ColourPop Flex, Walk of Fame, Socialite, Rain Check Shadow Stix Reviews & Swatches
Flex
ColourPop Flex Shadow Stix ($8.00 for 0.048 oz.) is a deep, antique gold with subtle, warm undertones and a pearly sheen.
- Nearly opaque coverage in one stroke
- Creamy, smooth, comfortable to use
- Applied evenly, blended out with ease (brush or fingertip)
- Average-wearing (6.5 hours before fading visibly)
FURTHER READING: Formula Overview for details on general performance and characteristics (like scent).
Top Dupes
- Guerlain Metal Butterfly #3 (PiP, ) is more shimmery (90% similar).
- Sydney Grace Light My World (PiP, $6.25) is more shimmery, darker (90% similar).
- Coloured Raine Lioness (LE, $6.99) is more shimmery, lighter (90% similar).
- Sydney Grace Worth the Wait (DC, $8.00) is more shimmery, darker (90% similar).
- ColourPop Small Fairy (LE, $4.50) is more shimmery, lighter (90% similar).
- Sephora Bronze (LE, ) is more shimmery, warmer (90% similar).
- ColourPop Blogger (LE, $6.00) is more shimmery, lighter (90% similar).
- Glaminatrix Exposed (PiP, $8.04) is more shimmery, lighter (90% similar).
- Natasha Denona Grin (365M) (LE, $29.00) is more shimmery, lighter (85% similar).
- Melt Cosmetics Ganja (PiP, ) is more shimmery, lighter (85% similar).
Formula Overview
$8.00/0.04 oz. - $200.00 Per Ounce
The formula is described as "ulta-pigmented" and "long-lasting" that can be used as "a shadow, a base, [or] as a liner." There is a built-in sharpener on the opposite end.
The updated twist-up pencil eyeshadow formula is creamier, more pigmented, and performed more consistently across the board than the original Colour Stix, which were all over the place with performance. The only issue I had with the Shadow Stix is they weren't long-wearing on me; they had a tendency to fade between six and seven hours and some were mostly gone by nine hours. They were better wearing with a primer underneath or if they were set with powder (so used as a base).
They were creamy and comfortable to work with on the lid, and they had enough give and blendability to work well with fingertips or a brush to diffuse the edges of on the skin. I felt like it was incredibly easy to just buff and pat the edges for an all-over lid color, which was nice given about half the range were various neutral tones.
Browse all of our ColourPop Shadow Stix swatches.
Ingredients
CYCLOPENTASILOXANE, CYCLOHEXASILOXANE, SYNTHETIC FLUORPHLOGOPITE, TRIMETHYLSILOXYSILICATE, POLYGLYCERYL-3 STEARATE, OCTYLDODECANOL, BEHENETH-5, C26-28 ALKYL DIMETHICONE, MICROCRYSTALLINE WAX, POLYETHYLENE, PARAFFIN, SYNTHETIC BEESWAX, ALUMINA, ACETYLATED GLYCOL STEARATE, SILICA, PHENOXYETHANOL, POLYPROPYLSILSESQUIOXANE, DISTEARDIMONIUM HECTORITE, TIN OXIDE, TOCOPHEROL, DIETHYLHEXYL SYRINGYLIDENEMALONATE, PROPYLENE CARBONATE, ETHYLHEXYLGLYCERIN, CAPRYLIC/CAPRIC TRIGLYCERIDE, ALUMINUM CALCIUM SODIUM SILICATE, CALCIUM ALUMINUM BOROSILICATE, CALCIUM SODIUM BOROSILICATE, HYDROGENATED POLYISOBUTENE, PALMITIC ACID. MAY CONTAIN: ALUMINUM POWDER (CI 77000), BISMUTH OXYCHLORIDE (CI 77163), BLACK 2 (CI 77266), BLUE 1 LAKE (CI 42090), BRONZE POWDER (CI 77400), CHROMIUM HYDROXIDE GREEN (CI 77289), CHROMIUM OXIDE GREENS (CI 77288), COPPER POWDER (CI 77400), FERRIC FERROCYANIDE (CI 77510), IRON OXIDES (CI 77491, CI 77492, CI 77499), MANGANESE VIOLET (CI 77742), MICA (CI 77019), RED 40 LAKE (CI 16035), TITANIUM DIOXIDE (CI 77891), ULTRAMARINES (CI 77007), YELLOW 5 LAKE (CI 19140).
