I love this color, it's a more pigmented, but still sheer, version of NYX MSG Chandelier, a pink-y violet which has been my most reached for color lately, without the slightly grainy texture from the glitter. Brilliant, I would say, looks like fuschia (the actual color not the lippie) in the tube and in the arm swatch but it's not as intense on the lip.The consistency of the Sheer Tubes seems a bit thicker than the MSG's to me, but still not super sticky or tacky. The tart candy scent is also still there, not as much as in the MSG's imo but it doesn't bother me anyway. The STG's have brush tips which are okay,they're stiffer than Stila's glazes but still flexible (occasional shedding has happened with a different color) and preferred as far as not contaminating the entire product with either bacteria or another color.(it's also good for de-potting if you wanted to do that for mixing purposes.) I still prefer the doe foot but this does go on very shiny & smooth. I will definitely repurchase this, it will probably be my most used lippie this summer.