I bought 7 pairs of these earrings in different colors as Christmas presents. Each pair came in a 3x5 reclosable plastic bag inside of which was a 2.25x2.5 black cloth drawstring bag inside of which was a 1.5x2.5 reclosable plastic bag containing the actual earrings (picture 1). I ordered cubic zirconia (pic 2), ruby (pic 3), blue sapphire (pic 4), peridot (pic 5), garnet (pic 6), alexandrite (pic 7) and amethyst (pic 8). The ruby is pinker in color than the garnet which is bit more brown (pic 9). The alexandrite is more red than the paler purple amethyst (pic 10). Pictures 11, 12 & 13 are all the earrings in various light. The actual lever back portion is more round than some earrings and nicely sized. (In total the earring is 1" long.) I have a bigger lobe and these had plenty of room to hang freely (pic14). I'm going to buy a couple pairs for myself now that I've seen them so I'd definitely recommend them.