Any suggestions?

Hey,
Two questions:
1: What are SkullCandy headphones quality like, compared to say standard apple earphones?

and:

2: What headphones / earphones would you recommend?


Little background:
I'm 16, I love music, listen to music about 8 hours a day (via laptop, iPod, radio, etc).
I listen to all kinds of music, ranging from pop, to rock, to rap, to blues, to rock and roll, to dance etc
I have an iPod Nano, and I'm pretty used to the old standard apple earbuds, which a lot of people dislike, but I think have better quality than most other earphones / headphones i've tried that cost less than 15pound.
But they do break. A lot.

So what I'm looking for is any type of headphones / earphones APART FROM the probing in ear models, which must have at least sound quality comparing to iPod standards, if not better.
Leaky sound would be a bit of a pain, but if I get good quality and a bit of leaky sound, I suppose that's cool.
I'd be using the headphones / earphones mainly for portable use.
I do like stylish makes (like skullcandys) but prefer sound quality, BY FAR.

Oh and here's the biggest pain in the butt... my budget is 35pound (N).

Any suggestions and advice would be greatly appreciated, thanks
-Tom

 

Thanks ShaunG, I think I may purchase some PL11's then, because sound quality is my number one requirement.
Thanks a lot