Arrived very quickly, packaged in a particularly nice little gift box. The amethysts are medium to dark purple, very nice, with a sparkly checkerboard cut. The settings are beautiful and sturdy, and as tall as they are wide. The posts are thick and the bullet-style backs are very secure. Overall these are much nicer than pictured! I needed a pair of amethysts to go with a necklace, and although these stones are a bit darker than my necklace, they're a great match and look fantastic! I've ordered direct from Peora before, and ordering through Amazon is even easier. Always high quality and nice stones.