I purchased both the teal and lavender colors. I was not sure what to expect at time of purchase. You are buying fashion jewelry. The ostrich print is pleather glued to the gold-tone disks. My teal necklace had a large disk where the pleather edge was obviously noticeable and is therefore going back. Flaws aside, out of these two color combinations, I prefer the lavender, which I have decided to keep. The gold-tone complements it very well. The gold-tone has light scratches on both pieces where the metal is light but not as light as plastic. But your expectations cannot be too high on fashion (ie not fine) jewelry.