Turned green, earrings irritate my ears daily... think they're silver PLATED best case scenario
As I’ve gotten older and have stopped constantly subjecting my ears to any cheap earrings that I think are cute, they’ve gotten more sensitive so I prefer to wear stainless steel, pure sterling silver, or pure gold because the cheap stuff now hurts to wear for too long. As these earrings are $39 for one pair and advertised as being sterling silver, I opted to give them a go because to me, that’s a believable price for a pair of simple studs, with a fake gem of course.<br />When I got them, I was excited because they really are beautiful, even if they are a little bit bigger than the studs I normally wear. However, I became suspicious of them being sterling silver after cleaning them, because the 925 marking on them turned black, which I’ve never had any sterling silver jewelry do before. And, within a few hours of putting them into my less sensitive set of piercings, my ears started to hurt. I’ve worn them for a few weeks, and my ears have been bothered by these earrings almost daily. When I took them out today, I also noticed that the backs of both earrings are clearly turning green. Now, I know sterling silver can do this, but it shouldn’t do it this fast. Combining the 925 markings turning black, the backs of the earrings turning green, and the earrings bothering both of my ears almost daily when I can leave an actual pair of sterling silver earrings in my ears for multiple months with no irritation and no turning green… I definitely think that these earrings are sterling silver PLATED, best case scenario. I’m giving a two star rating partially because of this, but mainly because I can’t wear these earrings without irritation / pain.
Rating: 2 stars