Diamond or sapphire first, then the millimeters, the points, the gold and the back
Start with an all-diamond flower in 14K gold. Four pairs in five sold were just that. The mini diamond flower is the pair people take home most, small enough to wear every day. For a flower that shows across a table, go to about 8 mm. Buy a sapphire flower when you want color at the ear. Ask us which back comes on a pair before you pay.
Diamond or sapphire: white diamond flower earrings or sapphire flower earrings
Take an all-diamond flower if the pair has to go with everything. White diamond is what most people take home. Sapphire flowers fill more than half this page, the pairs for color, from pink and ocean blue to crimson and rainbow. Where a title names both stones, a diamond often sits at the center with sapphire petals, or the reverse. The pink sapphire flower with a white diamond heart sold best of the sapphires. Pink corundum is pink sapphire under its mineral name. Sapphire is nearly as hard as diamond, so it takes daily wear. For round clusters with no petals, see women's cluster earrings.
Mini, small or large: mini flower studs to large flower earrings in millimeters
Choose by the millimeters, since the size words shift across our listings. The mini diamond flower is 3 mm, a point of light on the lobe. The best sellers after it run 7 to 8.5 mm, the flower most people picture. Where a sapphire flower comes small and large, the small is 9 mm. The large is 11 mm and about a gram heavier. A sapphire mini weighs more than twice the diamond mini, about what a small does. Most listings print no width, so ask the desk.
Points and origin: what 10 PT means, lab-grown or natural diamond flowers
PT in a name is the weight of each small stone, not of the pair. Points are hundredths of a carat, which makes a 10 PT flower a cluster of tenth-carat diamonds. Those pairs list about 1.2 to 1.4 carats in all. Most PT pairs and nearly every colored diamond flower say lab-grown. The mini diamond flower says natural. Only 12 diamond pairs say neither, so ask us about those. The lab-grown or natural guide shows how the two are told apart.
The gold: 14K yellow, white or rose gold flower earrings
Buy 14K, the gold of nearly every flower here. A few are 18K or 10K. Pick the color on the listing, where almost every pair offers yellow, white and rose. One exception to know is the mini diamond flower, in rose or white gold only. White gold makes white diamonds look whiter and cools a blue or green stone. Yellow warms pink, orange and red sapphire.
Studs, drops and the back: flower studs, upside down flowers and hoops
Nearly every flower sits on the lobe like a stud. Three hang instead, as hoops or a dangling pair. The upside down flowers set each diamond point out, for a sharper sparkle. No listing says screw back or push back. A screw back threads on and suits a pair you sleep in, and a push back is quickest on and off. Ask us which back your pair has, and whether the other can be fitted.
Questions we get in the store
What size flower earrings should I buy?
Buy a flower of 7 to 8.5 mm to have it seen across a table, the size of the best sellers after the mini. The 3 mm mini diamond flower sold most, a quiet everyday pair. Ask us for any width a listing leaves out.
Are the diamonds in these flower earrings real?
Yes, where the title says diamond, it is real diamond, grown in a lab or mined. Twenty say lab-grown and 57 natural, and 12 say neither, so ask us about those before you pay.
Should I buy diamond or sapphire flower earrings?
Buy diamond for a pair that goes with everything, the stone of four pairs in five sold. Buy sapphire for color at the ear, in pink, blue, crimson or a rainbow mix. Sapphire is hard enough to wear every day.
More questions we get
What does 10 PT mean on flower earrings?
It means each small diamond in the flower weighs 10 points, a tenth of a carat. Those pairs list about 1.2 to 1.4 carats of diamond in all. If a listing leaves the total out, ask us for it before you buy.
Which gold color should I pick for flower earrings?
Pick the gold you wear most, since almost every pair offers yellow, white and rose. White gold makes white diamonds and blue stones look cooler, and yellow warms pink and red. The mini diamond flower comes in rose or white only.
What back do these flower earrings have?
Ask us, since no listing here says screw back or push back. A screw back threads onto the post and holds through sleep. A push back is quicker on and off. Send the item number to the live chat and we will check, or text it to 212-872-9692 from 10 AM ET.
What are upside down diamond flower earrings?
They set each diamond point out, the reverse of the usual way, for a sharper, spikier sparkle. Four flowers here are made that way, all in 14K gold. They run from a 9 mm pair to a 13 mm pair.
Can I return flower earrings?
Yes, up to fourteen calendar days after delivery, unworn and unaltered. Clear the return in the live chat first, or by phone or text at 212-872-9692 from 10 AM ET, and the flowers travel back on our return label. Per the refund policy, the flowers' refund loses a five percent restocking fee and that label's cost.