ColourPop An Emerald Away Eyeshadow Quad Review & Swatches
An Emerald Away
ColourPop An Emerald Away Pressed Powder Shadow Quad ($9.00 for 0.21 oz.) is a new, emerald-inspired color story that included two shimmers and two matte shades housed in a clear, plastic compact. All four shades were pigmented, blendable, and longer-wearing, and bonus: three of the shades were more unique and harder to find (the lighter matte green especially hard to dupe!).
Ingredients
An Emerald Away
$9.00.
Facet-nation
Facet-nation is a very light, mintyg reen base with warmer, yellowy-gold shimmer and faint sparkle. The texture was more loosely-pressed, which resulted in light fallout during application with a dry brush, so you may want to apply it with a dampened brush or fingertip. It had opaque color payoff that wore well for eight hours before fading noticeably.
FURTHER READING: Formula Overview for details on general performance and characteristics (like scent).
Top Dupes
- NARS Zambezi (P, $19.00) is darker, warmer (95% similar).
- Pat McGrath Daring Dandy (LE, $25.00) is lighter (90% similar).
- YSL Indie Jasper #5 (LE, ) is warmer (90% similar).
- City Color Hint of Mint (P, $6.99) is more shimmery, darker, warmer (90% similar).
- Glaminatrix Pixie (P, $8.04) is more shimmery, lighter (90% similar).
- Moira Neptune (P, $7.50) is less shimmery, lighter (90% similar).
- Makeup Geek Abracadabra (P, $12.00) is more shimmery, warmer (90% similar).
- Clionadh Ripple (P, $10.00) is more shimmery, darker (85% similar).
- ColourPop Play It Cool (PiP, $4.50) is less shimmery, lighter, warmer (85% similar).
- Cle de Peau Harmony (Right) (PiP, ) 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.
Facet-nation
LELimited Edition. $4.50.
Ring True
Ring True has a warmer, reddish-brown base with green-gold duochrome shimmer that gave it a metallic finish. It was richly pigmented with a smooth, lightly creamy texture that wasn’t too firmly-pressed nor too thick, so it was easy to work with using a dry brush or a fingertip. It stayed on well for eight hours before fading visibly.
FURTHER READING: Formula Overview for details on general performance and characteristics (like scent).
Top Dupes
- ColourPop Nature Bae (PiP, $4.50) is less shimmery, warmer (90% similar).
- Natasha Denona Pinija (85P) (P, $29.00) is darker (90% similar).
- Give Me Glow Gifts Galore (P, $7.00) is more shimmery, lighter, warmer (90% similar).
- ColourPop Sassy (LE, $4.50) is warmer (85% similar).
- Glaminatrix Peacock (P, $8.77) is less shimmery, darker, warmer (85% similar).
- Sydney Grace Scarab (LE, $6.25) is darker, warmer (85% similar).
- Urban Decay Lounge (DC, $19.00) is darker, cooler (85% similar).
- Pat McGrath Dragonfly (LE, $25.00) is more shimmery, lighter, warmer (85% similar).
- ColourPop Wishful Thinking (LE, $4.50) is darker, warmer (85% similar).
- Sydney Grace Red Chameleon (P, $6.25) is more shimmery, darker, 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.
Ring True
LELimited Edition. $4.50.
Chromium
Chromium is a light-medium, sage green with cooler undertones and a matte finish. The texture was slightly powdery, but it was a substantial, more velvety formula that had good adhesion to bare skin with minimal fallout during blending. It had full color payoff that lasted well for eight hours before fading a bit.
FURTHER READING: Formula Overview for details on general performance and characteristics (like scent).
Top Dupes
- Natasha Denona Sage (459CM) (PiP, ) is lighter, warmer (90% similar).
- KVD Beauty Gloom (LE, ) is warmer (85% similar).
- Smashbox Sell Out (P, ) is lighter, brighter (85% similar).
- ColourPop Chances Are (PiP, $4.50) is lighter, brighter, warmer (80% similar).
- Too Faced Mint Chocolate (White Chocolate) (LE, $16.00) is lighter, warmer (80% similar).
- Viseart Mint (26) (LE, ) is lighter, brighter (80% similar).
- Huda Beauty Python #4 (LE, ) is lighter (80% similar).
- ColourPop Made in the Shade (LE, $4.50) is more shimmery, lighter, brighter (80% similar).
- Clionadh Ice Algae (P, $4.50) is more shimmery, lighter, brighter (80% similar).
- Give Me Glow So Rich (P, $7.00) is lighter, brighter (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.
Chromium
LELimited Edition. $4.50.
Jewel Box
Jewel Box is a deep blue-teal with cooler undertones and a matte finish. It had opaque color coverage in a single layer, which applied well to bare skin as it blended out without losing its intensity. The texture was silky-smooth and substantial without being overly powdery. It wore well for eight hours before fading noticeably.
FURTHER READING: Formula Overview for details on general performance and characteristics (like scent).
Top Dupes
- ColourPop Don't Deny (PiP, $4.50) is warmer (95% similar).
- ColourPop Self Control (PiP, $4.50) is more shimmery, warmer (90% similar).
- Coloured Raine Bank U Next (PiP, $6.99) is lighter, warmer (85% similar).
- Chanel Road Movie #1 (PiP, ) is more shimmery, warmer (85% similar).
- Coloured Raine Squad (PiP, $6.99) is lighter, warmer (85% similar).
- KVD Beauty Carolyn (LE, ) is lighter, warmer (80% similar).
- MAC Bottle Green (DC, $17.00).
- Sephora Malachite (PiP, ).
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.
This one feels made for me! Well, if I want to match my sage tinged blue-green eyes, that is. And sometimes I do, even though it goes against most beauty advise, I just don’t care.
I love matching my eyes with my eyeshadow!
Right?!? And yet it’s always about “complimenting your eye color” with opposing shades, and yes, I do plenty of that too. But literally NO ONE ever says to brown-eyed folks “don’t wear brown eyeshadow”, though! So weird. 🤷🏻♀️
Colourpop really can do greens well! I have Just my luck and The Child so I probably don’t need but I still want it…
This is a cute little palette, and it is interesting that there’s no true “emerald” green in there! Have you found these square-pan-in-acrylic quads from CP to be very fragile? A short drop onto soft carpet obliterated one of the shades in the Libra palette I have.
Very well done CP – it’s so lovely to see you do shades other than pink, orange and red. This is a little beauty with more original shades of green.
This is so pretty! I ordered the blue quad wish I’d added this green one too. I’m starting to appreciate smaller eye shadow palettes more lately. My eyes loves a large well coordinated eye shadow palette but then I get them and get overwhelmed with too many choices, lol. I think this year I’ll stick to 12 or less shades in a palette.
I love it! I do have The Child as well as a few other green-ish palettes, so I definitely don’t need it. But it is so pretty.
At only $9 and with some really unique, well-reviewed shades, I will probably have to go ahead and add this to my collection of green eyeshadows.