#126

#124

Tiny pair of faux pearl studs.

I haven't worn these much, since I tend toward dangly and colorful more often than not.

#123

As you can see, these are clearly extremely cheap, since the cabochon of the right earring isn't even lined up correctly. I think they came in a set of three for $7 or something. I'm pretty sure I wanted the set because there was a pair of brown earrings that I wanted for some reason.

#122

These are teeny tiny diamond studs that are, of course, not actually diamonds. I don't know that I could bring myself to buy diamonds, because I lose earrings too often.

#121

I wanted to try a new background for a few pairs of earrings. This is a painting I did on some glass from an empty frame. I painted it, put it back in the frame, and put it in my windowsill. The sunlight comes through the translucent paint colors and it looks like stained glass. I love it.

And the background is more interesting than the earrings here. Silver ball posts. Meh. Boring, but an earring workhorse nonetheless.

#71

Love these. Amy got them for me--I think it was for Christmas a couple of years ago.

They are faaaaantastic. So feminine, but really bold.

Yes.

#66

Again with the posts. I don't know why I neglected post earrings for so long. Yes, sometimes they irritate the sensitive skin behind my ears, but that can be easily fixed by sliding the stopper back so the post doesn't stick out as far.

#65

Nice basics. Not real. :)

#45

I bought these in Paris. Probably at Six.

These are categorized under both 'dangle' and 'post earrings,' for obvious reasons.

#29

I bought these in a gift shop at the Grand Canyon last fall.

For years I never wore post earrings. But I've recently mended my ways. Especially when I realized how nice it could be to leave the same pair of understated earrings in for days at a time and not have to worry about them catching in my hair straightener or getting tangled in my hair.

Every style of earrings has its benefits. That's the benefit I can see in post earrings. It mostly negates how annoying they can be if they poke you in the very sensitive skin behind your earlobes.