ColourPop Lyric Eyeshadow Palette Review & Swatches
Lyric
ColourPop Lyric 5-Pan Pressed Powder Palette ($10.00 for 0.15 oz.) is a new release that includes two matte eyeshadows, two shimmer eyeshadows, and one pressed glitter. The quality was all over the place within this lil’ palette; one matte was fantastic, while one was incredibly powdery and sheer, and then one shimmer was pretty good, while the other was drier and prone to fallout. These types of shades feel common enough that there’s no reason to settle for inconsistency or so-so quality.
Lyric
LELimited Edition. $10.00.
Melody (Lyric)
Melody (Lyric) is a very light gold with warmer, peachy undertones and a frosted finish. The texture was drier and felt more loosely-pressed with some thinness, which resulted in the shimmer blending and separating away from the base pigment, so it was harder to apply evenly and keep in place. It lasted for seven hours before fading visibly on me.
FURTHER READING: Formula Overview for details on general performance and characteristics (like scent).
Top Dupes
- ColourPop Wink Wink (PiP, $6.00) is lighter (95% similar).
- Tom Ford Beauty De La Creme #1 (PiP, ) is less shimmery, darker (95% similar).
- NARS L'Amour, Toujours L'Amour #2 (DC, $25.00) is more shimmery, lighter (95% similar).
- Give Me Glow Cream Lace (P, $7.00) is more shimmery, lighter (95% similar).
- Tom Ford Beauty Chalet Lust #2 (LE, ) is less shimmery (95% similar).
- Lancome Filigree (PiP, $19.00) is lighter (95% similar).
- LORAC Sand (LE, $19.00) is lighter (95% similar).
- Huda Beauty Moon Dust (Remastered) (PiP, ) is more shimmery, cooler (95% similar).
- Sephora Minx (LE, ) is lighter (95% similar).
- Becca Moonstone (LE, ) is more shimmery, cooler (95% similar).
Formula Overview
$4.50/0.05 oz. - $90.00 Per Ounce
The new Pressed Powder Shadow formula is supposed to be “highly pigmented” with an “ultra-velvety and silky” texture that is “long-wearing” and “adheres easily to the eyes.” Most of the shades have semi-opaque to opaque pigmentation that applies well to bare skin, blends out without issue, and lasts for seven to eight hours.
The matte eyeshadows tend to be a little more powdery, though soft and finely-milled, in the pan, while the shimmers have a creamier, dense consistency. Occasionally, the more sparkly or metallic shades apply better with fingertips or a dampened brush.
Browse all of our ColourPop Pressed Powder Shadow swatches.
Melody (Lyric)
LELimited Edition. $4.50.
Ode
Ode is a light brown with warmer undertones and a matte finish. It had opaque pigmentation with a soft, blendable texture that was lightly powdery in the pan but not prone to sheering out or having fallout during application. It stayed on nicely for eight hours before fading noticeably.
FURTHER READING: Formula Overview for details on general performance and characteristics (like scent).
Top Dupes
- ColourPop Juice Cleanse (PiP, $4.50) is more shimmery (95% similar).
- Melt Cosmetics Senales (LE, ) is cooler (95% similar).
- ColourPop Velvet (LE, $4.50) is lighter, cooler (90% similar).
- Sydney Grace Toffee (P, $5.25) is lighter, warmer (90% similar).
- Sephora Khaki (LE, ) is lighter, warmer (90% similar).
- Viseart Warm Mattes #3 (PiP, ) is lighter, warmer (90% similar).
- Natasha Denona Tamarind (LE, ) is lighter, brighter, warmer (90% similar).
- ColourPop Rattan (LE, $4.50) is darker (90% similar).
- Sephora Camel (LE, ) is lighter, warmer (90% similar).
- Lethal Cosmetics Lore (P, $6.50) is lighter (90% similar).
Formula Overview
$4.50/0.05 oz. - $90.00 Per Ounce
The new Pressed Powder Shadow formula is supposed to be “highly pigmented” with an “ultra-velvety and silky” texture that is “long-wearing” and “adheres easily to the eyes.” Most of the shades have semi-opaque to opaque pigmentation that applies well to bare skin, blends out without issue, and lasts for seven to eight hours.
