This hourglass is so pretty! My phone camera is not doing it justice at all. The colors are beautiful in person, and the sand is such a pretty blue and very slightly sparkles. It's actual glass and metal, and is much better quality than i was expecting. Easily the best quality thing i've ever bought on aliexpress! It's also bigger than i thought it'd be, which isn't a bad thing. I won't be able to use it for what i wanted because i don't want to mess it up, but i'll definitely be able to use it as a prop in photos! It came in a nice cardboard box and is laid on satin-wrapped styrofoam and the package it came in was bubble-wrapped nicely so it was nice and safe during shipping!