ColourPop Festival Essentials Pressed Powder Shadows Reviews, Photos, Swatches (Part 4)
On the Rise
ColourPop On the Rise Pressed Powder Shadow ($5.00 for 0.04 oz.) is a medium purple with warm undertones and a soft, pearly sheen. The pigmentation was nearly opaque, while the texture was just a smidgen on the dry side, but otherwise, it was easy to work with and remained blendable on my lid. This shade wore well for seven and a half hours on me before fading noticeably.
FURTHER READING: Formula Overview for details on general performance and characteristics (like scent).
Top Dupes
- Too Faced Violet Cassis (LE, $16.00) is darker (90% similar).
- Viseart Bijoux Royal #5 (LE, ) is darker (90% similar).
- Coloured Raine Pomeberry (LE, $6.99) is more shimmery, darker (90% similar).
- Jouer Amethyst (PiP, ) is darker, warmer (90% similar).
- Tom Ford Beauty African Violet #1 (PiP, ) is lighter (90% similar).
- ColourPop Majesty (PiP, $4.50) is more shimmery, cooler (90% similar).
- ColourPop Luv That 4 U (LE, $4.50) is darker, cooler (90% similar).
- ColourPop Badlands (P, $5.00) is darker, cooler (90% similar).
- Anastasia Gemstone (P, $12.00) is more shimmery, darker (90% similar).
- Pat McGrath Night Creature (PiP, $25.00) is more shimmery, darker (85% similar).
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.
Browse all of our ColourPop Pressed Powder Shadow swatches.
Ingredients
Dimethicone, Boron Nitride, Magnesium Stearate, Lauroyl Lysine, Dimethiconol, Phenoxyethanol, Talc, Hydrogenated Polyisobutene, Caprylyl Glycol, Ethylhexylglycerin, Hexylene Glycol, Palmitic Acid, Bismuth Oxychloride (CI 77163), Blue 1 Lake (CI 42090), Carmine (CI 75470), 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.
On the Rise
PPermanent. $4.50.
Prowlin'
ColourPop Prowlin’ Pressed Powder Shadow ($5.00 for 0.04 oz.) is a bright, pale lavender with warm, pink undertones and a golden, metallic sheen. It was richly pigmented with a smooth, almost cream-like texture that was blendable and easy to apply to bare skin. The eyeshadow stayed on well for eight hours on me before I noticed any fading.
FURTHER READING: Formula Overview for details on general performance and characteristics (like scent).
Top Dupes
- LORAC Unicorn (LE, $19.00) is less shimmery (95% similar).
- MAC Kitschmas (PiP, $21.00) is darker (95% similar).
- Anastasia Touch of Lilac (P, $12.00) is lighter (90% similar).
- MAC Girls, Girls! (LE, $22.00) is more shimmery (90% similar).
- Sephora Illusion (PiP, ) is cooler (90% similar).
- Moira Regal (P, $8.50) is darker, warmer (90% similar).
- MAC Past Midnight #1 (LE, $21.00) is lighter (90% similar).
- Viseart Lunar Eclipse (GPV2 #5) (LE, ) is darker, cooler (90% similar).
- Sydney Grace Baby Cheeks (P, $6.25) is lighter (90% similar).
- ColourPop Cloud (PiP, $4.50) is darker, cooler (80% similar).
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.
Browse all of our ColourPop Pressed Powder Shadow swatches.
Ingredients
Dimethicone, Boron Nitride, Lauroyl Lysine, Magnesium Stearate, Dimethiconol, Phenoxyethanol, Talc, Caprylyl Glycol, Tin Oxide, Ethylhexylglycerin, Hexylene Glycol, Bismuth Oxychloride (CI 77163), Manganese Violet (CI 77742), 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.
Looks Using this Product
Prowlin'
PPermanent. $4.50.
Two to Mango
ColourPop Two to Mango Pressed Powder Shadow ($5.00 for 0.04 oz.) is a light-medium lavender with subtle, warm undertones and a matte finish. It had nearly opaque pigmentation that applied evenly over bare skin, though a primer definitely gave it that extra oomph. The texture was soft, velvety, and not too thin or too firmly pressed in the pan, so it blended out nicely but did not sheer out immediately. It wore well for just over eight hours on me.
