My biggest fear was that they would be tiny. I wanted something not so big and formal that they would be for special occasions, but big enough so i can see them. I wanted to get her something i can enjoy looking at everyday. They are perfect. The picture is pretty accurate with color, maybe it is just a bit darker due to lighting.

The packaging is exceptional. It comes with a felt bag and two boxes. I would suggest that if you are going to gift it, deliver it to yourself first, cut open the plastic pouch everything is in, then open the felt pouch and pull the two cards out, they are pointless. Amazon's gift card is just a piece of paper with your message written thrown in with the packaging slip, not in the sealed plastic pouch itself. Finejewelers.com shows a different gift card that you probably only get when you order from their site.

These come in round oval emerald and pear cuts. Personally I thought pear looked best from the pictures, plus it was biggest, but I don't think pear shape belongs as a stud, more of something that hangs.

After a year they are still as good as new. My girlfriend gets nickel reactions from cheap jewelry, this has no nickel.