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.
Flex
PPermanent. $8.00.
Walk of Fame
ColourPop Walk of Fame Shadow Stix ($8.00 for 0.048 oz.) is a light copper with moderate, warm orange undertones and a bright, metallic sheen.
- Opaque coverage in one stroke
- Creamy, smooth, comfortable to use
- Applied evenly, blended out with ease (brush or fingertip)
- Average-wearing (6.5 hours before fading visibly)
FURTHER READING: Formula Overview for details on general performance and characteristics (like scent).
Top Dupes
- Kaja Earth Glam (PiP, ) is more shimmery, lighter (95% similar).
- ColourPop Ur the Prize (LE, $6.00) is lighter (95% similar).
Formula Overview
$8.00/0.04 oz. - $200.00 Per Ounce
The formula is described as "ulta-pigmented" and "long-lasting" that can be used as "a shadow, a base, [or] as a liner." There is a built-in sharpener on the opposite end.
The updated twist-up pencil eyeshadow formula is creamier, more pigmented, and performed more consistently across the board than the original Colour Stix, which were all over the place with performance. The only issue I had with the Shadow Stix is they weren't long-wearing on me; they had a tendency to fade between six and seven hours and some were mostly gone by nine hours. They were better wearing with a primer underneath or if they were set with powder (so used as a base).
They were creamy and comfortable to work with on the lid, and they had enough give and blendability to work well with fingertips or a brush to diffuse the edges of on the skin. I felt like it was incredibly easy to just buff and pat the edges for an all-over lid color, which was nice given about half the range were various neutral tones.
Browse all of our ColourPop Shadow Stix swatches.
Ingredients
CYCLOPENTASILOXANE, CYCLOHEXASILOXANE, SYNTHETIC FLUORPHLOGOPITE, TRIMETHYLSILOXYSILICATE, POLYGLYCERYL-3 STEARATE, OCTYLDODECANOL, BEHENETH-5, C26-28 ALKYL DIMETHICONE, MICROCRYSTALLINE WAX, POLYETHYLENE, PARAFFIN, SYNTHETIC BEESWAX, ALUMINA, ACETYLATED GLYCOL STEARATE, SILICA, PHENOXYETHANOL, POLYPROPYLSILSESQUIOXANE, DISTEARDIMONIUM HECTORITE, TIN OXIDE, TOCOPHEROL, DIETHYLHEXYL SYRINGYLIDENEMALONATE, PROPYLENE CARBONATE, ETHYLHEXYLGLYCERIN, CAPRYLIC/CAPRIC TRIGLYCERIDE, ALUMINUM CALCIUM SODIUM SILICATE, CALCIUM ALUMINUM BOROSILICATE, CALCIUM SODIUM BOROSILICATE, HYDROGENATED POLYISOBUTENE, PALMITIC ACID. MAY CONTAIN: ALUMINUM POWDER (CI 77000), BISMUTH OXYCHLORIDE (CI 77163), BLACK 2 (CI 77266), BLUE 1 LAKE (CI 42090), BRONZE POWDER (CI 77400), CHROMIUM HYDROXIDE GREEN (CI 77289), CHROMIUM OXIDE GREENS (CI 77288), COPPER POWDER (CI 77400), FERRIC FERROCYANIDE (CI 77510), IRON OXIDES (CI 77491, CI 77492, CI 77499), MANGANESE VIOLET (CI 77742), MICA (CI 77019), RED 40 LAKE (CI 16035), TITANIUM DIOXIDE (CI 77891), ULTRAMARINES (CI 77007), YELLOW 5 LAKE (CI 19140).
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.
Walk of Fame
PPermanent. $8.00.
Socialite
ColourPop Socialite Shadow Stix ($8.00 for 0.048 oz.) is a light-medium peach with moderate, warm undertones and a bright, metallic sheen.
- Opaque coverage in one stroke
- Creamy, smooth, comfortable to use
- Applied evenly, blended out with ease (brush or fingertip)
- Average-wearing (7 hours before fading visibly)
FURTHER READING: Formula Overview for details on general performance and characteristics (like scent).
