I thought these were absolutely beautiful! I hadn't realized that there was actual cutouts in the earring which I I like it. I think would make the earring lighter and would reflect the color of cooling your hair and make the earrings more complimentary with outfit. I have a lot of fashion jewelry. I have never had a pair of earrings where both earrings squeak! Because they're so close to my ears, it bothered me a lot and it ended up returning them. But I still look at them wishfully, that someday I could find something to replace them