ColourPop Balancing Act, Fired Up, Rosy Pearl, Snack Eyeshadows Reviews & Swatches
Balancing Act
ColourPop Balancing Act Pressed Powder Shadow ($4.50 for 0.05 oz.) is a deep orange with muted, warm undertones and flecks of gold sparkle over a matte finish. The sparkles mostly disappeared during application but might result in some fallout.
- Opaque, even pigmentation
- Lightly powdery but finely-milled, slightly dense
- Blendable, littlefallout
- Long-wearing (8 hours)
FURTHER READING: Formula Overview for details on general performance and characteristics (like scent).
Top Dupes
- Sydney Grace Sun Poisoning (PiP, $5.25) is more muted, warmer (95% similar).
- Dominique Cosmetics Strawberry Milk (PiP, ) is lighter (95% similar).
- Coloured Raine Unbothered (PiP, $6.99) is darker, cooler (95% similar).
- ColourPop Summer Fling (PiP, $4.50) is warmer (95% similar).
- Melt Cosmetics Sweetheart (PiP, ) is lighter (95% similar).
- Urban Decay Retro (PiP, $19.00) is cooler (90% similar).
- ColourPop Pokey Oaks (LE, $4.50) is brighter (90% similar).
- Sephora Ruby (PiP, ) is darker (90% similar).
- ColourPop Cherry Stem (LE, $4.50) is darker, cooler (90% similar).
- ColourPop Day Date (P, $6.00) is 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.
Balancing Act
PPermanent. $4.50.
Fired Up
ColourPop Fired Up Pressed Powder Shadow ($4.50 for 0.05 oz.) is a brighter, medium orange with moderate, warm undertones and a matte finish.
- Mostly opaque, buildable pigmentation
- Slightly thin, slightly powdery, blendable
- Blendable, little to no fallout
- Long-wearing (8 hours)
FURTHER READING: Formula Overview for details on general performance and characteristics (like scent).
Top Dupes
- Huda Beauty Coral #3 (PiP, ) is cooler (95% similar).
- Fenty Beauty Shoot UR Shot (PiP, ) is more muted (95% similar).
- ColourPop Orange Sherbert (LE, $4.50) is warmer (95% similar).
- ColourPop Angelfish (LE, $4.50) is darker (95% similar).
- ColourPop Funhouse (LE, $4.50) is lighter, cooler (95% similar).
- Huda Beauty Chameleon #8 (LE, ) is darker (95% similar).
- Zoeva MT070 (PiP, ) is cooler (90% similar).
- Huda Beauty Coral #8 (PiP, ) is darker (90% similar).
- ColourPop Hatched (LE, $4.50) is warmer (90% similar).
- ColourPop Freshly Cut (LE, $4.50) is darker, 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.
Fired Up
PPermanent. $4.50.
Rosy Pearl
ColourPop Rosy Pearl Pressed Powder Shadow ($4.50 for 0.05 oz.) is a soft, medium pink-peach with warm undertones and a mostly matte finish with faint sparkle that was strewn throughout (but didn’t really impact the application or look from being matte).
- Mostly opaque, buildable pigmentation
- Lightly powdery, not prone to sheering out
- Blendable, little to no fallout
- Long-wearing (8 hours)
FURTHER READING: Formula Overview for details on general performance and characteristics (like scent).
Top Dupes
- Natasha Denona Calm (386CP) (PiP, ) is less shimmery, lighter (95% similar).
- ColourPop Nesting (LE, $4.50) is less shimmery, lighter (90% similar).
- Urban Decay Lo-fi (LE, $19.00) is lighter, cooler (90% similar).
- ColourPop Milkshake (PiP, $4.50) is lighter (90% similar).
- ColourPop Totally Valid (PiP, $4.50) is lighter (90% similar).
- Sydney Grace Picking Peaches (P, $5.25) is cooler (85% similar).
- Glaminatrix Peachy Keen (P, $7.30) is less shimmery, lighter, warmer (80% similar).
- Clarins Fairy Tale #2 (PiP, ) is less shimmery, lighter, warmer (80% similar).
- ColourPop Go With the Flow (PiP, $4.50) is less shimmery, lighter, warmer (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.
Rosy Pearl
PPermanent. $4.50.
Snack
ColourPop Snack Pressed Powder Shadow ($4.50 for 0.05 oz.) is a deep orange with muted, warm undertones and flecks of gold sparkle over a matte finish. The sparkles mostly disappeared during application but might result in some fallout.
- Opaque, even pigmentation
- Lightly powdery but finely-milled, slightly dense
- Blendable, littlefallout
- Long-wearing (8 hours)
FURTHER READING: Formula Overview for details on general performance and characteristics (like scent).
Top Dupes
- MAC Nippy's Chestnut (LE, $17.00) is darker (95% similar).
- ColourPop In the Rough (PiP, $4.50) is less shimmery, darker (90% similar).
- ColourPop Struck (LE, $4.50) (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.
Ingredients
talc, boron nitride, zinc stearate, lauroyl lysine, synthetic fluorphlogopite, magnesium stearate, calcium sodium borosilicate, dimethicone, caprylic/capric triglyceride, silica, phenoxyethanol, caprylyl glycol, dimethiconol, ethylhexylglycerin, hexylene glycol, tin oxide. may contain: iron oxides (ci 77491, ci 77492, ci 77499), mica (ci 77019), red 40 lake (ci 16035), titanium dioxide (ci 77891).
Disclaimer: Ingredient lists are as available by the brand (or retailer) at the time of publishing. Please always check product packaging, if it exists, for the ingredient list applicable to the product you're purchasing, or the brand or retailer's website for the most up-to-date ingredient list.
Balancing Act and Fired Up would make for…some beautiful blushes! Not that I don’t wear coral or orangish eyeshadows, but I feel like I may have enough such already.
Colour Pop has done well to achieve a fairly good result for these matte shades – mind you, they have had a lot of practice with the shade colour orange over the past few years.