ColourPop Candy Floss Super Shock Highlighter Review & Swatches

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ColourPop Candy Floss Super Shock Cheek (Highlighter)
ColourPop Candy Floss Super Shock Cheek (Highlighter)
ColourPop Candy Floss Super Shock Cheek (Highlighter)
ColourPop Candy Floss Super Shock Cheek (Highlighter)
ColourPop Candy Floss Super Shock Cheek (Highlighter)
ColourPop Candy Floss Super Shock Cheek (Highlighter)
ColourPop Candy Floss Super Shock Cheek (Highlighter)
ColourPop Candy Floss Super Shock Cheek (Highlighter)
ColourPop Candy Floss Super Shock Cheek (Highlighter)
ColourPop Candy Floss Super Shock Cheek (Highlighter)
ColourPop Candy Floss Super Shock Cheek (Highlighter)
ColourPop Candy Floss Super Shock Cheek (Highlighter)
ColourPop Candy Floss Super Shock Cheek (Highlighter)
ColourPop Candy Floss Super Shock Cheek (Highlighter)
ColourPop Candy Floss Super Shock Cheek (Highlighter)
ColourPop Candy Floss Super Shock Cheek (Highlighter)
ColourPop Candy Floss Super Shock Cheek (Highlighter)
ColourPop Candy Floss Super Shock Cheek (Highlighter)
ColourPop Candy Floss Super Shock Cheek (Highlighter)
ColourPop Candy Floss Super Shock Cheek (Highlighter)
ColourPop Candy Floss Super Shock Cheek (Highlighter)
ColourPop Candy Floss Super Shock Cheek (Highlighter)
ColourPop Candy Floss Super Shock Cheek (Highlighter)
ColourPop Candy Floss Super Shock Cheek (Highlighter)
ColourPop Candy Floss Super Shock Cheek (Highlighter)
ColourPop Candy Floss Super Shock Cheek (Highlighter)
ColourPop Candy Floss Super Shock Cheek (Highlighter)
ColourPop Candy Floss Super Shock Cheek (Highlighter)
ColourPop Candy Floss Super Shock Cheek (Highlighter)
ColourPop Candy Floss Super Shock Cheek (Highlighter)
ColourPop Candy Floss Super Shock Cheek (Highlighter)
ColourPop Candy Floss Super Shock Cheek (Highlighter)
ColourPop Candy Floss Super Shock Cheek (Highlighter)

Candy Floss

ColourPop Candy Floss Super Shock Cheek (Highlighter) ($8.00 for 0.15 oz.) has more of a translucent base and a mix of finer and larger-sized pearl and sparkle that was silvery-white and iridescent. The finish appeared smoother in practice than it seemed it would when swatched, but it was a sparkly highlighter with larger flecks of visible sparkle, which I know appeals to some and not to others.

The consistency felt smooth, slightly wet to the touch, but it quickly turned to a more powder-like consistency when it came into contact with skin. The product applied well with fingertips and felt like it was harder to apply it evenly with a brush. It had semi-opaque, buildable pigmentation applied with a fingertip and fairly sheer coverage applied with a brush–a little less pigmented than marketed. It wore well for nine hours but had light migration from the larger sparkles over time.

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

Formula Overview

$10.00/0.15 oz. - $66.67 Per Ounce

The formula is supposed to have "buildable" coverage and can be applied with fingertips (which will yield "higher coverage") or a brush (for sheerer coverage). It's a cream-based product that has a subtle, "wet" feel to it but never has the thickness of a true cream-based blush.

It goes on with the smoothness of a cream formulation but diffuses and blends (without lifting up one's base) more like a powder product. The product sets to a powder finish, so the product won't slide around during the day.

On me, the wear tends to be between eight and 10 hours. Most shades have medium, buildable pigmentation with some being semi-opaque to opaque on occasion. They are typically blendable, easy to use, and long-wearing.

Browse all of our ColourPop Super Shock Cheek (Highlighter) swatches.

Ingredients

dimethicone, propylene carbonate, cetyl dimethicone, ethylhexyl isononanoate, trimethylsiloxysilicate, dimethicone crosspolymer, isopropyl myristate, boron nitride, phenoxyethanol, stearalkonium hectorite, ethylhexylglycerin, calcium sodium borosilicate, tin oxide, silica, synthetic fluorphlogopite, iron oxide (ci 77491), mica (ci 77019), 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.

Candy Floss

LELimited Edition. $10.00.
B+
B+
8.5
Product
9
Pigmentation
8.5
Texture
8.5
Longevity
4.5
Application
87%
Total

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