ColourPop Close to You, Photosynth Sis, Doves n' Roses Jelly Much Eyeshadows Reviews & Swatches
Close to You
ColourPop Close to You Jelly Much Eyeshadow ($8.00 for 0.23 oz.) is a soft pink with warm undertones and gold and silver glitter. It had semi-opaque pigmentation that was buildable to full coverage with a second layer (just make sure to let the first layer dry down). The texture was watery, wet in feel and cooling as it went onto my skin, but it applied fairly evenly and wasn’t too difficult to diffuse along the edges. If you’re someone who wants really intense, full-on coverage out of their eyeshadow, skip, but if you’re someone who likes glitter and something that can layer or be applied to brighten, this might work well. It lasted well for nine and a half hours before there was a bit of fallout.
FURTHER READING: Formula Overview for details on general performance and characteristics (like scent).
Top Dupes
- Huda Beauty Mint #5 (LE, ) is less shimmery, lighter (95% similar).
- MAC Last Dance (P, $18.00) is warmer (90% similar).
- MAC Ksar (LE, $17.00) is less shimmery, lighter (90% similar).
- Tom Ford Beauty White Suede #1 (LE, ) is less shimmery, darker (90% similar).
- ColourPop All I Do is Win (LE, $4.50) is less shimmery, darker (90% similar).
- ColourPop Frog (P, $6.00) is lighter, warmer (90% similar).
- Tarte Wild at Heart (LE, $22.00) is warmer (90% similar).
- ColourPop Perfectly Wretched (LE, $9.00) is warmer (90% similar).
- Lisa Eldridge Cressida (P, $27.00) is warmer (90% similar).
- NARS Double Orgasm (LE, ) is less shimmery (90% similar).
Formula Overview
$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.
Browse all of our ColourPop Jelly Much Eyeshadow swatches.
Ingredients
Water, Calcium Sodium Borosilicate, Synthetic Fluorphlogopite, Silica, Butylene Glycol, Sorbeth-30 Tetraisostearate, Dipropylene Glycol, Benzyl Alcohol, Sorbitan Sesquiisostearate, Acrylates/Beheneth-25 Methacrylate Copolymer, Ppg-8 Ceteth-20, Chlorphenesin, Dehydroacetic Acid, Sodium Hydroxide, Tin Oxide, Phenoxyethanol, Iron Oxides (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.
Close to You
PPermanent. $9.00.
Photosynth Sis
ColourPop Photosynth Sis Jelly Much Eyeshadow ($8.00 for 0.23 oz.) is a deep gold with subtle, warm undertones and a metallic sheen. It had rich pigmentation that adhered well to bare skin with a smooth, even application; a little went a very long way–even the barest dab of product was more than I needed and I’m comfortable working with this formula in general. The consistency was water-based and very much felt that way–wet and cool to the touch–but it was quick to dry down without gathering in my creases as it did so. The color wore well for 10 hours without fading or creasing on me.
FURTHER READING: Formula Overview for details on general performance and characteristics (like scent).
Top Dupes
- ColourPop Come Clean (PiP, $6.00) is lighter (90% similar).
- Melt Cosmetics Over Critical (LE, ) is lighter (90% similar).
- Melt Cosmetics Grand Daddy (LE, ) is cooler (90% similar).
- KVD Beauty Thrasher (DC, $21.00) is less shimmery, lighter (90% similar).
- Sephora Bronze (LE, ) is warmer (90% similar).
- Juvia's Place Wodaabe (P, ) is lighter (90% similar).
- ColourPop Astrology (LE, $7.00) is lighter, cooler (90% similar).
- Coloured Raine Superstar (DC, $6.99) is lighter, warmer (90% similar).
- Anastasia My Angels (LE, $12.00) is less shimmery, lighter (90% similar).
- Marc Jacobs Beauty About Last Night No. 02 (LE, ) is more muted (90% similar).
Formula Overview
$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.
Browse all of our ColourPop Jelly Much Eyeshadow swatches.
Ingredients
Water, Silica, Butylene Glycol, Sorbeth-30 Tetraisostearate, Dipropylene Glycol, Benzyl Alcohol, Sorbitan Sesquiisostearate, Acrylates/Beheneth-25 Methacrylate Copolymer, Ppg-8 Ceteth-20, Chlorphenesin, Tin Oxide, Dehydroacetic Acid, Sodium Hydroxide, Phenoxyethanol, Iron Oxides (CI 77491, CI 77499), 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.
Photosynth Sis
PPermanent. $9.00.
Doves n' Roses
ColourPop Doves n’ Roses Jelly Much Eyeshadow ($8.00 for 0.23 oz.) is a deep pink with subtle, warm undertones and flecks of warm, gold sparkle and micro-glitter. The texture felt wet to the touch, and it definitely felt like a water-heavy formula, but it applied with a surprisingly opaque-level of color payoff in one layer. I liked using a flat, synthetic brush to apply the product, and then I used a fluffy brush to soften the edges. The color appeared a bit lighter once on my skin–more reflective, I suppose–while the deeper pink base wasn’t as noticeable. It stayed on well for 10 hours and had just a touch of fallout after that point in time.
FURTHER READING: Formula Overview for details on general performance and characteristics (like scent).
Top Dupes
- BH Cosmetics Carli Bybel Deluxe Edition #4 (LE, ) is less shimmery (95% similar).
- ColourPop Warm & Fuzzy (LE, $5.00) is less shimmery, cooler (95% similar).
- ColourPop She Grown (LE, $9.00) is darker, warmer (90% similar).
- Sydney Grace Just Peachy (PiP, $6.25) is darker (90% similar).
- Coloured Raine Pinkleberry (LE, $6.99) is more shimmery, lighter (90% similar).
- NABLA Cosmetics Climbing Rose (PiP, ) is more shimmery, warmer (90% similar).
- Sydney Grace Golden Rose (P, $6.25) is more shimmery, lighter, brighter (90% similar).
- Fenty Beauty Meteor Crush (LE, ) is more shimmery, lighter, warmer (90% similar).
- Stila Beauty Junkie (P, $24.00) is less shimmery, darker (90% similar).
- Wet 'n' Wild Stop Ruffling My Feathers #4 (LE, ) is less shimmery, lighter, warmer (90% similar).
Formula Overview
$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.
Browse all of our ColourPop Jelly Much Eyeshadow swatches.
Ingredients
Water, Polyethylene Terephthalate, Butylene Glycol, Silica, Synthetic Fluorphlogopite, Calcium Sodium Borosilicate, Sorbeth-30 Tetraisostearate, Polymethyl Methacrylate, Dipropylene Glycol, Benzyl Alcohol, Sorbitan Sesquiisostearate, Acrylates/Beheneth-25 Methacrylate Copolymer, Ppg-8 Ceteth-20, Chlorphenesin, Dehydroacetic Acid, Sodium Hydroxide, Tin Oxide, Phenoxyethanol, Carmine (CI 75470), 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.
LOVE Doves n’ Roses and Photosynth Sis!
This, even though I have Telepathy and Come & Get It. There is such a richness to Photosynth Sis, in particular.
How do you feel about using jelly shadows as blushes? Do you think they’d perform well for that purpose?
I think it would depend on the shade – I’ve applied each one at full intensity and then a version sheered out – some sheer out more than others.
Doves n Roses is the star as far as I’m concerned. It’s stunning!
That beautiful gold shade is quite unusual – love it.
ahh this is going on my wish-list. no buy 2019 and hope they will still be around in 2020 🙁