ColourPop Pisces in the Sky Eyeshadow Quad Review & Swatches
Pisces in the Sky
ColourPop Pisces in the Sky Pressed Powder Shadow Quad ($9.00 for 0.21 oz.) includes two shimmer shades (rosy-plum with duochrome shift, bright blue-teal) and two matte shades (darker peach, muted orange). The only shade that I had real trouble with was the lighter matte, which was more powdery and prone to sheering out. The other three shades were pigmented, blendable, and easy to use.
Ingredients
Pisces in the Sky
LELimited Edition. $9.00.
Healing Water
Healing Water has a light-medium rosy-plum base with green-to-teal shifting metallic shimmer. It had opaque color payoff paired with a smooth, lightly emollient texture that was dense without being overly thick, so it picked up well with a dry brush and had good adhesion without fallout. It lasted well for eight hours before fading visibly.
FURTHER READING: Formula Overview for details on general performance and characteristics (like scent).
Top Dupes
- ColourPop Glass Bull (P, $4.50) is more shimmery (95% similar).
- ColourPop Fairfax (LE, $4.50) is less shimmery, darker (95% similar).
- ColourPop Rooftop Cocktails (LE, $6.00) is less shimmery, darker (90% similar).
- Tarte Create (LE, ) is less shimmery, darker (90% similar).
- Viseart Space Dust (GPV2 #24) (P, ) is less shimmery, darker, cooler (90% similar).
- ColourPop Ritzy (LE, $4.50) is darker (90% similar).
- Urban Decay Golden Hour (LE, $19.00) is more shimmery, warmer (85% similar).
- Urban Decay VR (PiP, $19.00) is less shimmery, warmer (85% similar).
- ColourPop Hyperdrive (LE, $4.50) is less shimmery, lighter, cooler (80% similar).
- NARS Fuse (LE, $22.00) is more shimmery, darker, cooler (80% similar).
Formula Overview
$4.50/0.05 oz. - $90.00 Per Ounce
The new Pressed Powder Shadow formula is supposed to be “highly pigmented” with an “ultra-velvety and silky” texture that is “long-wearing” and “adheres easily to the eyes.” Most of the shades have semi-opaque to opaque pigmentation that applies well to bare skin, blends out without issue, and lasts for seven to eight hours.
The matte eyeshadows tend to be a little more powdery, though soft and finely-milled, in the pan, while the shimmers have a creamier, dense consistency. Occasionally, the more sparkly or metallic shades apply better with fingertips or a dampened brush.
Browse all of our ColourPop Pressed Powder Shadow swatches.
Healing Water
LELimited Edition. $4.50.
Almost Psychic
Almost Psychic is a bright, light-medium blue-teal with warmer flecks of gold sparkle over a metallic finish. The eyeshadow had rich pigmentation in a single layer, which adhered evenly to bare skin as the texture was smooth, lightly emollient, and easy to pick up with a dry brush. It stayed on nicely for eight hours before fading noticeably.
FURTHER READING: Formula Overview for details on general performance and characteristics (like scent).
Top Dupes
- JD Glow Peacock (P, $7.50) is less shimmery, cooler (95% similar).
- Moira Shook (P, $7.50) is cooler (95% similar).
- Lethal Cosmetics Lucid (P, $6.00) is darker, warmer (90% similar).
- Urban Decay Amp (LE, ) is less shimmery, cooler (90% similar).
- Glaminatrix Tiffany (P, $8.04) is less shimmery, warmer (90% similar).
- ColourPop Banana Daiquiri (P, $6.00) is less shimmery, lighter, warmer (90% similar).
- ColourPop Cielo (LE, $6.00) is less shimmery, darker (90% similar).
- Natasha Denona Flip (367M) (LE, $29.00) is less shimmery, darker (90% similar).
- Huda Beauty Sapphire #3 (LE, ) is less shimmery, warmer (90% similar).
- Urban Decay Heavy Water (LE, $19.00) is less shimmery, darker (90% similar).
Formula Overview
$4.50/0.05 oz. - $90.00 Per Ounce
The new Pressed Powder Shadow formula is supposed to be “highly pigmented” with an “ultra-velvety and silky” texture that is “long-wearing” and “adheres easily to the eyes.” Most of the shades have semi-opaque to opaque pigmentation that applies well to bare skin, blends out without issue, and lasts for seven to eight hours.
The matte eyeshadows tend to be a little more powdery, though soft and finely-milled, in the pan, while the shimmers have a creamier, dense consistency. Occasionally, the more sparkly or metallic shades apply better with fingertips or a dampened brush.
