These earrings combine a "fun" element with the layers, without being too heavy or large. I bought these for a 30 year old and think you could go up or down another 10 years and still be appropriate. I rate these a 4 instead of a 5 because they had a yellowish tone when I was expecting them to be more silver. They are also perhaps a bit "too" light. Up close they look a bit too much like costume jewelry for me to wear myself.