not as creamy as the gold ones [SEP] i have switched from powder shadows to cream shadow sticks now that i am in my and my skin is drier i ordered this brands gold set and loved them they were very creamy and smooth for some reason this violet purple set seems to be drier the colors are not as vivid and they do not go on as smoothly i still use them and like them just giving them stars instead of the stars i gave the gold set good cream shadow sticks at a reasonable price point are hard to find so i would still recommend them