ColourPop Bird of Paradise Eyeshadow Palette Review & Swatches

Christine — Sun, 10 Nov 2019 20:00:00 +0000

Bird of Paradise

ColourPop Bird of Paradise 9-Pan Pressed Powder Palette ($12.00 for 0.36 oz.) is a new, limited edition (and Ulta-exclusive) palette that featured warmer, more orange- and red-toned shades with a mix of shimmers and mattes. The majority of the shades in the palette performed well; they were pigmented, blendable, and long-wearing. A few of the mattes were slightly powdery or a bit drier, but when the lowest-rated shade is an A-, I think the palette is doing pretty well!

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Bird of Paradise

LELimited Edition. $14.00.

A-

Product

9.5

Pigmentation

Texture

8.5

Longevity

Application

91%

Total

So Fly

So Fly is a bright, tangerine orange with strong, warm undertones and a metallic finish. It was intensely pigmented with a smooth, cream-like texture that was dense without being too thick or too firmly pressed into the pan. The eyeshadow applied well to bare skin and blended out easily. It wore well for eight and a half hours fading noticeably on my skin.

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Give Me Glow Sunburst (P, $7.00) is lighter (90% similar).
MAC Mischief Minx (LE, ) is less shimmery, darker, warmer (90% similar).
Dior Dune #1 (LE, ) is less shimmery, warmer (90% similar).
Natasha Denona Botanic (192DC) (PiP, $29.00) is less shimmery, darker, warmer (90% similar).
Natasha Denona Helena (275K) (LE, ) is less shimmery, more muted, warmer (90% similar).
Natasha Denona Lifetime (PiP, ) is warmer (90% similar).
ColourPop Warning (LE, $4.50) is less shimmery, lighter, cooler (90% similar).
ColourPop Squeeze Me (PiP, $4.50) is darker (90% similar).
ColourPop Salt Water (P, $4.50) is less shimmery, darker (90% similar).
Urban Decay Paradox (LE, $19.00) is less shimmery, darker, cooler (85% similar).

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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.

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Ingredients

Synthetic Fluorphlogopite, Dimethicone, Calcium Sodium Borosilicate, Magnesium Myristate, Lauroyl Lysine, Boron Nitride, Tin Oxide, Dimethiconol, Phenoxyethanol, Caprylyl Glycol, Silica, Ethylhexylglycerin, Hexylene Glycol. May Contain: Iron Oxides (Ci 77491), Mica (Ci 77019), Titanium Dioxide (Ci 77891).

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So Fly

LELimited Edition. $4.50.

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Pigmentation

Texture

Longevity

Application

98%

Total

Beak-a-Boo

Beak-a-Boo is a soft, very light yellowed-peach with warm undertones and a bright, metallic sheen. It was deceptively shiny–very brightening when applied to skin! The texture was soft with light powderiness in the pan, but it applied evenly and blended out with ease in practice. It was richly pigmented and stayed on well for eight hours before fading a bit.

FURTHER READING: Formula Overview for details on general performance and characteristics (like scent).

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Viseart Bijoux Royal #2 (LE, ) is lighter (95% similar).
Bad Habit Eternal (PiP, ) is more shimmery, darker (95% similar).
ColourPop Strike a Match (LE, $4.50) is more shimmery, lighter (95% similar).
MAC Diamond Butterfly (LE, $17.00) is more shimmery (95% similar).
MAC Too-dle-oo (LE, $17.00) is more shimmery, lighter (90% similar).
Morphe Beam (LE, ) is lighter, cooler (90% similar).
Make Up For Ever D416 Crystalline Yellow (DC, $21.00) is lighter, cooler (90% similar).
Sephora Clash (LE, ) is lighter, cooler (90% similar).
Lethal Cosmetics Nymph (P, $6.00) is more shimmery, cooler (90% similar).
Sydney Grace Bailey's Bliss (P, $6.25) is lighter, cooler (90% similar).

