Calling Bliss, I''m getting earring DSS!!

[Phoenix]

Hello Bliss,

Believe it or not, I'm getting DSS on my BGD studs!! As you may know, I'm currently exploring options with JA and BGD. I may get larger diamond earstuds with JA and subsequently a larger solitaire ring with BGD. Not sure how all this is going to turn out. In the meantime, I'm considering getting my 1ct each earstud reset (after they're recut by BGD) into "flower" dangly earrings like these you've posted:

https://www.pricescope.com/community/threads/custom-halo-diamond-studs-yipee.117126/

So, I'm not getting them bezelled after all. I like the earrings you posted as well as your fabulous halo'ed ones. But I think the halo'ed ones would droop from my ears (my holes are pierced a little lower).

My Q is: in the pic you posted of the dangly ones, can you remember how big are the centre stones and how big are the smaller ones?

ETA: Oh, I just notice that your centre stones are approx 0.80ct each. How big are the side stones? I don't seem to be able to count them. Are there 10 of them? So they're approx 16 pointers each? I already have a pair of dangly flower earrings, but they're very small. They're (if my recollection serves me right) 10 or 12 pointers each on the halo and 14 pointers in the centre. I'd like to use them for the new dangly flower earrings. So do you think 1ct centre stones combined with 12 pointers on the halo would work?

By the way, I also like the non-pointed claws on yours much better than the dangly ones.

ETA again: I was also wondering: Do you wear your halo'ed earrings often? Are they like super-super-blingy? Do you wear them with more casual clothes like jeans and t-shirts; or do you save them only for special occasions and the martini's more for daily wear?

 

[Phoenix]

Date: 10/26/2009 10:54:39 AM
Author:Phoenix
Hello Bliss,

Believe it or not, I''m getting DSS on my BGD studs!! As you may know, I''m currently exploring options with JA and BGD. I may get larger diamond earstuds with JA and subsequently a larger solitaire ring with BGD. Not sure how all this is going to turn out. In the meantime, I''m considering getting my 1ct each earstud reset (after they''re recut by BGD) into ''flower'' dangly earrings like these you''ve posted:

https://www.pricescope.com/community/threads/custom-halo-diamond-studs-yipee.117126/

So, I''m not getting them bezelled after all. I like the earrings you posted as well as your fabulous halo''ed ones. But I think the halo''ed ones would droop from my ears (my holes are pierced a little lower).

My Q is: in the pic you posted of the dangly ones, can you remember how big are the centre stones and how big are the smaller ones?

ETA: Oh, I just notice that your centre stones are approx 0.80ct each. How big are the side stones? I don''t seem to be able to count them. Are there 10 of them? So they''re approx 16 pointers each? I already have a pair of dangly flower earrings, but they''re very small. They''re (if my recollection serves me right) 10 or 12 pointers each on the halo and 14 pointers in the centre. I''d like to use them for the new dangly flower earrings. So do you think 1ct centre stones combined with 12 pointers on the halo would work?

By the way, I also like the non-pointed claws on yours much better than the dangly ones.

ETA again: I was also wondering: Do you wear your halo''ed earrings often? Are they like super-super-blingy? Do you wear them with more casual clothes like jeans and t-shirts; or do you save them only for special occasions and the martini''s more for daily wear?

I meant the non-dangly ones.

 

[Bliss]

PHOENIX!!!!!!

LOLOLOLOLOLOLOLOLOLOL.

Your studs are AMAZING! They are Huge! They are Mondo! They are Ice Skating Rinks!

Stars On Ice!

Really? ROFL. I totally understand. I had the same thing with my littler ones.

OK...how can I help?

The halo'd studs were so insanely huge and blingy - much blingier than a plain stud could be...that I found they attracted too much attention and had to get a SECOND pair for every day use. Hence, my new 2.16 tcw studs.

Now... you are a dressy lady who can go casual, but you are in the land of bling. You will not get shrinkage if you halo your 2ctw studs. I swear. If you do, I will eat your studs for breakfast with jam. They really really really are "too much" for most people, so I know you will not get shrinkage!!!! I think you will be delighted with them. I know I am.

In the dangly ones, I think the stones are .5 each and the melee were 5 pointers each. I DID NOT LIKE THEM AS DANGLES, though! I tried really hard to...on the shepherd's hooks. But they did not look good on. One pointed sideways and the other pointed straight. Also, they were too heavy (platinum) to be on those hooks with all those diamonds.

I honestly think... you can halo yours as studs and you will be done - stick a fork in it, DONE. You will love them! I really believe that. The diamonds in the halo have to be SUPER tight around your center stone, custom job with minimal metal, though..to get that insane blingy hello disco ball insane look. Otherwise, the center stones will look small with a ring around them and you will get DSS again! ROFL. Sick, I know. But I've seen my friends go the jacket route and they wind up unhappy with the end result. Unfortunately, you have to kind of sacrifice one pair to be set in a custom halo setting get the look.

