I can't stand murky Garnets, or prune juice colored, or just yucky ugly wannabe stones.  I'm really picky about my garnets -- generally a not TOO dark red (you just have to have light be able to get into the stone and bounce back out!), and leaning toward Pyrope in color if I can.

These are 6mm rounds set in a traditional basket mounting in 14k gold.

However, when you order your earrings you tell me if you want dark red, or lighter if I can get them -- they're your ears, after all!  You tell me!

Also, please understand that these pictures were taken with a flash, which lightens the color of the stones considerably.  I was torn between dark pictures with dark stones, or really getting into the stone and showing off.  

Neat color, eh?