Stricking is a beautiful red mat. I want to say that Amazon gave us a darker picture of the pencil, so I recommend to anyone to surf the net to look at the magazines and see what was actually looks like the color. The color is rather red, red as a rose, not too dark and not too flash. The attire is acceptable. I read that people felt a minty taste, but I do not notice anything at all about the smell. It's quite comfortable to wear, it does not feel too. The attire is acceptable.