I wanted something cute and shiny for my newly pierced cartilage and boy these are adorable. I was looking for something that would not hurt my ears while I slept on my side and these are perfect. As a few of the reviewers have mentioned m, the stem of the earting is slightly thicker than normal ones but I put lots of facial oil on my piercing before inserting it in and was able to get it in smoothly with no issues. The back is easy is screw on as well. Im definitely purchasing another one for my second cartilage piercing!