Rats -- too much trouble to return. These are light orange, not red. Sort of a clear, orange sherbet look, if you like that.

So beautiful and vibrant. Each bead is slightly different, which makes them each gorgeous on their own. Definitely great quality and the least expensive you can find for such quality. Already placed my next order!

These beads are bright in color!! Very vibrant, well made

I bought these thinking they would be the beautiful soft orange/red I previously received. However, these are a HARD orange, like carrot juice orange that doesn't look natural.

I absolutely love these Red Aventurine beads. I find them to be a soft orange. Maybe a higher quality would have them less "cloudy", yet I love them. They looked great with Green Aventurine and Jade. I even paired them with red beads.