The colors were very pretty and sparkly, all except for the Garnet... still very, very nice just not as sparkly as the peridot. It worked out great for Christmas, with all the favorite stones of the following: It had amethyst for mom, citrine for sister, blue topaz for friend in Colorado so on and so fourth. Kept the peridot for myself because it is by far the sparkliest and to me- the best cut. They're small... but nice. =)