I read many bad reviews about this product and then read many recent reviews that were great, so I ordered this product anyways.  I was surprised at how quickly the necklace arrived and opened it right away hoping to not find that the color of the stone was brown.  Just as I had expected, it was a beautiful red color that was translucent enough to see the design on the holder through the stone to make a very nice impression!  I gave this as a gift to my 15 year old niece and she was absolutely thrilled for weeks about it!  Everyone commented on how nice it looked and how it was just her style!  I would definitely recommend this as a gift and would purchase it from this buyer again.  And to add an extra surprise, it came with a very nice black felt bag with draw strings to keep it in.  I am overly satisfied with this purchase.