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cvalier26 said:
So I just saw this modeling pic and I think I'm sold on the turquoise butterfly :D.
I have similar hair & skin tone.
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This is so very pretty. This piece appears to resonate with you. If you love it, and continue to think about it, then you should definitely purchase it. I wear sweet earrings every day and I am 40 :) I am so very sorry to hear about your loss, I know how difficult that is.
You can never go wrong with VCA, and I have no doubt you will smile every day you wear this beautiful turquoise butterfly. If you are in your 20's, you will wear this for years and years to come. Definitely worth purchasing.
 
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hopingoneday said:
I have definitely seen some vintage gold frivoles, both YG and WG, that were badly scratched. I guess if you travel a lot and throw them in a bag together there is the strong possibility that they will get scratched. However, my SA told me that VCA would be glad to buff them out if that should ever happen to me. So far (1 year of regular wear) mine have held up fine-no scratches!
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texasgirliegirl said:
No regrets with either. Mine aren't scratched and I wear them sll the time. They will show fingerprints so keep a polishing cloth handy.
If you have the pave I don't think you need the wg.
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Thanks Hopingoneday and TGG for your input. I guess, like everything else, if you take care of them they will age well. They have such a nice shine to them that I was afraid scratches would show up more. I'm glad to hear from you both, who appear to wear them on a daily basis. Now, makes me want them even more:cool:
 
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cvalier26 said:
Thanks, I saw the sweets in mop/wg were available in earrings, are these the ones you have or pendant/bracelet?

What do you think about the sweet butterfly in turquoise? I love the turquoise/wg combination but not sure about it being a butterfly. I like it now but I feel like I might grow out of it.
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I have the Lucky Alhambra MOP Butterfly and it is my signature piece. I *love* it and wear it almost every day. I also purchased the sweet for my DD and it looks adorable on her. If you love it, you will always love it. Does it make your heart skip a beat? If you just like it you may you may or may not continue to like it, but you will never truly love it. JMHO.
 
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Good morning, all!


For those of you who have a variety of VCA earrings, I have a question. I know the vintage Alhambra earrings come with a lovely omega back. Do the sweet Alhambra earstuds just have a post and a friction back? That's how it appears to me from the website. How comfortable are the earrings? I have had earrings with the post and findings, but I have never had any with the omega backs (though I think they look so beautiful!) Thanks! :-)
 
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HeidiDavis said:
Good morning, all!


For those of you who have a variety of VCA earrings, I have a question. I know the vintage Alhambra earrings come with a lovely omega back. Do the sweet Alhambra earstuds just have a post and a friction back? That's how it appears to me from the website. How comfortable are the earrings? I have had earrings with the post and findings, but I have never had any with the omega backs (though I think they look so beautiful!) Thanks! :-)
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The backs aren't intended to be decorative features.
The sweets do have the French backs which are VERY secure. The perlee hoops have these same backs.
The vintage , frivole, etcetera have omega backs with screw in posts.
 
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texasgirliegirl said:
The backs aren't intended to be decorative features.
The sweets do have the French backs which are VERY secure. The perlee hoops have these same backs.
The vintage , frivole, etcetera have omega backs with screw in posts.
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I know they aren't. I just think they are so pretty! Probably just because I don't have any earrings with this kind of clip on the back. All of my other earrings tend to be French wire or post and friction back. :-)
 
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Thank you for your replies regarding the sweet butterfly :smile1:. It does make me happy even when I look at it online :love:.

The sweet clover earrings also look really cute for everyday. I like them in turquoise/wg, carnelian/rg and mop/wg especially (the onyx I'm thinking I would rather have as a vintage pendant one day). I wonder if the mop/wg would be too small in the sweet size since it's a more discreet combination than the other two.

I was also wondering if the carnelian came in rose gold in the larger sizes or just yellow ? I prefer it in the darker red tints with rose gold.
 
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cvalier26 said:
Thank you for your replies regarding the sweet butterfly :smile1:. It does make me happy even when I look at it online :love:.

The sweet clover earrings also look really cute for everyday. I like them in turquoise/wg, carnelian/rg and mop/wg especially (the onyx I'm thinking I would rather have as a vintage pendant one day). I wonder if the mop/wg would be too small in the sweet size since it's a more discreet combination than the other two.

I was also wondering if the carnelian came in rose gold in the larger sizes or just yellow ? I prefer it in the darker red tints with rose gold.
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Sweets = rose gold plus carnelian
Vintage= yellow gold plus carnelian
 
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