The matte eyeshadows tend to be a little more powdery, though soft and finely-milled, in the pan, while the shimmers have a creamier, dense consistency. Occasionally, the more sparkly or metallic shades apply better with fingertips or a dampened brush.
Browse all of our ColourPop Pressed Powder Shadow swatches.
Ode
LELimited Edition. $4.50.
Unsung
Unsung is a darker mix of gold, smaller particle-sized glitter with a transparent base. It was nearly opaque from how full of glitter it was! The consistency was emollient, slightly wet to the touch, but it had good dispersion and adhered with only minimal migration over an eight-hour period of time.
This shade contains plastic (PET) glitter and is not intended for use around the eye area.
Top Dupes
- ColourPop Social Club (LE, $6.00) is darker, warmer (90% similar).
- ColourPop Get Clarity (LE, $6.00) is less shimmery, lighter (90% similar).
- Makeup Geek Asteroid (P, $12.00) is lighter, warmer (85% similar).
- Anastasia Gemini (LE, ) is darker (80% similar).
- NABLA Cosmetics Libertine (PiP, ) is lighter, brighter, warmer (80% similar).
- ColourPop Arendelle (LE, $6.00) is lighter, warmer (80% similar).
- ColourPop Excess (LE, $6.00) is darker, warmer (80% similar).
Unsung
LELimited Edition. $6.00.
Cello
Cello is a medium copper with moderate, warm–almost brownish–undertones and a sparkling, metallic finish. The texture was fairly soft, slightly drier to the touch, but it had enough binder in it to apply evenly to bare skin and have good adhesion, so fallout wasn’t a concern. It had rich pigmentation that stayed on nicely for eight hours before fading a bit.
FURTHER READING: Formula Overview for details on general performance and characteristics (like scent).
Top Dupes
- Olivia Palermo Gilded Glimmer (PiP, ) is less shimmery, cooler (95% similar).
- Glaminatrix Sparks Fly (P, $8.04) is more shimmery (95% similar).
- MAC PatrickStarrr (LE, $21.00) is more shimmery, cooler (90% similar).
- Natasha Denona True Copper (305M) (PiP, $29.00) is more shimmery, darker (90% similar).
- Natasha Denona Bronze Foil (437M) (PiP, $29.00) is more shimmery, darker, warmer (90% similar).
- BH Cosmetics Foil Eyes #7 (PiP, ) is more shimmery, lighter (90% similar).
- Ciate Rose Gold (LE, ) is cooler (90% similar).
- NARS Hammamet II (PiP, $19.00) is cooler (90% similar).
- NYX Rose Dust (P, $6.00) is more shimmery, darker (90% similar).
- Too Faced Good as Gold (LE, $16.00) is less shimmery, warmer (90% similar).
Formula Overview
$4.50/0.05 oz. - $90.00 Per Ounce
The new Pressed Powder Shadow formula is supposed to be “highly pigmented” with an “ultra-velvety and silky” texture that is “long-wearing” and “adheres easily to the eyes.” Most of the shades have semi-opaque to opaque pigmentation that applies well to bare skin, blends out without issue, and lasts for seven to eight hours.
The matte eyeshadows tend to be a little more powdery, though soft and finely-milled, in the pan, while the shimmers have a creamier, dense consistency. Occasionally, the more sparkly or metallic shades apply better with fingertips or a dampened brush.
Browse all of our ColourPop Pressed Powder Shadow swatches.
Cello
LELimited Edition. $4.50.
Verse
Verse is a darker brown with subtle, cool undertones and a matte finish. It was incredibly powdery, which resulted in the color sheering out a lot during application and some fallout as well. It seemed to have more medium pigmentation initially, which quickly sheered out to sheer coverage. Even over an eyeshadow primer, it was still a sheerer shade and was hard to build up to true color and full coverage. It lasted for seven hours before fading visibly.
FURTHER READING: Formula Overview for details on general performance and characteristics (like scent).
Top Dupes
- ColourPop Who (LE, $4.50) is cooler (95% similar).
