Lol what @PintoBean said!!Ummm BALLER AF!!!!
Lol what @PintoBean said!!
This is INCREDIBLE and looks amazing on you -- I truly hope that you have started a new trend!! I just adore everything in your collection -- I've gone back and looked at your Erika Winters thread a bunch of times, and I've definitely added a french cut bar earrings to my project list. . .
I freely admit that evolution has been a mix of deliberate and accidental luck - I wish I'd had the patience and foresight @mrs-b and @m-2-b have, as I could have avoided some pricey mistakes! I adore my Erika Winters pieces - those bar earrings were one of my best decisions I don't reach for them terribly often, but when I do want them they're exactly what I want - they fill the niche that I'd had in mind perfectly 
I actually never tire of it! Yes, there are days where I'm just kind of going through the motions of the repetitive things I do administration wise, but most of the time I'm just like a kid in a candy store. I love being in the shop with the customers, love hearing their stories, love seeing their precious heirlooms, love seeing the joy on someone's face when their favourite ring or bracelet is repaired and brought back to its original condition.I was in San Francisco a couple of weeks ago. We were walking to Chinatown to get some baked goods (SF has the best Chinatown!) and literally stumbled past Lang. I had to go inside, of course, and it was a bit surreal. Deco chunkaliciousness here, Victorian artwork over there, Georgian delights down that wall, giant vintage stones scattered everywhere like sprinkles!
I wondered if you ever really get used to having a gallery of rings and bracelets and earrings and brooches and pendants at your fingertips every day... If it’s ever “just another day at work”...
I love working with people who genuinely care about my background and relationships and experiences and memories - and I loathe working with people who genuinely don’t! I’m not sure I’d ever be bold enough to buy jewellery right off someone else’s person though Though I’d certainly ask where I might get my own... This piece is truly an indulgence. I’m quite confident this will be my one and only 
@Weeivy73 I can only imagine
You sound like a wonderful associate
I too have pieces that I don’t often wear but love knowing that I can pull out whenever I’d like to. My engagement ring is one of those pieces, actually! I’m looking forward to your new engagement ring project!!
@yssie I am very excited about my diamonds! They aren't exactly pricescope ideal quality cut, but they are everything I enjoy, especially as I've never owned a 1carat stone before let alone 2! I'm excited by the M-N colour as I'm probably the opposite of colour sensitive, I adore the warmer tints. I can't wait to get some designs nailed down as at the moment I can't fully decide what I want! It will be a forever ring and I don't want to muck it up!
Looking forward to being able to get everyone to have their input and advice for my 2 stone ring.
@canuk-gal Thank you!! I feel like royalty wearing it - lavish and decadent
Thank you @Keeliamira!!
@m-2-b Thank you love
The over-the-head pics were all sorts of tricky! The other half was travelling - I had a lot to say about how much I missed him that afternoon
Thank you @goldenfire, @GossamerAngel
@kama_s Thank you!! My lonely little OMC was the perfect stone for this piece - so when Caysie expressed enthusiasm it was a sealed deal
I'm with you re. nontraditional colour preferences - after several years and a few dalliances with higher-coloured stones I've learnt that J/K is really my happy place 
@Donnass117, @crystalinmke - Thank you!!
Just came back to this thread to add a comment... it’s been about half a year since I posted these. It took me a long time to get over my hangups about diamonds in the hair being “unconscionably frivolous”.
Now? Yesterday I wore it with a grey suit to a meeting with a three star general. #BreakingTheRules!!
These days I just let it air dry and tame the puff with a hair tie for video calls 
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