There are 5 individual dark blue boxes within a horizontal card type slip case.  They do NOT have velvet bags -- they are on fuzzy dark blue foam pads with foam pads above them.  They look really nice but the blue topaz ones are kind of light against the dk pads but look good on but I am wondering if they are not exactly the same color - very slight.  The garnets are perfectly garnet color which is an orange red - the red predominates.  (Garnets are not red like rubies.)  None of them drooped on my ear and I don't have much of a lower ear -- my ears are attached to my head all the way down with no lobes at all but the earrings look good.  The gems are all shiny (faceted and polished like regular gem stones) and do have very small backings but the posts and the rest of the setting is substantial.  They don't seem to set too high and it is nice that they are all different shapes.

I think they are worth the money I got them for $34.99 at Amazon = $6.99 a pair.  Regular price is $55.00 = $11.00 a pair which is STILL a good deal for sterling silver earrings with genuine faceted gemstones.  A great gift, too!