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kim_mac said:
i have one pair of sweet earrings (red carnelian hearts) and i find the posts thicker than my other vca earclips with posts. if your ears aren't sensitive, shouldn't be a problem. for me, one of my ears is sensitive so i don't often reach for these earrings. i asked vca if they could put on thinner posts, and i was quoted $200+ so i decided against it, moneywise and i try to keep original designs intact.
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Thank you so much for your input! :-) My earlobes can be a little sensitive, and like you, I don't want to deal with the expense and hassle of having thinner posts attached. I'm thinking the Sweets probably won't work for me anyway. I have long thick brown hair and it usually covers my ears anyway. The very petite size of the Sweet ear studs plus the fact that I want them in onyx would probably mean they wouldn't even show up on my lobes! I should probably just spring for the vintage size! Lol.
 
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cung said:
yep, I have the same thought that the small would fit me better, then I think about the pave version, also in small size :D:D:D and think again would it be too much to have both gold and pave in same size, or get the large gold and pave later. I am so bad at picking up items and always end up picking both... so I take my time to cool a bit and decide later :cool: But definitely I have to get one, at least one pair. You ladies here are so bad for enables :p:p:p Before knowing this thread I do not even like alhambra clover, but now I am so into it...
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Cung, I was finally able to try on the small and large yellow gold frivole at the same time (hard to find both sizes at the same location) and while the small were cute, I felt that the large definitely made much more of a statement. I also have long hair and I usually leave it down so I felt that the large size suited me better. I would try on both sizes if you can. As soon as I compared, I had no doubt I liked the larger size on my frame better

My dream would be to have the small pave ones. Maybe someday :D
The pave ones are beyond gorgeous but I feel that they are pretty dressy and I wanted an earring I could wear more everyday. If you know that you definitely want the pave ones and you have the budget for it, I would buy them now as the price will eventually go up. Or you can get the gold ones first after you decide on the size and then consider the pave ones later.
 
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Does anyone have pictures of a sweet or vintage alhambra pendant layered with a diamond (or colored gemstone) solitaire pendant ? :smile1:
Or any layering pictures with the single motif pendants actually :smile1:. Do you layer them with other brands ? I've seen pictures with bracelets, I don't remember necklace pictures.
 
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