Honeystore Lace Travel Parasol Folding Anti-uv Windproof Embroidery Umbrella

Not sure about this. It IS pretty but in order to use it you have to open it and lock each arm before you can use the umbrella. Pretty cumbersome to use. Not the best idea really.

This is useless - unless you are only using it once, say for a wedding. I purchased it to keep in my purse for use in the sun as I live in the desert. The add is misleading as it does not fold to a size that you can fit into your purse unless taking a ton of time to carefully bend the ribs backwards - a strange and unfriendly design. I will be donating this to goodwill as it is not convenient nor useable for everyday situations. The add should be updated to make the design known to the buyer.

This really is a great product. My only bossy is that the grey color is only grey lace with a bronze liner. You can kinda tell on the image but I was hoping it was a weird image descrepacy but it wasn’t. It’s beautiful really but I wouldn’t consider it grey enough to label it as such.

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.