Is this pan??? The waffle only expands, never gets clearer

Anastasia Beverly hills Chinese New Year Glow Seeker Highlighter.

Hi it's me the highlighter goblin again. So uh, is this pan? I've been able to see the waffle for a bit now and it keeps expanding, but it never gets clearer/closer to the waffle. Also it's clearer irl – its very shiny so my phone camera doesn't capture how clear the waffle is. But it's covered in the highlight still vs being visibly the baking tray. And i thought I'd get to that? But if i try to pick up product where the waffle is I don't really get anything. I don't pan a lot of these kinds of baked powder gel hybrid formulas so idk what pan looks like on these.

Also yes this is the one that came out for 2024 lunar new year lol. It's very subtle, very natural, very pretty. But too subtle for my tastes so i do go ham on it which is how I've used so much. It's me, I'm the problem. But if you like super subtle highlighters this formula would be great for you.