So, now that I have a pair of these myself (I ordered the emerald green ones) I understand what other reviewers are saying. The rock/green part is a matte, no sheen whatsoever. That kinda sucks. Also, these earrings are waaaaay too big for the little earring backs they came with. They hang all droopy. I switched out those earring backs and used a pair that has the clear circle along with the back (distributes the earring weight better) and they hang perfect now. Three stars cause they are pretty, minus two stars cause the manufacturer needs to get it together and fix the above mentioned issues.