Browse all of our ColourPop Pressed Powder Shadow swatches.
Almost Psychic
LELimited Edition. $4.50.
Empath Much
Empath Much is a medium-dark peach with warmer, more orange undertones and a matte finish. It had mostly opaque pigmentation but the texture was somewhat powdery, which resulted in light fallout and a tendency for the eyeshadow to sheer out during application. It wore decently for seven and a half hours on me.
FURTHER READING: Formula Overview for details on general performance and characteristics (like scent).
Top Dupes
- Urban Decay Sweet (PiP, $19.00) is warmer (95% similar).
- LORAC Look Beyond (LE, $19.00) is cooler (95% similar).
- Smashbox Werk It (PiP, ) is lighter, warmer (90% similar).
- Viseart Apricot Nude (GPV1 #2) (PiP, ) is lighter, warmer (90% similar).
- Tarte Booty (LE, ) is warmer (90% similar).
- ColourPop Only One (PiP, $4.50) is warmer (90% similar).
- Urban Decay Chaser (PiP, $19.00) is lighter, warmer (90% similar).
- LORAC Toffee (LE, $19.00) is warmer (85% similar).
- Wet 'n' Wild Flock Party #1 (LE, ) is lighter, warmer (85% similar).
- Urban Decay Antidote (LE, $19.00) is lighter, warmer (85% similar).
Formula Overview
$4.50/0.05 oz. - $90.00 Per Ounce
The new Pressed Powder Shadow formula is supposed to be “highly pigmented” with an “ultra-velvety and silky” texture that is “long-wearing” and “adheres easily to the eyes.” Most of the shades have semi-opaque to opaque pigmentation that applies well to bare skin, blends out without issue, and lasts for seven to eight hours.
The matte eyeshadows tend to be a little more powdery, though soft and finely-milled, in the pan, while the shimmers have a creamier, dense consistency. Occasionally, the more sparkly or metallic shades apply better with fingertips or a dampened brush.
Browse all of our ColourPop Pressed Powder Shadow swatches.
Empath Much
LELimited Edition. $4.50.
Dreamer
Dreamer is a muted, medium-dark orange with warm undertones and a matte finish. The consistency felt smooth, lightly velvety, and had enough substance to it that it was opaque in coverage but still blended out easily. It lasted well for eight hours before fading visibly.
FURTHER READING: Formula Overview for details on general performance and characteristics (like scent).
Top Dupes
- Makeup Geek Early Bird (DC, $6.00) is warmer (95% similar).
- Glaminatrix Uluru (P, $7.30) is darker (95% similar).
- ColourPop TBH (LE, $4.50) is lighter (95% similar).
- ColourPop Original (PiP, $4.50) is lighter (95% similar).
- Make Up For Ever Soil (LE, ) is lighter, warmer (95% similar).
- Glaminatrix Simplicity (PiP, $7.30) is lighter, warmer (95% similar).
- ColourPop Copy Cat (LE, $4.50) is lighter, warmer (95% similar).
- ColourPop Wind (LE, $4.50) is lighter, warmer (90% similar).
- Urban Decay Sauced (PiP, $19.00) is lighter (90% similar).
- ColourPop Complicated (PiP, $4.50) is more shimmery, lighter, cooler (90% similar).
Formula Overview
$4.50/0.05 oz. - $90.00 Per Ounce
The new Pressed Powder Shadow formula is supposed to be “highly pigmented” with an “ultra-velvety and silky” texture that is “long-wearing” and “adheres easily to the eyes.” Most of the shades have semi-opaque to opaque pigmentation that applies well to bare skin, blends out without issue, and lasts for seven to eight hours.
The matte eyeshadows tend to be a little more powdery, though soft and finely-milled, in the pan, while the shimmers have a creamier, dense consistency. Occasionally, the more sparkly or metallic shades apply better with fingertips or a dampened brush.
Browse all of our ColourPop Pressed Powder Shadow swatches.
I have zero Pisces in my chart but I might pick this up! I LOVE this color story
If I was into that stuff, I’d get it cuz I am one! LOL! No, but really, it does look like a fun color pairing.
Fun fact: the fishies used to be sharks in ancient depictions someone once told me. 🦈
Love the two shimmery shades and I do think the two mattes are fairly similar in colour though.
What a well-balanced palette, with complementary hues and their tints. I actually don’t mind powderiness, and given how common that peach color is and how well CP has done it elsewhere, I suspect a deliberate choice – an easy transition shade that’s meant to sheer out for contrast with the darker orange.
What a lovely collection.