Top Dupes
- Huda Beauty Chocolate Brown #8 (PiP, ) is more shimmery, lighter (95% similar).
- About Face Miracle Mimosa (P, $14.00) is lighter, cooler (95% similar).
- ColourPop Joy Joy (LE, $4.50) is lighter (90% similar).
- Tom Ford Beauty Body Heat #1 (PiP, ) is cooler (90% similar).
- ColourPop Bicoastal (PiP, $4.50) is cooler (90% similar).
- Sydney Grace Candlelight (P, $8.00) is lighter, cooler (85% similar).
- Tom Ford Beauty Solar Exposure #2 (LE, ).
- Wet 'n' Wild Walking on Eggshells #4 (PiP, ).
- Fenty Beauty Simma Down (PiP, ).
- Charlotte Tilbury Celestial Pearl #3 (LE, ).
- ColourPop Every Rose (PiP, $4.50).
Formula Overview
$8.00/0.04 oz. - $200.00 Per Ounce
The formula is described as "ulta-pigmented" and "long-lasting" that can be used as "a shadow, a base, [or] as a liner." There is a built-in sharpener on the opposite end.
The updated twist-up pencil eyeshadow formula is creamier, more pigmented, and performed more consistently across the board than the original Colour Stix, which were all over the place with performance. The only issue I had with the Shadow Stix is they weren't long-wearing on me; they had a tendency to fade between six and seven hours and some were mostly gone by nine hours. They were better wearing with a primer underneath or if they were set with powder (so used as a base).
They were creamy and comfortable to work with on the lid, and they had enough give and blendability to work well with fingertips or a brush to diffuse the edges of on the skin. I felt like it was incredibly easy to just buff and pat the edges for an all-over lid color, which was nice given about half the range were various neutral tones.
Browse all of our ColourPop Shadow Stix swatches.
Ingredients
CYCLOPENTASILOXANE, CYCLOHEXASILOXANE, SYNTHETIC FLUORPHLOGOPITE, TRIMETHYLSILOXYSILICATE, POLYGLYCERYL-3 STEARATE, OCTYLDODECANOL, BEHENETH-5, C26-28 ALKYL DIMETHICONE, MICROCRYSTALLINE WAX, POLYETHYLENE, PARAFFIN, SYNTHETIC BEESWAX, ALUMINA, ACETYLATED GLYCOL STEARATE, SILICA, PHENOXYETHANOL, POLYPROPYLSILSESQUIOXANE, DISTEARDIMONIUM HECTORITE, TIN OXIDE, TOCOPHEROL, DIETHYLHEXYL SYRINGYLIDENEMALONATE, PROPYLENE CARBONATE, ETHYLHEXYLGLYCERIN, CAPRYLIC/CAPRIC TRIGLYCERIDE, ALUMINUM CALCIUM SODIUM SILICATE, CALCIUM ALUMINUM BOROSILICATE, CALCIUM SODIUM BOROSILICATE, HYDROGENATED POLYISOBUTENE, PALMITIC ACID. MAY CONTAIN: ALUMINUM POWDER (CI 77000), BISMUTH OXYCHLORIDE (CI 77163), BLACK 2 (CI 77266), BLUE 1 LAKE (CI 42090), BRONZE POWDER (CI 77400), CHROMIUM HYDROXIDE GREEN (CI 77289), CHROMIUM OXIDE GREENS (CI 77288), COPPER POWDER (CI 77400), FERRIC FERROCYANIDE (CI 77510), IRON OXIDES (CI 77491, CI 77492, CI 77499), MANGANESE VIOLET (CI 77742), MICA (CI 77019), RED 40 LAKE (CI 16035), TITANIUM DIOXIDE (CI 77891), ULTRAMARINES (CI 77007), YELLOW 5 LAKE (CI 19140).
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.
Socialite
PPermanent. $8.00.
Rain Check
ColourPop Rain Check Shadow Stix ($8.00 for 0.048 oz.) is a medium blue with moderate, cool undertones and a satin sheen.
- Semi-opaque paque coverage in one stroke
- Creamy, smooth, comfortable to use
- Applied fairly evenly, blended out without too much work (brush or fingertip)
- Average-wearing (6.5 hours before fading visibly)
FURTHER READING: Formula Overview for details on general performance and characteristics (like scent).
