ColourPop Gimme More Pressed Powder Highlighter Palette Review, Photos, Swatches
Gimme More
ColourPop Gimme More Pressed Powder Highlighter Palette ($18.00 for 0.78 oz.) includes six highlighters in a slim, cardboard palette. It is new and limited edition, and presently sold out, but the palette will be restocked at a future date. The brand’s Pressed Powder Highlighter formula is supposed to have a “high-shine” finish with “butter-soft powders” that have “high colour intensity.” All six were denser with some having a very creamy, smooth consistency and a couple felt sparklier and not as smooth to the touch. They varied between frosted to sparkly but were certainly more intense highlighters. On me, most of the shades lasted for eight to nine hours. Overall, while they did not have the best texture throughout when swatched, they seemed to sit better on the skin after being diffused and blended.
Gimme More
LELimited Edition. $18.00.
Extra
Extra is a pale, white gold with a cooler, white base and warmer, golden shimmer and larger sparkle. The high-shine finish did not seem to accentuate my skin’s natural texture. The consistency was dense with a chunkier texture–I could really feel the bits of sparkle throughout it–and it took slightly more effort to buff and blend out the highlighter evenly. It had semi-opaque, buildable pigmentation that wore well for eight hours on me.
FURTHER READING: Formula Overview for details on general performance and characteristics (like scent).
Top Dupes
- Tarte Skylight (LE, ) is lighter (95% similar).
- Sydney Grace Velvet Gold (P, $9.00) is more shimmery (95% similar).
- Makeup Revolution Ice Kiss (P, $9.00) is lighter, warmer (95% similar).
- ColourPop Ur Glowing (LE, $12.00) is less shimmery, warmer (95% similar).
- Dior Strobe Gold (Glitz) (LE, ) is cooler (95% similar).
- Makeup Revolution Golden Lights (P, $6.00) is cooler (95% similar).
- Anastasia Helia (PiP, ) is more shimmery (95% similar).
- Chanel Or Blanc (LE, $70.00) is less shimmery (95% similar).
- Becca Vanilla Quartz (LE, $19.00) is more shimmery (95% similar).
- Moira Sweet Champagne (P, $14.00) is more shimmery (95% similar).
Formula Overview
$12.00/0.21 oz. - $57.14 Per Ounce
The powder highlighter is supposed to have a "high-shine" finish with "high colour intensity." In general, ColourPop's pressed highlighter powders have a smooth, moderately dense texture that was soft enough to be picked up easily by a brush but not kick up any powder in the pan. The formula was semi-opaque to opaque but easily sheered out for less shine and coverage if desired. There were a few shades within the range that emphasized my skin's natural texture slightly but most did not. The wear ranged from seven and a half hours to nine hours.
Browse all of our ColourPop Pressed Powder Highlighter swatches.
Ingredients
DIMETHICONE, ZINC STEARATE, BORON NITRIDE, SILICA, SYNTHETIC FLUORPHLOGOPITE, DIMETHICONOL, PHENOXYETHANOL, CAPRYLYL
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.
Extra
LELimited Edition. $12.00.
Upgrade
Upgrade is a very light, pinky-peach with warm undertones and a sparkling, metallic finish. It had good color coverage that applied better on the cheeks than I expected, given the drier, more sparkly texture. When worn at greater than medium coverage, it emphasized my skin’s natural texture slightly. This shade wore well for eight and a half hours on me.
FURTHER READING: Formula Overview for details on general performance and characteristics (like scent).
Top Dupes
- Laura Mercier Devotion (P, $45.00) is darker (95% similar).
- Marc Jacobs Beauty Tantalize Glo (Highlighter) (LE, ) is less shimmery (95% similar).
- Anastasia Starburst (LE, ) is darker (90% similar).
- Make Up For Ever #01 (P, $39.00) is less shimmery (95% similar).
- Tarte Pink Champagne (LE, ) is less shimmery, cooler (90% similar).
- Dior #002 (DC, $56.00) is less shimmery, cooler (95% similar).
- Anastasia Eclipse (PiP, ) is cooler (90% similar).
- Guerlain Electric Look #1 (LE, ) (90% similar).
