Poll: Should I Buy The Ultimate Diamond Drops?

[AGBF]

Smith-listen up!

Do you want the BEYOND-Enerchi (or meta-Enerchi) enabling session? It goes like this: always buy something huge. Diamond Shrinkage Syndrome WILL sink in. If it happened to me (and it did) and it happened to diamondseeker (and it did), it will happen to you. ds and I were two of the most conservative women who wore only the most classic pieces in the smallest sizes. Now we buy things that only people like (whisper whisper Mara whisper whisper) used to wear in the past!

Do not buy those earrings because they are small. You will regret it when you are saving up for your 3 carat total weight studs.

Hugs,
Deb aka The Voice of Experience

 

[LaraOnline]

Smith-listen up!

Do you want the BEYOND-Enerchi (or meta-Enerchi) enabling session? It goes like this: always buy something huge. Diamond Shrinkage Syndrome WILL sink in. If it happened to me (and it did) and it happened to diamondseeker (and it did), it will happen to you. ds and I were two of the most conservative women who wore only the most classic pieces in the smallest sizes. Now we buy things that only people like (whisper whisper Mara whisper whisper) used to wear in the past!

Do not buy those earrings because they are small. You will regret it when you are saving up for your 3 carat total weight studs.

Hugs,
Deb aka The Voice of Experience

WORD!!

 

[JewelFreak]

Smith-listen up!

Do you want the BEYOND-Enerchi (or meta-Enerchi) enabling session? It goes like this: always buy something huge. Diamond Shrinkage Syndrome WILL sink in. If it happened to me (and it did) and it happened to diamondseeker (and it did), it will happen to you. ds and I were two of the most conservative women who wore only the most classic pieces in the smallest sizes. Now we buy things that only people like (whisper whisper Mara whisper whisper) used to wear in the past!

Do not buy those earrings because they are small. You will regret it when you are saving up for your 3 carat total weight studs.

Hugs,
Deb aka The Voice of Experience

Deb, you're terrific & funny too!

--- Laurie

 

[Smith1942]

Thank you, everyone!

Well, that was an eventful trip. Fire at Logan, airport closed, and no fuel anywhere. Ours was one of the only flights to leave, with enough tiger juice to fly 15 mins up the coast to the airforce base. Having nicked their gas, we were able to fly to London. I think it must have been the captain's British accent that made them hand over 45 tons of fuel. Bit of a smash landing at the base though - my teeth are still embedded in the ceiling. Guess someone wasn't used to landing on a military installation in the dark! Coincidentally, I'm familiar with that base because my niece is in the airforce and works there. I didn't really expect to end up there in a BA 747. And there wasn't even a duty free shop. I feel gypped.

 

[Smith1942]

Deb - always buy something huge! That is brilliant. I like it, I like it. These earrings do look big to me, though!

 

[Smith1942]

Honestly, where is Enerchi when you need her?

I dunno, I thought I was doing a pretty good job filling in for her!

You are, Junebug, you are!

 

[Smith1942]

Would love to reply more, but am very jetlagged and BA's got my teeth. So long, everyone! Am away at my sister's looking after all the kids tomorrow till Monday. Your responses about the earrings will be running through my dreams till I see them on Monday afternoon.

 

[JaneSmith]

Buy them, they're gorgeous.
What a cool reason to go home!

 

[Smith1942]

I'm back in the States soon...tonight is my last night at home

Anyway, I looked at the earrings. Too small, too small, too small! They just didn't look the same as I remembered, and the diamonds weren't as sparkly as I'd hoped. And at £1,495 pounds, they had to be right.

Always buy something huge, said Deb. I was going round the Lanes today (jewellery quarter of my home town) and in my head I could hear Deb's "voice" going 'Always buy something huge, always buy something huge.'

So I did!!!! I bought this amazing Art deco style aquamarine ring with step-cut diamond sides! The aqua is 2 carats, oblong, deep saturated blue, and the sides are 0.70 of diamonds, a number of step-cut baguettes each side, very strong lines, 18k. It's being sized and I pick it up tomorrow. It's large, and it cost $2.5k equivalent (£1,550 pounds). And, I've got a ton of jewellery that will go really well with it.

