Monica Vinader - Rio friendship bracelet

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Omg I was just checking my posts and realised that I didn't post about my rio bracelet!

For Christmas my parents got me this Monica Vinader friednship bracelet. It's the Rio bracelet, gold with black and the rrp was £130. Out of all my MV bracelet's this is the easiest to wear/put on, and fits a bigger wrist.

I was eyeing this up on the MV website for a while, and the customer service guy (I emailed about sizes) recommended the Rio but I wasn't too sure how it would look and if it was worth the money, but then I went to Selfridges with my mum and saw the real thing and I fell in love with it. I thought it was fun and understated, but stacked up looks good (not too young or like I'm a hippy!) and I get a lot of compliments on it :)

I guess I've only had this for 2 months (or not even 2 months?) but I really like it and am so grateful that I got it :)

Monica Vinader Jun necklace and Ava pendant

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For Christmas I got a few Monica Vinader bits and bobs. My obsession came out of nowhere and my first baby was my gold chain fiji bracelet birthday present, and now I have a few babies, whom I all love dearly.

I can't remember if I said in the fiji bracelet post or not, but the online service - both the customer service and the dispatch/delivery are really impressive. And I love the little bag and packaging. 

I chose all the items myself (because I'm too fussy) and I am really happy with my choices.
After stocking up on arm candy I decided I wanted to dip my toe into some neck bling. I chose the Jun necklace as it's 32 inches long so is a good length for my baby buffalo neck - 18 inches is not a necklace for me. It was £90 but is nw on sale on monicavindaer.com (omg I am so tempted to buy more!). I've worn it a few times and the length is great. i must admit that having a long necklace is not very practical and I live in fear of it snagging and breaking on something but I just have to be more mindful of it. It's also weird having that colour breaking up my usually black top. Obviously it's only a thin bit of gold but I'm use to a sea of block black. Sometimes I just wear it tucked under my top - I just like knowing it's there. 

To go with my Jun necklace I picked one pendant. The idea is to have loads but as I was not sure if I would get a lot of wear out of my necklace I didn't want money to be wasted on pendants that would not get to leave the house. The one I chose to be my first was the Ava Oval Pendant. I thought it is a nice simple design and not too small in proportion to me (I can't be having a tiny delicate chain with a cute dainty pendant - I would love to be able to wear that...but no). Sadly I just looked on the site and it doesn't seem to be there anymore? But there are loads of other pendants to have a look at. (I can't remember how much this was - I think maybe £70?)

The other reason I liked the Ava Oval Pendant is because Monica Vinader offers free engraving - and this can be engraved on both sides. On one side I got 555 - 5 in Thai is 'ha', so 55 is hahaha = lol = laughing. Bless my mum - she loves texting and we're always having 555 moments so this engraving makes me smile so much.

The other side - I hope this doesn't offend anyone - is a bible verse - Colossians 3:14 - to me basically, it's about living a good life and loving each other and just being a great person.

My fiji and the pendant basically are my interpretation of....LIVE (Col 3.14)  LAUGH (555) and LOVE (saranghae)!!!

I know LLL is cliched but that's kind of what I like about it - it captures 'this' moment of time - I'll be the generation where everyone has either a YOLO or LLL tattoo, and I've captured it in my jewelry. But I thought my interpretation gave it a more personal touch, and doesn't make me look too immature when I'm at work or whatever. So yeah. It makes sense to me.

If you like simple jewelry I would honestly recommend Monica Vinader. 

Monica Vinader haul and review

Hello Hello!

So excited - a birthday treat - a fiji gold chain bracelet from Monica Vinader.

I've become obsessed with the brand - look out for a few more pieces post Christmas!!!

A solid band, engraved with 'love' in Korean - Saranghae. There's a reason why this was chosen but it'll make more sense once I receive all my pieces... but I like how dainty and pretty it looks. The adjustable part is gold chain but the infamous fiji bracelet comes with a colour string adjustable band.

I'm a big girl so it's no surprise that I have a big wrist (17cm) - this style (as are a lot of the Monica Vinader friendship bracelets) just about fits for a 20cm fitting...if that makes sense.

Totally in love with this and wearing it everyday. Also, I must say, the customer service and shopping experience with the Monica Vinader website is absolutely superb! Thumbs up!!!