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 are lovely earrings, and as another reviewer noted, the colors are more muted than they appear on the computer screen. There are some imperfections in the glass beads which contribute to the artisan look.