ColourPop Just Your Voice, I Own You, Not Today Jelly Much Eyeshadows Reviews & Swatches
Just Your Voice
ColourPop Just Your Voice Jelly Much Eyeshadow ($8.00 for 0.23 oz.) is a blackened navy blue base with flecks of blue sparkle and shimmer. In some ways, it looked complex in the jar but didn’t seem to look nearly as complex in person (even contorting myself to try and find that complexity!). The texture was more watery and prone to sheering out when applied so semi-opaque coverage was the best I could get in one layer. This also resulted in slightly patchy application whether I used a flat, synthetic brush or fingertips. I had the best luck applying one layer, letting it set in place, and then using a fluffy brush to gently brush on more product to fill in the gaps. It wore well for 10 hours without fading or creasing on me.
FURTHER READING: Formula Overview for details on general performance and characteristics (like scent).
Top Dupes
- ColourPop Take Me Higher (LE, $6.00) is more shimmery, darker (90% similar).
- NABLA Cosmetics Quiet Storm (PiP, ) is more shimmery (90% similar).
- Sephora Stormy Seas (113) (LE, $13.00) is darker, cooler (90% similar).
- Huda Beauty Sapphire #5 (LE, ) is darker (90% similar).
- LORAC Smoke Signal (LE, $19.00) is more shimmery, warmer (90% similar).
- Viseart Galaxy (GPV2 #29) (LE, ) is more shimmery, darker, cooler (90% similar).
- Dominique Cosmetics Stargaze (PiP, ) is less shimmery, lighter, warmer (90% similar).
- ColourPop Antimatter (P, $4.50) is more shimmery, darker (85% similar).
- ColourPop Krinkle (LE, $6.00) is more shimmery, warmer (85% similar).
- Fyrinnae Mermaid Masquerade (P, $8.50) is brighter (85% similar).
Formula Overview
$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.
Browse all of our ColourPop Jelly Much Eyeshadow swatches.
Ingredients
Water, Calcium Sodium Borosilicate, Silica, Polyethylene Terephthalate, Aluminum Calcium Sodium Silicate, Synthetic Flurophlogopite, Butylene Glycol, Sorbeth-30 Tetraisostearate, Dipropylene Glycol, Polymethyl Methacrylate, Benzyl Alcohol, Sorbitan Sesquiisostearate, Acrylates/Beheneth-25 Methacrylate Copolymer, Ppg-8 Ceteth-20, Chlorphenesin, Tin Oxide, Dehydroacetic Acid, Titanium/Titanium Dioxide, Sodium Hydroxide, Phenoxyethanol. May Contain: Carmine (CI 75470), Chromium Oxide Greens (CI 77288), Ferric Ferrocyanide (CI 77510), Iron Oxides (CI 77491, CI 77492, CI 77499), Manganese Violet (CI 77742), 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.
Just Your Voice
LELimited Edition. $9.00.
I Own You
ColourPop I Own You Jelly Much Eyeshadow ($8.00 for 0.23 oz.) is a muted, light-medium red with warm undertones and a sparkling, metallic finish. It had opaque pigmentation, and as tends to be the case with this formula, a little went a long way. The texture was water-like–wet and cool to the touch–but it actually felt more whipped, more mousse-like than most shades have felt to me in this formula. The color applied fairly evenly and dried down fast enough that it didn’t crease or migrate while it did so. The edges diffused without much effort but found I had to be careful to smooth out the product as it was slightly thicker at times. It stayed on well for 10 hours without fading or creasing on me.
FURTHER READING: Formula Overview for details on general performance and characteristics (like scent).
Top Dupes
- ColourPop 1966 (LE, $4.50) is less shimmery, darker, warmer (90% similar).
- ColourPop Exo (LE, $6.00) is less shimmery, cooler (90% similar).
- Pat McGrath Lotus Luxe (LE, $25.00) is less shimmery, darker (90% similar).
- Huda Beauty Fantasy (PiP, ) is more shimmery, darker (90% similar).
- Huda Beauty Ruby #5 (LE, ) is more shimmery, darker (90% similar).
- Rare Beauty Ignite (LE, ) is less shimmery (90% similar).
- ColourPop Suite Life (PiP, $4.50) is less shimmery, darker, warmer (90% similar).
- Terra Moons Bonfire (P, $8.50) is less shimmery, lighter, warmer (90% similar).
