They fabulous on you @carbonfan .That means they found the perfect home. So happy they will make it into your regular rotation. Can't wait to see your upcoming pieces. That solid WG 5-motif will fit right into your collection seamlessly. How long did they say it would take?
As far as the solid WF 5-motif bracelet, they quoted up to 6 months excluding August, so that will be October at the latest. And strangely enough I enjoy the delayed gratification aspect of a SO, and this piece is such a definite that I don't even mind the wait! But I have to say that seeing your beautiful VCA pieces gave me the courage to take the leap, so thank you again!!
Love your Perlée hoops! Such classic yet fashionable piece
Awww thank you so much everyone! Before getting this pendant I've been religiously stalking through all the GMOP photos that everyone has posted and it has really helped a lot in helping me decide what type of GMOP or Carnelian I'd love to have! The VCA collections posted here is truly at a whole new level!
My SA in Singapore, Ion Orchard was really fabulous and I'd absolutely purchase from her again! I went in thinking of getting either the Perlee Couleurs in Carnelian or Mini Frivole pendant, or maybe the Vintage Alhambra pendant but that was very stone-dependent so it was less likely for me to get it as I've gone in a couple of times before and none of them really stood out to me. She was very friendly and helpful in recommending and taking out many pieces for me to try on and match, and I just fell in love with the GMOP version when I first tried it on!
After deciding on the GMOP from the display piece which already had a lot of the pink iridescence I was looking for, she brought out another 2 new pieces and one of it was this piece, which she was right in saying that it was darker than the other GMOP pieces but has the most beautiful purple/pink flashes and boy, was she right!
Here are some more photos/videos of the pendant in the day and when it's not actively flashing purple/pink, as I got it yesterday night and couldn't get day shots earlier!
I am so enjoying seeing everyone's new VCA additions! And I must also admit that I seem to be gleefully diving headfirst into VCA obsession! My latest VCA snag is a pair of white gold Perlée hoop earrings that I absolutely adore. I have to give a huge shout-out to @LLJsmom for bringing these to my attention... thank you so much for putting them on my radar! They are so versatile, so "me," and they fit in perfectly with my collection!
I can feel the VCA fascination quickly sinking in... next on the list is a custom order solid white gold vintage Alhambra bracelet, and I'm still trying to decide on a few other potential pieces! Such fun decisions to be had! But for now, I am majorly loving these hoops!
Congratulations! The flashes of color in your GMOP are gorgeous!
So far, I always wear it with other bracelets. Since I have a love, it’s always stacked with it or other pieces...some are a bit extra bit I love them all! Here are my different looks!
Thank you so much @RunningwithScissors and @thecatmom! I love the style as well, and I am not as creative with my jewelry pairings as some of you all are, so I need pieces that I can mix and match easily and that will serve me for a long time to come. So I am thrilled with these!
@RunningwithScissors, I am curious to know if you have narrowed down your wish list and which piece(s) you are leaning toward! My VCA wish list just keeps growing, I'm afraid...
You are right @LLJsmom I am not averse to smaller earrings at all! The small Frivole are the largest earrings I have. When I tried on the VA, I thought they looked larger than the small Frivole, maybe because they primary plane of the earring is flat, whereas the Frivole are 3D?
I am so enjoying seeing everyone's new VCA additions! And I must also admit that I seem to be gleefully diving headfirst into VCA obsession! My latest VCA snag is a pair of white gold Perlée hoop earrings that I absolutely adore. I have to give a huge shout-out to @LLJsmom for bringing these to my attention... thank you so much for putting them on my radar! They are so versatile, so "me," and they fit in perfectly with my collection!
I can feel the VCA fascination quickly sinking in... next on the list is a custom order solid white gold vintage Alhambra bracelet, and I'm still trying to decide on a few other potential pieces! Such fun decisions to be had! But for now, I am majorly loving these hoops!
Thanks for sharing @diamondseeker2006 ! These weren’t even on my radar and I really like the presence of the turquoise on these. Do you find them to be similar in weight to the Vintage?For those who desire turquoise and do not want sweet size, I have these Perlee turquoise earrings which to me are an awesome value (considering VCA) and go with other Alhambra pieces in white gold. I LOVE them for summer, and they are not at all too large. I'd say they have about the same presence as VA, but the diameter isn't as wide, I believe. They have a regular post and La Pousette back. @carbonfan I do love the Perlee bangles, too! There are definitely people who wear them with the VA bracelets!
