I love these though I have others that are much silkier. These do look realistic in many ways. Firstly, the color and highlights are perfect in my opinion because it is as if I went to a salon and had it done in Balayage style. All I need to do is keep my hair roughly the same color and work with that. The results will be excellent. Secondly, these are delicate-looking, like fine-average hair. That is the beauty of human hair extensions, in my opinion. It will look more natural, and you will be able to get a slight bend in it - as opposed to getting a set that has either an unnatural curl or none. You get quality hair. Thirdly, the tape is done well and lays flat. These will tend to look best when done finely, not bumpy. These are nice.So the look and feel are excellent, not perfect, but well within the area where I am comfortable purchasing these—just the condition of the hair in the strands and the bit of bend that I have to fix. The price is right, however. I got 14-inch ones, and you will see that these are pretty affordable.Enjoy!