I have not written a thing on this site for almost a year! I write a lot of pithy little things on twitter. But hey, why not write some pithy little things here.

One of those things was a call for earring recommendations. I got my ears re-pierced… 4? 5? years ago and wore the flat backed boring studs only switching them out for a pretty pair of pearl drop earrings S gave me for Christmas if we were going out to dinner. Then he bought me another pretty pair from The Real Real and now I have two pairs! I hated putting the flat backed earrings back on. It is impossibly hard. I finally got some closed hoop earrings and I keep them in my ears 24/7.

Anyway, I put a call out on twitter for nice earrings and boy did folks deliver! (I have an Amazon affiliate account, so Amazon links are affiliate. I… have never made more than like $8 a year with that, so don’t worry, I am not an influencer.)

Here are some of the suggestions:

$0 – $50

Allie Kay – Multi Mini Stone ($20) (These are very cute, but I might not currently have the art teacher vibe going on in my closet to pull them off.)

Kate Spade – NY Women’s Heritage Heart Studs ($36) (Oh, these are just so pretty.)

Amazon – Comfy Earrings ($25) (If I didn’t have such a Hate Hate relationship with flat back earrings, I would probably buy a pair of these!)

J. Crew – Crystal Climber Earrings ($36) (These are in my cart and J. Crew tells me I better buy them soon or they will be sold out! Which is probably a trick, but I probably will buy these tonight.)

Wolf & Badger – Balloon Poodle Threader Earrings ($40) (Are you fun, but also cool? These are great.)

MXM Jewelry (Etsy) – Handfolded Sterling Silver Pinwheel Earrings W/Long Post ($45) (Oh these are so sweet. Jenny sent me to their shop and the paper airplanes are amazing too.) (I will probably buy these today too.)

Uncommon James – Girlboss Earrings ($46) (As Kathleen says, unfortunate name, but fantastic earrings.) (Go be a BOSS boss, not a girl boss, when you wear these to your zoom meeting.)

Ana Luisa – Onda Mini ($46) (Kathleen actually sent me to this page which has so many great earrings, but I narrowed it to these as my faves)

$51-$100

Baleen – Dipped Tulip Hoops – Mint ($56) (I can’t decide if I like the Mint or the Cobalt better but these are so simple but striking)

J Kiss Life Jewelry (Etsy) – Olive Branch Dainty Stud Earrings ($59) (Don’t we all love a “dainty stud”?)

Glass Berries (Etsy) – Glass Pumpkin Earrings ($61) (This caused a bit of a kerfuffle on twitter, but they ARE cute if you need a theme earring)

Cat Bird NYC – Ear Cuff ($78 – for one) (As Jenny and Kate described this – the perfect way to be cool if you’re 42 and don’t want to pierce your cartilage)

Loren Hope – Austin Studs ($88) (I really want something like this.)

Clare V – Layered Stone Statement earrings ($95) (I like these because they look like they could be estate jewelry, but they are only $95)

Wolf & Badger – Solid X Pave Safety Pin Earring ($60) (Gold and rose gold also available.) (Remember when you would put safety pins through the top layer of your skin to look bad ass? Just me? Nevermind.)

Amazon – Long Ass Name for an Earring That is Essentially a CZ Stud ($69) (Nice) (These are great, I need some sparkly studs)

Wanda Jewelry (Etsy) – Vintage 14K Solid Yellow Gold Bee Stud Earrings ($92) (I had a pair of earrings like these, but I cannot find them now)

Amazon – Needlessly Long SEO Amazon name for Pearl Drop earrings ($95) (If one of my three pairs of fancy earrings wasn’t pair of pearl drop earrings these would be on my list)

$101 – $300

Adita Gold – 14K Gold Garnet Drop Earrings ($115) (This was my suggestion. I love GARNETS.)

Polamai (Etsy) – Blue Sapphire Hoop Earrings ($142) (If I weren’t such a garnet stan, I would like a pair of these.)

Mejuri – Pavé Diamonds Long Bar Studs ($250) (These are gorgeous, simple but sparkly.)

Rhea Noa Jewelry (Etsy) – 14k Gold Diamond Huggies ($217) (Can you have too many diamond huggie earrings?)

$301 – $500

Tilda Beihn – Mini Lumen Drops ($460 for a pair) (If you are very fashionable, I bet you could just buy one and be cool with your cool mismatched earrings, but I am elderly and not able to pull that off)

Stones and Gold (Etsy) – Opal Huggie Earrings ($386) (These are gorgeous.)

$501 – Your Husband Died Under Mysterious Circumstances But His Will Was Airtight and the Insurance was Current

Swati Arts Creations (Etsy) – Natural Sapphire and Diamonds Earrings ($546) (A bit out of my budget AND they aren’t garnet, but so pretty.)

Lindsey Leigh – Graduated Diamond Huggies ($1,145) (You might already know that ‘huggies’ are hoops that hug your ears. I did not. I am now a cool mom, not a regular mom.)

White Bird – Anaconda Rosary 5 Momo tourmaline earrings ($750 Euros)

Estate Diamond Jewelry – Batley Earrings ($5300) (Oh, you have a jewelry safe. You have galas to attend. You are a woman about town.)

Estate Diamond Jewelry – Canonsburg Earrings ($78,000) (Look, you are a widow under mysterious circumstances, but that should not stop you from looking nice.)