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#TBT VCA Vintage Alhambra White Gold, White MOP

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VCA bug bites again. Pre-loved but practically new. I louped it with my 60x.

I didn't love it that much to begin with. Then I realized what a great neutral it is. This white MOP feels really easy and casual. I can layer it with my little pendant. I'm too lazy to even take off my other necklace. It's definitely growing on me.

I have to say that what I wear with it makes a big difference as to how it looks to me. Color warms it up. Black and neutrals makes it a lot more stark. That is why I kept taking pictures of it with different backgrounds.

I didn't know that the white gold had a whiter MOP than the yellow gold. Things you learn...

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Some more.

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LLJsmom, another beautiful alhambra pendant! It looks great layered with your diamond pendant! :love: :love:
 

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Love it! They both look beautiful on you!
 

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Beautiful! This piece is on my wish list for the year, although I'll be buying the yellow gold one- really interesting to hear that they use different shades of MOP.
 

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Beautiful! And a bit of a chameleon on you too!
 

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LLJsmom, I say this with the utmost sincerity, is there a VCA necklace that doesn't look fabulous on your neck? No I don't think so. And all I can say is WOW. I have loved all your VCA options from the beginning and can see why your head might be spinning with choices right now. Cause none of them look less than gorgeous on you. :love: :love: :love:

My vote (for now hehe) is the Vintage white gold white MOP. Neutrals are a great thing you are right and they go with everything so your PPW will make this baby worth it! :appl:
 

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It does look really good layered with the pendant. Great find!
 

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Beautiful, LLJsmom!! :love: :love: :love:

Yes, the MOP for WG is different from that for YG. I'm sure that's deliberate on VCA's part, lol!

You do know that this is soooo NOT helping with my VCA obsession, right?!! :lol:
 

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missy|1483702262|4112895 said:
LLJsmom, I say this with the utmost sincerity, is there a VCA necklace that doesn't look fabulous on your neck? No I don't think so. And all I can say is WOW. I have loved all your VCA options from the beginning and can see why your head might be spinning with choices right now. Cause none of them look less than gorgeous on you. :love: :love: :love:

My vote (for now hehe) is the Vintage white gold white MOP. Neutrals are a great thing you are right and they go with everything so your PPW will make this baby worth it! :appl:


This, in a nutshell!!

Gorgeous piece, gorgeous model, LOVE the neutral on you :love:
 

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Very pretty. Do they twist like mad when you wear both necklaces?
 

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Yayyy! Great find - it's beautiful on you! I do like the contrast and how it looks layered! :appl: :love:
 

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Oh it looks perfect on you LLJsmom! :love: :love: :love: I love the MOP, very bright and lively and will go with anything you wear - looks fantastic layered with your pendant! :appl: I love this choice, I hope you get lots of joy from it!
 

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HI:

Loving it all! You've got really gorgeous pieces :appl: :love:

cheers--Sharon
 

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Looks great in all different lighting enviroments/outfits! :appl: Glad this one is a keeper for you! :))
 

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Wow, that is gorgeous!! I absolutely love it layered with your solitaire pendant. Beautiful!! :twirl:
 

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I love it! :love: It does look great on you!!! :appl: I plan to get the MOP because it is a great summer color to go with colors like turquoise, blues, hot pinks, etc. Of course, you live where it's pretty much summer all the time! The black onyx and white MOP will be colors that would go with almost everything I wear, so I do plan on those even if they aren't as unique as some other colors.
 

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Beautiful!! :love: It is such a versatile piece; you wear it so well!
Did you get an extender?
 

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Very pretty piece!
 

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Love the pendants together!!! The MOP looks amazeballs on you, btw, and it was great seeing how its appearance changed with the colors around it!!! Enjoy!!!
 

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Hi Everyone,

Thank you so much. I am so glad you guys like the MOP. It is growing on me a lot. :D

Green with Envy said:
Very pretty. Do they twist like mad when you wear both necklaces?
Green, it twists a little, not much.

mol42 said:
Beautiful!! :love: It is such a versatile piece; you wear it so well!
Did you get an extender?
No mol. It never occurred to me. They did tell me that they would need to change the length of the original chain if I want it longer, and I like having a 15 and 16 option. If they did an extender, they would change the chain so that the 15 is not an option.

I am not regretting keeping this. Yay!!
 

