I bought the largest size they had of the teal color and they were very pretty in person. I was glad I ordered the largest size. The dye on these is a little strange and I did have to rinse these off, dry with paper towels and sit in the sun. After that, the teal color did not transfer anymore. I think for the price point, the manufacturer should be doing this for you, but they were fine after I washed them, so I would suggest doing the same if you order.

I hope this review was helpful to your shopping.

These are a beautiful and stunning addition to any table or mantle. Good for small bookends. They are somewhat smaller than I'd like, but you pay for the size you get.

So for me, I love the look. Besides varying a little from the picture, they were nearly exactly what I was looking for. To respond to some pervious reviews, here is my overview of the product and my thoughts.

For starters, when I first opened the box I was super excited. I pulled it out and thought wow it's gorgeous. I set one piece down to pick up the other, but then I noticed, my fingers and hands were blue. When I touched the smooth/straight sides, nothing came off. It wasn't until I touched the more rough ends that I started getting blue kind of powder on my hands. I read a little more and learning from that, all I had to do to resolve the problem was rinse it under water and use a wash cloth to dry it off and get the excess powder off. After that problem was solved. Now the smooth sides where your books or items go in between had no residue to begin with. There is no worry about it rubbing off unless there is a little indent. Mine have one spot on each of them where it has kind of a hole or indent. Personally, I think it makes it look cool, but that is where some excess power hides. It doesn't rub off on anything, I already tested it. So washing them with water quickly solves the blue powder problem.

Secondly, I read about how some were smaller than expected. I orders the 5-6 lbs ones. When I lifted the box, It felt correct. Then I realized that the 5-6 lbs measurement was a total measurement of the bookends. Therefore take the weight and divide it by half and that is what the individual end is. For me, 5-6 lbs was perfect. I am a college student, looking for cute bookends that would hold multiple binders containing loose-leaf books. The 5-6 lbs bookends passed the test.

Next, I saw that people received bookends of different sizes. For me, yes the bookends are not identical, but I received bookends of relatively the same size. One is slightly smaller but I wouldn't say they are different sizes. I love the uniqueness of each bookend because they are not exactly the same, but they flow and still match overall.

Lastly, my overall comment. After looking at stores, they were all just smooth. What I like about these is if you look under neath them, there are four rubber-like balls on each bookend to prevent sliding. For me, my desk is wood and so the balls stick really well, allowing me to use a smaller weighted bookend and it be really successful. I found that very unique and wasn't actually expecting. I also ordered the "green" color. I don't know if it is my vision or something, but this looks no where near green. To me the picture looked like a dark blue and what I received in the mail was the exact same dark blue in the image. Since the image showed the same thing, I was not surprised at all. The color is beautiful to me.

I would recommend this product because although you have to wash them, it takes two minutes and the end product is amazing. They really look well on my desk and I get complements on them every time people come visit me. I gave this product 4 stars because the powder is something I didn't wish to do, but it is in no means a deal breaker. I was very pleased.

Cute for decorations but does not hold books very well

I did 4 test, so first,

*The Dyeing: it is a beautiful and precise teal, there's no doubt about it. But while i was unwrapping it, i noticed that there was ink on the paper and when i grabbed it, it stained my hands a little, but it's easily removed with just water, i still wanted to remove the excess ink from the stones so i rub them with little water and they are good now.

*The Stone: Obviously it is very rigid and i tested it with 4 thick books of more than 500 pages each and a long book of 400 pages; the stones could hold my books easily.
I was a little disappointed because i thought that both sides of the stone were going to be smooth and with the proper cut, but only one side is the smooth and the other is the natural cut of the stone; it is fine for me because it makes it look more natural.

*The Size: as you can see 4-6 pounds fit perfectly on my hand and i would recommend ordering this so that they do the Job of holding the books.

* Bottom part of the stone: they only come with a sticker that they are made in Brazil, there is nothing that can protect between your table and the stone, so you have to take into account that you will have to buy something for that.
Summary: i just simply love it.