ColourPop Alt Kid, Drama Szn, Field of Fairies Jelly Much Shadow Reviews & Swatches

Christine — Wed, 09 Nov 2022 20:00:00 +0000

Alt Kid

ColourPop Alt Kid Jelly Much Shadow ($9.00 for 0.23 oz.) is an icy, silvery lavender base with pink-to-lavender shifting sparkle paired with a metallic finish.

Semi-opaque, buildable pigmentation
Lightweight, wet to the touch, watery but substantial
Applied evenly and blended out well
Dried down in about 10 seconds to transfer-proof finish
Long-wearing (10 hours+)
Packaging needs improvement (these tend to dry out over time)

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Viseart Wink (PiP, ) is darker (95% similar).
Sydney Grace Floating Lights (P, $6.00) is more shimmery, darker (90% similar).
MAC Cooler Than Being Cool (LE, $21.00) is darker (90% similar).
ColourPop Mountain Lion (LE, $6.00) is less shimmery, darker, cooler (90% similar).
ColourPop Wavelength (LE, $9.00) is less shimmery, darker (90% similar).
Make Up For Ever Reflection (LE, ) is darker, cooler (90% similar).
ColourPop Spinning Wheel (LE, $4.50) is less shimmery, darker (90% similar).
Moira Stardom (P, $8.50) is more shimmery, darker (90% similar).
Urban Decay Pickup (LE, $19.00) is less shimmery, darker, cooler (90% similar).
ColourPop GRLFRND (LE, $4.50) is more shimmery, darker, cooler (90% similar).

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$9.00/0.23 oz. - $39.13 Per Ounce

The formula is supposed to have "high impact" in a "single swipe" that's longwearing, "won't crease, fade or transfer" and "dries down to a powder finish with zero fall out." These are water-based, so they feel wet and cooling when initially applied, but the reality is that so little product is needed to get coverage on the lid that I didn't feel it was watery or thin when I actually patted it onto my lid with a brush.

I would recommend using less than you think you'll need, and while fingertips can be used to apply, I liked the control of flat, synthetic brushes gave me as fingertips (for me!) applied far more product than needed. If you over-apply, it can feel wet and take longer to dry down, and it ends up taking too long and can pull into creases/fine lines on the lid. If I used about what I needed (there was some wiggle room), it dried down quickly and set to a transfer-resistant/crease-resistant finish. It was harder to blend out once dry, though, and if I wasn't careful, more vigorous blending could disturb and cause the eyeshadow to flake slightly.

They are easier to use than they look, and I think they're quite good overall, though a couple of shades were less stellar. They have a high-shine finish, though I think the more metallic powder and cream eyeshadows give a similar look that I wasn't convinced that the finish on these was above and beyond products that might be easier to use/more user-friendly. I'm not sure that the pot was the best way to go, as the product dries out extremely quickly; to the point where I would advise closing the product after you've taken product out of it, don't let it sit open while you're applying the rest of your makeup--you will see and feel parts of it dry out.

I found the packaging to be rather messy, and I have bits of product along the edge of the jar, along the rim, and it's fiddly to move the stopper from the opening to the lid and back again. I wonder if a squeeze tube might be less messy and make it easier to control the amount of product picked up while also preventing the product from drying out too readily.

WARNING: This formula seems to dry out within months; some readers report a couple of months and others more like a six-month window. I don't keep the majority of cream-based products (since I don't return to most products after reviewing), including these, but of the few I still have, there is a definite change in consistency--slightly drier--after six months, sometimes more or less. I had a couple that were closer to the year mark, and one was still usable but the other was quite dried down.

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Alt Kid

LELimited Edition. $9.00.

Product

Pigmentation

Texture

Longevity

Application

93%

Total

Drama Szn

ColourPop Drama Szn Jelly Much Shadow ($9.00 for 0.23 oz.) is a darker gold with hints of gray paired with a sparkling, metallic sheen. As a wash of shimmer all over the lid, it can be quite pretty but it was one of the sheerer shades I’ve come across in this range.

Sheer, somewhat buildable pigmentation
Lightweight, wet to the touch, watery but substantial
Applied evenly and blended out well
Dried down in about 10 seconds to transfer-proof finish
Long-wearing (10 hours+)
Packaging needs improvement (these tend to dry out over time)

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Sydney Grace Smooch (Deep) (PiP, $6.25) is cooler (95% similar).
ColourPop Ice Rink (PiP, $4.50) is less shimmery, cooler (95% similar).
Pat McGrath Palladium (LE, $25.00) is darker, warmer (90% similar).
Terra Moons Caesium (P, $6.25) is more shimmery, cooler (90% similar).
Natasha Denona Oscar (455M) (PiP, $29.00) is cooler (90% similar).
Pat McGrath Metallurgy (LE, $25.00) is warmer (90% similar).
Give Me Glow 90s (PiP, $7.00) is more shimmery, darker (90% similar).
Dominique Cosmetics Espresso (PiP, ) is cooler (90% similar).
Dior Cosmic Eyes #1 (LE, ) is less shimmery, darker, warmer (85% similar).
Makeup by Mario Ethereal Eyes #11 (LE, ) is darker, cooler (85% similar).

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Drama Szn

LELimited Edition. $9.00.

B-

Product

Pigmentation

8.5

Texture

Longevity

Application

81%

Total

Field of Fairies

ColourPop Field of Fairies Jelly Much Shadow ($9.00 for 0.23 oz.) is a light-medium gold with moderate, warm yellow undertones and a sparkling, metallic finish.

Semi-opaque, buildable pigmentation
Lightweight, wet to the touch, watery but substantial
Applied evenly and blended out well
Dried down in about 10 seconds to transfer-proof finish
Long-wearing (10 hours+)
Packaging needs improvement (these tend to dry out over time)

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Pat McGrath Golden Angelica (LE, $25.00) is less shimmery, lighter, cooler (90% similar).
ColourPop Taffy Much (LE, $4.50) is lighter (90% similar).
ColourPop I'm Thumpin' (LE, $4.50) is cooler (85% similar).
ColourPop Old Money (PiP, $4.50) is darker (85% similar).

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$9.00/0.23 oz. - $39.13 Per Ounce

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Field of Fairies

LELimited Edition. $9.00.

Product

Pigmentation

Texture

Longevity

Application

93%

Total

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ColourPop Alt Kid, Drama Szn, Field of Fairies Jelly Much Shadow Reviews & Swatches

Alt Kid

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Alt Kid

LELimited Edition. $9.00.

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Drama Szn

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Drama Szn

LELimited Edition. $9.00.

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Field of Fairies

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Field of Fairies

LELimited Edition. $9.00.

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