Honeystore Lace Travel Parasol Folding Anti-uv Windproof Embroidery Umbrella

Beautiful design. I purchased this to keep UV rays off my skin and its pretty enough to be flexible with different outfits. Good coverage and not heavy. I hope its durable to last me all summer. Great for the price

Is very nice and pretty

It was defected and will not close! It’s pretty but not functionable.

Good for sun protection, but a little bit heavy.

My grandmother loves this parasol. Keeps the sun away and attracts so many compliments :-)

Its as pretty as the picture just a little smaller than I expected, I just should have read more carefully but I really do like it

5 stars for the umbrella itself. Gorgeous! All the umbrella in this lace line are truly stunning. I have both the light pink as well as the black (the black I ordered from a different seller here on Amazon). They are even more gorgeous in person than any of the photos I had seen online before ordering. They are surprisingly strong and durable but DO take your time to slowly and carefully figure out how to open and close them correctly the first few times you use them. Why? Because they have a VERY unique inside-out type of folding system to them. Easy to use, but just take your time and care to get use to it in the beginning. They fold down ultra compact and come with a beautiful matching lace case. I LOVE these umbrellas and highly recommend them. I think the price point is a bit high here, you could probably find cheaper elsewhere. Well, they say a picture says a thousand words... so I wanted to share with you just how lovely these umbrellas are (as you can see in the 3 attached photos). NOTE: These are my personal photos and they may not be taken and used for any other purposes.

This umbrella is very difficult to fold down and insert ends into the receptacle.

Works really well but it doesnt compact well. You have to unlatch each spine so it can bent outwards to store and then latch them back to have it open the right way. So you have to leave it open. And the extension to wrap aorund the umbrella to keep it closed in on the inside so can only be used when compacted. This doesnt make sense to me.

Requirements: Attractive, goes with several outfits, easy to use, provides a physical sun screen. Pros: Sun shade, gorgeous, Im excited to use it. Cons: If youre not used to manually opening umbrellas/parasols it might take some practice and patience. Like I saw mentioned in other reviews, the grey does have a champagne undertone to the material underlying the lace cover. However I was prepared for that so it wasnt a surprise. (picture included) Also, as mentioned in other reviews, this parasol is completely manual when opening and closing. If youre used to umbrellas that open with the push of a button, I recommend opening and closing it at least once before you need to use it. Then youre not trying to figure it out in the sun. I found the easiest way to do it is open it partially and hold the shaft with your non-dominant hand while straightening the ribs until each one gently clicks in place (pictures included for reference). To collapse again, you have to decide whether you want to go as far as to fit the parasol back in the included case. If so you have collapse the parasol enough to unclip the ribs (similar as you did to open it), then neatly arrange the two layers of material to fold and roll along the length of the collapsed umbrella. Re-snap the strap and slip it back into the case while avoiding the draw strings. Yes, this takes some time. If you dont want to go through the effort, just leave the ribs snapped and ignore the case. The parasol has a gorgeous glitter that I adore, and as I said, I was prepared for the champagne tone based on other reviews. The inside of the parasol is opaque, but thats to be expected because its UV material designed to ideally act as a sun screen. Based on the construction, I would avoid using it in the rain. Im in California, so if Im using it for sun its not raining. If you live someplace with intermittent sun and summer rains, you would need an actual umbrella to stay dry. Rain might possibly damage the lace or glitter, Side note - it has a tassel on it which Ill probably remove because I dont think it will hold up long term. I hope this helps!