Cream Soda appears in the tube as a shimmery dark melon-bronze-rose shade. Thankfully there is no scent or taste. Its got great glass-like shine and the texture is smooth. Not too watery and not sticky at all. The only problem I have with this gloss is the lack of pigment. Once applied, all I see is golden shimmers. It gives a wonderful glossy look, but the lack of pigment in it keeps me from reaching for it. In the tube it looks like it has the potential to be a unique gloss, but unfortunately this gloss is nothing unique. There are far better Impossibly Glossy shades, this is not one of them and I will not repurchase.