I was looking for a pair of small, gold-toned, hoop earrings. These seemed to fill the bill. They are chunky, but small in diameter. Since they are gold plated, but not solid gold, they aren't expensive, so I don't have to worry about losing one, and I do have a tendency to lose earrings. (I save my solid gold ones for special occasions.) I usually wear white gold or sterling silver since that's more flattering to my hair and skin tone, but a friend bought a pair of yellow gold hoops, and I founSee full review