I am a little torn. I recognize that there is so much variation in the lot. But I was expecting to see more beads closer to the pink that is shown on the pictures. My biggest thing has been getting pink opal that is more included than pink. Maybe less than a quarter of the ones I got were as pink as shown. The rest, while not nearly as included as ones I have gotten in the past, are a very light pink or white or closer to beige. The stones are very pretty. The cut is nice. The color just missed the mark for me.