG person, so I have the WG MOP combination, but YG MOP Alhambra is my favorite combination. MOP just makes a face glow!

For me, I would get YG MOP. You can wear that pendant with everything, everyday.
Onyx is nice, but I find YG and onyx sometimes a bit harsh, especially depending on what outfits you wear. Plus, onyx is definitely not a color that works with everything, not to me at least. Again, this is 100% preference, and you may want to wear your onyx all the time.

As you plan your visit, here's some fun homework! This is the motif sizing page:

For fun, you can print this out, cut out th Vintage and Sweets motifs, and stick them on your neck. :biggrin: :heart:
Or, you can just simply compare them visually side by side.

Good luck to you and please share your purchase!
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I will definitely be buying MOP. Gosh, this chat is very relieving. I don't have any friends in the luxury world yet and It's really nice getting your help! Thank you so much.
And thanks for the sizing page. Now I realize that the vintage one might suit me better.
 
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#23,958
Prokopov said:
I will definitely be buying MOP. Gosh, this chat is very relieving. I don't have any friends in the luxury world yet and It's really nice getting your help! Thank you so much.
And thanks for the sizing page. Now I realize that the vintage one might suit me better.
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You have lots of TPFers here who have lots of insight to share and help! Feel free to post and share your bling! :hugs: :heart:
 
#23,961
Has anyone consider the magic 4 motif earrings? I don’t know why but I woke up one morning thinking about them and now I have that itch to get them. I am petite and I already have a feeling that these will probably overwhelm my face BUT I don’t know why I am even considering them! Someone talk some sense into me (or not :lol:).
 
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ThisVNchick said:
Has anyone consider the magic 4 motif earrings? I don’t know why but I woke up one morning thinking about them and now I have that itch to get them. I am petite and I already have a feeling that these will probably overwhelm my face BUT I don’t know why I am even considering them! Someone talk some sense into me (or not :lol:).
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They are very heavy per reports, if that helps!
 
#23,963
yerenaa said:
View attachment 5704511Finally joined the VCA world!:yahoo: If I could please gain some wisdom/advice from everyone: I have to get some of the links removed. My wrist measures to be about 13.5 (LOVE: size 16, JUC: size 15). I’m planning to layer my five motif with the LOVE and/or JUC from time to time. How short did you/should I shorten my bracelet? Thank you so muchies :hbeat::heart:
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Honestly, I’ve never really understood the links removal or how that even started to be the way we measure bracelet sizes for VCA. When you say 2 links, it’s actually 4 links or something, because it’s 2 pairs of links? Also, I feel like it’s a very… reversed and oblique way to measure your size. “Oh, my size is 8 links removed.” I still don’t really know what that means. Like, that just doesn’t register as a tangible measurement in my mind.

I think the lengths at VCA are not the most intuitive at first, because the lengths in the US are advertised in inches, when actually the lengths correspond to exact cm measurements. I think centimeters are a lot easier to understand — at least for me — because they’re not referenced in the negative by number of links removed and are more precise. The VCA store also told me that they give instructions to alterations based on what length in cm to resize the bracelets, and not the “links removal” thing.

That being said, the standard, default length is 19cm, and then you can go down or up to different lengths by 1cm increments. The sizing models they have in the store are 20cm, 19cm, 18cm, 17cm, and 16cm.

If you’re a size 16 love, then you’re probably going to want a 17cm length for the chain bracelet.
 
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sosauce said:
Honestly, I’ve never really understood the links removal or how that even started to be the way we measure bracelet sizes for VCA. When you say 2 links, it’s actually 4 links or something, because it’s 2 pairs of links? Also, I feel like it’s a very… reversed and oblique way to measure your size. “Oh, my size is 8 links removed.” I still don’t really know what that means. Like, that just doesn’t register as a tangible measurement in my mind.

I think the lengths at VCA are not the most intuitive at first, because the lengths in the US are advertised in inches, when actually the lengths correspond to exact cm measurements. I think centimeters are a lot easier to understand — at least for me — because they’re not referenced in the negative by number of links removed and are more precise. The VCA store also told me that they give instructions to alterations based on what length in cm to resize the bracelets, and not the “links removal” thing.

That being said, the standard, default length is 19cm, and then you can go down or up to different lengths by 1cm increments. The sizing models they have in the store are 20cm, 19cm, 18cm, 17cm, and 16cm.

If you’re a size 16 love, then you’re probably going to want a 17cm length for the chain bracelet.
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It’s so interesting how we all process differently because what you described I can’t even begin to try to figure out lol. When I got my first bracelet and sent back to my SA for sizing I told him my love size 17 and he handled it. That came out to two links removed so that’s the measurement 17 love = 2 links lol. It’s the unofficial special VCA=Love metric I guess.
 
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Well ladies got started on the wishlist items yesterday as I finally decided on which color combo 10 motif to order. So ordered 10 motif GMOP and 2 SO requests. Keeping fingers crossed about the SO. Also the policy was same as always is whenever I request MTO 30% deposit and I had no issues with getting SO submitted. I mention this as others were stating they couldn’t do orders or had to pay in full.
 
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missie1 said:
Well ladies got started on the wishlist items yesterday as I finally decided on which color combo 10 motif to order. So ordered 10 motif GMOP and 2 SO requests. Keeping fingers crossed about the SO. Also the policy was same as always is whenever I request MTO 30% deposit and I had no issues with getting SO submitted. I mention this as others were stating they couldn’t do orders or had to pay in full.
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So excited to hear about your SOs and the GMOP 10 motif will be a workhorse for you I think with your RG and WG pieces!
 
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nicole0612 said:
So excited to hear about your SOs and the GMOP 10 motif will be a workhorse for you I think with your RG and WG pieces!
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I’m really excited about finally getting a 10 motif. I was so undecided yet I kept thinking about how you use your 5 motifs to wear with them. As I have both pave and plain GMOP I thought I can link either and still have piece for my wrist. I will post in the SO thread about those. Hopefully they get approved
 
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NK321 said:
Hi, new here to TPF! Wondering whether to get the BTF MOP ring or the Sweet Perlee Clover bracelet (prefer the thinner bracelet vs regular size). I also have the Vintage MOP ring and the Single Flower Frivole ring. Any thoughts? Thanks in advance! View attachment 5714645
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Oh my gosh :happydance: :yes: Get the Perlee sweet clover …. I have tried the yellow gold on twice .. she is the one for my wrist, so she is now number one on my wish list:love:

Excited for you!
 
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