ColourPop Dream Sequence Super Shock Highlighter Palette Review & Swatches

Christine — Sun, 18 Nov 2018 15:00:00 +0000

Dream Sequence

ColourPop Dream Sequence Super Shock Highlighter Palette ($18.00 for 0.60 oz.) is a new, limited edition palette featuring two glittery highlighters and two more pearly highlighters. All four performed well with pigmentation that was as described (more opaque with fingertip application, more buildable with brushes), were easy to apply and blend out, and stayed on for a solid 10 hours. These shades can also be purchased individually (in pots).

Dream Sequence

LELimited Edition. $18.00.

9.5

Product

9.5

Pigmentation

9.5

Texture

Longevity

Application

97%

Total

Counting Sheep

Counting Sheep is a soft, golden beige with a glittering, metallic finish. This appeared more beige/gold in the pan but translated into a very bright, almost whitish-beige on my cheeks when applied. This was a very shiny shade and had noticeable glitter in its finish with a highly reflective sheen that emphasized my skin’s texture slightly. It had medium, buildable pigmentation–really true to the brand’s instructions with fingertips yielding more opaque coverage and brushes yielding more buildable coverage. The consistency was smooth, slightly wet to the touch, and blendable on my skin. It wore well for 10 hours on me.

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

Top Dupes

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Becca Berlin Girl Glow (LE, $38.00) is less shimmery, darker (90% similar).
Natasha Denona Light (01) (P, $38.00) is less shimmery, lighter (95% similar).
Charlotte Tilbury Moonlit Glow (P, $48.00) is less shimmery (95% similar).
Givenchy Mystic Pink (LE, $47.00) is darker (90% similar).
Dior Holo Pink (001) (DC, $56.00) is less shimmery, darker, cooler (90% similar).
ColourPop Jubilant Chorus (LE, $10.00) is cooler (90% similar).
NARS First Time (LE, $26.00) is less shimmery, glossier (90% similar).
Anastasia Crystal (P, $22.00) is less shimmery, lighter, cooler (90% similar).
MAC Tutu (LE, $42.00) is less shimmery, brighter (90% similar).
Merit Cava (P, $30.00) is less shimmery (90% similar).

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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.

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Ingredients

Dimethicone, Synthetic Fluorphlogopite, Calcium Sodium Borosilicate, Ethylhexyl Isononanoate, Trimethylsiloxysilicate, Alumina, Dimethicone Crosspolymer, Boron Nitride, Isopropyl Myristate, Silica, Cetyl Dimethicone, Phenoxyethanol, Tin Oxide, Stearalkonium Hectorite, Ethylhexylglycerin, Propylene Carbonate, Bismuth Oxychloride (CI 77163), Iron Oxides (CI 77491, CI 77492), 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.

Counting Sheep

LELimited Edition. $10.00.

Product

Pigmentation

Texture

Longevity

Application

96%

Total

Pinch Me

Pinch Me is a pale lavender with cool, pink-to-violet pearl. It had semi-opaque, buildable pigmentation when applied with a fingertip and more sheer, buildable coverage when applied with a synthetic brush. The texture was lightly creamy and felt emollient, but it transformed to a thin, powder-like texture on my skin, which made it easy to apply and diffuse on bare skin or over base products. It lasted nicely for 10 hours on me.

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

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ColourPop Squad (LE, $10.00) is more shimmery (95% similar).
Pat McGrath Iridescent Pink (003) (PiP, $60.00) is more shimmery, cooler (90% similar).
Pat McGrath Iridescent Pink 003 (LE, $25.00) is more shimmery, cooler (90% similar).
Jouer Celestial (LE, $24.00) is more shimmery, cooler (90% similar).
ColourPop Over the Moon (LE, $10.00) is more shimmery, cooler (90% similar).
Make Up For Ever 5 Frozen Purple (P, $21.00) is more shimmery, darker (90% similar).
MAC Cold Comfort (LE, $42.00) is cooler (90% similar).
Physicians Formula Iridescence (P, $10.99) is darker, cooler (90% similar).
ColourPop Pardon My Francais (LE, $12.00) is warmer (90% similar).
Makeup Geek Celestial (P, $20.00) is more shimmery, cooler (90% similar).

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Formula Overview

$10.00/0.15 oz. - $66.67 Per Ounce

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Ingredients

Dimethicone, Calcium Sodium Borosilicate, Ethylhexyl Isononanoate, Trimethylsiloxysilicate, Silica, Dimethicone Crosspolymer, Boron Nitride, Isopropyl Myristate, Cetyl Dimethicone, Phenoxyethanol, Stearalkonium Hectorite, Ethylhexylglycerin, Propylene Carbonate, Iron Oxides (CI 77491), Mica (CI 77019), Titanium Dioxide (CI 77891).

Pinch Me

LELimited Edition. $10.00.

Product

Pigmentation

Texture

Longevity

Application

93%

Total

Guilty Pleasure

Guilty Pleasure is a soft, light pink base with warmer, golden pearl. It had nearly opaque pigmentation when applied with fingertips and more semi-sheer, buildable coverage with applied with a duo-fiber blush brush. The texture was smooth to the touch but was lightweight and acted more like a powder when applied to my skin. It blended out easily and stayed on well for over 10 hours on me.

