I was really pleased with these beads. Firstly because the silver foil survived under the purple encasement, it has a tendency to melt away from the heat of the glass being laid in top. But I was particularly thrilled with them because the colour and vibrancy of the purple layered over the silver is totally fabulous, they almost glow. I have been trying to get  a true royal purple for a long time and for me this pretty much nails it colour wise.