I had very high hopes for these earrings.  I have sensitive ears, so I got these for that purpose, as well as for the tri-color metals so I can wear them with everything.  The metal did not hurt my ears.  They were slightly heavy, but not too uncomfortable.  The major issue I had was, the notch that the post clicks into worked for the first time I wore them, but when I took them off, the notch must have loosened because the post wouldn't stay closed anymore.  What a bummer, because I really like the earrings otherwise, and hoped to wear them a lot.