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$4.50/0.05 oz. - $90.00 Per Ounce

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Ingredients

Synthetic Fluorphlogopite, Boron Nitride, Dimethicone, Caprylic/Capric Triglyceride, Lauroyl Lysine, Magnesium Stearate, Talc, Phenoxyethanol, Caprylyl Glycol, Tin Oxide, Dimethiconol, Ethylhexylglycerin, Hexylene Glycol, Bismuth Oxychloride (Ci 77163), Iron Oxides (Ci 77491, Ci 77492), Mica (Ci 77019), Titanium Dioxide (Ci 77891).

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Beak-a-Boo

LELimited Edition. $4.50.

A-

Product

Pigmentation

Texture

8.5

Longevity

Application

92%

Total

Cage Free

Cage Free is a brighter, light-medium orange with strong, warm undertones and a matte finish. It had excellent color payoff in a single layer, which applied evenly to bare skin and blended out without issue. The texture was soft, lightly dusty in the pan but not prone to sheering out nor was fallout a problem. It lasted nicely for eight hours before fading visibly.

FURTHER READING: Formula Overview for details on general performance and characteristics (like scent).

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ColourPop Chorus (LE, $4.50) is cooler (95% similar).
ColourPop Laguna (PiP, $4.50) is darker (95% similar).
Sydney Grace Peach Crush (P, $5.25) is darker (95% similar).
Natasha Denona Guava (PiP, ) is warmer (95% similar).
ColourPop Sizzlin' (LE, $4.50) is darker (95% similar).
Viseart Cantaloupe (Warm Mattes #6) (P, ) is darker (95% similar).
Viseart Creamsicle (23) (LE, ) is darker (90% similar).
Huda Beauty Coral #6 (PiP, ) is darker, cooler (90% similar).
Urban Decay Switch (LE, ) is more shimmery, darker, cooler (90% similar).
Natasha Denona Fake Tan (LE, ) is lighter, more muted (90% similar).

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$4.50/0.05 oz. - $90.00 Per Ounce

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Ingredients

Synthetic Fluorphlogopite, Talc, Boron Nitride, Zinc Stearate, Lauroyl Lysine, Magnesium Stearate, Dimethicone, Caprylic/Capric Triglyceride, Silica, Phenoxyethanol, Caprylyl Glycol, Dimethiconol, Ethylhexylglycerin, Hexylene Glycol. May Contain: Bismuth Oxychloride (Ci 77163), Blue 1 Lake (Ci 42090), Carmine (Ci 75470), Iron Oxides (Ci 77491, Ci 77492, Ci 77499), Mica (Ci 77019), Red 40 Lake (Ci 16035), Titanium Dioxide (Ci 77891), Yellow 5 Lake (Ci 19140).

Cage Free

LELimited Edition. $4.50.

9.5

Product

Pigmentation

9.5

Texture

8.5

Longevity

Application

94%

Total

Perch

Perch is a medium-dark coral-orange with warm undertones and a matte finish. The eyeshadow had opaque color coverage in one layer, while the consistency was soft, blendable, and not too firmly nor too loosely pressed into the pan. It wore well for eight hours on me before I noticed signs of fading.

FURTHER READING: Formula Overview for details on general performance and characteristics (like scent).

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ColourPop Such a Catch (LE, $4.50) is warmer (95% similar).
Natasha Denona Peach Puff (LE, ) is warmer (95% similar).
Fenty Beauty Shoot UR Shot (PiP, ) is lighter, warmer (95% similar).
Give Me Glow Last Summer (P, $7.00) is cooler (95% similar).
Charlotte Tilbury Pillow Talk Desk Eyes (Enhance) (LE, ) is darker, more muted (95% similar).
Zoeva MT070 (PiP, ) is lighter (95% similar).
Kaleidos Salmon Skyline (PiP, ) is lighter, warmer (95% similar).
Huda Beauty Python #8 (LE, ) is more muted (95% similar).
ColourPop All About It (PiP, $4.50) is darker, more muted (95% similar).
ColourPop Funhouse (LE, $4.50) is cooler (95% similar).

