"It's a cream shadow, however, it's so light that it's barely noticeable. It gives the same effect as putting purple eye liner on, except it looks more complete because there's shadow on the eyes and not just liner. The color itself is a a pearly lavender. The only thing I didn't like is that the texture isn't as soft as I wanted it to be. You have to rub a little hard to get the color on your fingertips."