The towel came folded up in a plastic bag. There's one tag on the towel itself that tells you that it's 100% cotton, designed by EdenFantasys, and has washing instructions. The washing instructions are pictures however, and not words, and seem to indicate that you should wash in cold water and not iron. We've been putting ours through the dryer as well as the washer and ours have come out no worse for the wear.

All you're getting with this is the towel. It measures about 30" wide by about 57" long. The back is white and looks like the loop portion of velcro, only much softer. Around each edge is a border where the face was folded over and sewn to create a finished edge. It's thicker on the top and bottom than the sides, and does keep everything looking nice and neat. The face is mostly black, and features a creative design that's chemistry inspired.

The front is soft and fluffy feeling almost. When you run your hand around it, it almost feels like there's a "right" and "wrong" way to rub it, but not quite. It's hard to explain. Either way, neither way feels wrong when rubbing it against yourself. The back is another story though. It isn't super rough, but it's not what I would call soft either. The design, while not discreet, is still cute and playful. If you want to get people asking what EdenFantasys is, then you should bring this with you to the pool or beach.

And now for the important part: how it works. I washed it first, and the first time I used it I ended up covered in black fuzzies. Ok fine. Wash it a second time. Use it. Covered in black fuzzies again. Le sigh. Third trip through the wash and there are less fuzzies this time, but enough that I want to wash it again. As far as the absorbency goes, I have other towels that do a better job, but this wasn't horrendous. It probably won't work that well to mop up spills, but for drying yourself off after a shower it should work well enough.

Here are a few pictures for you. It laid flat with measurements, it hanging in the bathroom, and the corner folded over to show both sides.

I would love very much so to love this towel to pieces. But I just can't seem to find anything super awesome about it other than the design. I like it. I use it. But I'm not going to rush out and try and stock my whole linen closet with them.