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$4.50/0.05 oz. - $90.00 Per Ounce

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Perch

LELimited Edition. $4.50.

9.5

Product

Pigmentation

9.5

Texture

8.5

Longevity

Application

94%

Total

Wing It

Wing It is a rich, deeper gold with strong, warm orange undertones and a metallic finish. It was richly pigmented with a smooth, creamy consistency that was dense without being too firmly pressed into the pan nor was it thick when applied to bare skin. This shade stayed on nicely for eight and a half hours before fading a bit.

FURTHER READING: Formula Overview for details on general performance and characteristics (like scent).

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ColourPop Spontaneous (LE, $4.50) is darker (95% similar).
Clionadh Wildfire (P, $5.25) is darker, cooler (95% similar).
ColourPop Goals (LE, $4.50) is darker (95% similar).
Tarte Monkey Business (LE, ) is less shimmery, darker (90% similar).
Moira Stella (P, $7.50) is less shimmery (90% similar).
Milani Bella Gold (22) (P, $4.49) is less shimmery, darker (90% similar).
Give Me Glow You're Cheesy (P, $7.00) is less shimmery, darker (90% similar).
Makeup Geek Sin City (DC, $6.00) is less shimmery, darker (90% similar).
ColourPop Chad (LE, $4.50) is less shimmery, cooler (90% similar).
Terra Moons Solstice (P, $15.00) is less shimmery, darker, cooler (90% similar).

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Wing It

LELimited Edition. $4.50.

Product

Pigmentation

Texture

Longevity

Application

98%

Total

Preen Queen

Preen Queen is a medium, orange-brown with warm undertones and flecks of gold sparkle over a matte finish. The sparkles didn’t translate during application, so it functioned as a matte finish. The consistency was soft, a little powdery in the pan, but it blended out well without losing its intensity nor did it have fallout. It had opaque color coverage that lasted well for eight hours before fading noticeably.

FURTHER READING: Formula Overview for details on general performance and characteristics (like scent).

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Viseart Toasted (28) (LE, ) is less shimmery, darker (95% similar).
ColourPop Velour (LE, $4.50) is darker (95% similar).
Urban Decay Courtroom Realness (LE, $19.00) is darker (95% similar).
Huda Beauty Arouse (PiP, ) is less shimmery, more muted, cooler (95% similar).
ColourPop Fearless (LE, $4.50) is darker (95% similar).
ColourPop Feeling It (LE, $4.50) is less shimmery (95% similar).
Make Up For Ever Wealthy (LE, ) is less shimmery, darker (90% similar).
Danessa Myricks Rustic (P, $18.00) is darker (90% similar).
Viseart Terracotta (Siren #5) (P, ) is less shimmery, darker (90% similar).
ColourPop Revenge (LE, $4.50) is less shimmery, cooler (90% similar).

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$4.50/0.05 oz. - $90.00 Per Ounce

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Ingredients

Synthetic Fluorphlogopite, Talc, Boron Nitride, Zinc Stearate, Lauroyl Lysine, Magnesium Stearate, Dimethicone, Caprylic/Capric Triglyceride, Silica, Phenoxyethanol, Caprylyl Glycol, Dimethiconol, Tin Oxide, Ethylhexylglycerin, Hexylene Glycol, Iron Oxides (Ci 77491, Ci 77499), Mica (Ci 77019), Red 40 Lake (Ci 16035), Titanium Dioxide (Ci 77891).

Preen Queen

LELimited Edition. $4.50.

A-

8.5

Product

Pigmentation

8.5

Texture

8.5

Longevity

Application

90%

Total

Golden Egg #2

Golden Egg #2 is a medium-dark copper with moderate, warm undertones and a matte finish. It had nearly opaque color coverage that applied well to bare skin with a smooth, even lay down of product. The consistency was slightly drier and didn’t seem as finely-milled as most of ColourPop’s eyeshadows, but I didn’t have any trouble working with it in practice. The color wore well for eight and a half hours I noticed signs of fading.

