Bests & Worsts Reviews from Amazon

I really really wanted to NOT be too impressed with this product. (4pcs Artificial Fake Flocked Lavender) The reason is that of the price. It is a little out of reach for the amount of pcs I want. I want a lot of them. Unfortunately, I give them the highest marks available because they earn it. Before I purchased I was concerned about: 1. How much volume would come with the 4pcs at the price of $10.00. For me, that is pretty expensive for one 4pcs bouquet of flowers that I have to arrange myself. I took several photos for your benefit because I could not tell how full each pcs was by the photos I could find on line. 2. How realistic they would look in real life. They do look REAL. I can sit less than a foot away from them and I cannot tell that they are plastic, even if I try really hard. The flock part isn't too bad in size. So they are perfect for your dining table. Keep in mind this review is only about a set of 4 pieces, which are to be kept together. These would be fantastic accents in a flower arrangement. You could even mix these with real flowers and it will not cheapen the look. There is a give away that the plastic lavender is not real. Which is that the flowering part is only about 7" long. In a real flower, the length would be at least 3x that. You can compensate for the short length of the buds by buying more bundles and stacking them on top of each other. 3. Some reviews commented about the power that is on them. It did make a mess when I opened them up. However, the powder creates that natural matte look. Without the powder, it would not look as real. See photos. 4. I want to place these in flowerbeds outside. I wanted to know if the rain would wash off the power? I did a few experiments See photos. A. I rinsed one branch off with water at the sink. YES! To me, that would be fine as long as they are placed far away from the road or in the back the yard. Not so fine for close up. I really want these to fool people close up. I don't want the ultra bright purple. B. I sprayed one branch with spray fixative (which you can get on Amazon for around $10.00 in the art supply department.) I took several photographs for your benefit. I only gave the branch a “lite” spritz of the fixative. Just enough to keep the powder on, not so much to change the color. There you have it, my review. If this helps you please hit the thumbs up button below.