On mine, they were just under .8 each and had 8 pointers all around. Very fiery 8 pointers, and I daresay - nicer than the center stones themselves! My jeweler really went above and beyond. Even other jewelers say the same thing, and my center stones are ideal cut. She found some insane melee, that's for sure. They go crazy in all light. It's insane. You will have people stopping you on the street and in stores...and at parties. And my 2.16 tcw set doesn't get ANY compliments ever! They're more discreet, I think.

To answer your other question, yes I wear the halo'd ones a LOT. But more when I am really dressed up -- they really hold their own in NY galas and balls, even. Every day, I live in my martini studs. I daresay, if you halo your 2tcw set, you will definitely get more attention than your huge mondo amazing sparkly crazy 4.5+ tcw studs! I can't imagine halo-ing my 2 tcw set of studs. They'd be crazy! But if you did it with 2 pointers, maybe not so bad. Hang on...let me hold up my e-ring to my ear and you'll see what it'd look like....

LOL...

 

[Bliss]

So here's a comparison - I think your studs would be about this size, just a big bigger. Maybe you could solve the low piercing issue with some smaller melee? Mine are 8 pointers each, but you could certainly do 5 or 2 pointers. The mm on these is....OMG. OK, maybe they're too much. They're half an inch exactly. But I love 'em for my party nights! With the hair up and paired with a chic outfit, they're divine. I have a feeling you would love them, Phoenix! They would definitely not be too much for you.

I could definitely wear these with jeans, but the martinis are definitely more casual.

See how my ear is near or at the same scale in both pics? Well, that is a 1.08 next to a .78! The halo makes it look the same size. Hence, my martini thread. My 1.08 each studs face up well, too. They aren't deep at all (ideal cuts as well) but that is the magic of the right setting and halo. Taken out, the eye can DEFINITELY see the difference in size - the .78s looked much smaller than the 1.08, but put them in the halo and it's almost the same.

 

[Bliss]

Oops, I forgot another one of your questions!

I think 1 carat stones with 10-12 pointers surrounding it might be too big. Can't believe that I, Bliss, am writing that! All of your jewels have perfect proportions so that's why I'm saying it. I don't think you'll be happy with the proportions. If my melee were any bigger, I would be unhappy with them. They're statement pieces, but if you go with huge melee it might be thrown off. Most people would say I have huge melee, but somehow it just works in execution and in person. I took them over to my other jeweler and his wife fell in love with them, too. You can rock any look, of course. Just sayin'!

 

[Phoenix]

Dearest Bliss,

Thank you sooooooooo much for your thoughtful replies and details. They're very very information and helpful.

Yes, I know I'm *SICK* *SICK* *SICK*!! Never ever could I have imagined getting DSS with my fab BGD studs (which were supposed to be my "forever" studs) but when I look at them now, they look more like 2ct each and not 2.30-2.40ct and soon I'm sure they'll look to *me* more like 1.50ct each!!

What can I say?! It's a sickness, for sure.

I already felt like this before I went away for my short trip to Hong Kong last weekend. When I was there, I went to Larry Jewellery and tried on a pair of pear-shaped earrings, 3ct each and you know how spready pears are. They looked *perfect* on me, just the right amount of lobe coverage, LOL!

. To make matters worse, I went to my best friend's husband's birthday party and there was this Indonesian woman there (and if you - ie one - knows anything about rich Indonesians, you'll know what I mean) who wore a HUGE HW 5ct halo'ed cushion ering (that's 5ct in the centre!

I was told by my best friend) and equally HUGE briolette drops which looked like 10ct each!!

I'm not trying to keep up with her (God knows I'd never be able to, even if I wanted to, which I don't), but being surrounded by all this bling just does NOT help with DSS. You are right, I do live in the land of bling (ie. Asia) and as I go to HK and Singapore quite a bit, it really doesn't help at all.

I will ask Lesley to find the right melee's for my 2ctw studs. I suspect you're right about using my existing 12 pointers to surround my studs. If that was the case, the halo'ed studs would end up being abt 14mm or more (inclusive of the metal), I reckon. That'd be too much and too big on my ears, for sure they'd droop.

Thank you so very much also for taking the pics and putting them up side-by-side for comparison purposes, they're very helpful. I suspect also you're right about the dangly ones pointing in different directions; I already have that issue a little bit with the studs, with the dangly ones I'm sure the problem would be exacerbated.

Thank you also for pointing out that the stones on the halo's need to sit tight together, and tight against the centre stones. I wasn't aware of this issue and hadn't thought about it at all. I'd hate to have the earrings done and end up with the stones spaced out and not be happy with them after all.