FURTHER READING: Formula Overview for details on general performance and characteristics (like scent).

Formula Overview

$4.50/0.05 oz. - $90.00 Per Ounce

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Golden Egg #2

LELimited Edition. $4.50.

A-

Product

9.5

Pigmentation

Texture

Longevity

Application

92%

Total

Pecking Order

Pecking Order is a bright, medium-dark orange base with strong, warm golden shimmer throughout. The eyeshadow had a more loosely-pressed consistency, so I’d go in with a lighter hand to avoid fallout/excess product kicked up in the pan. The pigmentation was opaque, and the product applied evenly and blended out well. It lasted nicely for eight hours before fading a bit.

FURTHER READING: Formula Overview for details on general performance and characteristics (like scent).

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MAC Suspiciously Sweet (P, $17.00) is lighter, cooler (90% similar).
ColourPop Verano (LE, $6.00) is less shimmery (90% similar).
ColourPop Bubble Bubble (LE, $4.50) is less shimmery, darker, cooler (90% similar).
ColourPop Hotness (LE, $4.50) is darker (90% similar).
Natasha Denona Morgana (131DC) (PiP, $29.00) is more shimmery, darker, warmer (90% similar).
Clionadh Fruit Fizz (LE, $5.25) is more shimmery (90% similar).
Viseart Siren #2 (PiP, ) is more muted (90% similar).
Coloured Raine Tigress (LE, $6.99) is darker (90% similar).
ColourPop High Society (P, $4.50) is warmer (90% similar).
ColourPop As You Wave (P, $6.00) is darker, cooler (85% similar).

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$4.50/0.05 oz. - $90.00 Per Ounce

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Pecking Order

LELimited Edition. $4.50.

A-

Product

Pigmentation

Texture

8.5

Longevity

Application

92%

Total

Hatched

Hatched is a medium-dark orange with moderate, warm undertones and a matte finish. The consistency was slightly firmer in the pan and felt thinner during application, so it took a heavier hand to pick up product evenly. It had opaque pigmentation in a single pass, which stayed on well for eight hours before fading visibly.

FURTHER READING: Formula Overview for details on general performance and characteristics (like scent).

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ColourPop It's a Rush (PiP, $4.50) is darker, warmer (95% similar).
ColourPop Malibu (LE, $4.50) is darker (95% similar).
Fenty Beauty Fiya Freak (PiP, ) is lighter, warmer (95% similar).
Huda Beauty Chameleon #1 (LE, ) is warmer (95% similar).
ColourPop Pooh Bear (LE, $4.50) is lighter (95% similar).
Urban Decay Baja (PiP, $19.00) is lighter, warmer (95% similar).
ColourPop Orange Sherbert (LE, $4.50) is lighter (95% similar).
ColourPop Riche (LE, $4.50) is darker, cooler (95% similar).
ColourPop After Dark (LE, $4.50) is darker, warmer (95% similar).
Anastasia E3 (Norvina Vol. 3) (LE, ) is lighter, brighter (90% similar).

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$4.50/0.05 oz. - $90.00 Per Ounce

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Hatched

LELimited Edition. $4.50.

A-

8.5

Product

Pigmentation

8.5

Texture

8.5

Longevity

Application

90%

Total

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ColourPop Perch Pressed Powder Shadow

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ColourPop Bird of Paradise Eyeshadow Palette Review & Swatches

Bird of Paradise

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LELimited Edition. $14.00.

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So Fly

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LELimited Edition. $4.50.

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Beak-a-Boo

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LELimited Edition. $4.50.

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Cage Free

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LELimited Edition. $4.50.

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Perch

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LELimited Edition. $4.50.

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Wing It

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LELimited Edition. $4.50.

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Preen Queen

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LELimited Edition. $4.50.

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Golden Egg #2

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LELimited Edition. $4.50.

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Pecking Order

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LELimited Edition. $4.50.

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Hatched

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LELimited Edition. $4.50.

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