La Dailie Everyday Fine Hoop vs AURORO Everyday Pavé Diamond Huggies

The La Dailie is the everyday pick: a 20mm gold vermeil hoop with a hinged clasp, 2.5 microns of 18k plating over sterling silver, and a water-resistant, hypoallergenic finish. The AURORO is the step-up: solid 14k recycled gold set with five small natural diamonds, made to order in Los Angeles. The La Dailie is bigger, lighter and easier to wear daily; the AURORO is smaller, denser and built from solid gold, so it holds up to years of wear without plating wear. Reviewers of vermeil hoops praise the look but note plating can thin over time, while solid-gold buyers value that it never needs replating.

• Choose the La Dailie if you want a larger, lightweight everyday hoop you can shower and sweat in without worrying about replating.
• Choose the AURORO if you want solid 14k gold with real diamonds and don't mind a small huggie and a long made-to-order wait.