What Other Jewelry Brands Do You Buy/Wear?

[TankerToad]

I have pretty wrists today.
Yesterday, I stopped off at Bloomies to see the multicolor bracelet. I brought the Vine Amulet that I bought but had not worn to see if I could exchange it for the bracelet. I could. Not only that, Bloomies extended the 20% discount that was applied to the amulet to the bracelet!!! I did not expect that.

On my other wrist is an Irene Neuwirth Peruvian Opal Candy bracelet and pink/purple Sapphire and Aquamarine tennis bracelets.

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Dreamy ❤️

 

[glamourbag]

I have pretty wrists today.
Yesterday, I stopped off at Bloomies to see the multicolor bracelet. I brought the Vine Amulet that I bought but had not worn to see if I could exchange it for the bracelet. I could. Not only that, Bloomies extended the 20% discount that was applied to the amulet to the bracelet!!! I did not expect that.

On my other wrist is an Irene Neuwirth Peruvian Opal Candy bracelet and pink/purple Sapphire and Aquamarine tennis bracelets.

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Oh beautiful choices! I especially love opal! This is a beautiful shade.

 

[EpiFanatic]

Love the rustic look of Judy Geib. Her light emeralds are happy making.

 

[missie1]

Congratulations on your gorgeous Foundrae necklace. It looks like it will be a very versatile part of your jewelry wardrobe and I hope you wear it in good health!

Thanks for your supportive thoughts regarding my situation; it's wonderful having someone who understands how difficult family dynamics can be. My family members are not shy about asking how much my jewelry cost and I even had one family member ask me to hold out my hands so that she could take a picture of my jewelry to show her co-workers For now, I feel my best option is to have a sense of humor about the whole thing and wear what I'm comfortable wearing.

Family’s can be so weird and jealous it’s normally the older females in my family. It irritates me when they ask price of something and then make slick comments. My MIL is so jealous it’s unreal. Whenever she sees me with something she tries to ask DH to get her something similar. Mind you she doesn’t have fabulous taste or anything it’s just your wife has new earrings so I want new earrings. We laugh at her together

 

[BigAkoya]

Aww thank you
Do they make it in white gold ?
Would it be a SO?
First time I tried this ring I was in a dark blue business suit and it was such a nice contrast to the sober style of my suit
Like your Lotus pave ring - it’s an unexpected detail

I think I am done with SOs for a while. In 4Q last year, I tried to order a WG blue agate set; I waited a few weeks, and the answer from VCA was no. Next, I had already paid for a Hellebore lapis ring, and after two months, VCA emailed my SA and said they cannot commit to make it in lapis but offered MOP. I said no, so they refunded my money of course. Hence I doubt they will do this butterfly ring in WG lapis.

I can actually see your lapis butterfly ring on you with a suit, very ladylike elegant. It's softer than the Lotus, but every ring doesn't have to be bold I suppose.

I think for me, it would be either the WG pink sapphire/diamond or the WG all diamond.
Your gorgeous ring convinced me to look at the butterfly collection again. I honestly had completely dismissed it, never even tried it on except for the large Flying Butterfly ring which I did not like. It was scary to me, the antennas were spooky and made it look real.

I keep staring at your ring and mod shot. The ring is lovely, and it is beautiful on you.

 

[BigAkoya]

I have pretty wrists today.
Yesterday, I stopped off at Bloomies to see the multicolor bracelet. I brought the Vine Amulet that I bought but had not worn to see if I could exchange it for the bracelet. I could. Not only that, Bloomies extended the 20% discount that was applied to the amulet to the bracelet!!! I did not expect that.

On my other wrist is an Irene Neuwirth Peruvian Opal Candy bracelet and pink/purple Sapphire and Aquamarine tennis bracelets.

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Your bracelets are beautiful!
I especially love love love the TSC bangles. The rainbow bangle is stunning, and I love the way you stacked them.
It's such a beautiful look. Great choice to get the Rainbow bangle! You have the best TSC pieces!

Do you wear your Rainbow stack with your Tolomeo? I bet it would look amazing. Bold, but not tacky bold, it would be stunning bold! I am in love with your TSC pieces, especially your Tolomeo!

I am going to show hubby your Rainbow stack and tell him it matches the Tolomeo pendant.
Hubby is going to lecture me again and say get over not liking YG and just buy the darn Tomato-y thing (he calls it the Tomato-y saucer thing).