- Ciate Orchid (PiP, ) is less shimmery (90% similar).
- ColourPop Millennium (LE, $6.00) is darker (90% similar).
Formula Overview
$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.
Browse all of our ColourPop Jelly Much Eyeshadow swatches.
Ingredients
Water, Calcium Sodium Borosilicate, Silica, Polyethylene Terephthalate, Aluminum Calcium Sodium Silicate, Synthetic Flurophlogopite, Butylene Glycol, Sorbeth-30 Tetraisostearate, Dipropylene Glycol, Polymethyl Methacrylate, Benzyl Alcohol, Sorbitan Sesquiisostearate, Acrylates/Beheneth-25 Methacrylate Copolymer, Ppg-8 Ceteth-20, Chlorphenesin, Tin Oxide, Dehydroacetic Acid, Titanium/Titanium Dioxide, Sodium Hydroxide, Phenoxyethanol. May Contain: Carmine (CI 75470), Chromium Oxide Greens (CI 77288), Ferric Ferrocyanide (CI 77510), Iron Oxides (CI 77491, CI 77492, CI 77499), Manganese Violet (CI 77742), 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.
I Own You
LELimited Edition. $9.00.
Not Today
ColourPop Not Today Jelly Much Eyeshadow ($8.00 for 0.23 oz.) is a dark, emerald green with subtle, warm undertones and flecks of copper micro-glitter paired with a metallic finish. It had medium pigmentation that was buildable, but I found it hard to control as the texture seemed on the chunky side–almost more whipped, though still quite watery and “cool” as it went onto my skin. In practice, it looked better and applied better to my actual lid space than when I initially swatched it, though. It didn’t take too to dry down, thankfully, and it had good hold and wear (10 hours without budging), but it definitely emphasized my lid texture.
FURTHER READING: Formula Overview for details on general performance and characteristics (like scent).
Top Dupes
- Make Up For Ever D306 Bottle Green (DC, $21.00) is lighter, warmer (95% similar).
- KVD Beauty Lemmy (LE, ) is more shimmery, darker (95% similar).
- Viseart Paradox (GPV2 #28) (LE, ) is more shimmery, lighter, warmer (90% similar).
- NARS Tropical Express #3 (PiP, $19.00) is less shimmery, lighter (90% similar).
- Fyrinnae Are You My Mummy? (P, $6.80) is more shimmery (90% similar).
- Urban Decay Protest (-, $19.00) is less shimmery, darker, warmer (90% similar).
- Gucci Beauty Malachite (Left) (DC, ) is less shimmery, darker, warmer (90% similar).
- Charlotte Tilbury The Rebel #2 (DC, ) is lighter (90% similar).
- Make Up For Ever D306 Bottle Green (P, $17.00) is darker (90% similar).
- Chanel Blurry Green #3 (PiP, ) is less shimmery, warmer (85% similar).
Formula Overview
$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.
Browse all of our ColourPop Jelly Much Eyeshadow swatches.
Ingredients
Water, Calcium Sodium Borosilicate, Silica, Polyethylene Terephthalate, Aluminum Calcium Sodium Silicate, Synthetic Flurophlogopite, Butylene Glycol, Sorbeth-30 Tetraisostearate, Dipropylene Glycol, Polymethyl Methacrylate, Benzyl Alcohol, Sorbitan Sesquiisostearate, Acrylates/Beheneth-25 Methacrylate Copolymer, Ppg-8 Ceteth-20, Chlorphenesin, Tin Oxide, Dehydroacetic Acid, Titanium/Titanium Dioxide, Sodium Hydroxide, Phenoxyethanol. May Contain: Carmine (CI 75470), Chromium Oxide Greens (CI 77288), Ferric Ferrocyanide (CI 77510), Iron Oxides (CI 77491, CI 77492, CI 77499), Manganese Violet (CI 77742), 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.
Even though it only garnered a C+, I really love Not Today! Such a complex glittery green!
Also love I Own You because it is such a lovely warmer red that I could see working magic with the green in my blue-green eyes!
Beautiful shades, but they really aren’t that great – they look too diffused and difficult to use. And there are plenty of equally as beautiful shades around that are more pigmented than these offerings.
They look so pretty in the jars, but I’ve been notoriously underwhelmed with all the swatches. My wallet is grateful.
All of your eye looks in this post are absolutely stunning! x.