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

Top Dupes

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ColourPop In the Groove (LE, $7.00) is warmer (95% similar).
Sydney Grace Candied Peach (P, $8.00) is more shimmery, cooler (95% similar).
Melt Cosmetics Stargazer (P, $39.00) is more shimmery, lighter, warmer (90% similar).
Dior Precious Rocks (001) (DC, $56.00) is more shimmery (90% similar).
Pretty Vulgar Glow Up (P, $32.00) is more shimmery, darker, cooler (90% similar).
Ciate Roger, Darling (LE, $32.00) is lighter, brighter, cooler (85% similar).
Becca Spanish Rose Glow (LE, $38.00) is more shimmery, darker, cooler (85% similar).
Sydney Grace Sun Kissed Peach (P, $9.00) is more shimmery, darker, warmer (85% similar).
Hourglass Absolute Strobe Light (LE, ) is more shimmery, darker, cooler (85% similar).
Looxi Beauty Goddess (P, $7.50) is more shimmery, darker, cooler (85% similar).

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Formula Overview

$10.00/0.15 oz. - $66.67 Per Ounce

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

Ingredients

Dimethicone, Ethylhexyl Isononanoate, Trimethylsiloxysilicate, Dimethicone Crosspolymer, Isopropyl Myristate, Octocrylene, Ethylhexyl Salicylate, Boron Nitride, Butyl Methoxydibenzoylmethane, Phenoxyethanol, Cetyl Dimethicone, Diethylhexyl Syringylidenemalonate, Stearalkonium Hectorite, Tin Oxide, Propylene Carbonate, Ethylhexylglycerin, Carmine (CI 75470), Iron Oxides (CI 77491), Mica (CI 77019), Red 7 Lake (CI 15850), Titanium Dioxide (CI 77891).

Guilty Pleasure

LELimited Edition. $10.00.

A+

Product

Pigmentation

Texture

Longevity

Application

100%

Total

Mr. Wind

Mr. Wind is a soft, pinky coral with warm undertones and a gold, glittery finish. It had good color coverage applied with fingertips and more semi-sheer to medium, buildable coverage when applied with a duo-fiber blush brush. The highlighter had a smooth, lightly creamy texture that was easy to pick up and apply to bare skin, as it blended out nicely along the edges with minimal effort. It wore well for 10 hours on me.

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

Top Dupes

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Dior Hologlam (601) (LE, $48.00) is less shimmery, darker, cooler (85% similar).
Stila Luminescence (P, $32.00) is less shimmery, darker, warmer (90% similar).
Huda Beauty Ibiza (LE, ) is less shimmery, darker (90% similar).
Chanel Fleurs de Printemps (Highlighter) (LE, ) is less shimmery (90% similar).
ColourPop Velvet Rope (DC, $12.00) is less shimmery (90% similar).
YSL Rose Or (P, $42.00) is less shimmery, warmer (90% similar).
Wet 'n' Wild Bloom Time (P, $4.99) is darker, cooler (90% similar).
NYX Magnetic (P, $9.00) is less shimmery, lighter, warmer (90% similar).
Anastasia Peach Fizz (P, $25.00) is less shimmery, warmer (85% similar).
Fenty Beauty Chic Freak (PiP, $36.00) (85% similar).

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Formula Overview

$10.00/0.15 oz. - $66.67 Per Ounce

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

Ingredients

Dimethicone, Synthetic Fluorphlogopite, Ethylhexyl Isononanoate, Trimethylsiloxysilicate, Dimethicone Crosspolymer, Boron Nitride, Calcium Aluminum Borosilicate, Isopropyl Myristate, Cetyl Dimethicone, Phenoxyethanol, Stearalkonium Hectorite, Silica, Ethylhexylglycerin, Propylene Carbonate, Tin Oxide, Carmine (CI 75470), Iron Oxides (CI 77491), Mica (CI 77019), Titanium Dioxide (CI 77891), Yellow 5 Lake (CI 19140).

Look Using this Product

A Bright Pink & Purple Look featuring ColourPop Chasing Rainbows

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Mr. Wind

LELimited Edition. $10.00.

A+

Product

Pigmentation

Texture

Longevity

Application

100%

Total

ColourPop Dream Sequence Super Shock Highlighter Palette

ColourPop Counting Sheep Super Shock Cheek (Highlighter)

ColourPop Pinch Me Super Shock Cheek (Highlighter)

ColourPop Guilty Pleasure Super Shock Cheek (Highlighter)

ColourPop Mr. Wind Super Shock Cheek (Highlighter)

ColourPop Dream Sequence Super Shock Highlighter Palette

ColourPop Counting Sheep Super Shock Cheek (Highlighter)

ColourPop Pinch Me Super Shock Cheek (Highlighter)

ColourPop Guilty Pleasure Super Shock Cheek (Highlighter)

ColourPop Mr. Wind Super Shock Cheek (Highlighter)

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ColourPop Dream Sequence Super Shock Highlighter Palette Review & Swatches

Dream Sequence

Dream Sequence

LELimited Edition. $18.00.

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Counting Sheep

Top Dupes

Formula Overview

Ingredients

Counting Sheep

LELimited Edition. $10.00.

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Pinch Me

Top Dupes

Formula Overview

Ingredients

Pinch Me

LELimited Edition. $10.00.

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Guilty Pleasure

Top Dupes

Formula Overview

Ingredients

Guilty Pleasure

LELimited Edition. $10.00.

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Mr. Wind

Top Dupes

Formula Overview

Ingredients

Look Using this Product

A Bright Pink & Purple Look featuring ColourPop Chasing Rainbows

Mr. Wind

LELimited Edition. $10.00.

Quick Shop: Ulta, ColourPop