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Love this! :love: It looks beautiful on you! What a great find! :appl:
 

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Wow looks amazing on you!! :appl:
 

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Beautiful necklace. I like the white gold with the mother of pearl. Did I miss the story behind this lovely being purchased? It sounds like it fell into your lap ( or Neck). :)
 

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Beeby|1483805279|4113282 said:
Beautiful necklace. I like the white gold with the mother of pearl. Did I miss the story behind this lovely being purchased? It sounds like it fell into your lap ( or Neck). :)

Beeby, it was the night of Dec 25 and I was bored and surfed a preloved jewelry website. I usually don't find VCA deals on this site cause the prices are so close to the retail price that it's not worth buying preloved. BUT. I found a TURQUOISE Alhambra pendant and this one, at a significant discount. I bought both but returned the turquoise cause the condition was just not acceptable given how much I was paying, even though I probably couldn't find another ever again. The condition of this MOP was basically like new. So I lucked out!
 

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oh my gosh its BEAUTIFUL and looks amazing layered!! And you found it preloved- whoo hoo!!!

It is amazing how different the MOP looks in WG vs the YG. I also had no idea they used different "shades" for the different colors of gold- this is such a beautiful cool crystalline, next to a diamond it looks perfect. Congrats on your new piece!!
 

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dollyanjuli|1483855226|4113463 said:
oh my gosh its BEAUTIFUL and looks amazing layered!! And you found it preloved- whoo hoo!!!

It is amazing how different the MOP looks in WG vs the YG. I also had no idea they used different "shades" for the different colors of gold- this is such a beautiful cool crystalline, next to a diamond it looks perfect. Congrats on your new piece!!

Does anyone know what shade they do use with YG? Is it just a creamier colour? My 2 MOP Sweets that I bought recently are YG, one has a pinkish tone at certain angle, the other doesn't.
 

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Snowdrop13|1483869659|4113472 said:
dollyanjuli|1483855226|4113463 said:
oh my gosh its BEAUTIFUL and looks amazing layered!! And you found it preloved- whoo hoo!!!

It is amazing how different the MOP looks in WG vs the YG. I also had no idea they used different "shades" for the different colors of gold- this is such a beautiful cool crystalline, next to a diamond it looks perfect. Congrats on your new piece!!

Does anyone know what shade they do use with YG? Is it just a creamier colour? My 2 MOP Sweets that I bought recently are YG, one has a pinkish tone at certain angle, the other doesn't.

I was at one time considering a Vintage Alhambra bracelet with MOP; and as I tend to wear WG, I asked my SA to look for pinkish MOP and all of the WG ones were greyish. The MOP that comes with YG should be pinkish, or at least those I've seen and that's what my SA said also. Also, the MOP that comes with YG tends to be more rich, "warmer"; whereas that for WG tends to be "cooler", whiter - different looks really; it just depends on what appeals to you. Is the warmer tone (for lack of a better word) what you mean by "creamier"?

LLJsmom's MOP seems quite iridescent, very lovely and lush. I must say I haven't seen this with the MOP with WG at my local boutiques. It is still whiter though (would you agree, LLJsmom?).
 

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Phoenix|1483871315|4113473 said:
Snowdrop13|1483869659|4113472 said:
dollyanjuli|1483855226|4113463 said:
oh my gosh its BEAUTIFUL and looks amazing layered!! And you found it preloved- whoo hoo!!!

It is amazing how different the MOP looks in WG vs the YG. I also had no idea they used different "shades" for the different colors of gold- this is such a beautiful cool crystalline, next to a diamond it looks perfect. Congrats on your new piece!!

Does anyone know what shade they do use with YG? Is it just a creamier colour? My 2 MOP Sweets that I bought recently are YG, one has a pinkish tone at certain angle, the other doesn't.

I was at one time considering a Vintage Alhambra bracelet with MOP; and as I tend to wear WG, I asked my SA to look for pinkish MOP and all of the WG ones were greyish. The MOP that comes with YG should be pinkish, or at least those I've seen and that's what my SA said also. Also, the MOP that comes with YG tends to be more rich, "warmer"; whereas that for WG tends to be "cooler", whiter - different looks really; it just depends on what appeals to you. Is the warmer tone (for lack of a better word) what you mean by "creamier"?

LLJsmom's MOP seems quite iridescent, very lovely and lush. I must say I haven't seen this with the MOP with WG at my local boutiques. It is still whiter though (would you agree, LLJsmom?).

Yes, I did mean that- it's quite difficult to describe MOP, isn't it? And quite hard to see the iridescence it can have in photos. Thank you for the info, that's very useful.
 
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