Dyed hands red after using in wet conditions for a couple of hours.
Does protect arms up to elbow. Protects well against blackberry bushes.

Gloves arrived in pristine condition, folded neatly inside a plastic bag and mailed inside a padded envelope. The seller provided a chart for sizing online, which was helpful. For feedback for all, my palm measured as just over 8 (about 8.25), which meant I was between a S and M size. I also have long fingers (middle finger is 3.5 inches long from tip to base where it connect to palm), so I elected to order size M (medium). Glad I did. The finger portion of the gloves fits exactly right. The portion of the glove around the palm is very generous when I lay my hand flat, but when I make a fist (or grab a tool), the glove becomes snug around the knuckles (those adjacent to the palms). I can deal with a little excess around the heel of my palm in order to have comfortable flexibility when using the gloves.

Also, the color is beautiful (I ordered the burgundy). The hand leather is very supple and soft while the forearm covering is nice and thick (but not heavy). Nice to have a real leather protective part all the way up to the bend of my elbow. I work with spiny palm fronds and roses. These should help protect a lot of my arms as well as my hands. I will leave feedback again as soon as I test them later this week.

If these work, I will definitely be ordering a second pair, perhaps in another color just for variety.

I bought these to use for trail clearing in Arizona, where every plant is festooned with spikes and ready to shred lesser gloves. When doing battle with fearsome brush, especially Cat Claw, these gloves did the job. The glove part over the hands did a good job of protecting my hands when picking up cuttings and grabbing stalks to move for access to a cut point. The cow leather forearm part did an excellent job of protecting my arms when reaching deep inside a murderous needle-equipped Death Bush.

The goatskin part is functional and effective for many spiky plants. Just don't grab too hard and you'll be OK. I tried picking up a cholla cutting and despite being gentle, the devil plant managed to poke me a little bit through the glove. With any other glove I would have been thoroughly impaled and forced to whip out my hemostat to de-spike myself. With these I just brushed the offending spiky chunk off with a pair of clippers and moved on.

No, you aren't going to win a punching contest with a saguaro, but for normal garden work, and even careful trail trimming, these are awesome.

I bought these for my husband after we purchased 10 acres that was extremely overgrown with weeds/vines/plants/shrubs. We were concerned not only with thorns and brambles but with snakes (He is terrified of snakes) These gloves helped him clear out several feet of thorny and his words, 'snakey' vines with no problem. The cuffs come up well onto the arm and are thick and very protective while the hand part of the gloves are soft and malleable. We purchased the large for him and they fit him wonderfully. They are easy to use and will serve us well clearing the land. Hopefully we won't have to find out if they are snake proof.

I just used these gloves for grooming my long haired Persian cat. Previously I used a facemask on the cat but still got scratch marks on my arms. What a difference! The gloves are soft enough to manipulate FURminator tools and combs. I did remove one of them to use a small scissor to remove a knot. Bites and scratches did not go through the gloves. The whole process took less time because of the gloves. I normally wear a 7 1/2 women's glove or a medium. I bought the extra small and they fit me perfectly. I highly recommend these gloves for pet grooming. I may eventually buy another pair to use in the garden where I'm sure they would be great.