- ColourPop Folklore (LE, $4.50) is cooler (95% similar).
- Chanel Trait de Caractere #3 (LE, ) is more shimmery, lighter, warmer (95% similar).
- Marc Jacobs Beauty The Dreamer #4 (PiP, ) is warmer (95% similar).
- Charlotte Tilbury Smokey Eyes are Forever Confident Eyes Enhance (LE, ) is darker (95% similar).
- Sydney Grace Dark Chocolate (P, $5.25) is darker, cooler (90% similar).
- Persona Brave (PiP, ) is darker, warmer (90% similar).
- ColourPop Teddy Bare (PiP, $4.50) is darker, warmer (90% similar).
- Wet 'n' Wild Rose in the Air #7 (PiP, ) is warmer (90% similar).
- Viseart Dolce (LE, ) is warmer (90% similar).
Formula Overview
$4.50/0.05 oz. - $90.00 Per Ounce
The new Pressed Powder Shadow formula is supposed to be “highly pigmented” with an “ultra-velvety and silky” texture that is “long-wearing” and “adheres easily to the eyes.” Most of the shades have semi-opaque to opaque pigmentation that applies well to bare skin, blends out without issue, and lasts for seven to eight hours.
The matte eyeshadows tend to be a little more powdery, though soft and finely-milled, in the pan, while the shimmers have a creamier, dense consistency. Occasionally, the more sparkly or metallic shades apply better with fingertips or a dampened brush.
Browse all of our ColourPop Pressed Powder Shadow swatches.
Verse
LELimited Edition. $4.50.
ColourPop Lyric 5-Pan Pressed Powder Palette
ColourPop Lyric 5-Pan Pressed Powder Palette
ColourPop Lyric 5-Pan Pressed Powder Palette
ColourPop Lyric 5-Pan Pressed Powder Palette
ColourPop Lyric 5-Pan Pressed Powder Palette
ColourPop Lyric 5-Pan Pressed Powder Palette
ColourPop Melody (Lyric) Pressed Powder Shadow
ColourPop Melody (Lyric) Pressed Powder Shadow
ColourPop Ode Pressed Powder Shadow
ColourPop Ode Pressed Powder Shadow
ColourPop Unsung Pressed Glitter
ColourPop Unsung Pressed Glitter
ColourPop Unsung Pressed Glitter
ColourPop Cello Pressed Powder Shadow
ColourPop Cello Pressed Powder Shadow
ColourPop Verse Pressed Powder Shadow
ColourPop Verse Pressed Powder Shadow
Two issues I have with this little palette:
1.) The fact that there’s a pressed glitter in here, and that in many swatches I’ve seen of it, it looks like a foiled e/s. Many may not even realize what this shade actually is. Kinda like those MJ potted ones.
2.) Just how in the heck does one mess up such a BASIC shaded neutral palette so badly?!?
The really sad thing here is that CP can make excellent eyeshadows, once upon a time – not too long ago, their eyeshadows were the best.
Cello is the only real standout shade here.
I am genuinely perplexed by this collection of palettes. I was excited when I saw the concept but lost interest when I saw close ups, swatches, and the price. I do not understand the inclusion of pressed glitters and sequin mattes in these. They would be so much more spectacular if it was just mattes, satins, shimmers. I imagine the pricing is primarily due to this new plastic packaging.
I was watching a youtuber the other day who said that people who worked in the Colourpop factory said that CP was listening to customers and not including glitters in eyeshadow palettes. I couldn’t control the snort laughter that came out as over the last year I only remember seeing 1-3 palettes out of the two dozen that released that didn’t have one pressed glitter in them. I wonder if said youtuber even realized what she said. If they think pressed glitters sell so well I’ll ask again, why not make separate stand-alone pressed glitter palettes and keep the plastic shards away from our eyes in the normal ones?
Christine, are the square pans in these 5-pans the same size as the square pans in Sandstone? Curious if the size is consistent so far among square pans. I chronically swap around shades, and I’d love to include some of these in other square-pan palettes! Thank you for any info!!
I’m not sure! I did not review that palette. They seem to be the same, but I’d say look at the individual weight and see if they line up.