Bought these to wear at me wedding and also bought them for all of my bridesmaids- they are the perfect present!! The pearls are real and so is the metal! I am allergic to ALL fake metals and so I am extremely skeptical when buying earrings. The posts and the backings do not bother my ears at all- Ive had them in for over a week now and no irritation. They are also so so BEAUTIFUL! And you just cant best the price!