ColourPop In the Limelight Jelly Much Shadows Reviews & Swatches

Christine — Fri, 18 Mar 2022 21:00:00 +0000

Heartthrob

ColourPop Heartthrob Jelly Much Eyeshadow ($8.00 for 0.23 oz.) is a bright chartreuse green with warmer, yellower undertones and slightly greener shimmer. The more opaque the product was, the greener and less yellow it appeared. It had a cool, watery consistency to the touch that dried down within 10 seconds to a transfer-resistant finish, so you’ll want to work one eye at a time. It had mostly opaque, buildable coverage that applied evenly and lasted well for 10 hours on me.

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Urban Decay Mean (LE, $19.00) is less shimmery, cooler (95% similar).
ColourPop Peridot (PiP, $4.50) is less shimmery, darker (95% similar).
MAC Chartreuse (P, $21.00) is less shimmery, cooler (95% similar).
Sydney Grace Lake Days (DC, $8.00) is darker, cooler (90% similar).
Sugarpill Insomniac (PiP, $13.00) is less shimmery, warmer (90% similar).
Makeup Geek Limelight (P, $9.99) is less shimmery, darker (90% similar).
ColourPop Buggin' (PiP, $4.50) is lighter, warmer (90% similar).
Viseart Coy #7 (LE, ) is darker, warmer (90% similar).
MAC Ripped Tee (PiP, ) is less shimmery, warmer (90% similar).
Terra Moons Castor (P, $6.25) is less shimmery, warmer (90% similar).

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$9.00/0.23 oz. - $39.13 Per Ounce

The formula is supposed to have "high impact" in a "single swipe" that's longwearing, "won't crease, fade or transfer" and "dries down to a powder finish with zero fall out." These are water-based, so they feel wet and cooling when initially applied, but the reality is that so little product is needed to get coverage on the lid that I didn't feel it was watery or thin when I actually patted it onto my lid with a brush.

I would recommend using less than you think you'll need, and while fingertips can be used to apply, I liked the control of flat, synthetic brushes gave me as fingertips (for me!) applied far more product than needed. If you over-apply, it can feel wet and take longer to dry down, and it ends up taking too long and can pull into creases/fine lines on the lid. If I used about what I needed (there was some wiggle room), it dried down quickly and set to a transfer-resistant/crease-resistant finish. It was harder to blend out once dry, though, and if I wasn't careful, more vigorous blending could disturb and cause the eyeshadow to flake slightly.

They are easier to use than they look, and I think they're quite good overall, though a couple of shades were less stellar. They have a high-shine finish, though I think the more metallic powder and cream eyeshadows give a similar look that I wasn't convinced that the finish on these was above and beyond products that might be easier to use/more user-friendly. I'm not sure that the pot was the best way to go, as the product dries out extremely quickly; to the point where I would advise closing the product after you've taken product out of it, don't let it sit open while you're applying the rest of your makeup--you will see and feel parts of it dry out.

I found the packaging to be rather messy, and I have bits of product along the edge of the jar, along the rim, and it's fiddly to move the stopper from the opening to the lid and back again. I wonder if a squeeze tube might be less messy and make it easier to control the amount of product picked up while also preventing the product from drying out too readily.

WARNING: This formula seems to dry out within months; some readers report a couple of months and others more like a six-month window. I don't keep the majority of cream-based products (since I don't return to most products after reviewing), including these, but of the few I still have, there is a definite change in consistency--slightly drier--after six months, sometimes more or less. I had a couple that were closer to the year mark, and one was still usable but the other was quite dried down.

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Heartthrob

LELimited Edition. $9.00.

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Scandal

ColourPop Scandal Jelly Much Eyeshadow ($8.00 for 0.23 oz.) is a deep, tarnished gold with warm undertones and a lightly sparkling, metallic sheen. It had opaque pigmentation in one layer, which applied evenly and blended out well over my lid. The texture was cool, water-like initially but dried down in about 10 seconds and was very transfer-resistant from there. It stayed on well for 10 hours without fading or creasing.

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Chanel Lumiere et Opulence #3 (LE, ) is warmer (95% similar).
Fyrinnae Tardigrade (P, $8.50) is darker, warmer (90% similar).
Dior Night Bird #1 (LE, ) is darker, cooler (90% similar).
Melt Cosmetics Black Widow (LE, ) is more shimmery, darker, warmer (90% similar).
ColourPop Bliss (LE, $6.00) is more shimmery, darker (90% similar).
Natasha Denona Shield (252M) (LE, $29.00) is more shimmery, darker (90% similar).
Lisa Eldridge Madrigal (P, $16.00) is lighter, warmer (90% similar).
Glaminatrix Martini (P, $8.04) is darker, cooler (90% similar).
Sydney Grace Baby Cakes (PiP, $6.25) is more shimmery, cooler (90% similar).
ColourPop Astral Lands (LE, $4.50) is more shimmery, darker, cooler (85% similar).

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Scandal

LELimited Edition. $9.00.

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96%

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Memoir

ColourPop Memoir Jelly Much Eyeshadow ($8.00 for 0.23 oz.) is a pale, greenish-yellow with warm undertones and a metallic finish. It had nearly opaque pigmentation paired with a lightweight, watery texture that set to a very transfer-resistant finish within 10 seconds of being applied to my skin. It wore well for 10 hours without fading.

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Fenty Beauty Need Receipts (LE, ) is less shimmery, cooler (90% similar).
ColourPop Pose (LE, $4.50) is more shimmery, darker (90% similar).
ColourPop Isla Vista (P, $6.00) is darker (90% similar).
Dior Night Bird #2 (LE, ) is less shimmery, darker, warmer (90% similar).
Viseart Boheme Dream #2 (LE, ) is less shimmery, darker, cooler (90% similar).
Glaminatrix Hopping (P, $8.77) is less shimmery, darker (85% similar).
Clionadh Eye of Newt (P, $5.25) is darker, cooler (85% similar).
ColourPop Best Buds (LE, $4.50) is darker, cooler (85% similar).
ColourPop I'm Thumpin' (LE, $4.50) is less shimmery, darker, cooler (85% similar).
City Color Evergreen (P, $6.99) is darker, cooler (80% similar).

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$9.00/0.23 oz. - $39.13 Per Ounce

Browse all of our ColourPop Jelly Much Eyeshadow swatches.

Memoir

LELimited Edition. $9.00.

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9.5

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Texture

Longevity

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94%

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ColourPop Heartthrob Jelly Much Eyeshadow

ColourPop Scandal Jelly Much Eyeshadow

ColourPop Memoir Jelly Much Eyeshadow

ColourPop Heartthrob Jelly Much Eyeshadow

ColourPop Scandal Jelly Much Eyeshadow

ColourPop Memoir Jelly Much Eyeshadow

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ColourPop In the Limelight Jelly Much Shadows Reviews & Swatches

Heartthrob

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Heartthrob

LELimited Edition. $9.00.

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Scandal

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Scandal

LELimited Edition. $9.00.

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Memoir

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Memoir

LELimited Edition. $9.00.

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