Lucent Cream Shadow (023, Aurora)

Pluto looks like a pinky lilac in the pan, but for me, on my skin (neutral-warm light-medium), its pearl/shimmer color, which is a warm pink glow, is what shows up. It's very wearable and feminine in a light way. The color is actually pretty similar to the payoff I'm getting from both the Lucent Cream Shadow in the shade Milky Way and Moira's Supernova Glitz Shadow in Astro Glam. The difference between Pluto and Milky Way I think is a slight base color difference, but both have a pearly warm pink sheen/shimmer, and both have a kind of milky-pearly look; and Pluto is a bit more sparkly while Milky Way is a little more subdued and pearl-focused. These two have a translucent base, and Astro Glam has an even more sheer base compared with these two, and does not have that pearly-milky effect, but instead a finer and a bit more saturated sparkle. I think potentially you could just pick one of the three if you don't use this color much, or you could try more than one if you're curious about the slight differences. Overall though, I think each one is nice and well done.

Milky Way was exactly as I expected. It's a pearly, shimmery, light milky pink. It's definitely visible - a bit subtle and soft, less flashy and glitzy than some other shades, which is what I actually want this shade to be, so that it looks milky rather than glitter-heavy. The base is somewhat translucent but subtly milky, and the shimmer is a warm light pink. This could work either as a delicate, subtle sheen on the eyes for a light and feminine look, or it could also probably work great as a soft light pink highlighter on the face.

I got both this one and Moira's Supernova Glitz Shadow in Astro Glam because I wanted to compare them and see if they were too similar, and they actually are different despite being a similar color. Milky Way is a bit softer-looking and more milky of a light pink, while Astro Glam seems to have a sheerer base, more glitzy, saturated glitter flecks, and an overall slightly stronger, slightly cooler pink sheen.

The color for both Milky Way and Astro Glam is actually pretty similar to the payoff I'm also getting from the Lucent Cream Shadow in Pluto, as well. You can see my review for Pluto for more info.

Originally, I was concerned that Earth would be so black and dark that it would be very dramatic and something I personally couldn't use often, even though I liked the idea of this color. Thankfully, Earth turned out to behave/look exactly as I hoped it would - a dark sparkly green that can be softened and sheered out to become a very wearable bit of shading for the eyes or a smoky eye. It's pretty :)

I originally thought that the color of Neptune would be significantly different from Moira's Chroma Light Shadow in Aquamarine - I thought Neptune would be less saturated, more pale and frosty. But as it turns out, they are quite similar (imo) in color, but perform differently. It's like Neptune is Aquamarine's fraternal twin but born a few seconds/minutes later (and therefore is a tiny bit of a baby sister) ;p Despite how they look in the pan, since both have a translucent base, when worn (especially if in a sheer application that builds up the base color less), both have a light aqua sparkle that is mostly interchangeable. The differences are: Neptune has a slightly smaller glitter, and it has a little bit of iridescence, so at some angles you can see a bit of light pink and lilac in addition to the aqua; whereas Aquamarine does not have multiple colors, but its aqua color is a bit stronger, and the glitter particles are a bit bigger. Because of this, Aquamarine overall looks a little bit flashier, glitzier, a bit foil-like, and bolder, whereas Neptune is more a wearable sparkle shimmer for everyday. But besides of this, I did like the experience of wearing Neptune a lot better - its application is a lot smoother and more even, I felt, than Aquamarine, which feels a little bit drier, crumbly, rough, and patchy, with a little fallout that can get in the eyes and on the cheeks (but not too bad, it's still wearable). In that sense, Neptune seemed to fix a lot of the flaws I found with the formula of the shade Aquamarine in particular (haven't had those issues with the other Chroma Light shades so far). I also tried layering Aquamarine on top of Neptune, and that actually was nice - you kind of get the pros of both that way: Aquamarine imo is not very good at giving much of a base color, even though its glitter color is pretty - so it kind of leaves something to be desired when used alone. But Neptune does that well on its own, so one could layer Aquamarine on top to intensify the aqua color a bit more and the level of sparkle. That said, if I had to pick one, I would be plenty pleased with Neptune on its own.

Creamy and sparkly! I like the color. It's not too dark, which was my original concern. The base color is this kind of soft somewhat dark neutral that kind of reminds me of the color of adzuki - mauve-taupe muted slight dark brown color. The sparkles are a sort of light cornflower blue. Easy to blend out. Love it!