This cube is breathtakingly beautiful! It's really neat seeing inside it, and the colors, especially with the transparent stickers are gorgeous. The cube itself is also dreamlike! I made a very big jump in quality getting this 3x3, so the difference to me was astounding. I have other wonderful GAN cubes of different sizes, but had not yet upgraded my 3x3 from my original Rubrik's brand... >.< I now wish I had done so ages ago, haha! I literally gasped when I pulled it out and felt how it turned in my hands. I call it my jelly cube, because the colors and transparency make me think of jello and it's so smooth and buttery in turning. The box it came in was also delightful and it was such a fun unboxing experience. GAN does such a great job on all the finishing points on their products and presentation. The extra case it came with now houses all of my various tools and extra magnets/accessories, which is very handy. The case specifically for the 3x3 is also really pretty and holds some of the tools in the bottom, which is very thoughtfully designed! I will say I was intimidated by having to apply the stickers myself, since I wanted the transparent ones, but I'm glad I didn't let that stop me. It was a little nerve wracking having my first sticker-applying experience on such an expensive cube with unique stickers, but I took my time with it, keeping it clean and bracing it well as I applied each sticker, and they came out great. Phew! It's worth noting that these stickers have to be applied one by one, you can't do a whole side at once. I found the speedcubeshop sticker applying tutorial video very helpful, even though these have to be done one at a time. I was also hesitant about getting another cube with stickers, as opposed to stickerless, because another cube I have with stickers drives me crazy with how they feel under my fingertips. Not so with this cube, however. I don't even notice them, they're so smooth and thin! On a more personal note, which may or may not resonate with anyone reading this review, I have issues with my joints and a lot of pain in my hands. This has, obviously, mostly relegated me to very casual cubing because the more proper techniques were too painful for me on my previous 3x3. However, this cube has changed that for me entirely! It turns so smoothly and gently, it never catches on anything, the corner cutting is insane...I'm now able to do the movements properly, and with very minimal pain from my health issues. My speed drastically improved and I haven't been able to put the cube down! I actually finally ordered a proper timer too, because with this cube I actually feel capable of improving in speed now, which makes me very happy ^_^ There are only two cons/downsides with this cube, neither of which prevent me from still giving it a full 5 stars. The first con is that while beautiful, the transparent stickers are a lot harder to quickly tell apart, especially in anything but bright light. The orange and red/pink can be very similar, as well as the white and red/pink, as well as the blue and green...you get the idea, but that's not really surprising. There's the option of the brighter stickers too, if that's an issue for you, but I'm happier with the beautiful cube I need to turn my light on for, haha. The second con is that, again, this cube is beautiful. It's so beautiful and colorful it looks delicious. Like candy. But it's not. it's not edible, alas...
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