Questions about this piece
Do rhinestones lose their sparkle over time?
They can, and it is usually the backing rather than the stone. A rhinestone is cut glass with a thin metallic foil behind it, and that foil is what throws light back at you. Perfume, hairspray and lotion seep in behind the setting and cloud it, which is why stones go gray at the edges first. Put jewelry on last, after everything else, and give it a wipe with a dry cloth before it goes back in the box. These have rhinestone detailing worked into the hoop, so that is thirty seconds well spent.
Do large hoop earrings work with short hair?
Short hair is the easy case, since nothing covers the earring and the hoop reads as part of the cut instead of peeking out from under something. What to watch is where the bottom of the hoop lands against your jawline. Level with the chin is the crowded spot, and clearly above or below it looks deliberate. A round hoop like this one keeps the outline simple, which is what you want next to a strong cut.
How wide are these hoops?
About 2.5 inches across, in silver color. That is the size where a hoop stops being a small everyday earring and starts setting the tone for an outfit: it hangs well below the lobe so it shows from the front rather than only in profile, and it still clears your shoulder when you turn your head, which a three-inch hoop does not always do. The rhinestones are worked into the hoop itself, so the sparkle sits in that same circle rather than hanging off it.