I Bought $1,000 Worth of Rocks from Temu So You Don't Have to..

"It makes me wonder how they're able to do this ethically." That's the neat part! They don't!

Thank god an honest not sponsored review! Temu is known to send different stuff with actual qualitiy to sponsored influencers to fool their audiences.

I am a malachite obsessive, and I can tell from a mere glance that velvet malachite is real... good malachit, specially in the velvet form, is very vibrant in colour. Also, if you want opals, buy from Australia. With a little searching to avoid the prices for foreigners you can get some really beautiful pieces. We are opal central afterall ;)

The tourmaline is completely legit, and a very nice specimen. The banded agate was weird, because agate is such a cheap stone to begin with, faking them is actually a more expensive step. I will give them extra points for including Pluto as a planet. #TeamPluto !

The rocks that you reviewed may not be all real but your review is, so thank you.

The “opal” was actually opalite, but advertised extremely misleading, as per usual. Opalite, to my knowledge, is glass but is a replica/knock off of opal because opal is rare, expensive, and requires proper storage/care. I enjoy opalite pieces as many enjoy other man made stones like gold stone. I don’t like the raw pieces though. If you find a reputable crystal dealer (lol) you will usually find high quality opalite that doesn’t look so much like glass. It’s really pretty in the sun. I love your videos! I’ve ordered a few crystals from Temu myself and was very pleased with a few of the things but I do see a lot of misleading titles and fake stones.

I’m an old girl and I remember way back when …my parents financed a friend who was running an import/export business. He traveled all over Asia buying stuff. So my point is upon his return he showed us how amazingly they aged furniture and items to make them look antique and valuable. And yes the craftsmanship was always good. He showed us how easy it was for them to fool the consumer. Incredibly talented craftsman/artists. So…Temu was no surprise lol really — it’s their business model and that excludes honesty and respect for their customers. I’m glad you are showing people who would have otherwise taken the bait! Well done video my dear! Kudos to you for sharing. ✨💚☘️💚✨

I've traveled to India twice a year to buy gemstones for my bead store for the last 30 years. I like checking out these videos for possible ideas for my channel, where I could show a lot of our high end stones and my time at the factories, etc.. However your comment section is like I feared, full of long time rock hounds & PT jewelers who feel a need to educate you. I'm not against or above learning more of course, it's just fairly difficult to truly compare gemstones over a screen. So much of it is just "knowing" from touch & sight, over decades of experience - like any career. You are braver than me - great video!

As a jeweler I did the same thing to show customers and friends that the "natural" gemstones they were getting were fake or of very poor quality. Beware: malachite that is authentic cannot be sold that cheap.! The other problem...I don't video myself🤣❤PS: I will happily mail you a small genuine opal!

As a glass worker, it is fairly easy to mix opaque and clear glass to get agate looking chunks.

You've taught me more than just not to trust temu. You've helped me discover things about old rocks I've purchased from vendors and online. You're always the best!

I think that malachite is actually genuine. I've seen many specimens with that texture and color.

Hey there, I know about tourmaline. That does indeed appear to be real. However, I wouldn't call it 'good', as the tourmaline crystals appear to be extremely badly fractured and will undoubtedly crumble if you try to cut or tumble them. You may be able to salvage them if you soak them in opticon, but even then they may not stabilize. The color is nice though. The yellow jade sphere is probably really stone but may not be jade. If you try to polish it further and it keeps that waxy look then it's probably serpentine, if you manage to get a good polish then it's jade.

These videos remind me of my granny who was very proud that she owned a genuine uncut ruby. It was a size of a pin head. But unfortunately when she died the relatives who emptied her house forgot her ruby and it got lost. She also got couple if other gemstones. But it was just a tiny collection, like less than 10 different gemstones.

Never get cheap rocks like that simply because of the ethical side of it. If you pay nothing guess how much the person who did the labor got paid...? Mighve been a child too so be conscious when buying cheap items (anything really and especially China made)..

Omg! ARIEL, the part with you little hands was SO HILARIOUS, 👐 and i saw how bad u wanted to keep laughing....😂it was so FREAKIN cute!lol! Love u & ur content!

The green stone with the pink is probably ruby in zoisite. Look at it with your UV light. If the pink turns hot pink it is natural. The velvety malachite looks to be actual chatoyant malachite. I have a few pieces and they really are that green without being dyed. Fun video. I only buy cabs and things if they look natural in the photos, and then with a grain of salt. At Temu you really are always gambaling.

The velvet malachite is also real ❤ I work in a copper mine and see this daily!!

Why do people keep sending these horrifyingly corrupt and evil companies money at all????? 🤦🏼‍♀️

I am not really into rock but your video popped into my feed so I checked it out. You do a really good job with your videos. All the editing and production quality is on point. Keep up the good work and thanks for the fun content.