On the thick side....
I bought these for home-use.  I don't pierce ears.  I keep having trouble with earrings irritating my skin.  Either my ear will itch, or it will swell from the earring's metal...  Hypo-allergenic earrings work for a short while, but when the coating wears off, the earring is terribly uncomfortable to wear.<br /><br />I put my daughter's old earrings in from when she got her ears pierced and I noticed that my ears didn't react to them... I've left them in for over a month and no problems... and they're 8 year old earrings.  I got the idea to buy earrings used for piercing, just so I can have everyday earrings in all the time.<br /><br />I was hoping these would be multi colored, but they are just solid steel studs.  Not a big deal.  The &#34;silver&#34; appearance goes with everything.<br /><br />I tried to put it in... and realized that they're too thick for my holes.....<br /><br />The subsequent hours I spent attempting to force it in were...  unpleasant ~.~<br /><br />I tried multiple evenings and on the 3rd night I was successful.  After about 4 days of discomfort (and twisting them, just like I'd just gotten my ears pierced) they're fine and I've not removed them.<br /><br />No reactions... no discomfort... and I have extras in case I lose any.  I leave them in 24/7 w/o worry.<br /><br />:)  And yes, it's worth the temporary discomfort from putting slightly thicker earrings in :)
Rating: 5 stars