ColourPop ILYSM Super Shock Cheek Duo Review & Swatches

Christine — Mon, 10 Feb 2020 22:00:00 +0000

ILYSM

ColourPop ILYSM Super Shock Cheek Duo ( for 0.3 oz.) is a new, limited edition cream blush duo that–apparently!–sold out quite quickly online but is available in-store (my local stores showed it in stock), so if it catches your fancy, you’ll likely want to check with your local Ulta. Both shades have been released before, though only Prenup is available presently as an individual shade. Forget Me Not was easy to work with and long-wearing, whereas Prenup wasn’t as foolproof to apply (but still lasted well).

ILYSM

LELimited Edition.

Product

Pigmentation

Texture

Longevity

4.5

Application

94%

Total

Forget Me Not

Forget Me Not is a light-medium pink with subtle, warm undertones and icier, silvery-white pearl throughout that gave it a luminous sheen on my skin. The texture was smooth, emollient, and easy to work with whether I used a brush or my fingertips to apply to my skin.

It had buildable coverage when applied with a brush and more semi-opaque to opaque coverage applied with fingertips, and it worked well over bare skin as well as over foundation. It stayed on well for 10 hours before fading slightly.

FURTHER READING: Formula Overview for details on general performance and characteristics (like scent).

Top Dupes

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Benefit Tickle (P, $30.00) is more shimmery, warmer (90% similar).
Huda Beauty Copacabana (LE, ) is less shimmery, darker (90% similar).
Dior Pink Gold (LE, ) is less shimmery, warmer (90% similar).
Natasha Denona Rayo (P, $38.00) is less shimmery, warmer (90% similar).
NARS Adoration (Left) (PiP, ) is lighter, warmer (90% similar).
Natasha Denona Love Glow (Diamond Powder) (PiP, ) is more shimmery, darker (90% similar).
Huda Beauty Winter Rose (LE, ) is lighter (90% similar).
MAC Dilly-Dolly (LE, $31.00) is less shimmery, darker (90% similar).
MAC Just a Wisp (P, $29.00) is warmer (90% similar).
Sydney Grace Paris Skies (P, $9.00) is less shimmery, darker (90% similar).

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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.

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Ingredients

Dimethicone, Isononyl Isononanoate, Trimethylsiloxysilicate, Dimethicone Crosspolymer, Ethylhexyl Isononanoate, Vinyl Dimethicone/Methicone Silsesquioxane Crosspolymer, Isopropyl Myristate, Silica, Phenoxyethanol, Synthetic Fluorphlogopite, Stearalkonium Hectorite, Ethylhexylglycerin, Propylene Carbonate, Carmine (CI 75470), Iron Oxides (CI 77491), Mica (CI 77019), Red 28 Lake (CI 45410), 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.

Forget Me Not

LELimited Edition. $8.00.

A+

Product

Pigmentation

Texture

Longevity

Application

100%

Total

Prenup

Prenup is a medium pink with subtle, cool undertones and a satin finish. There was very fine pearl throughout that gave it a satiny sheen applied to my skin, but it wasn’t overly shimmery or dewy in its finish at all. The texture felt more clay-like–movable and would indent with firmer pressure–so it wasn’t as wet to the touch as the shimmery shades in the same formula.

It had buildable coverage from semi-sheer to semi-opaque when applied with a brush and semi-opaque to opaque coverage when applied with fingertips. The color applied fairly easily to my skin but worked best over bare skin as I found the slightly drier texture to be more prone to lifting up base products. It lasted nicely for 10 hours before fading visibly.

FURTHER READING: Formula Overview for details on general performance and characteristics (like scent).

Top Dupes

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Tarte Flush (P, $29.00) is less shimmery, lighter (90% similar).
MAC I'm a Lover (P, $23.50) is lighter (90% similar).
MAC Well Dressed (P, $24.00) is lighter, brighter (90% similar).
Too Faced Chocolate Covered Strawberry (LE, ) is darker, cooler (90% similar).
MAC Pink Tea (LE, $24.00) is darker (90% similar).
MAC Yum Yum Yum (LE, $28.00) is more shimmery, warmer (90% similar).
Smashbox Bitten (LE, ) is darker (90% similar).
Tarte Dollface (P, $29.00) is brighter (90% similar).
ColourPop Olive (LE, $8.00) is less shimmery, lighter (90% similar).
Too Faced Better Together (LE, $26.00) is lighter (90% similar).

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Formula Overview

$8.00/0.15 oz. - $53.33 Per Ounce

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Ingredients

Dimethicone, Trimethylsiloxysilicate, Boron Nitride, Octocrylene, C30-45 Alkyl Cetearyl Dimethicone Crosspolymer, Isododecane, Cyclohexasiloxane, Ethylhexyl Methoxycinnamate, Butyl Methoxydibenzoylmethane, Ethylhexyl Salicylate, Dimethicone/Vinyltrimethylsiloxysilicate Crosspolymer, Phenoxyethanol, Dimethiconol, Disteardimonium Hectorite, Glycine Soja (Soybean) Oil, Mangifera Indica (Mango) Seed Butter, Propylene Carbonate, Ethylhexylglycerin, Cucumis Sativus (Cucumber) Fruit Extract. May Contain: Carmine (CI 75470), Iron Oxides (CI 77491), Mica (CI 77019), Red 7 Lake (CI 15850), Titanium Dioxide (CI 77891)

Prenup

PPermanent. $8.00.

A-

8.5

Product

Pigmentation

8.5

Texture

Longevity

4.5

Application

92%

Total

ColourPop ILYSM Super Shock Cheek Duo

ColourPop Forget Me Not Super Shock Cheek

ColourPop Prenup Super Shock Cheek

ColourPop ILYSM Super Shock Cheek Duo

ColourPop Forget Me Not Super Shock Cheek

ColourPop Prenup Super Shock Cheek

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ColourPop ILYSM Super Shock Cheek Duo Review & Swatches

ILYSM

ILYSM

LELimited Edition.

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Forget Me Not

Top Dupes

Formula Overview

Ingredients

Forget Me Not

LELimited Edition. $8.00.

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Prenup

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Formula Overview

Ingredients

Prenup

PPermanent. $8.00.

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