I purchased this for my daughter for Christmas. She loved how pretty it was but in attempting to get it in was a nightmare. There was no way to get the darn thing to lay the way it should. The ball would not rest against the skin with the jewel in the hollow of her belly button. It was all twisted and stood out no matter HOW she put it in. Fianlly she gave up after irritating her piercing to the point of pain. I am sending back. Not because of the material or lack of shine .. but because apparently you have to be smarter then the jewelry (and we are not)!