Perlée couleurs earrings - VCARP4DT00 - Van Cleef & Arpels
Perlée couleurs earrings, rhodium plated 18K white gold, turquoisewww.vancleefarpels.com
@RunningwithScissors I am right there with you on wanting my studs settled because those are my most important earrings. I am not upgrading to anything as fabulous as yours (!!!), but I did decide I wanted to go larger, or slightly larger and higher color. So I have about 3 potential pairs and am going to try the larger ones first and then decide whether to exchange for just slightly larger and higher color. It's so difficult to choose when I can't go see them all at once!!!
@LLJsmom, I can totally appreciate the conundrum, particularly as there are so many tempting options! But I can also fully understand your preference for smaller, lighter earrings, and I think that the vibrancy of the turquoise or the carnelian would provide that extra "pop" of color while still staying in your comfort zone with regard to weight. And you have lived with the wg pave sweets for long enough to know that you love them, so there's that! I could easily picture you in any of the other sweets you mentioned as I know you would rock them all. But I'm thinking it would easy to try the turquoise sweets to see if you love them, and plus they would coordinate so beautifully with your other pieces and with your butterfly bracelet.
Just my two cents, and of course you can't go wrong with the carnelian or the SO onyx, either! There is really no wrong choice, just the one that speaks to you the loudest... does one of these options grab you more than the others?
You are right @LLJsmom I am not averse to smaller earrings at all! The small Frivole are the largest earrings I have. When I tried on the VA, I thought they looked larger than the small Frivole, maybe because they primary plane of the earring is flat, whereas the Frivole are 3D?
In any case, I am like you about this too: always doubting myself because I am drawn to the Sweets yet humbly taking to heart all the advice to go bigger. For me that advice is definitely true for the pendants — I like delicate pieces but the Sweet pendants are too small — but for earrings I think there will eventually be a Sweet or two in my collection. I came very close to taking home the YG Onyx Sweet earrings once, I think because their bold contrast gave them presence in a smaller package, and an effortless casual look on the ears. So if it were me...I would choose the WG turquoise sweets. Their color makes them pop and the WG is a crisp, defined, shiny frame. In full disclosure, I have also been considering these myself especially as they would be so perfect for summer with bordering-on-boho flowy tops and linen. I didn’t personally like the carnelian sweets because they didn’t show up brightly enough on me, and there is a little less contrast between the RG and the color of the stone. The WG carnelian SO would be gorgeous in contrast, especially with a red-leaning carnelian! But they are definitely larger and for me would be a little less versatile given both their size and their color (I tend to wear neutrals and cooler colors). I don‘t think I would consider doing a SO for something as small as sweets, even though I would definitely have gone home with the onyx had they been in WG instead of YG.
IDK if it helps at all to see my mind dump, but I feel like we might be earring kindred spirits
And oooh what Cartier pair are you considering?
For those who desire turquoise and do not want sweet size, I have these Perlee turquoise earrings which to me are an awesome value (considering VCA) and go with other Alhambra pieces in white gold. I LOVE them for summer, and they are not at all too large. I'd say they have about the same presence as VA, but the diameter isn't as wide, I believe. They have a regular post and La Pousette back. @carbonfan I do love the Perlee bangles, too! There are definitely people who wear them with the VA bracelets!
Perlée couleurs earrings - VCARP4DT00 - Van Cleef & Arpels
Perlée couleurs earrings, rhodium plated 18K white gold, turquoise
@RunningwithScissors I am right there with you on wanting my studs settled because those are my most important earrings. I am not upgrading to anything as fabulous as yours (!!!), but I did decide I wanted to go larger, or slightly larger and higher color. So I have about 3 potential pairs and am going to try the larger ones first and then decide whether to exchange for just slightly larger and higher color. It's so difficult to choose when I can't go see them all at once!!!
Aren't these amazing? VCA turquoise is stunning!
For those who desire turquoise and do not want sweet size, I have these Perlee turquoise earrings which to me are an awesome value (considering VCA) and go with other Alhambra pieces in white gold. I LOVE them for summer, and they are not at all too large. I'd say they have about the same presence as VA, but the diameter isn't as wide, I believe. They have a regular post and La Pousette back. @carbonfan I do love the Perlee bangles, too! There are definitely people who wear them with the VA bracelets!
Perlée couleurs earrings - VCARP4DT00 - Van Cleef & Arpels
Perlée couleurs earrings, rhodium plated 18K white gold, turquoise
@RunningwithScissors I am right there with you on wanting my studs settled because those are my most important earrings. I am not upgrading to anything as fabulous as yours (!!!), but I did decide I wanted to go larger, or slightly larger and higher color. So I have about 3 potential pairs and am going to try the larger ones first and then decide whether to exchange for just slightly larger and higher color. It's so difficult to choose when I can't go see them all at once!!!
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