Gabrielle Adams
I could tell a lot of care was used in the making of these earrings, as well as the packaging they came in. In addition to the earrings and backs themselves, there is a pouch to keep them in, two alcohol wipes, and two alternative, smaller screw on backs (without the gemstone). The earrings came sealed in a sterile packet, of sorts, which I needed to cut open with a scissors. The earrings are of accurate size and color, with the exception of the metal, which happens to be a semi-dull gray, hovering somewhere in between silver and gunmetal. The gemstone seems to be cut well and reflects light brilliantly.I love the fact that they screw on so that they are more secure than the usual earring back that can slide off somewhat easily. The earring backs are fairly easy to screw on, and the added gemstone on them makes these earrings a bit more special. If you have really short hair, or if you put your hair up in a ponytail, bun, etc, the gemstone on the earring backs can be seen for added flare and add a sparkle from behind.The downsides that I’ve noticed about these earrings are as follows: The screw part on the back of the post can irritate your earlobe because it is a bit rough from the screw threads. Unless your earlobes are already inflamed, sore, or super sensitive, it probably won’t be a problem. It takes a few seconds longer than traditional earrings to put these earrings on due to the screwing on of the backs, but if you are keeping them on for a long period of time, or if you don’t mind the small extra step, this also shouldn’t be a problem.For me, when I have them in, there is a relatively small, but noticeable space left between the earring back and my earlobe. Basically, the width between the back of the front part of the earring, and front of the earring back is a bit too wide for me. Maybe my earlobes are thinner than average? The backs are not adjustable, so the earring doesn’t fit snug for me. I suspect these earrings wouldn’t work well for kids. These earrings are also slightly larger than I usually like to wear, so I may not wear them too often, if at all.Overall, these are really nice earrings and would make a great gift for someone, given they like the screw on backs and have earlobes that the earrings fit. They’re super sparkly and the backs are eye-catching. If they worked well for me I would give them 5 stars, but I have to settle at 4 stars due to the reasons above.