Two more Q's please, Bliss, if I may? Your earrings are halo'ed, and not jacketed, right? By that I mean the halo's are attached to the centre stones and do not come off, is that correct? In this case, how are the halo's and the centre stones sit together? Are they quite flat/ on the same plane? I'd hate for the centre stones to jut out from the jackets, thus making the whole earrings too thick. One of the reasons I like martini's is because they sit very flat on my lobes; they nestle nicely and comfortably on my ears.

And, how big are your backings? What mm are the diameters on those?

Thank you so very very much again, funny lady. You're just too cute with your hilarious sense of humour; and YOU and your ROCKS ROCK!! (pun fullly intended!!

)

 

[Phoenix]

Hey Bliss,

Just a quick update: I exchanged emails with Lesley these past few days and apparently Brian seems to think the 0.12's may work after all (she commented that I "like them big", LOL). I said that I'd send in my current Lazare flower earrings (the ones holding the 0.12's and 0.14's) together with my two 1-caraters next time I'm in Singapore (which hopefully should be in November).

I'm also sending BGD a bunch of other loose stones (0.23's and 0.40's). These (and also the 0.12's & 0.14's if the latter don't work for the new gigantic flower earrings) will be made into a DBTY necklace, woohooooo!!

. I've had these loose stones for too long now and many PS'ers have recommended that I have them set into a DBTY necklace. So far, I've said no (thinking it may not suit me - because of my age, early 40's - and I also thought the look was too casual), but i've seen plenty of newscasters on Bloomberg, CNBC and Channel News Asia wearing DBTY necklaces and you know what, they look so darn classy! If those broads can pull off this look - DBTY with their power suits - so can I, he he!!

Are you any closer to deciding on the new setting for your earrings, by the way?

 

[Dancing Fire]

Phoenix my dear....you need a 5ct rb on each ear.

 

[Phoenix]

Date: 10/29/2009 1:57:11 AM
Author: Dancing Fire
Phoenix my dear....you need a 5ct rb on each ear.

Ha ha!! I'd LOVE to, trust me!!

DF dear, I was just thinking about you just now! Are you still shorting the financials? Looks like the market is heading your way after all.

 

[Dancing Fire]

Date: 10/29/2009 2:19:10 AM
Author: Phoenix

Date: 10/29/2009 1:57:11 AM
Author: Dancing Fire
Phoenix my dear....you need a 5ct rb on each ear.

Ha ha!! I''d LOVE to, trust me!!

DF dear, I was just thinking about you just now! Are you still shorting the financials? Looks like the market is heading your way after all.

yes,been holding the ETF financial shorts "FAZ" for the past 5 months.

 

[Phoenix]

Date: 10/29/2009 2:57:57 AM
Author: Dancing Fire

Date: 10/29/2009 2:19:10 AM
Author: Phoenix

Date: 10/29/2009 1:57:11 AM
Author: Dancing Fire
Phoenix my dear....you need a 5ct rb on each ear.

Ha ha!! I''d LOVE to, trust me!!

DF dear, I was just thinking about you just now! Are you still shorting the financials? Looks like the market is heading your way after all.

yes,been holding the ETF financial shorts ''FAZ'' for the past 5 months.

Why the long face, DF? Has the market not gone down low enough for you?

No worries, you win some, you lose some. As long as overall you''re ahead, that''s what''s important.

Do you not like the Forex market, DF? I personally think it''s a lot easier than the stock market. What do you think?

 

[Bliss]

Oh Phoenix!!!!!

That is so exciting and they will be gorgeous!!!!!!!!

Wow, that will be so blingy! I can''t wait... OMG!

They will be showstoppers!
Are you ready for the wattage of those final pieces?????

Are you going to have them made as jackets or as one piece?

Oh! And DBTY is a style that isn''t just for young people. It''s very classic, like a string of pearls. You have some very very very exciting projects!

 

[Phoenix]

Date: 10/29/2009 9:56:10 AM
Author: Bliss
Oh Phoenix!!!!!

That is so exciting and they will be gorgeous!!!!!!!!

Wow, that will be so blingy! I can't wait... OMG!

They will be showstoppers!
Are you ready for the wattage of those final pieces?????

Are you going to have them made as jackets or as one piece?

Oh! And DBTY is a style that isn't just for young people. It's very classic, like a string of pearls. You have some very very very exciting projects!

Hi Bliss,

Thank you!

I can't wait to get them. They're going to be soooooooooo blingy!! Yes, ma'am, indeed they will be!!

I wasn't planning to have them made as two separate pieces. I'm a bit worried that having them as two separate pieces would make the resulting earrings not flat enough, but I will ask Lesley and see what she says.

Yay for the DBTY pieces too!!

 

[miraclesrule]

You both are sick...and contagious!! GAH

I''m already planning on upgrading the studs I don''t even have yet. Haha.

Bliss, your halos look better than the HOF Fulfillment studs. Just gorgeous.

I can''t wait to see the final BGD set.