Unfortunately, this beautiful necklace is very hard to keep from getting all tangled up. The silk cord looks sparkly and pretty against the pretty amethyst beads, but you can't keep it anywhere because it will tangle up completely and become a bunchy mess of beads! And very hard to untangle once it does this. Does not travel well at all. I'm keeping it, but I have it hanging on my bedroom doorknob, because it's the only place where it won't tangle up, and it's always ready to wear. I would not buy a similar piece again. Hope this helped!