Huggles
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- Jun 29, 2008
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I had been sitting on the fence for the longest time dithering whether to go for a matrix opal or not. What put me off was the lack of colour play on the TV, the fact that these opals aren't natural and have been treated to bring out the colour, and I'd have to pay postage to look at it in the first place, then again pay to return it if I didn't like it. In the end, when I heard the presenters say that they couldn't source anymore and this was the last of stock and Rocks & Co were the only UK suppliers...I decided to take the plunge. I adore opal, it is my favourite gem stone, bye the way. Well, I think I made the right decision and I won't be returning my sample. It has lovely green colour play similar to the blue sandstone that Lola Rose does, it also shows red, yellow and blue flashes in sunlight. It is much shinier than it appears on TV, which seems to make it look matt. I would highly recommend getting some, if like me, you like to collect opals of all kinds. To me, it was well worth the £57 plus postage that I paid for it. My photo's aren't very good at showing the colour play, unfortunately...but I hope they give people a better idea of what they are getting if they decide to go for it, too.