Review (5/5): Beautiful Scarf~Packaging Lacking
I purchased this scarf in purple, as well as a set of Pro eyeshadow brushes, from "Smart Dara" and it took a little over 3 weeks for delivery, (but the package still arrived about 3 weeks before the earliest estimated delivery date) ,so Kudos to the seller for fast shipment from China in half the estimated delivery time. All the items I purchased from this seller arrived in the same mailing envelope, which was great considering the $2.99 shipping charge I paid for the eyeshadow brushes alone,... but I was slightly upset that my delicate scarf was wadded up & stuffed into the mailing envelope in such a careless manner. It was in it's own plastic package seperate from the brushes (which were also individually packaged and survived transit wonderfully)..but my scarf was all rolled up in it's package like a peanut-butter roll in a wadded mess and so wrinkled that I had to hand-wash it to make it presentable as soon as I opened it. Now with all that said, the upside is......I found that these scarves stand up to hand-washing really well & don't lose any of the lovely sparkle embellishment that's in them when washed carefully with Woolite. They also don't get tangles in the dainty rosette fringes if you wash by gently squeezing the water/detergent thru the fabric and they dry really fast..in less than 1/2 hour over a hanger. The only con I've found to the scarf is that the delicate embroidered lace material it's made of...has about an inch of raw edges at both ends of the underside of the triangle where the fringed rosettes are sewn to the lace. The lace material is rough-cut all the way around where the fringe is attached and it's obvious that the lace was just cut from a bolt & then the fringe was sewn on to it with a "Made in China" tag sewn in...it's a very simple design. Not a major problem,though..I folded over the inch of raw fabric to about 1/8" and back-stitched in a clean seam to make it look more finished where the raw edges were. All in all....for $3.19 these scarves are well worth it and are absolutely beautiful. I wouldn't hesitate to purchase more if there was a bigger selection of colors...like peach,seafoam,fuchia,teal or even a darker green or brighter blue...but the purple is the only color I cared to order from the selection given.