My favorite colors are black black black and green. So when I needed a new pair of earrings I of course to amazon in search of one I liked. I quickly came across these. I decided to order them and try them out. They happened to arrive the day before we left for vacation, which was perfect. I put them on immediately and loved them more than I could have imagined. For starters I love the size. They are large enough to see and cover your ear lobe, without being overly big. They are very light weight and you cant even feel them while wearing them. Even being light weight they are made very very well. To be honest I didn't read the details before ordering, but I'm pretty sure they are surgical steel. I absolutely love the black and that the front, post and backing is all black. From the pictures I was a bit worried that I wouldn't like the glitter look to the front, because that's not my thing, but in person the glitter is basically invisible which was a plus for me. For many many years, basically as long as I have had my ears pierced I have NEVER been able to wear earrings for longer than a few hours. Generally my ears start becoming red and very irritated. These have been in my ears since the day I got them. They do not irritate my ears at all. This is the first pair of earrings in my entire life that I can wear constantly, I even sleep with them. The only time they have been removed was for maybe 5 minutes to clean. Mind you I'm a very very busy mom of 9 littles and I work out daily so they have been through many tasks hits and bumps and I have yet to have to single complaint or issue with them.  I AM IN LOVE WITH THEM. I only wish that they would maybe come in a few more colors, but black is my thing so I'm not complaining. These are by far my most favorite pair of earrings I have ever owned. I will be buying at least one more pair to have as a back up incase I ever loose or have issues with these. I will definitely be recommending these to my friends and family. I'll likely be gifting a few this holiday season as well. If you are thinking about taking a chance with these, do it. I absolutely love these earrings and I'm so glad I decided to try them out.