I have been wearing Silver Speck earrings for 5 months and have been very impressed with the quality for the price; when I've bought jewelry from Wal-Mart or Target for a higher price than these, I've had earrings tarnish or break within a couple of wearings.  Not so with Silver Speck!  My mom wears a lot of red, so I bought these earrings for her for Christmas.  The pair I received is redder in person than it looks in the photo, and there is less variation in color than shown in the photo.  They are beautiful and I am very pleased with them.