Don't get me wrong, the picture here is the actual item, and it does in fact look like that, kinda...but they must have really polished up their demo necklace for the shot, used a lot of light, and put the camera on zoom to get in close and make it look that big. The actual item is a lot smaller in your hand (and on your neck) than you would think from looking at the image here; and overall, the actual item just does not look anywhere near as nice as the image.

It's a decent gift item, but in my opinion, it's worth about $20 tops. If I had really known how small and cheap it looks when you hold it / wear it, I would have found something else for the price I paid for this. There is a lot of very pretty jewelry on Amazon that is worth $30-40, this particular item is not one of them. It's well worth $15-20, no more. Period.

One of the things another reviewer mentioned that I should have paid more attention to, is the back side is open. This has the effect of making this look like a VERY cheap piece of jewelry. If the whole thing, front & back, all looked like the front it would work, but necklaces are going to flop and shift a lot when you wear them. So beware. Also, make sure if you do buy this item, open it beforehand and take it out of the plastic bag it comes in that has a "Made in China" sticker on it. No joke.

I bought this for my wife for Valentine's Day. A word to the wise guys, if you are married -- buy your wife a much nicer gift than this. She deserves better.