ColourPop Glowing Strong Super Shock Shadow Duo Review & Swatches
Glowing Strong
ColourPop Glowing Strong Super Shock Shadow Duo ($12.00 for 0.07 oz.) includes a bright, silvery blue and peachy-gold, both with more metallic finishes. They were pigmented, blendable, and long-wearing, which made them consistent with past experiences I’ve had with this formula.
Ingredients
Glowing Strong
LELimited Edition. $12.00.
Ember
Ember is a very pale, silvery blue base with slightly warmer, green-tinted gold micro-sparkle over a metallic finish. It had semi-opaque, buildable color coverage that adhered evenly to bare skin. The texture was lightly emollient, thin, and turned to a powder as soon as it came into contact with my skin. It wore well for 10 hours without fading or creasing.
FURTHER READING: Formula Overview for details on general performance and characteristics (like scent).
Top Dupes
- Urban Decay Winterfell Snow (LE, $22.00) is less shimmery, cooler (90% similar).
- ColourPop Hot Copic (LE, $4.50) is darker, cooler (90% similar).
- ColourPop A Dream is a Wish Your Heart Makes (LE, $6.00) is more shimmery, lighter, cooler (85% similar).
- ColourPop Dime Piece (PiP, $4.50) is more shimmery, cooler (85% similar).
- Make Up For Ever ME202 Iceberg Blue (DC, $17.00) is more shimmery, darker, cooler (85% similar).
- MAC Dark Energy #2 (LE, $21.00) is lighter, cooler (85% similar).
- Wet 'n' Wild Water (LE, $6.99) is darker, cooler (85% similar).
- Natasha Denona Snow Cone (362M) (LE, $29.00) is darker, cooler (80% similar).
- Terra Moons Skyfall (P, $8.50) is darker, cooler (80% similar).
Formula Overview
$6.00/0.07 oz. - $85.71 Per Ounce
ColourPop Super Shock Shadow is a cream-based formula that comes in a multitude of shades and finishes. The more metallic shades have the most slip to them (they have a “wetter” feel), while the more matte ones have a firmer, more clay-like consistency. Almost every shade I’ve tried from ColourPop has been exceptionally long-wearing (10+ hours of wear, usually there until I remove, even 14 hours later). The pigmentation can vary from shade to shade, but the average shade is quite pigmented.
From feedback I’ve seen from readers, many love them but some don’t like them at all. They aren’t a traditional cream eyeshadow, as they are denser (more sponge-like), and they apply best with flat, firm, synthetic brushes (I like the MAC 242 and 249) for me. The brand recommends using fingers for the most pigmented application, but I’ve only felt that fingers were necessary on a few shades (usually the super glittery ones).
The more matte shades can be on the drier side and vary from medium to opaque in coverage, though they're often buildable. They can be a little hard to diffuse the edges of, though some are lovely to work with.
The more glittery shades have been the weakest to me, as they can be sheerer or harder to apply. Sometimes, they are more pigmented and work like the other finishes in the formula, but often, they are sheerer and only function well patted on top of more pigmented eyeshadows to add glitter. They do, however, tend to have little fallout over time with the occasional shade having a more moderate amount of fallout (but still less fallout than most powder eyeshadows with glitter).
Browse all of our ColourPop Super Shock Shadow swatches.
Ember
LELimited Edition. $6.00.
Up Late
Up Late is a medium, peachy-gold with warm, orange undertones and flecks of fine sparkle over a more metallic sheen. It had rich pigmentation in a single stroke, which applied evenly to bare skin with a brush or a fingertip. The consistency was lightweight, emollient but not overly so, and transitioned to a powder once it came into contact with skin. It lasted nicely for 10 hours before fading slightly.
FURTHER READING: Formula Overview for details on general performance and characteristics (like scent).
Top Dupes
- ColourPop Oracle (LE, $4.50) is less shimmery, lighter (90% similar).
- Anastasia Gleam (P, $12.00) is less shimmery, darker, cooler (90% similar).
- ColourPop Love Hurts (PiP, $4.50) is less shimmery, cooler (90% similar).
- By Beauty Bay Fossil (LE, ) is cooler (90% similar).
- ColourPop Estrella (LE, $4.50) is darker (90% similar).
- Natasha Denona Glam (334M) (PiP, $29.00) is darker (90% similar).
- Viseart Ferver (LE, ) is less shimmery, darker (90% similar).
- Too Faced Cookie Cutter (LE, $16.00) is less shimmery, lighter (90% similar).
- ColourPop Soo Good (LE, $4.50) is less shimmery, darker, cooler (90% similar).
- Pat McGrath Golden Aurora (LE, $25.00) is more shimmery, darker (90% similar).
Formula Overview
$6.00/0.07 oz. - $85.71 Per Ounce
ColourPop Super Shock Shadow is a cream-based formula that comes in a multitude of shades and finishes. The more metallic shades have the most slip to them (they have a “wetter” feel), while the more matte ones have a firmer, more clay-like consistency. Almost every shade I’ve tried from ColourPop has been exceptionally long-wearing (10+ hours of wear, usually there until I remove, even 14 hours later). The pigmentation can vary from shade to shade, but the average shade is quite pigmented.
From feedback I’ve seen from readers, many love them but some don’t like them at all. They aren’t a traditional cream eyeshadow, as they are denser (more sponge-like), and they apply best with flat, firm, synthetic brushes (I like the MAC 242 and 249) for me. The brand recommends using fingers for the most pigmented application, but I’ve only felt that fingers were necessary on a few shades (usually the super glittery ones).
The more matte shades can be on the drier side and vary from medium to opaque in coverage, though they're often buildable. They can be a little hard to diffuse the edges of, though some are lovely to work with.
The more glittery shades have been the weakest to me, as they can be sheerer or harder to apply. Sometimes, they are more pigmented and work like the other finishes in the formula, but often, they are sheerer and only function well patted on top of more pigmented eyeshadows to add glitter. They do, however, tend to have little fallout over time with the occasional shade having a more moderate amount of fallout (but still less fallout than most powder eyeshadows with glitter).
Browse all of our ColourPop Super Shock Shadow swatches.
Could absolutely see myself using either one as a pretty inner corner/lid shade with different looks! Ember looks like a particularly brightening pop of pale blue with some green in its glow!
Great idea for inner corner. I have Hungry Ghost on the way and will try it that way. It is so hard to resist these for me since they are inexpensive and cruelty-free. Stop me, lol.
This is a really gorgeous duo and the silvery blue shade reminds me of the silvery one in Guerlain’s Les Gris too. The colour combination is perfect.
I hv never tried Colour pop shock eyeshadows. Am so tempted but wonder how is the texture. I have so many eyeshadows too. Some of the colors look really beautiful
Ah, the texture is wonderful, as Christine aptly describes. I can’t stop buying them, especially where there are sales.
I should buy some. Thank you
I love the look of Ember but don’t need, or want Up Late. So I’m going to check the dupes.