Top Dupes
- ColourPop Quantum Sleep (P, $4.50) is more shimmery, darker (90% similar).
- Make Up For Ever I218 Indigo Blue (DC, $21.00) is more shimmery, darker, cooler (85% similar).
- Coloured Raine Opulence (LE, $6.99) is more shimmery, cooler (85% similar).
- Coloured Raine Blue Magic (DC, $6.99) is more shimmery, darker (85% similar).
- Too Faced Chill Out (LE, $16.00) is more shimmery, darker (85% similar).
- ColourPop Stargaze (P, $9.00) is darker, cooler (85% similar).
- Anastasia Star Cobalt (P, $12.00) is more shimmery, cooler (85% similar).
- Urban Decay Vega (PiP, $20.00) is more shimmery, darker, cooler (80% similar).
- Buxom Bulldog (P, $18.00).
- Anastasia Azure (LE, $12.00).
- LORAC Blue Quartz (LE, $19.00).
- Clinique Surf Pop (P, $17.00).
- MAC Weirdly Wonderful (LE, $17.00).
Formula Overview
$8.00/0.04 oz. - $200.00 Per Ounce
The formula is described as "ulta-pigmented" and "long-lasting" that can be used as "a shadow, a base, [or] as a liner." There is a built-in sharpener on the opposite end.
The updated twist-up pencil eyeshadow formula is creamier, more pigmented, and performed more consistently across the board than the original Colour Stix, which were all over the place with performance. The only issue I had with the Shadow Stix is they weren't long-wearing on me; they had a tendency to fade between six and seven hours and some were mostly gone by nine hours. They were better wearing with a primer underneath or if they were set with powder (so used as a base).
They were creamy and comfortable to work with on the lid, and they had enough give and blendability to work well with fingertips or a brush to diffuse the edges of on the skin. I felt like it was incredibly easy to just buff and pat the edges for an all-over lid color, which was nice given about half the range were various neutral tones.
Browse all of our ColourPop Shadow Stix swatches.
Ingredients
CYCLOPENTASILOXANE, CYCLOHEXASILOXANE, SYNTHETIC FLUORPHLOGOPITE, TRIMETHYLSILOXYSILICATE, POLYGLYCERYL-3 STEARATE, OCTYLDODECANOL, BEHENETH-5, C26-28 ALKYL DIMETHICONE, MICROCRYSTALLINE WAX, POLYETHYLENE, PARAFFIN, SYNTHETIC BEESWAX, ALUMINA, ACETYLATED GLYCOL STEARATE, SILICA, PHENOXYETHANOL, POLYPROPYLSILSESQUIOXANE, DISTEARDIMONIUM HECTORITE, TIN OXIDE, TOCOPHEROL, DIETHYLHEXYL SYRINGYLIDENEMALONATE, PROPYLENE CARBONATE, ETHYLHEXYLGLYCERIN, CAPRYLIC/CAPRIC TRIGLYCERIDE, ALUMINUM CALCIUM SODIUM SILICATE, CALCIUM ALUMINUM BOROSILICATE, CALCIUM SODIUM BOROSILICATE, HYDROGENATED POLYISOBUTENE, PALMITIC ACID. MAY CONTAIN: ALUMINUM POWDER (CI 77000), BISMUTH OXYCHLORIDE (CI 77163), BLACK 2 (CI 77266), BLUE 1 LAKE (CI 42090), BRONZE POWDER (CI 77400), CHROMIUM HYDROXIDE GREEN (CI 77289), CHROMIUM OXIDE GREENS (CI 77288), COPPER POWDER (CI 77400), FERRIC FERROCYANIDE (CI 77510), IRON OXIDES (CI 77491, CI 77492, CI 77499), MANGANESE VIOLET (CI 77742), MICA (CI 77019), RED 40 LAKE (CI 16035), TITANIUM DIOXIDE (CI 77891), ULTRAMARINES (CI 77007), YELLOW 5 LAKE (CI 19140).
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.
Since I only use this type of eye pencil as a base for flakier or more fallout prone eyeshadows, I really love Flex and Socialite!
Walk of Fame and Socialite are just divine – love those kinds of shades.
I’m a sucker for gold shadows so Flex is calling my name.
Really like “Flex”! Just the right green-gold combo!