Not cartoonish but also not anatomically lifelike. I thought about returning them because I already have and love Flora's dragonfly amber drop earrings. But these are so cute that I'm just going to have to wear amber more often.
These earrings are so lovely, the amber is beautiful and so well-made but I am so sorry to say that I have to return them because my fingers are not able to work with the tiny screws that secure to the end of the posts. They are really really small. I tried a traditional backing but the posts are too short to support that. I should have paid more attention to the design details.