diff --git a/src/island.rs b/src/island.rs
index 9d79e33..652ec79 100644
--- a/src/island.rs
+++ b/src/island.rs
@@ -290,19 +290,12 @@ pub fn view() -> LayerWindow {
         .border(1.0, Color::blend(EDGE, faded(PINK, 110), lift));
 
     /*
-     * one shadow, three looks: a dark drop shadow under the pill, a pink centred glow
-     * when the pill is hovered, and a faint pink glow around the open card. blur 22
-     * fades out within ~28 px (amane blurs with a deviation of blur / 2), inside the
-     * window's SHADOW margin. no clip anywhere: neither face ever overflows the shape
+     * one faint pink glow around the island, pill and card alike, stronger while the
+     * pill is hovered. blur 22 fades out within ~28 px (amane blurs with a deviation
+     * of blur / 2), inside the window's SHADOW margin. no clip anywhere: neither face
+     * ever overflows the shape
      */
-    let glow = lift.max(reveal);
-
-    let shape = shape.shadow(
-        Shadow::drop(Color::blend(Color::BLACK, PINK, glow))
-            .opacity(mix(mix(0.55, 0.7, lift), 0.3, reveal))
-            .blur(mix(mix(24.0, 20.0, lift), 22.0, reveal))
-            .offset(0.0, mix(10.0, 0.0, glow)),
-    );
+    let shape = shape.shadow(Shadow::drop(PINK).opacity(mix(0.3, 0.7, lift)).blur(22.0));
 
     let shape = shape
         .align_child(Center, Start)