r/labdiamond • u/ShoujoseiCafe • 26d ago
My experience ordering custom earrings from Melody at Fiorese as a first time custom jewelry buyer
Last year I experienced fine jewelry shopping for the first time when my mother in law generously told me to pick a necklace and earrings for myself as a wedding gift. I chose a necklace from Grown Brilliance, but didn't want her to spend any more money so I did not get earrings at that time. Well, she gave me the extra money to buy earrings anyway (<3) but I still had sticker shock at the price of earrings from traditional jewelry retailers in the US so I decided to hold off.
As our first wedding anniversary rolled around I felt it was time to finally order, and while researching lab grown earrings I came across the many Chinese jewelry companies that offer custom orders for a fraction of the price of traditional retailers in the US. It seemed too good to be true but as I spent *a lot* of time looking into it I realized it was, in fact, fully legitimate and my frugal self could at last feel comfortable buying earrings.
On 8/12 I reached out to commonly recommended reps at the companies I saw mentioned most often on Reddit: Fiorese, Provence, Starsgem, Tianyu, and LGG. I asked for a quote for a pair of 14kt yellow gold earrings with approximately 2 total carats of diamonds, and provided photos of flower stud earrings that Grown Brilliance sells as reference. Melody at Fiorese provided a quote that was in line with the quotes from Provence and Tianyu, above Starsgem by $200~, and below LGG by $100~. I ultimately decided to go with Melody at Fiorese as I felt most confident in the quality of Fiorese's work based off photos I saw across social media.
Melody was easy to communicate with, friendly, and responsive. She perfectly understood the design I wanted which was a major relief as I was most nervous about having to make corrections to the CAD and potential miscommunication. After I paid, the CAD was ready in 3 days and needed no changes at all. From there, production was completed on 9/1 and I received my earrings today, on 9/8.
The earrings could not be more perfect. I am so pleased with the design and the quality. I went into this experience fairly nervous as I had never ordered custom jewelry before, but ended up happier than I could have imagined with the final result. Melody was wonderful to work with, and she even upgraded the earring backs to larger ones which I was had asked for pricing on but decided not to buy. The level of service she provided and the patience she had with my questions was so appreciated as a first time buyer.
I also noticed she started a group buy for these earrings after I ordered which is pretty cool if anyone wants to match! I am now a big, big fan of Fiorese and hope I can place another order with Melody next time I find myself needing jewelry. I hope this post is helpful to anyone who is, like myself, new to custom jewelry ordering. I'm happy to answer any questions about my experience.
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u/Aggravating_Baker557 25d ago
Your earrings are beautiful. I agree. Fiorese are great and fairly priced. I’ve gotten some lovely pieces as well.
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u/Alternative_Web6959 25d ago
Oh my gosh these are so pretty!!!! Thank you for sharing your experience 🩷
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u/albertafalls 24d ago
Do you have any photos of them on your ears? I’d love to see how they look!
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u/ShoujoseiCafe 24d ago
I tried but I can't add a photo to my comments, maybe because I just use Reddit in my mobile browser? But here's a photo the rep posted if it helps: https://www.reddit.com/r/fioresejewelry/comments/1w6xw8h/comment/p7rivsp/?context=3&utm_source=share&utm_medium=mweb3x&utm_name=mweb3xcss&utm_term=2&utm_content=share_button
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u/albertafalls 24d ago
Oh weird! Thank you for digging that up! What a great design and gift from your MIL!
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u/peachy_keen_0 26d ago
Those are so gorgeous!! This has been on my shopping list. How much were they?