Update... I caved, and I purchased the Lotus earrings.
Long story short... when I purchased my panda clip recently, I told the SA about the Lotus earrings. He said there were none in North America, so he cannot even bring one in for me to try on. He would have to order one. Well, I told him go ahead, so I purchased them. This was a few weeks ago when I got the panda clip.
Fast forward to today... I am NYC and went to Mikimoto today (tomorrow is VCA, Verdura, and Tiffany). Tried on the earrings that I thought would be it. Nope... too wimpy, they don't match, etc. Even the SA said the Lotus would be a better match.
I feel 100% confident I am going to love the matchy matchy!

I think you should cave with me! It will be a perfect set. I'm not sure when mine will arrive, but I'll post a photo of the set when they do.