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#556
I'm about the same age as OP
I don't think whether you are petite or not has much to do with size of earlobes but I am also petite.

I wouldn't wear anything larger than 2 carrat at my age.

I think a lot of people would assume huge diamonds on someone in their mid twenties are fake.
 
#557
My Mother is very petite and has tiny, tiny earlobes so wears a 0.30ct RB in each ear and they cover her entire lobe... they look huge on her! They are ideal cut and have a wonderful presence on her. People can never believe the carat weight is so small when they ask. Unfortunately for me I inherited my Father's ears... my lobes are much bigger and so her studs get completely lost on me. Just goes to show though how much it varies from person to person depending on their features.
I'd love a 1.40-1.50cttw pair some day soon...
 
#558
I do not agree at all people generally assume anything larger than X carat is fake - it really depends where you are from, culturally, socially, professionally and even income bracket wise.

Where I come from, culturally there is no such thing as too large.

More than the size, the only thing you need to consider, in my view, is the appropriateness of the situation (e.g. a corporate situation will mean more conservative choices vs. what I'd choose in my own personal time.)
 
#559
What is your culture ? ^ I'm curious because you don't say where you are from.

Obviously I can only speak from my own point of view ( as someone who lives in the west)
But where I live if a 20 something was walking down the street, attending uni, or dancing in a nightclub ( things people my age do) whilst wearing 5 carrat studs I think post casual observers would think the studs were fake.
 
#560
^^^
I regularly see ladies in their 20s, during the day, wear 2-3 carats on EACH ear, looks great on them. In addition, I regularly bump into older ladies wearing as much as 4-5 carats on each ear while walking the dogs in the morning, looks just as great.

As for my culture, I'm not in the habit of giving specific details of my background but rest assured, there are SEVERAL cities in which wearing significantly size carat diamonds, even during the day, are not so surprising.

Very few people would automatically assume big diamonds are fakes in cities like Hong Kong, Moscow and Dubai.
 
#561
No one is asking for specific details of your background I was just curious as to what general area or culture you were referring to.

I have never been to Moscow, Hong Kong or Dubai but if younger women wearing 3 carats in each ear is normal for everyday dressing, I have no reason to disagree with you since I have not been there.

I'm simply saying that in my experience as someone who lives in an upper class area of a large city ( I also travel to NYC and visit cousins in British Columbia a lot) it's not common for young, University aged women to wear very large diamonds in an everyday setting.
By that I mean shopping, walking the dog, Uni or even casual nights out.

My experience is if I see a girl my age wearing 3 carats and walking her dog or in a class people might think they are fake.. and that should not be discounted.
I also don't really think it has much to so with social standing or income. I know lots of well-to-do young women like myself and we don't necessarily wear our flashiest jewelry for super casual every day wear.
 
#562
^^^^

I think a lot of people would assume huge diamonds on someone in their mid twenties are fake.


This was your earlier quote, which I disagreed with as MY experience has proven otherwise. Quite obviously it's a given that when people here give opinions on what they find normal or acceptable, it's based on where they're from, where they've been.
 
#563
I think that it's actually when the earrings are larger that you can truly tell whether they are fake or not. In my experience, .25 carat total weight CZ's, especially if they are clean, you really can't tell that they aren't real.However when you get to the sizes like 1.5 carat total weight and up, the fake czs get very obvious. they have that white windowy look and it looks really bad.

Many around here wear enormous fake czs, it's in style for some reason, especially for teenage boys to have giant czs.

I have earrings about 2 carats total weight, H color, VS clarity, H& A. When I first got them I worried if people would think they were fake or not,but now I don't really care. I enjoy a lot of things about them but one of the things I enjoy most is not having to constantly clean them, like when I used to wear CZs. That is, of course I clean them, but with the CZs when I used to glimpse myself in the mirror I'd be frustrated and wipethem off. Now, when I glimpse my diamonds, they always look great andlook real.

I hvae no idea if I have large or small earlobes, I just knew this was the size i wanted so i picked them out when my husband wanted to give me a special present. For twenty-five years before that, I had .05 total weight diamond studs (which I also liked, because they were also a special present). I think that you should enjoy your things and be grateful if they are a gift from someone who loves you or you worked hard and can afford them without debt. I don't see that your age has anything to do with this at all. If I was twenty and had these earrings, I would still wear them and enjoy them. These are the size I like (no upgrades are planned) but if someone else likes 4 carat tw. or 5 carat total weight,I think they should wear them all day if they want, every day--just make sure that you get those earring backs that prevent them from drooping and tugging your earlobe down.
 
#564
I think it is a matter of personal preference. I work in a jewelry store and I always recommend buying under 2 ctw.

In my completely personal opinion, I think studs in any plain stone larger than about 6-7 mm each are just tacky. If there is a dangle, then perhaps it could work.

I had a customer who insisted on studs that were about 10mm each, and I had no other choice than to sell them to her even though I honestly thought they looked terrible. :-s
 
#565
I'll be honest...if I see earring at or over 2ctw, I usually assume they are fake. I live in a large city with plenty of affluent areas...and I still just don't see large diamond studs often...when I do, and its usually a younger person, I assume they are fake. I know I shouldn't judge a book by its cover...I'm nothing like what I look to others I'm sure...lol. And you can't always tell with a glimpse they are cz's. In my early 20s I had a pair of cz's that I never had to clean and they always looked amazing. Sparkle, fire..never cloudy or yucky looking. They were 2cttw-ish. And someday when I figure out if I'm allergic to platinum or not I'll probably not go over 0.75cttw. I learned my "bigger is better" lesson with my ering. it's bigger than average around here, and I just don't look the part. I know some people think its fake based on the leading questions they ask.
 
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