ColourPop Moonstone Beach Bronze Stix Review & Swatches
Moonstone Beach
ColourPop Moonstone Beach Bronze Stix ($10.00 for 0.28 oz.) is a medium brown with moderate, warm undertones–balanced between yellow and red–paired with a natural finish that was matte-ish but not fully flat.
- Medium to semi-opaque, buildable pigmentation (as marketed)
- Moderately emollient, more like a gel-cream, glided on readily
- Applied evenly and blended out well on bare skin or over foundation
- Long-wearing (8.5 hours before fading)
FURTHER READING: Formula Overview for details on general performance and characteristics (like scent).
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Formula Overview
$10.00/0.28 oz. - $35.71 Per Ounce
The formula is supposed to be "super buildable" and "blendable" that won't disturb "your makeup underneath." It is also supposed to have a "natural-looking matte finish."
The texture was lightweight, creamy without being too heavy or too emollient, which enabled the product to apply well over bare skin or on top of foundation. It glided evenly over skin and blended out easily without lifting up base products. I had no trouble using fingertips or a synthetic brush with any of the shades I tested.
The pigmentation was medium to semi-opaque and buildable; due to the emollient consistency, it had a natural tendency to sheer out, so it definitely had to be layered to achieve fuller coverage (as marketed). The formula dried down someone, but it was never fully dry yet didn't seem tacky to the touch.
All six shades lasted between eight and nine hours on me before showing signs of fading. The shade range could be better, though.
Browse all of our ColourPop Bronze Stix swatches.
Ingredients
DIISOPROPYL DIMER DILINOLEATE, LAURYL LAURATE, CAPRYLYL METHICONE, POLYETHYLENE, HYDRATED SILICA, PARAFFIN, SYNTHETIC BEESWAX, ZEOLITE, DIMETHICONE/VINYL DIMETHICONE CROSSPOLYMER, COPERNICIA CERIFERA (CARNAUBA) WAX, BORON NITRIDE, CAPRYLYL GLYCOL, SILICA, HYDROGENATED SOYBEAN OIL, PHENOXYETHANOL, STEARIC ACID, HEXYLENE GLYCOL, MICROCRYSTALLINE WAX, DIMETHICONE, TRIETHOXYCAPRYLYLSILANE, ALUMINA. MAY CONTAIN: IRON OXIDES (CI 77491, CI 77492, CI 77499), TITANIUM DIOXIDE (CI 77891).
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This isn’t even a shade that would work for me, most likely, but I want it because I love the name. 😂. I wonder if there is a real Moonstone Beach? I shall go investigate.
Yes! Up here on the Central California coast, in Cambria. It’s lovely. 🙂
Those caramel brown tones are so yummy and natural looking! Probably too light in depth for me, but I love it anyway.