Review (5/5): 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.
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.
I was hoping these would be multi colored, but they are just solid steel studs. Not a big deal. The "silver" appearance goes with everything.
I tried to put it in... and realized that they're too thick for my holes.....
The subsequent hours I spent attempting to force it in were... unpleasant ~.~
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.
No reactions... no discomfort... and I have extras in case I lose any. I leave them in 24/7 w/o worry.
:) And yes, it's worth the temporary discomfort from putting slightly thicker earrings in :)