I bought this thinking I had bought one from the Aurora Home Oversize Safari Faux Fur Patterned Soft Throw Collection since I had bought one of the Lynx throws for my daughter 4 years ago and thought that they were absolutely beautiful back then. My daughter's is still as beautiful now 4 years later as it was when she opened it and she has 3 small children. The softness is like a real fox fur and the design is very real looking. Unlike some of the cheaper faux fur blankets that I have seen where the fur side is soft but not really real looking or feeling and have a really cheap backing, this has a really top quality backing on it that is very, very nice. All in all I love the blanket that I purchased by mistake and look forward to taking it to my husband's hunting camp for the holidays, but I will certainly be bringing it back home to enjoy. One of those happy mistakes that we make in life that improve our lives.