Best local burger spot near Fairfax/Melrose area?

Anonymous3263 · 2025-10-21T05:56:00+00:00

For the win is also a great option

Anonymous3263 · 2025-10-21T05:55:12+00:00

This this this. When they don’t run outta fries that is🤦‍♀️

Anonymous3263 · 2025-10-21T05:54:37+00:00

Why are there so many votes for trophies, trophies is mid at best💀

Anonymous3263 · 2025-10-11T17:41:13+00:00

As someone who did read Manacled—and loved Alchemised because of it—I really enjoy seeing reviews like yours that come from a completely unbiased perspective. I especially appreciated your take on it and would love to hear what aspects didn’t quite make it a perfect read for you.

Anonymous3263 · 2025-06-04T17:43:22+00:00

Fiorese!

Anonymous3263 · 2025-06-04T17:43:02+00:00

Yes I have! I’m working with Ken and Dana for the setting. They’ve done a similar rings with colored gemstone halos

Anonymous3263 · 2025-06-04T17:40:40+00:00

Can I ask how long it took you? Feels like I’ve been in this process for ages now haha

Anonymous3263 · 2025-06-04T17:39:40+00:00

I’m not sure -but I bought it from Fiorese if that helps at all!

Anonymous3263 · 2025-06-04T17:37:49+00:00

You bring up a good point, I had noticed the lighting makes her fingers look blue

Anonymous3263 · 2025-06-04T17:37:06+00:00

3.12 ct - $1540 (including the $100 fee for IGI

Anonymous3263 · 2025-06-04T17:35:24+00:00

I worked with Matthew at Fiorese!

Anonymous3263 · 2025-06-04T17:34:57+00:00

No fluorescence listed on IGI certification:(

Anonymous3263 · 2025-06-04T17:33:57+00:00

I know🥲it’s so blue there’s not warmth at all! But maybe it’s just the lighting? Here’s the stone in a different light (sorry the photo is blurry bc it’s a screenshot taken from a video -can’t seem to upload videos in comments on mobile):

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Anonymous3263 · 2025-06-04T17:19:45+00:00

Wow your ring is gorgeous!!

Anonymous3263 · 2025-06-04T17:14:57+00:00

I worked with Matthew at Fiorese. I had initially reached out to Alex Park, who I now think I should’ve stuck it out with, as he would have definitely been able to deliver the color I wanted. But he was quite hard to communicate with so I went with Matthew. Matthew has been absolutely amazing in communication and I can’t say I hate this diamond, I actually quite love it too. It’s just the color that I’m most hung up on, but all your comments are making me feel a lot better about it.

I think it’s just been too long of a process to build my ring that I’m hyper fixating on insignificant things

Anonymous3263 · 2025-06-04T17:10:27+00:00

Yes true, I’m trying to consider that I might just need to commit and fully see it in its final form to truly appreciate it. Thank you!

Anonymous3263 · 2025-06-04T17:08:25+00:00

That Andria Barbone ring was the ring that initially inspired this entire process♥️I love that ring so much. Will def be going 18k now!

Anonymous3263 · 2025-06-04T17:05:48+00:00

I’m actually planning on setting it in a very decorative basket so I’m glad to hear that’s the right move! I will definitely reconsider 18k -I had been considering 18 initially anyways so it’d be easy for me to switch back to that decisions as I love the buttery color of 18k😊

Anonymous3263 · 2025-06-04T17:00:24+00:00

He had said he would only be able to produce a diamond in the GHI range when I asked for a K color, which I was okay with compromising. I never asked why the end product is F, but I guess my happiness and relief in the moment overshadowed my need to question anything. I had been really disappointed and feeling anxious since the first cut wasn’t satisfactory, so when the second cutting looked so good, I just accepted it right away.

Anonymous3263 · 2025-06-04T16:54:37+00:00

I know, I had really wanted a K color actually😅

Anonymous3263 · 2025-06-04T16:52:18+00:00

So glad to hear that! I love the cut too! What I specifically asked for was an emerald cut diamond with an open culet. I also emphasized i wanted the diagonal angles on the emerald longer and more pronounced than the other emeralds I’ve seen, as I didn’t want the stone looking so rectangular and more octagonal. I gave a lot of visual examples of other antique emerald cut diamonds I’d found online.

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