Oh, these are STUNNING. I am speechless.
I've never owned black pearls largely because I've never been interested in black pearls but WOW have I been missing out. I have dark hair so always just kind of assumed they'd blend in and disappear, but no - these are absolutely gorgeous. The sheen of them is so much more beautiful than in the photos - subtle purple, blue, turquoise hues in the light. The quality is fantastic and the pearls are virtually identical so no worries about mismatching sizes etc. The sterling silver did not cause me any irritation (I have a nickel allergy) and they held up well. I wore these on a work trip and my coworker begged me to borrow them. I have a LOT of pearl earrings in a LOT of colors and styles but these simple black pearls skyrocketed to the top of my favorites without an ounce of competition. I simply love them and cannot recommend them enough.<br /><br />I did see someone mention that they're small - I'm confused because I tend to like my earrings, especially pearls and studs in general, to be on the large side, and I thought the size of these was fine. They're not what I would call LARGE pearls but I think they would look gaudy if they were much larger and they certainly aren't small - based on my other earrings in my collection for comparison, they're 9mm as described. Not a single complaint from me.
Rating: 5 stars