Beautiful Product & Great Seller
These are my first pair of ear climbers.  I'm very picky about earrings.  They have to be easy to put in, comfortable to wear, & not gaudy.  I normally wear plain, white gold hoops, but it's nice to have a change once in awhile.  I'm also a little avant-garde with my jewelry, so the idea of ear climbers appeals to me.  I've been looking for something simple & clean that I can wear every day.  I've seen a few pair that were interesting, but not quite right.  Then I saw these.  They were perfect!  Just a simple sweep of silver that follows the contour of the ear.  Subtle, & almost art deco.  I was worried about how easy it would be to put in the ear pins , & whether the climbers would stay put, but other reviewers who had had the same concerns did not encounter any problems.  I also appreciated that I would be purchasing directly from the artist who makes them.  I ordered these & also a pair of serpentine climbers to wear for a special occasion coming up.  I prefer while metal, & it was nice that I could order both pairs in sterling silver.  Since they were coming from Greece, I figured it would take several weeks for them to get here.<br />That evening, I found a personal e-mail from Emmanuela, thanking me for the order, & giving me a time frame for shipment.  She sent the climbers FedEx, & they came from Greece to California in 2 days!  I opened the envelope to find them gift boxed with bows & gift bags included (although I bought them for myself, it's a lovely extra).  Each pair of climbers is in a small (probably anti-tarnish) bag, & there are plastic stoppers to keep them in place on your ears.<br />And they are as lovely as their pictures; in the case of the sweeps, even more so.  In the picture, it looks like the sweep is textured all along its length.  Actually, it's smooth for about 2/3rds of it's length, & only the top part is textured.  This adds to its art deco feel.  The serpentine climbers are very dramatic, just right for the party I intend to wear them to (with my LBD, of course!).<br />I ran to the mirror & took about 5 minutes to figure out how to get the climbers to work.  You bend the pin outward & put it through your piercing, like you would an ear hook (so it's hanging upside down).  Put the stopper on the pin, & swing the whole thing around so that it slides over the side of the ear.  The pin runs up the underside of the ear.  I put mine right up against the spot where the ear joins the neck.  Then pinch the pin closed from the bottom up.  The climber stays put & I don't even notice it's there.  Oh, by the way, I wear glasses.  The climbers don't interfere at all (I was wearing my glasses when I put the climbers in).<br />Altogether, this has been one of my best buying experiences on Amazon.  I'm impressed by Emmanuela, her attention to her customers, & her product.  I will buy from her again.
Rating: 5 stars