I'm a blanket snob. Call me a texture guru, a faux fur fashionista...I ADORE BLANKETS! I'm always on the hunt for the softest of the silky softest fabric to wrap around my broke body. Lol, I'm disabled so I spend a lot of time in my recliner, where I live, eat, and sleep. So blankets are rather important to me. When I find one I love better than the rest, the one I love less than the rest goes to a homeless friend who gives them out to people who need them. My favorite goes against my skin. The rest, take turns being number 2 or 3, during the winter.THIS blanket will go against my skin. It's MVP, quarterback, star player. I ADORE the texture of this blanket, 100%. It's so soft, and warm, yet cool against my skin. There was a bit of heft to it, when I took it out of the box, I was thinking geeze, what is this, a weighted blanket, and I just missed that info when purchasing? But nope, it's just that high quality of fabric. And I got the twin, so it's big. Both sides are the same, soft, luxurious, silky, faux fur. (I think...I got the black, and it looks the same on both sides, but I suppose one side may be a tad longer than the other.)I can't imagine a human being alive who wouldn't LOVE this blanket, I kid you not.I've not noticed any of the no+nos, like shedding or smelling, etc...what a heck of a fine value, and bang for the buck. I would expect a blanket like this to cost a bunch more.Good stuff, I tell ya. Good stuff.