The earrings apart are both very pretty. The amethysts have interesting striations of white in them (which I didn't see in the illustration on Overstock.com), but one amethyst has significantly more white than the other. Also, the amethysts are cut and polished in rough shapes, but one stone has a square in the middle and the other has a diamond. Both shapes are fine, but they don't MATCH. I didn't expect a perfect match because of the style, but these two are noticeably different from each other. The beads on top are well attached, and complement the big stone well. I find them to be a perfect size, but a little bit heavy. I'm still deciding if the different looking stones bother me enough to return them. What DOES bother me is the amount of packaging Overstock used to send these to me. The little sack was wrapped in a big UPS plastic padded bag, which was then stuffed in a 3"x8"by 7" box, which was put in yet another UPS envelope. Not very green . . .