Visually, they are beautiful and they haven't turned my sensitive ears red. BUT the hooks are way too smooth or too thin or something because earring backs won't stay on them. They just slide right off the moment you put them on. I even tried brand new plastic earring backs that are especially for drop/hook earrings and they slid off in nano seconds. The only way I was able to wear these earrings was to gently bend the hooks so the ends are up instead of down.