Honeystore Lace Travel Parasol Folding Anti-uv Windproof Embroidery Umbrella

Provides the right amount of portable shade, especially in crowds. Gorgeous and added considerable character to my Steampunk costume. This parasol is delightfully compact and came with a beautiful carrying pouch. The lace fabric has a bit of sparkle which is very eye catching. Survived a thunderstorm. Solid parasol. Going to check for other colors in this style and order again!

Its a cute parasol, but its nearly impossible to fold twice back once you open it. I have to store it in a closet standing or else in fear it may break.

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Overall, an elegant umbrella. I think this would go well at a costume party or similar event. It would be nice if it was just a shade smaller, but no complaints. The seller, in exchange for an honest and unbiased review, supplied me with this product or gave it at a discount. What you have read is solely my very honest opinion based on my expertise and experience with this product.

This item EXCEEDED my expectations! I wanted something to help beat the heat, and expected something flimsy and pitiful that would last only through the summer. I was very pleasantly surprised at the quality of this product. It is not only beautiful and functional but extremely well-made and I hope to enjoy it for many summers to come.

OMG! I LOVE this umbrella! GORGEOUS. It is so intricate and very cool the way it double folds. Great gift idea!

I really love this umbrella. Compact enough to carry with me all the time or leave me my car. Stylish enough that people know I am not some weirdo carrying an umbrella during the hot summer months in Georgia. I look forward to many days and hours in the sun without all that UV crap raining on my delicate skin.

This umbrella is not only beautiful but very well made. It has worked wonderfully.

Black underlining- does NOT block sun, colour would. Also unable to put back in case.

I was kindly sent this product for honest reviewing purposes. * First important note: Because of the non-waterproof lace layer, Im pretty sure this is not a waterproof umbrella - its intended as a sun protector parasol. * What it looks like closed: This umbrella has a really weird closing mechanism, where the end of the prongs of the umbrella fold upwards when the umbrella is closed (ie in the opposite direction that they should be when it opens). This means that when you open it the first ever time, you may have to hold all the prongs downwards in the right direction to coax the umbrella into opening up in the right direction... not ideal. But I found it remembers to open in the right way after the first time. Closed, it measures about 26cm end to end - a convenient compact size to fit into a bag. * About the materials: The exterior material a really pretty floral lace (not waterproof) with some glittery sparkle to it. Behind the holey lace layer is a shiny metallic-coloured layer. It looks very elegant. The interior is black and a little bit shiny. * About the closure: It wraps closed with a press-stud clasp. Because of the upward-prong-folded closing mechanism, it makes it a little bulky and tricky to close up neatly, but at least the press-stud manages to help keep it somewhat compact. I do feel like it may get quite creased closed with the upfold method - I think what Ill do is skip the upfolding step, and keep it closed to a less compact 45cm length, tied up with the stud-clasp. * About the handle: The handle is very short, gold and shiny, with a little 3-leaf clover design on it. Its more pretty than practical since it could be comfier to grip, but it does the job. * About opening it: Its a manual, not automatic, so you open it old-style by pushing the umbrella open. Its a bit stiff to click into place and made some tightening-fabricy-crinkly-creaky noises as it reached full-open stretch. It requires a little bit of force to get it to click into locked open position. * Canopy size: Its a nice size. I measured the open-canopy to be around 90cm in diameter. * Overall: Very pretty, girly and lacey - I really like the look of this parasol and it does a good job of keeping you shaded from the sun. I would have prefered it if the interior were a lighter colour rather than black and if the handle were comfier to hold.. and if the closing mechanism didnt involve the weird upfolding-bit, but other than those points for improvement, its a very pretty parasol.