The earrings I received are very much as pictured. Well-constructed for the price. But I wanted to add a note of caution: My husband bought me three different pieces of "sold by Amazon.com" brand garnet jewelry for Christmas, and these earrings are the ONLY one of the three in which the garnets are actually red (as pictured.)  The other two pieces have stones that are more pink. It doesn't particularly bother me that my new necklace and ring aren't matchy-matchy with the earrings...but considering the other reviewers that talk of off-colored stones, buyers should be aware that they may not get a true "garnet" color when purchasing these earrings.