I bought this earring because I hated the ugly backings that regular earrings have for cartilage piercings. This one was pretty and it was small, I love the way it looks on my ear and if you like the way it looks then you'll be very pleased. What you see is what you get! Even the shipping is good. I got it in about 6 days but the quality was perfect. The only down side was when I was sleeping on the side of the piercing, my ear actually hurt. Maybe it's just something to get use to but I'll still continue to wear it! :)