The shell looks exactly as pictured, but I went from the image here on the assumption that it is a shell not only which only edged the Iphone. But this is so! Rear is the Iphone therefore not protected. The shell looks very noble and beautiful aus.Allerdings it wears off very quickly. I now have a few weeks off the Iphone we have to say that the color going on in some places, but stones are all still off. Nevertheless shame