ColourPop Silly Old Bear Super Shock Highlighter Review & Swatches
Silly Old Bear
ColourPop Silly Old Bear Super Shock (Highlighter) ($8.00 for 0.15 oz.) is a light, yellowy gold with moderate, warm undertones and a soft sheen. It performed consistently with the brand’s formula, though it seemed a touch more emollient than usual.
- Semi-sheer, blendable, buildable coverage
- Lightly emollient, quick to dry down to powder-like feel
- Can be applied with fingertips or a stippling brush
- Long-wearing (10 hours)
FURTHER READING: Formula Overview for details on general performance and characteristics (like scent).
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Formula Overview
$10.00/0.15 oz. - $66.67 Per Ounce
The formula is supposed to have "buildable" coverage and can be applied with fingertips (which will yield "higher coverage") or a brush (for sheerer coverage). It's a cream-based product that has a subtle, "wet" feel to it but never has the thickness of a true cream-based blush.
It goes on with the smoothness of a cream formulation but diffuses and blends (without lifting up one's base) more like a powder product. The product sets to a powder finish, so the product won't slide around during the day.
On me, the wear tends to be between eight and 10 hours. Most shades have medium, buildable pigmentation with some being semi-opaque to opaque on occasion. They are typically blendable, easy to use, and long-wearing.
Browse all of our ColourPop Super Shock Cheek (Highlighter) swatches.
Normally, I don’t go this pale (with the exception of Ofra Glazed Donut), but I really love the pale yellow glow of this Silly Old Bear!
This highlight is too cute, but I think I would look sickly with a yellow-gold highlight on my prominent pink undertones.