- Tarte Stunner (P, $28.00) is darker (90% similar).
- Anastasia Regal (LE, ) is more shimmery, darker, warmer (85% similar).
Formula Overview
$12.00/0.21 oz. - $57.14 Per Ounce
The powder highlighter is supposed to have a "high-shine" finish with "high colour intensity." In general, ColourPop's pressed highlighter powders have a smooth, moderately dense texture that was soft enough to be picked up easily by a brush but not kick up any powder in the pan. The formula was semi-opaque to opaque but easily sheered out for less shine and coverage if desired. There were a few shades within the range that emphasized my skin's natural texture slightly but most did not. The wear ranged from seven and a half hours to nine hours.
Browse all of our ColourPop Pressed Powder Highlighter swatches.
Ingredients
SYNTHETIC FLUORPHLOGOPITE, DIMETHICONE, ZINC STEARATE, PTFE, CAPRYLIC/CAPRIC TRIGLYCERIDE, SILICA, BORON NITRIDE, HDI/TRIMETHYLOL HEXYLLACTONE CROSSPOLYMER, PHENOXYETHANOL, DIMETHICONOL, CAPRYLYL GLYCOL, ETHYLHEXYLGLYCERIN, HEXYLENE GLYCOL, TIN OXIDE, 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.
Upgrade
LELimited Edition. $12.00.
Bottomless
Bottomless is a medium orange with warm undertones and lighter, brighter orange-gold shimmer. It had semi-opaque pigmentation, which was buildable to full coverage with a second layer. The consistency was smooth, dense, and creamy to the touch, but you’ll want to use a denser brush (or heavier hand) with it. I noticed slight fading after nine hours of wear.
FURTHER READING: Formula Overview for details on general performance and characteristics (like scent).
Top Dupes
- NYX Synthetica (P, $7.99) is more shimmery (95% similar).
- NARS Soulshine #2 (LE, $30.00) is less shimmery, darker (90% similar).
- NARS Me First (LE, $30.00) is less shimmery, darker (90% similar).
- MAC Fairly Precious (P, $31.00) is lighter, more muted (90% similar).
- Sephora Minnie's Inner Glow (LE, $22.00) is less shimmery, lighter (90% similar).
- Milani Corallina (P, $7.99) is darker (90% similar).
- Too Faced I Will Always Love You (P, $26.00) is less shimmery (95% similar).
- Milani Coral Beams #1 (PiP, ) is lighter, warmer (85% similar).
- Marc Jacobs Beauty Irresistible (210) (P, $30.00) is less shimmery, darker (85% similar).
Formula Overview
$12.00/0.21 oz. - $57.14 Per Ounce
The powder highlighter is supposed to have a "high-shine" finish with "high colour intensity." In general, ColourPop's pressed highlighter powders have a smooth, moderately dense texture that was soft enough to be picked up easily by a brush but not kick up any powder in the pan. The formula was semi-opaque to opaque but easily sheered out for less shine and coverage if desired. There were a few shades within the range that emphasized my skin's natural texture slightly but most did not. The wear ranged from seven and a half hours to nine hours.
Browse all of our ColourPop Pressed Powder Highlighter swatches.
Ingredients
ZINC STEARATE, DIMETHICONE, PTFE, CAPRYLIC/CAPRIC TRIGLYCERIDE, SYNTHETIC FLUORPHLOGOPITE, SILICA, BORON NITRIDE, HDI/TRIMETHYLOL HEXYLLACTONE CROSSPOLYMER, PHENOXYETHANOL, DIMETHICONOL, CAPRYLYL GLYCOL, ETHYLHEXYLGLYCERIN, HEXYLENE GLYCOL, IRON OXIDES (CI 77491), MICA (CI 77019), RED 6 (CI 15850), RED 40 LAKE (CI 16035), TITANIUM DIOXIDE (CI 77891), 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.
Bottomless
LELimited Edition. $12.00.
Full Service
Full Service is a light-medium pink with strong, warm undertones and golden sparkle. It had semi-sheer color payoff that was buildable to medium coverage. This was rather faint on me, and the color base did not come through strongly for me, though it still highlighted the skin as it was very shimmery. The texture was drier to the touch and seemed to be chunkier overall. This shade wore well for eight hours on me.
