I bought these for myself while buying some other jewelry from Silver Insanity for gifts. These are quite nice, but once I saw the&nbsp;<a data-hook="product-link-linked" class="a-link-normal" href="/Sterling-Silver-Teardrop-Red-GARNET-Marcasite-Earrings/dp/B00023JUNI/ref=cm_cr_arp_d_rvw_txt?ie=UTF8">Sterling Silver Teardrop Red GARNET Marcasite Earrings</a>&nbsp;that I bought for someone else, I wish I had bought myself a pair of those instead of these! Still these are nice. Yes, the garnet has a brown tone, but the only thing I'd fault on these earrings is that the bezel holding the garnet is kind of thick, and I think it would look better if the front edge of the bezel was attached to the rest of the silver knot work, instead of attached at the back of the bezel, to reduce some of the "thick" look of the bezel. Still, for about $15, that's a minor quibble.