FURTHER READING: Formula Overview for details on general performance and characteristics (like scent).
Top Dupes
- Make Up For Ever S900 Marshmallow (DC, $21.00) is brighter, warmer (95% similar).
- Zoeva Daydream (LE, ) is darker (90% similar).
- MAC Style & Influence (LE, ) is more shimmery, darker (90% similar).
- MAC Sock-it Xiqu (LE, $21.00) is glossier (90% similar).
- ColourPop Popped Off (PiP, $4.50) is more shimmery, darker (90% similar).
- Natasha Denona Naga (344CM) (LE, ) is darker, cooler (90% similar).
- Terra Moons Utopia (P, $6.00) is darker (90% similar).
- ColourPop Got a Tan (LE, $4.50) is more shimmery, darker (90% similar).
- ColourPop No Sleep (PiP, $4.50) is cooler (90% similar).
- ColourPop Tailors Ticket (LE, $4.50) is more shimmery, darker, cooler (90% similar).
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.
Browse all of our ColourPop Pressed Powder Shadow swatches.
Ingredients
Synthetic Fluorphlogopite, Talc, Boron Nitride, Zinc Stearate, Lauroyl Lysine, Magnesium Stearate, Dimethicone, Caprylic/Capric Triglyceride, Silica, Phenoxyethanol, Caprylyl Glycol, Dimethiconol, Ethylhexylglycerin, Hexylene Glycol, Carmine (CI 75470), Manganese Violet (CI 77742), 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.
Look Using this Product
Two to Mango
PPermanent. $4.50.
Howlin'
ColourPop Howlin’ Pressed Powder Shadow ($5.00 for 0.04 oz.) is a light-medium lavender with cool undertones and a matte finish. It had semi-opaque pigmentation with a soft, lightly dusty texture that was fairly blendable and didn’t sheer out too readily when applied. I would recommend patting it over primer, which helped improve the payoff. It lasted for seven and a half hours on me.
FURTHER READING: Formula Overview for details on general performance and characteristics (like scent).
Top Dupes
- Huda Beauty Lilac #7 (LE, ) is lighter, brighter (90% similar).
- Make Up For Ever S900 Marshmallow (DC, $21.00) is brighter, warmer (90% similar).
- Viseart Cool Mattes 2 #4 (PiP, ) is more shimmery, darker (90% similar).
- MAC Sock-it Xiqu (LE, $21.00) is lighter, glossier (90% similar).
- Urban Decay Optimized (PiP, $19.00) is more shimmery, darker, cooler (90% similar).
- NARS Pulp Fiction #3 (PiP, $19.00) is darker, more muted, warmer (90% similar).
- MAC Style & Influence (LE, ) is more shimmery, darker (85% similar).
- Fenty Beauty Concrete Lavender (LE, ) is lighter, warmer (85% similar).
- Zoeva Daydream (LE, ) is darker (85% similar).
- LORAC Lavender (LE, $19.00) is darker, cooler (85% similar).
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.
Browse all of our ColourPop Pressed Powder Shadow swatches.
Ingredients
Synthetic Fluorphlogopite, Talc, Boron Nitride, Zinc Stearate, Lauroyl Lysine, Magnesium Stearate, Dimethicone, Caprylic/Capric Triglyceride, Silica, Phenoxyethanol, Caprylyl Glycol, Dimethiconol, Ethylhexylglycerin, Hexylene Glycol, Blue 1 Lake (CI 42090), Carmine (CI 75470), Manganese Violet (CI 77742), 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.
Look Using this Product
Howlin'
PPermanent. $4.50.
Feathered
ColourPop Feathered Pressed Powder Shadow ($5.00 for 0.04 oz.) is a medium brown with warm, reddish undertones and flecks of sparkle over a matte finish. The pigmentation was fantastic, while the consistency was soft, smooth, and velvety without being too powdery or too firmly pressed in the pan. The eyeshadow was easy to work with and wore well for eight hours.
