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Questions about this piece
Are hoop earrings heavy to wear all day?
That depends on the band, not on the size of the circle. A wide, solid hoop carries real metal and you feel it in the lobe by evening, while a slim band the width of a pencil lead weighs almost nothing however far around it goes. If you are comparing two pairs, look at how thick the metal is before you look at the diameter. These are a 3.17mm band, an eighth of an inch, which is at the slim end, so the weight stays low even though they read as a full hoop.
How do you keep hoop earrings from catching in your hair?
Put them in last, once your hair is done and brushed out, and take them out first at the end of the day. Most of the catching happens at the closure, where the wire crosses the back of the lobe, so a hoop that shuts flat gives hair far less to wrap around than one with a hook standing proud. If you are pulling a sweater over your head, cup a hand over each ear on the way through. These close with a lever back that snaps shut behind the lobe.
How wide across are these hoops?
29.5mm, which is just over an inch and an eighth. That is the size where a hoop clears the bottom of your lobe and shows from straight on, but still stops short of your jawline, so it does not land on your shoulder when you look down at your phone or lean over a counter. The metal is 18K gold filled, in gold.