I will wear it on the plane and it will cheer me up.

 

[Lady_Disdain]

Ahem. Aren't you forgetting something? We want pictures!

Have a safe trip back home.

 

[junebug17]

The ring sounds beautiful Smith! Looking forward to pics!

 

[JewelFreak]

GOOD GIRL, SMITH!! Pictures before you do anything else, please! Loved your account of the beginning of the trip -- gave me a good laugh.

--- Laurie

 

[AGBF]

I'm back in the States soon...tonight is my last night at home

Anyway, I looked at the earrings. Too small, too small, too small! They just didn't look the same as I remembered, and the diamonds weren't as sparkly as I'd hoped. And at £1,495 pounds, they had to be right.

Always buy something huge, said Deb. I was going round the Lanes today (jewellery quarter of my home town) and in my head I could hear Deb's "voice" going 'Always buy something huge, always buy something huge.'

So I did!!!! I bought this amazing Art deco style aquamarine ring with step-cut diamond sides! The aqua is 2 carats, oblong, deep saturated blue, and the sides are 0.70 of diamonds, a number of step-cut baguettes each side, very strong lines, 18k. It's being sized and I pick it up tomorrow. It's large, and it cost $2.5k equivalent (£1,550 pounds). And, I've got a ton of jewellery that will go really well with it.

I will wear it on the plane and it will cheer me up.

Oh, I am so proud!!! My little girl listened to my advice!

Deb, aspiring to become Mara and a Size Queen

 

[Sky56]

The ring sounds like a great choice!
Can't wait to see pictures!

 

[VRBeauty]

 

[LaraOnline]

Congrats Jane, can't wait for pics!

 

[movie zombie]

good decision! can't wait for finger pictures! hint hint hint

 

[Rosebloom]

Well done Smith! (And well advised Deb!)

 

[pregcurious]

No. If you have doubt on a finished piece. There's a lot of uncertainty when one is doing custom because it's hard to determine how it will look in real life, but these earrings are ones you have seen in person. If you don't feel like they're perfect in every single way, I say no.

EDIT: Just saw the update.

 

[Smith1942]

I'm back in the States soon...tonight is my last night at home

Anyway, I looked at the earrings. Too small, too small, too small! They just didn't look the same as I remembered, and the diamonds weren't as sparkly as I'd hoped. And at £1,495 pounds, they had to be right.

Always buy something huge, said Deb. I was going round the Lanes today (jewellery quarter of my home town) and in my head I could hear Deb's "voice" going 'Always buy something huge, always buy something huge.'

So I did!!!! I bought this amazing Art deco style aquamarine ring with step-cut diamond sides! The aqua is 2 carats, oblong, deep saturated blue, and the sides are 0.70 of diamonds, a number of step-cut baguettes each side, very strong lines, 18k. It's being sized and I pick it up tomorrow. It's large, and it cost $2.5k equivalent (£1,550 pounds). And, I've got a ton of jewellery that will go really well with it.

I will wear it on the plane and it will cheer me up.

Oh, I am so proud!!! My little girl listened to my advice!

Deb, aspiring to become Mara and a Size Queen[/color]

 

[Smith1942]

Thanks everyone! The ring is truly amazing. I just got back late last night (about 4am my time) so am very jetlagged and am sitting here feeling icky because there is no water in our apartment at all! Someone is remodelling in the apartment below but and hopefully the water will be on again soon. I have to do a number of chores but promise I will then take photos of my new ring for SMTB!

I am LOVING wearing a large ring! Took me about 3 hours to convert. When I took it off, my finger felt so light and naked!

 

[rosetta]

Have you seen Kirsty's aqua (she's on location, location, location). Now that's too big. Yours will be PERFECT.

 

[Smith1942]

Thanks Rosetta! Just posted pix in SMTB.