No one is, it’s a personal opinion. Some may share your POV but plenty won’t too.
Perfect, that’s the point, you’re not supposed to be trying to please anyone else but you.
To be fair, the transparent ones do have a silvery aspect to them, when not being worn, you should be fine.
I had no colour choice with my Elacins and, whilst not NHS beige, they do lean in that direction.
I own a Rob Allen and took it to a bass bash, where Jabba had some of his creations. They were at least on a par with Mr Allen’s work, I was really impressed.