These are beautiful earrings. The garnets are a deep red and the facets sparkle in the light. I'm giving the earrings a 4 star rating because the posts are thin and the earring backs are flimsy and way too small to adequately secure this size of earring. This seems to be a recurring issue with gemstone earrings sold by The Amazon.com collection. I recommend these if you are looking for a large garnet earring, just be aware that the posts are delicate and you will need to buy some larger earring backs.