ColourPop Growth Flirt Super Shock Cheek Review & Swatches
Growth Flirt
ColourPop Growth Flirt Super Shock Cheek ($8.00 for 0.15 oz.) is a rich, orange-coral with warm undertones and a matte finish. It had buildable pigmentation from semi-sheer to mostly opaque (three layers with a brush, two layers with fingertips). The texture felt smooth, velvety, and more clay-like to the touch–drier without the slip of a traditional cream blush but indented from pressure like you might expect a cream product to (as opposed to powder). The matte finish seemed to hide my pores a bit when applied with fingertips (as opposed to a brush), which was an interesting effect. The blush applied evenly and blended out with little effort, and it stayed on well for 10 hours with minimal fading.
FURTHER READING: Formula Overview for details on general performance and characteristics (like scent).
Top Dupes
- Tom Ford Beauty Sundrunk (Right) (PiP, ) is cooler (95% similar).
- Tom Ford Beauty Explicit Flush (Right) (PiP, ) is lighter (95% similar).
- Milk Makeup Infinity (P, $20.00) is cooler (95% similar).
- Dior Coral Flight (462) (LE, $48.00) is more shimmery, lighter, glossier (95% similar).
- Tom Ford Beauty Nude Glow (Center) (LE, ) is lighter (95% similar).
- ColourPop Virtual Reality (LE, $8.00) is lighter (95% similar).
- Tom Ford Beauty Exotic Flora (Bottom) (LE, ) is more shimmery (90% similar).
- ColourPop Palatial (LE, $12.00) is lighter (90% similar).
- NYX Apricot (DC, $5.00) is more shimmery, lighter (90% similar).
- Guerlain Coral Blush (LE, ) is more shimmery (90% similar).
Formula Overview
$8.00/0.15 oz. - $53.33 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.
Browse all of our ColourPop Super Shock Cheek swatches.
Ingredients
Synthetic Fluorphlogopite, Cyclopentasiloxane, Dimethicone, Trimethylsiloxysilicate, Boron Nitride, Octocrylene, Ethylhexyl Salicylate, Alumina, C30-45 Alkyl Cetearyl Dimethicone Crosspolymer, Isododecane, Cyclohexasiloxane, Butyl Methoxydibenzoylmethane, Dimethicone/Vinyltrimethylsiloxysilicate Crosspolymer, Diethylhexyl Syringylidenemalonate, Phenoxyethanol, Dimethiconol, Disteardimonium Hectorite, Glycine Soja (Soybean) Oil, Mangifera Indica (Mango) Seed Butter, Propylene Carbonate, Ethylhexylglycerin, Cucumis Sativus (Cucumber) Fruit Extract, Blue 1 Lake (CI 42090), Mica (CI 77019), Red 6 (CI 15850), Red 7 Lake (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.
The arm swatch lied to me! I really didn’t think I was going to like this, much less fall in love with it. But, I think this is one that I would use to death during spring and summer. Very Pantone Color Of The Year!
My arm is super dry right now, so I think that’s my fault! 🙁
Our climate here is so ridiculously dry that lotions and other moisturizers just sink in and disappear inside of a few hours, it seems. Very hard to keep skin from getting dry, so definitely not your fault!
Hi Christina!! First off I’d like to say I love your blog!! I really trust your reviews on products!! Second, I love Colourpop products and I’ve always been interested in their SuperShock blushes but always been intimidated by the creamy texture. I’ve always used powder blushes. I’d like to ask how you recommend to apply them? And also do you find the Colourpop ones difficult to blend? Thanks so much!! ??
Whoa – that is a really bright coral shade – it would be beautiful on the right skintone.