Are you still wearing VCA? Still collecting ? Or have you moved on to other jewelry?
Not only do we miss you here but miss your blog!
VCA ~ Van Cleef Arpels Discussion thread!
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Are you still wearing VCA? Still collecting ? Or have you moved on to other jewelry?
Not only do we miss you here but miss your blog!
I am debating between yg and rg in 10 motifs. I currently own the mop 10 motifs and I tried on yesterday at the boutique .. I think rg is more subtle and causal vs yg is more bold and flashy. I am more geared towards rg. However since I want to link with my 10 motifs MOP in yg.. should I get yg 10 motifs? My SA said rg works with yg mop .. see picture . What are your thoughts? Thanks 
Looks very pretty! Frankly I don’t see any colour different between the two from the photo.
Yes...I'm still wearing and enjoying my VCA pieces...but I also started finding other brands esp once I got back to LA...like Deborah Pagani and Anita Ko pieces.
I have a few "big" items on my list for VCA and Cartier especially, but I think P, my fiance needed a little breather after my e-ring purchase...tho I always point out to him that there was 0 pressure from me on that and he actually was the one who decided to spend a year hunting down the exact perfect heart shape and then researching on the best jewelers to do the setting perfectly...so it was brought on by himself
How about you? Any new additions to your VCA collection in the past few years?
This was one of my pressies from this past Christmas...had been eyeing it since I first saw it in the Chanel Fine Jewelry books they send out...but the clincher was that P saw me try them on and he instantly loved and said I should get it...so, who am I to argue against that, right? ♀️
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Ohhh and yes, everyone always brings up the blog and I'm honestly surprised each time since it was never a perfectly laid out blog like most top fashion or tech bloggers have...also, it was a lot of random pics of my life which I thought only P or my friends and family would care about reading most of the posts haha
But thanks to the emergence of Instagram, I found that much easier and faster to use...are you on there too?
Mine is kinda like how my blog was...lots of random posts and pics of our lives ❤️
Love the shooting star earrings on you!! I have always been scared to go into the Chanel fine jewelry department, fearing that I might ring something home with me.
I have also read and enjoyed your blogs in years past!!! Thoroughly enjoyed it!
While difficult to see the difference in photos I prefer the yg vintage with the mop.
Sometimes the differences between yg and pg aren’t very noticeable but in this case, irl the difference is more noticeable imo.
The pg is soft and pretty.
The yg is very classic...in fact, the first Vintage Alhambra piece created.
I don’t see the yg as flashy but it is perhaps more striking when placed next to pink gold.
I like to mix metals but in this case I like the YG better. When the 2 10 motifs are linked, I think the difference is noticeable.
I saw your Chanel earrings and your beautiful engagement ring on IG. All the time your finance spent working on your engagement ring was worth it!
You inspired me on a lot of VCA back in the day!
I bought the white gold and yellow gold byzantine alhambra necklaces after seeing your pictures! I got them right before VCA "rested" the style.I do keep adding to my VCA. It seems every time I say I am done, I find something else! My latest purchase was the 3 motif Magic earrings. Years ago I had the 2 motif Magic earrings and hated them because the constant movement was annoying . So I always figured I wouldn't like the 3 motif. Well I don't know if it is that years have gone by and I have mellowed
, or that the movement of the 3 motif is softer and gentler than the 2 motif-- whatever it is I came home with the 3 motif.
In the case of the VA line the color difference between the PG and YG is IMO very noticeable. When wearing the onyx/pg 2016 Holiday Pendant with a 20 or 10 motif VA piece the color difference is not at all noticeable because the pendant has a much thinner chain and only one motif in PG as opposed to 10 or 20, but mixing two 10 motif necklaces the YG vs PG is very obvious.
Up early, have tons to get done. And I never post anymore, but in honor of Calisnoopy will post these pix.I saw your Chanel earrings and your beautiful engagement ring on IG. All the time your finance spent working on your engagement ring was worth it!
You inspired me on a lot of VCA back in the day!
I do keep adding to my VCA. It seems every time I say I am done, I find something else! My latest purchase was the 3 motif Magic earrings. Years ago I had the 2 motif Magic earrings and hated them because the constant movement was annoying . So I always figured I wouldn't like the 3 motif. Well I don't know if it is that years have gone by and I have mellowed
I think sbelle and I purchased the Byzantine at about the same time. I used to have 2 of the shorter byzantine necklaces, bracelet and pendant. But then I sold one of the necklaces as I never wore the bracelet. I prefer the the length of bracelet + necklace.
The picture is what would be 10 motif VA length, hooked to bracelet with the pendant in the middle.
I was very lucky finding the pendant.
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Yay! It’s great to see you posting here @Longchamp !!!
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This is absolutely gorgeous!!!