Christopher Wilson
I've now seen a number of this type of travel jewelry case, and the materials used in this one are nicer than I expected, especially for $10! The lining is a soft, sueded fabric (and the inside of the pendant pouch feels satiny), not that awful crinkly paper-like flocked stuff with the pebbly, rough texture, and its color is a nice beige/taupe (at first I thought I'd been sent the A style instead of the B, because in the product images the lining on B looks ivory, but I can see a texture difference in the lining on A). The faux leather, especially on the interior details, is very soft, flexible and realistic-feeling. The design is great in most ways: the snap loops will hold necklace chains securely, and also have a hole in them for earrings; there's an elastic strap between the loops and the pendant pouch to keep chains in place; the mirror panel doubles as a lid for the compartment(s) it covers; the dividers for both compartments are removable; the stud earring panel, made of a dense foam covered in the same fabric as the lining, can sit in a compartment or be placed elsewhere in the case (or left out) to free up that compartment; and there's a satin ribbon attaching the lid to the base at the right angle to keep its weight from pulling the case over. I also really like the snap closure as opposed to a zipper. The imperfections are: the mirror panel doesn't stay up on its own and must be held - it should have been made with a little snap at the end to attach to the snap strap on the lid; the two compartments to the right of the mirror panel aren't covered, so things won't stay in them during travel; and half of the ring roll section is not protected from the necklace chains and/or dangle earrings that would be stored in the lid. I can solve the ring roll issue with a small jewelry pouch placed over that part, and I might be able to find something that'll work as a cover for the uncovered compartments - maybe a couple of facial sponges/puffs. There are also a couple of tiny construction flaws: a little dark spot in one corner of a compartment where the glue soaked into the lining, and a spot at the back of the bottom half where the ends of the edging panel, that sticks up from inside the faux leather exterior, meet each other and aren't quite even. I like everything else about this case's materials and design so much that I want to make it work if I can. I'm genuinely impressed by it. The burgundy color is a bit more of a plum shade than I was hoping, so I might actually give this one as a gift and buy the same one for myself in black.
