The earring themselves are very beautiful and look great on. I am going to switch the lab sapphires to a diamond soon. My issue was both backings snapped on each side when I put them on. It was very difficult to take them off as they became stuck and I thought I would need them cut off. I did manage to take them off but was left with sore ears. Please fix this issue as it's not fair to others who will be purchasing. It's obvious it's a defect. Now I have to spend more money for new backings.