ColourPop Perfectly Wretched, Spindle, Cursed Jelly Much Eyeshadows Reviews & Swatches
Perfectly Wretched
ColourPop Perfectly Wretched Jelly Much Eyeshadow ($8.00 for 0.23 oz.) is a soft, champagne beige with warm undertones and a sparkling finish with larger shimmer and micro-glitter. It had buildable pigmentation from medium to mostly opaque, though with this type of formula, it often depends on how much gets picked up on one’s brush. I find that the wetter, more watery consistency makes it easy to over-apply when thinner, more even layers tend to look to give the best end result: smooth and even. Relative to other Jelly Much shades, it had a thicker, more whipped/mousse-like texture, which made it a little harder to pick up evenly with a brush. It blended out nicely with a fluffy, synthetic brush, and I didn’t have issues with fallout, even as it dried down. Once it set, this shade was locked on for 10 hours with minimal fallout.
FURTHER READING: Formula Overview for details on general performance and characteristics (like scent).
Top Dupes
- ColourPop Ladybird (LE, $6.00) is lighter (95% similar).
- Huda Beauty Mint #4 (LE, ) is less shimmery, darker (95% similar).
- Tom Ford Beauty Body Heat #1 (PiP, ) is less shimmery, darker (95% similar).
- LORAC Soft Pearl (PiP, ) is less shimmery (95% similar).
- Tom Ford Beauty Azure Sun (Eye Color) (LE, ) is less shimmery, warmer (95% similar).
- ColourPop Tickled (P, $4.50) is lighter, cooler (90% similar).
- ColourPop Vivacious (LE, $4.50) is cooler (90% similar).
- Urban Decay High (PiP, $19.00) is darker, cooler (90% similar).
- ColourPop Walk on Air (LE, $6.00) is darker (90% similar).
- Viseart Poeme (PiP, ) is less shimmery, lighter (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, Polybutylene Terephthalate, Dipropylene Glycol, Polymethyl Methacrylate, Acrylates Copolymer, Benzyl Alcohol, Sorbitan Sesquiisostearate, Acrylates/Beheneth-25 Methacrylate Copolymer, Ppg-8 Ceteth-20, Ethylene/Va Copolymer, Chlorphenesin, Tin Oxide, Dehydroacetic Acid, Ethylene Vinyl Acetate, Titanium/Titanium Dioxide, Sodium Hydroxide, Phenoxyethanol. May Contain: Iron Oxides (CI 77491, CI 77492, CI 77499), 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.
Perfectly Wretched
LELimited Edition. $9.00.
Spindle
ColourPop Spindle Jelly Much Eyeshadow ($8.00 for 0.23 oz.) is a light-medium, silvery lilac base with flecks of silver, violet, and iridescent sparkle. It had buildable pigmentation from semi-sheer to semi-opaque, but it seemed like the shade had more shimmer and sparkle than base pigment, which made it particularly useful as a layering/top coat kind of product (if that’s what you’re after). The texture was watery, lightweight, and still easy enough to use once you’ve tried the formula a couple of times, as the product diffused and spread out nicely over my lid with even distribution of the shimmers and sparkles. Once it set, the eyeshadow lasted well for 10 hours with slight fallout over time.
FURTHER READING: Formula Overview for details on general performance and characteristics (like scent).
Top Dupes
- Huda Beauty Abundance (PiP, ) is darker, warmer (90% similar).
- Clionadh Hunter (P, $6.00) is darker, warmer (90% similar).
- Lisa Eldridge Illusionism (P, $16.00) is less shimmery, lighter, warmer (90% similar).
- Viseart Amour (PiP, ) is less shimmery, darker, warmer (90% similar).
- Fyrinnae Illusionary (P, $8.50) is less shimmery, lighter, warmer (90% similar).
- Too Faced Wanna Piece of Me (LE, $16.00) is lighter, warmer (90% similar).
- MAC Shine De-light (P, $18.00) is less shimmery, lighter, warmer (90% similar).
- Urban Decay Shag (LE, $19.00) is less shimmery, lighter, warmer (85% similar).
- Inglot J401 Silver Dollar (LE, $25.00) is lighter (85% similar).
- Stila Mythical (LE, $24.00) is less shimmery, lighter (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.
Spindle
LELimited Edition. $9.00.
Cursed
ColourPop Cursed Jelly Much Eyeshadow ($8.00 for 0.23 oz.) is a rich, medium-dark gold with strong, warm yellow undertones and a sparkling, metallic finish. It had nearly opaque color payoff in a single layer–which was easier to achieve in practice, when I was actually applying it to my eyelid–with a smooth, watery texture that felt cool as it applied to my lid. The eyeshadow diffused and softened along the edges as it set, and while it definitely set quickly, I found I could still soften the edges further if necessary without lifting away the product. 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
- Pat McGrath Gold Fortune (LE, $25.00) is cooler (95% similar).
- Chanel Lumieres et Vibrations #2 (LE, ) is less shimmery, cooler (95% similar).
- Kaja Buttered Rum (LE, ) is less shimmery, lighter, cooler (95% similar).
- Charlotte Tilbury Green Lights #1 (LE, ) is less shimmery, lighter, cooler (95% similar).
- Huda Beauty Tiger #2 (LE, ) is cooler (95% similar).
- MAC Miga de Pan (LE, $17.00) is less shimmery, cooler (95% similar).
- Sydney Grace The Dream (PiP, $6.25) is darker (95% similar).
- Sydney Grace Mermaid (P, $6.25) is less shimmery, lighter, cooler (90% similar).
- ColourPop Mrs. Potts (LE, $4.50) is less shimmery, cooler (90% similar).
- Chanel Quintessence #5 (LE, ) is lighter, cooler (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.
Because I’m a freak for purple, of course I love Spindle! Especially to use as mid-lid halo in a smokey purple look, perhaps using Smashbox Punked….?
Perfectly Wretched looks fantastic, too. But I feel like there’s a shade in the palette that used wet, will look pretty much identical.
These jelly eyeshadows seem to be better quality than yesterday’s and I think Spindle would look pretty layered over other eyeshadows. Cursed is a solid gold shade too.
I actually like all three of these shades which for me is a minor miracle. I will have to decide if I wan’t to break my low buy for them. I haven’t used this formula and have been interested in trying them. I can always use another layering product, she says sarcastically!!
Lovely combinations! Nicely done!
killer looks christine!
I like the idea of glittery topcoats. It’s something I seen in Japanese eyeshadow palettes since forever, good to see we have a few western options as well. However with the jelly formula I don’t think it’ll work. Also, it’s just me or every time a new set of colors is released, there’s the same gold shade?
I just recently got spindle, not your voice which is a blue-green with purple tones in it & not today which is a hunter green looking one with gold shimmer
I absolutely love them. They last quite a long time on the eyes but its not a big deal to reaoply
You know, I totally read this initially as you got an actual spindle and was like what on earth… LOL!