FURTHER READING: Formula Overview for details on general performance and characteristics (like scent).
Top Dupes
- ColourPop Made Me Do It (LE, $12.00) is lighter (95% similar).
- Charlotte Tilbury Pillow Talk Fair-Medium #3 (PiP, ) is less shimmery (95% similar).
- BH Cosmetics Carli Bybel Deluxe Edition #16 (LE, ) is more shimmery (90% similar).
- Bobbi Brown Sunset Glow (P, $48.00) is less shimmery, cooler (90% similar).
- Tom Ford Beauty Paradise Lust (Top) (LE, ) is more shimmery, lighter (90% similar).
- Tom Ford Beauty Cool (Winter 2016) Highlighter (LE, $60.00) is less shimmery, cooler (90% similar).
- Wet 'n' Wild Halo Gorgeous (P, $5.99) is less shimmery, cooler (90% similar).
- Looxi Beauty Venom (P, $7.50) is darker, warmer (90% similar).
- Makeup Revolution Peach Kiss (P, $9.00) is more shimmery, darker (90% similar).
- NABLA Cosmetics Truth (P, $26.00) is less shimmery, darker (90% similar).
Formula Overview
$12.00/0.21 oz. - $57.14 Per Ounce
The powder highlighter is supposed to have a "high-shine" finish with "high colour intensity." In general, ColourPop's pressed highlighter powders have a smooth, moderately dense texture that was soft enough to be picked up easily by a brush but not kick up any powder in the pan. The formula was semi-opaque to opaque but easily sheered out for less shine and coverage if desired. There were a few shades within the range that emphasized my skin's natural texture slightly but most did not. The wear ranged from seven and a half hours to nine hours.
Browse all of our ColourPop Pressed Powder Highlighter swatches.
Ingredients
DIMETHICONE, ZINC STEARATE, SILICA, BORON NITRIDE, SYNTHETIC FLUORPHLOGOPITE, DIMETHICONOL, PHENOXYETHANOL, CAPRYLYL GLYCOL, ETHYLHEXYLGLYCERIN, HEXYLENE GLYCOL, TIN OXIDE, IRON OXIDES (CI 77491), MICA (CI 77019), RED 7 LAKE (CI 15850), 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.
Full Service
LELimited Edition. $12.00.
Bigger and Better
Bigger and Better is a light-medium gold with warm, orange undertones and a sparkling, metallic finish. The pigmentation was mostly opaque, while the texture was soft, a little loose in the pan with noticeably larger sparkles in it, but it blended out well on the skin. It did not emphasize my skin’s natural texture, even when worn more heavily. The highlighter stayed on nicely for eight and a half hours.
FURTHER READING: Formula Overview for details on general performance and characteristics (like scent).
Top Dupes
- NARS Salé (-, ) is less shimmery (95% similar).
- Milani Sunglow (P, $10.00) is less shimmery, darker (95% similar).
- Ciate Celestial (P, $32.00) is darker (95% similar).
- Cover FX Rose Gold (LE, $34.00) is lighter (95% similar).
- Becca Gradient Glow (P, $38.00) is less shimmery, darker (95% similar).
- ILIA Starstruck (P, $34.00) is less shimmery, cooler (95% similar).
- Wet 'n' Wild Golden Flower Crown (P, $4.99) is lighter, cooler (95% similar).
- Becca Topaz Flashes Gilt (LE, $34.00) is darker (95% similar).
- Persona Zuma (P, $24.00) is lighter (95% similar).
- Shiseido Solar Haze (05) (P, $29.00) is less shimmery (95% similar).
Formula Overview
$12.00/0.21 oz. - $57.14 Per Ounce
The powder highlighter is supposed to have a "high-shine" finish with "high colour intensity." In general, ColourPop's pressed highlighter powders have a smooth, moderately dense texture that was soft enough to be picked up easily by a brush but not kick up any powder in the pan. The formula was semi-opaque to opaque but easily sheered out for less shine and coverage if desired. There were a few shades within the range that emphasized my skin's natural texture slightly but most did not. The wear ranged from seven and a half hours to nine hours.
