ColourPop x Snitchery Magical Girl Super Shock Shadow Duo Review & Swatches
Magical Girl
ColourPop Magical Girl Super Shock Shadow Duo ($12.00 for 0.07 oz.) includes two shimmery cream-to-powder eyeshadows in a blackened blue and rich red. Both shades were pigmented, blendable, and long-wearing, so they were consistent with the formula!
Magical Girl
LELimited Edition. $12.00.
Metamorphosis
Metamorphosis is a rich, medium-dark red with cooler, blue undertones and faint sparkle throughout a more satin-like finish.
- Opaque coverage in one layer
- Lightly emollient to the touch, then powder-like applied to skin
- Easy to apply and blend out
- Long-wearing (10 hours)
Top Dupes
- Pat McGrath Love Match (LE, $25.00) is less shimmery, lighter, warmer (85% similar).
- ColourPop Dear Diary (P, $4.50) is more shimmery, lighter (85% similar).
- ColourPop Lose Something (LE, $6.00) is more shimmery, darker, warmer (85% similar).
- Huda Beauty Ruby #2 (LE, ) is more shimmery, lighter, warmer (80% similar).
- ColourPop Like Like (LE, $4.50) is more shimmery, lighter, cooler (80% similar).
- Natasha Denona Magentic (142M) (DC, $29.00) is more shimmery, lighter, cooler (80% similar).
- Pat McGrath Rose Seduction (LE, $25.00) is more shimmery, lighter, cooler (80% similar).
- Bad Habit Nebula (PiP, ) is more shimmery, lighter, cooler (80% similar).
- ColourPop Cater 2 U (P, $4.50) is more shimmery, lighter, cooler (80% similar).
Metamorphosis
LELimited Edition.
Lucid Dream
Lucid Dream is a deep navy blue over a blackened base with flecks of pink and blue navy shimmer and fine sparkle.
- Mostly opaque coverage in one layer
- Lightly emollient to the touch, then powder-like applied to skin
- Easy to apply and blend out
- Long-wearing (10 hours)
FURTHER READING: Formula Overview for details on general performance and characteristics (like scent).
Top Dupes
- MAC Midnight (LE, $21.00) is more shimmery, lighter (95% similar).
- Sydney Grace Rendezvous (DC, $8.00) is less shimmery (95% similar).
- Sephora Astral Blue (383) (P, $9.00) is less shimmery, cooler (95% similar).
- Make Up For Ever ME224 Navy Blue (P, $17.00) is lighter (95% similar).
- NARS Sprung (DC, $25.00) is less shimmery, warmer (95% similar).
- Charlotte Tilbury Icon Disco Eyes #2 (LE, ) is less shimmery (95% similar).
- Make Up For Ever I220 Sapphire (DC, $21.00) is less shimmery, warmer (95% similar).
- KVD Beauty Ministry (LE, ) is more shimmery, lighter (95% similar).
- Stila Vivid Sapphire (P, $24.00) is more shimmery, lighter (95% similar).
- Melt Cosmetics Tipsy (LE, ) is more shimmery (95% similar).
Formula Overview
$6.00/0.07 oz. - $85.71 Per Ounce
ColourPop Super Shock Shadow is a cream-based formula that comes in a multitude of shades and finishes. The more metallic shades have the most slip to them (they have a “wetter” feel), while the more matte ones have a firmer, more clay-like consistency. Almost every shade I’ve tried from ColourPop has been exceptionally long-wearing (10+ hours of wear, usually there until I remove, even 14 hours later). The pigmentation can vary from shade to shade, but the average shade is quite pigmented.
From feedback I’ve seen from readers, many love them but some don’t like them at all. They aren’t a traditional cream eyeshadow, as they are denser (more sponge-like), and they apply best with flat, firm, synthetic brushes (I like the MAC 242 and 249) for me. The brand recommends using fingers for the most pigmented application, but I’ve only felt that fingers were necessary on a few shades (usually the super glittery ones).
The more matte shades can be on the drier side and vary from medium to opaque in coverage, though they're often buildable. They can be a little hard to diffuse the edges of, though some are lovely to work with.
The more glittery shades have been the weakest to me, as they can be sheerer or harder to apply. Sometimes, they are more pigmented and work like the other finishes in the formula, but often, they are sheerer and only function well patted on top of more pigmented eyeshadows to add glitter. They do, however, tend to have little fallout over time with the occasional shade having a more moderate amount of fallout (but still less fallout than most powder eyeshadows with glitter).
Browse all of our ColourPop Super Shock Shadow swatches.
If I could JUST have Lucid Dream without the neon red shade, I would be on board! Then again, I do own quite a few sparkly navy eyeshadows…🤔
That blue shade is fantastic, but I wouldn’t use the red. It’s quite an unusual pairing from the brand. I would’ve thought that pairing the blue with a taupe shade and the red with a gold shade might be commercially better.
These are so beautiful but I feel like I’d be nervous to use either one, lol!