I bought these when they had an extra 30% off for my mom because she loves long strings of pearls. The picture pretty accurately shows the colors. The pearls are pretty blemish-free and have a nice luster. They are not perfectly round, more of a potato/button shape, but they look round enough from a comfortable personal-space distance away. Though the pearls are small, when wrapped around multiple times it just looks like tons and tons of pearls which makes a pretty substantial necklace. They are also long enough to tie around your waist as a decorative belt (which my mom does sometimes and she somehow makes it work for her). They also look better than the picture. Even though I got these for her, I gladly borrow them sometimes, which is why I tend to get her jewelry that I like :)