I love this bracelet. It was gifted to me two years ago for my bday. I wear it during the summer. Sadly, it broke this summer. That bracelet had one bead that was messed up (never changed changed colors). I loved the bracelet so much I went ahead and got another. $25 is rather steep, but I thought, what the heck. At least this one wouldnt have a defective bead! Sadly, this one has two defective beads (picture shows, half of the bead is always blue). So that kinda sucks. For the money, all the beads should work. Hence the 3 stars. But I like the looks of it, and the beads that work.