I got through all of last Monday’s challenges in the studs from Avon’s Western Wing Earring Duo!
I previously reviewed the other pair of earrings in this duo and loved how they looked, but found them a little on the heavy side; however, these not only weren’t heavy, but they were a surprise winner–and this is exactly why I post selfies of me wearing the pieces (and follow up with my written review, so you don’t just base your opinion on a single photo).
Let me walk you through a little story about this collection (that has another surprise piece I went gaga over). I have a strong aversion to western styled items. Occasionally, I’ll try to incorporate a bit of western flair into my look, and I just can’t pull it off. When I saw this collection in the demo book, I audibly groaned, while sneering and rolling my eyes–could 2020 get any worse than for fashion to trend towards western wear?! I mean, come on.
Resigned, I figured I’d pick up the earrings and see how it went. I did not have high expectations. Hell, I fully expected to detest them. So, they finally arrived, and I couldn’t bring myself to crack open the boxes–every time I saw the word “western” on the boxes, I just pushed them aside and chose, well, anything else.
Finally, I had to overcome my aversion and at least crack open the boxes–even if it meant adding shoulder slumps to the likely groans, sneers, and eye rolls. I figured I’d open the less offensive duo first, so I was beyond surprised when my gag reflex didn’t immediately kick in at first sight. As a matter of fact, I was…dare I say it–intrigued. I thought I might be able to work with these. They definitely had a western flavor, but they also incorporated other elements that I really liked.
I wear a lot of studs, but few of them are visually “special.” In the box, these studs weren’t offensive, but they also didn’t look like anything special. So, I demoed the hoops first, and figured I’d only demo the studs if I was running out of pieces. After finding the hoops heavy, I was a little bummed, but then the statement earrings rocked my socks off and lit me on fire!
And, so I broke these babies out of their box and, once they were firmly in my lobes, ended up positively falling in love with them! The white milky stones are really interesting and the metal patterns around it look more vintage than western. The only “western” touch is the burnished metal, but even that feels somewhat modern since stainless steel is such a popular finish now.
I never would have guessed that I would be giving such a positive review for these pieces, but they are well deserved–if you are on the fence about getting them, hopefully my review will sway you towards the “must have” category.
Hopelessly Heather 