Browse all of our ColourPop Pressed Powder Highlighter swatches.
Ingredients
SYNTHETIC FLUORPHLOGOPITE, ZINC STEARATE, DIMETHICONE, PTFE, CAPRYLIC/CAPRIC TRIGLYCERIDE, BORON NITRIDE, SILICA, HDI/TRIMETHYLOL HEXYLLACTONE CROSSPOLYMER, PHENOXYETHANOL, DIMETHICONOL, CAPRYLYL GLYCOL, ETHYLHEXYLGLYCERIN, HEXYLENE GLYCOL, TIN OXIDE, 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.
Bigger and Better
LELimited Edition. $12.00.
Total Package
Total Package is a medium-dark copper with warm, brown undertones and a metallic finish. It had opaque pigmentation in a single layer with a smooth, moderately dense consistency that was blendable on the skin and adhered evenly, but I would recommend a denser brush to pickup product better. I noticed this shade lightened up the more I buffed and blended it out. On me, it wore well for eight and a half hours.
FURTHER READING: Formula Overview for details on general performance and characteristics (like scent).
Top Dupes
- Anastasia Rose Gold (LE, $25.00) is less shimmery, warmer (95% similar).
- ColourPop Might Be (P, $10.00) is lighter, cooler (90% similar).
- Bobbi Brown Afternoon Glow (P, $48.00) is less shimmery, lighter (90% similar).
- MAC Superb (P, $42.00) is cooler (90% similar).
- Bite Beauty Rose Pearl (P, $24.00) is lighter, warmer (90% similar).
- NARS Embruns (-, ) is less shimmery (90% similar).
- Huda Beauty Rich #3 (PiP, ) is less shimmery, lighter, warmer (90% similar).
- ColourPop Charleston (LE, $7.00) is less shimmery, cooler (90% similar).
- JD Glow Essence (P, $16.50) is lighter (90% similar).
- Bobbi Brown Tawny Glow (P, $48.00) is cooler (90% similar).
Formula Overview
$12.00/0.21 oz. - $57.14 Per Ounce
The powder highlighter is supposed to have a "high-shine" finish with "high colour intensity." In general, ColourPop's pressed highlighter powders have a smooth, moderately dense texture that was soft enough to be picked up easily by a brush but not kick up any powder in the pan. The formula was semi-opaque to opaque but easily sheered out for less shine and coverage if desired. There were a few shades within the range that emphasized my skin's natural texture slightly but most did not. The wear ranged from seven and a half hours to nine hours.
Browse all of our ColourPop Pressed Powder Highlighter swatches.
Ingredients
BORON NITRIDE, DIMETHICONE, ZINC STEARATE, PTFE, CAPRYLIC/CAPRIC TRIGLYCERIDE, SYNTHETIC FLUORPHLOGOPITE, SILICA, HDI/TRIMETHYLOL HEXYLLACTONE CROSSPOLYMER, PHENOXYETHANOL, DIMETHICONOL, CAPRYLYL GLYCOL, ETHYLHEXYLGLYCERIN, HEXYLENE GLYCOL, TIN OXIDE, BLUE 1 LAKE (CI 42090), 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.
The colors are very pretty, esp Bottomless, but I know ColourPop can do better
They varied a bit much here!
Thanks for the review! Question though…Is Total Package supposed to be graded a D+? The grade has a zero for pigmentation but your review said it was opaque with one pass… I love all your reviews… Keep up the good work!
Sorry, it was supposed to be a 10 and I can’t type numbers accurately!
This would be more of a blush palette for me, but the colors are very pretty.
There are some pretty shades in it!
What a shame Service did not perform as well as expected, because is a beautiful base shade. A tad too orangey for me overall, but lovely nonetheless.
I know! It was a bummer.
I just knew it! Total Package would have Might Be as a dupe, and a pretty close one at that! Since I’m duped up on at least 4, possibly 5 of these shades, I would get it, but not for myself. Possibly as a little sumthin sumthin fory daughter, though? ?
Too bad about the one shade!