Double Play

ColourPop Double Play Pressed Powder Face Duo ($16.00 for 0.52 oz.) features two large face powders–a blush and highlighter–housed in a cardboard palette with an interior mirror. The blush formula is supposed to have “long-wear” with a “soft” and “silky” feel that “can be layered for your desired intensity.” The highlighter formula is supposed to have “high-shine” with a “buttery-soft” feel that has “high colour intensity.” If you prefer your blushes buildable, then you might like the blush in this palette, but if you want true-to-pan color and coverage in one layer, I’d skip the duo. The highlighter had a more metallic finish with some sparkle but a lighter touch can get more subdued results.

In general, ColourPop’s powder blush formula is thinner and can feel a little dusty or powdery, depending on the shade, and has sheerer, more buildable coverage, while the powder highlighter formula is much denser, almost to the point where a dense brush is required to pick up a modicum of product. The upside is the denser quality of the highlighter makes it harder to overdo it from the get-go, so the highlighter has a more buildable glow. I wish their blushes had more of the substance that their matte eyeshadows have, which would give them better adherence and overall coverage.

Getting Handsy

Getting Handsy is a medium brown with warm, reddish undertones and a matte finish. It had medium, buildable pigmentation (up to semi-opaque coverage) paired with a thin, dusty texture. It was fairly blendable on the skin, but due to the thinner consistency, I would suggest powdering over any cream/liquid bases to ensure even application. This shade lasted for eight hours on me before fading.

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

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• Formula Overview
• Ingredients

Padded Down

Padded Down is a light-medium, golden copper with warm, brown undertones and a sparkling, metallic sheen. The key to applying this is to use a denser brush, not the typical highlighter, as the formula is quite dense–almost cream-like–and similar to other dimethicone-heavy powder formulas. It actually felt a lot like the brand’s metallic, powder eyeshadows, for reference. The powder felt smooth across the surface, and it blended out beautifully on the skin with little work. The pigmentation was mostly opaque, and the finish was fairly metallic. It layered well with the blush in the duo, and the blush could also be layered over the highlighter to reduce some of the shine, if preferred. On me, the highlighter wore well for eight and a half hours.

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

• Top Dupes
• Formula Overview
• Ingredients

ColourPop Double Play Pressed Powder Face Duo

ColourPop Double Play Pressed Powder Face Duo

ColourPop Double Play Pressed Powder Face Duo

ColourPop Double Play Pressed Powder Face Duo

ColourPop Double Play Pressed Powder Face Duo

ColourPop Double Play Pressed Powder Face Duo

ColourPop Getting Handsy Pressed Powder Blush

ColourPop Getting Handsy Pressed Powder Blush

ColourPop Getting Handsy Pressed Powder Blush

ColourPop Padded Down Pressed Powder Highlighter

ColourPop Padded Down Pressed Powder Highlighter

ColourPop Padded Down Pressed Powder Highlighter

ColourPop Double Play Pressed Powder Face Duo

ColourPop Double Play Pressed Powder Face Duo

ColourPop Double Play Pressed Powder Face Duo

ColourPop Double Play Pressed Powder Face Duo

ColourPop Double Play Pressed Powder Face Duo

ColourPop Double Play Pressed Powder Face Duo

ColourPop Getting Handsy Pressed Powder Blush

ColourPop Getting Handsy Pressed Powder Blush

ColourPop Getting Handsy Pressed Powder Blush

ColourPop Padded Down Pressed Powder Highlighter

ColourPop Padded Down Pressed Powder Highlighter

ColourPop Padded Down Pressed Powder Highlighter