FURTHER READING: Formula Overview for details on general performance and characteristics (like scent).
Top Dupes
- Huda Beauty Caramel Brown #9 (PiP, ) is less shimmery (95% similar).
- Morphe In the Zone (PiP, ) is darker (95% similar).
- Too Faced See Me Rollin' (LE, $16.00) is less shimmery, darker (95% similar).
- LORAC Romance (LE, $19.00) is lighter (95% similar).
- Sydney Grace Chocolate Raspberry Fudge (P, $5.25) is less shimmery, lighter (95% similar).
- Persona Audacious (PiP, ) is warmer (95% similar).
- ColourPop Beast (LE, $4.50) is darker (95% similar).
- Lisa Eldridge Vintage Mulberry (P, $16.00) is lighter (95% similar).
- Urban Decay Extra Bitter (PiP, $19.00) is lighter (95% similar).
- Natasha Denona Russet (435CM) (PiP, ) is less shimmery, darker (95% similar).
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.
Browse all of our ColourPop Pressed Powder Shadow swatches.
Ingredients
Zinc Stearate, Boron Nitride, Lauroyl Lysine, Phenoxyethanol, Synthetic Fluorphlogopite, Caprylic/Capric Triglyceride, Dimethicone, Caprylyl Glycol, Magnesium Stearate, Silica, Talc, Ethylhexylglycerin, Hexylene Glycol, Dimethiconol, Iron Oxides (CI 77491, CI 77492, CI77499), 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.
Feathered
PPermanent. $4.50.
Burner
ColourPop Burner Pressed Powder Shadow ($5.00 for 0.04 oz.) is a medium-dark plum with warm undertones and a metallic sheen. It had opaque color payoff that applied evenly and smoothly on my lid. The texture was soft to the touch, dense without being stiff or thick, and blendable. This shade lasted for eight hours on me.
FURTHER READING: Formula Overview for details on general performance and characteristics (like scent).
Top Dupes
- ColourPop The Scorpion (LE, $6.00) is less shimmery (95% similar).
- Charlotte Tilbury Mesmerising Maroon #2 (LE, ) is more shimmery, lighter (95% similar).
- Urban Decay Addict (LE, $19.00) is less shimmery (95% similar).
- ColourPop The Scorpio (P, $4.50) is less shimmery (95% similar).
- Dior Mitzah #3 (PiP, ) is less shimmery, darker (95% similar).
- Pat McGrath Plum Eclipse (LE, $25.00) is more shimmery, cooler (95% similar).
- Viseart Rapture (LE, ) is cooler (90% similar).
- ColourPop Big Vibes (PiP, $4.50) is less shimmery (95% similar).
- ColourPop Gotta Fly (LE, $4.50) is less shimmery, warmer (95% similar).
- Charlotte Tilbury Confident Eyes (Enhance) (LE, ) is less shimmery, darker (95% similar).
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.
Browse all of our ColourPop Pressed Powder Shadow swatches.
Ingredients
Dimethicone, Boron Nitride, Lauroyl Lysine, Magnesium Stearate, Dimethiconol, Phenoxyethanol, Talc, Caprylyl Glycol, Ethylhexylglycerin, Hexylene Glycol, Bismuth Oxychloride (CI 77163), Iron Oxides (CI 77491, CI 77499), Mica (CI 77019).
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.
Prowlin’ is going on my buy list -hard to find a light pink that scores A
I know! I am really happy about the quality of their shadows in this collection (and as of late!)
Really pretty soft lavender and purple shades. The quality is good also. I love lavender/purple and keep buying them regardless of how many I have. Just can’t seem to say “no” to those shades. I really like several of the shades in this ColourPop release.
Prowlin’ and Two To Mango are the ones I am going to get. I have a weakness for light lavenders like these! Loving Burner and also On The Rise, but those are duped in my stash already.
Gorgeous shades in this purple/pink range and great ratings for the mattes.
Burner is a very pretty autumnal shade.
These are all lovely shades. It’s great to see decent purples.