I thought these were beautiful upon opening. I even liked the little box they came in. However, the first time I wore these out to dinner, my ears were green around the earring hole...After reading someone else's review, I gather that it's because of the piece they put inside that ISN'T gold that has done it. I won't return them because I do love them -- except for now I'm going to be embarrassed if someone ever sees my ears turning color and thinking they're cheap fashion jewelry.