Beautiful pieces! Thanks for sharing.

 

[etoupebirkin]

I bought the Rainbow bracelet expressly to go with the Tolomeo. Plus, I’ve always wanted a bracelet like this. In the past I’ve been drawn to Reinstein Ross Sapphire bangles, but I wanted a bangle with a clasp. Needless to say, I’m thrilled to own this.

I also had a big career win this week. I led BD efforts that led to a $5Million contract. So it’s a big win. The bangle is a nice way to celebrate. The best thing about the win is that I will be working with some of my favorite people in the world.

 

[BigAkoya]

I bought the Rainbow bracelet expressly to go with the Tolomeo. Plus, I’ve always wanted a bracelet like this. In the past I’ve been drawn to Reinstein Ross Sapphire bangles, but I wanted a bangle with a clasp. Needless to say, I’m thrilled to own this.

I also had a big career win this week. I led BD efforts that led to a $5Million contract. So it’s a big win. The bangle is a nice way to celebrate. The best thing about the win is that I will be working with some of my favorite people in the world.

Congratulations to you on the big win!
I would love to see the Tolomeo with your Rainbow bracelet. You have gorgeous pieces!
As you know from my other post, I am still so disappointed in the WG version of the Tolomeo. I stare at the mockup trying to love it, but I can't even like it.

 

[etoupebirkin]

Congratulations to you on the big win!
I would love to see the Tolomeo with your Rainbow bracelet. You have gorgeous pieces!
As you know from my other post, I am still so disappointed in the WG version of the Tolomeo. I stare at the mockup trying to love it, but I can't even like it.

Will take pics to,or row in the Sun. hopefully the weather will cooperate.

 

[EpiFanatic]

I wanted to share a new purchase with all of you. A few weeks ago, I was strolling through a local outdoor mall and something caught my eye in the window display at Ben Bridge. It was a lovely light blue gemstone tennis bracelet. The afternoon light coupled with the showroom lighting made it sparkle and it stopped me in my tracks. I had never been in this jewelry store before and wasn't sure what to expect. A very sweet SA helped me and I tried on the bracelet, which she informed me was London blue topaz with accent diamonds. I loved it instantly and it complemented my other jewelry that I was wearing. I have never impulse purchased jewelry before, so I took her card and told her I loved the bracelet but wanted to think about it, which I did for 2 weeks before purchasing. I took a couple of pictures I will share with you here, but it will be wrapped up until Valentine's Day.

such a pretty blue!! Happy V-day to you!

 

[880]

Family’s can be so weird and jealous it’s normally the older females in my family. It irritates me when they ask price of something and then make slick comments. My MIL is so jealous it’s unreal. Whenever she sees me with something she tries to ask DH to get her something similar. Mind you she doesn’t have fabulous taste or anything it’s just your wife has new earrings so I want new earrings. We laugh at her together

Ha, this made me laugh too lol
I had a different reaction to MIL reaction to what I have or what I did or didn’t wear. years ago, I was like, okay, I could get my mom and MIL the same presents as I buy for myself. nothing super extravagant, but stuff like Evelyns or everyday diamond flower earrings from Kwiat (gilt used to have sample sales jewelry. My mom has some diamond bling pieces, but she saves them for some special occasion that tends not to ever happen lol, so really what I was trying to do was upgrade their everyday). MIL has an old school New England, save the best for a special occasion, mentality (She used to wear a tennis bracelet to work (in FILs office, but that was the extent of it). And for years, I was somewhat like fine, I can be relatively understated to avoid negativity. But, DH kind of felt like if I have a gold Rolex that my mom and GM used to wear, and MIL has a two tone, why shouldnt I wear it. But. Of course, I didn’t wear it much In front of them, and I was careful to say we didn’t buy it (Or a lot of stuff); that they were trickle down hand me downs.

I thought it was sad bc a few times FIL balked at getting her some things, and actually years ago they returned a necklace that my independent jeweler did for them bc a friend of theirs said it wasn’t good value. She said to me then that she would wait and see if FIL would ever ‘make it up to her ,’ and that he never did. He would say She doesn’t like that kind of thing; she’s rather have a cruise. And, he was part right, bc when he would say, well do you want x, she wouldn’t admit it. And she told me that there were things she wore (not because she liked them, but bc she got them as gifts). So I wanted To do something.

i finally gave up on presents like that, and to a certain extent, now that DH is semi retired, I kind of feel like life is short, wear the bling. I don’t know that I would have changed except DH also feels like we are old enough to finally do what we want. Like what are we waiting for. I think it’s also going through shelter in place covid. Of course, it’s an individual decision that varies depending on keeping the familial peace. (LOL I typed keeping the piece)

I don’t wear some bags or some jewelry in front of some of my friends. not bc they’re jealous; they just don’t care about stuff like that, and it would be weird, IDK

also had a big career win this week. I led BD efforts that led to a $5Million contract. So it’s a big win. The bangle is a nice way to celebrate. The best thing about the win is that I will be working with some of my favorite people in the world.

congrats! I am so happy for you! You deserve the fabulous bangle. I love your sense of color!

 

[chinamom]

I have the VCA between ringer butterfly ring
I work in all male enviro too
My personality is not whimsical at all but some of these feminine pieces remind me I’m a woman too
I thought about this ring for a year before deciding to buy it
Love it so much

That’s so beautiful!!

 

[Dextersmom]

such a pretty blue!! Happy V-day to you!

Thank you @EpiFanatic.

 

[EpiFanatic]

Thanks for your great suggestions! A friend suggested that I say "Why, do you want to buy it from me?" when someone asks me how much my bag/jewelry/shoes cost.

I've also been married 30 years and my in-laws are exasperating to say the least. I have had to put my foot down with them as you have. We don't see them as often as we did, so it's less of an issue now than it used to be.

My aunt once asked how much my handbag cost and I told her it was a gift (it was a gift from me, to me, so technically I was telling the truth). She then demanded, " Are you refusing to tell me how much that bag cost?!" and I demurred again, insisting it was a gift. I blush very easily when I am stressed and I could feel my cheeks burning but I stood my ground. She obviously got the message because she didn't ask me how much my Cartier watch cost when she saw it for the first time

My sister is extremely jealous and has a very quick temper which erupts without provocation. I once asked her when her day off was and she went on a ten-minute tirade about how unfair it was that she has to work when her friends don't. I just never know what will set her off and it makes it extremely stressful to spend time with her.

Several years ago, she tossed one of my bags away from herself as if she had been bitten by a snake. She yelled, "I thought it was a Kate Spade but it's a VALENTINO!" and went on a rant about my life versus hers. She then proceeded to give my Gucci pumps the hairy eyeball. That was the start of a (not) fun day together. She didn't speak to me for the next six months to punish me for my perceived sins and I have to admit it was a very peaceful six months lol

I've made some adjustments in what I wear; my Chanel bags are re-issues rather than classics and I have several Loewe Puzzle bags because their small logo is not recognizable to my family. And, of course, I wear less jewelry.

I have also given my sister several bags, some newly purchased for her birthday and some gently used, but I never see her with them. I've come to the conclusion that she immediately sells them so I re-home them myself now and use the proceeds towards my own new bags. I actually think giving her the bags increased her resentment rather than resolved anything.

Suffice it to say that my family does not put the fun in dysfunctional

Geez...sorry Jen. That is bad. In those situations, I just steer clear whenever I can. My aunt asked my once, and she had seen my ring several times already, "did you get a new diamond?" I said NO. She insisted that I did. I just walked away from her. If she was going to be an irrational screeching banshee, I wasn't going to subject my eardrums to the torture.

 

[EpiFanatic]

One of my fave places to acquire jewelry is this lovely women-owned boutique in Soho (in NYC) called Soho Gem. They have a great combination of classic and unique pieces, and the ladies there are always so helpful and knowledgeable. They’ve brought special pieces into the store for myself and my friends if we just describe what we are looking for, and they make it magically appear! They also work with their loyal clients on pricing, which is always appreciated! I stopped in there yesterday with a friend who was buying some earrings, and I tried a few things on. Was in a sapphire mood and their speciality is sapphires. Sorry the quality of the pics isn’t great!

The sapphire halo earrings are very pretty, so nicely proportioned. And the sapphire bangle is just lovely. Looks understated and cool. Could be worn super casually. I'm looking them up! Thanks for sharing.