ColourPop Poem Palette Review & Swatches

Christine — Fri, 03 Dec 2021 22:00:00 +0000

Poem

ColourPop Poem 5-Pan Pressed Powder Palette ($10.00 for 0.15 oz.) is a cooler-toned, neutral color story that included three matte eyeshadows and two shimmer eyeshadows. The darkest matte shade was fairly powdery and more prone to sheering out/having fallout, while the other four shades applied decently to well.

This palette is one of five in a holiday vault, though ColourPop said they would be available individually when I asked, but they have not appeared individually on the site. It’s not realistic for me to review it as a set (takes much longer, but I also started testing them across sets already, and the system is better setup for a palette, not five palettes within a set, for readability!), so I decided to review them individually still.

Ingredients

Poem

LELimited Edition. $10.00.

B+

8.5

Product

9.5

Pigmentation

8.5

Texture

8.5

Longevity

4.5

Application

88%

Total

Stanza

Stanza is a light peach with warmer undertones and a metallic finish. It had rich pigmentation in a single layer, which applied evenly to bare skin. It had a lightly emollient, moderately-dense texture that picked up evenly with a dry brush. It wore well for eight hours before fading a bit.

FURTHER READING: Formula Overview for details on general performance and characteristics (like scent).

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ColourPop Snow Business (LE, $4.50) is less shimmery, cooler (95% similar).
ColourPop Sail Away (LE, $6.00) is more shimmery, darker, warmer (90% similar).
Moira Goodness (P, $8.50) is darker (90% similar).
Urban Decay Angel Fire (PiP, $19.00) is more shimmery, darker, warmer (90% similar).
Make Up For Ever D716 Crystalline Papaya (P, $17.00) is less shimmery, cooler (90% similar).
ColourPop Flight Path (LE, $4.50) is cooler (90% similar).
Smashbox Opal Rose (LE, ) is darker, cooler (90% similar).
ColourPop North Pole (LE, $4.50) is brighter (90% similar).
ColourPop 1 Luv (PiP, $4.50) is darker, cooler (90% similar).
ColourPop Play Hard (P, $4.50) is brighter, warmer (90% similar).

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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.

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Stanza

LELimited Edition. $4.50.

A-

Product

Pigmentation

Texture

8.5

Longevity

Application

92%

Total

Rhythm

Rhythm is a light, rosy taupe with neutral-to-warm undertones and a matte finish. It had opaque color payoff paired with a smooth, more velvety texture that had great adhesion to bare skin without sheering out too readily. It lasted well for eight hours before fading noticeably.

FURTHER READING: Formula Overview for details on general performance and characteristics (like scent).

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Pretty Vulgar Unruffled (PiP, ) is darker (90% similar).
Ciate Toon Kisses (LE, ) is warmer (90% similar).
Marc Jacobs Beauty Social (PiP, ) is darker, warmer (90% similar).
Too Faced Sweet Fig (PiP, $16.00) is darker, warmer (90% similar).
Viseart Embrace (PiP, ) is darker, warmer (85% similar).
Urban Decay Laced (DC, $19.00) is warmer (80% similar).
ColourPop Stone Age (PiP, $4.50) is darker, warmer (80% similar).

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Possible Dupes

These are likely to be very similar shades based on our duping algorithm.

ColourPop R and R (PiP, $4.50).
NARS Sunbathe (LE, $19.00).

Formula Overview

$4.50/0.05 oz. - $90.00 Per Ounce

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Rhythm

LELimited Edition. $4.50.

A-

Product

Pigmentation

Texture

8.5

Longevity

Application

92%

Total

Prosody

Prosody is a medium, rosy copper with moderate, warm undertones and a metallic finish. The eyeshadow had opaque color coverage that adhered well to bare skin with minimal fallout. The texture was slightly drier, though it still held together pretty well and wasn’t difficult to work with. It stayed on nicely for eight hours before fading a bit.

FURTHER READING: Formula Overview for details on general performance and characteristics (like scent).

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Sydney Grace Welcome to the Family (LE, $6.00) is more shimmery (95% similar).
LORAC Mirage (PiP, ) is more shimmery, lighter, warmer (95% similar).
Charlotte Tilbury Pillow Talk Dreams #1 (PiP, ) is lighter (95% similar).
Tom Ford Beauty Apres Ski #2 (LE, ) is darker (95% similar).
ColourPop Fishnets (LE, $4.50) is less shimmery, lighter (95% similar).
ColourPop Hoot N Holler (LE, $9.00) is lighter, warmer (90% similar).
Charlotte Tilbury Walk of No Shame #3 (PiP, ) is less shimmery, lighter (90% similar).
Makeup by Mario Ethereal Eyes #6 (LE, ) is lighter, warmer (90% similar).
ColourPop Lil Orb (LE, $4.50) is lighter (90% similar).
Charlotte Tilbury Pillow Talk Day Eyes (Enhance) (LE, ) is less shimmery, lighter (90% similar).

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Formula Overview

$4.50/0.05 oz. - $90.00 Per Ounce

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Prosody

LELimited Edition. $4.50.

A-

8.5

Product

Pigmentation

8.5

Texture

8.5

Longevity

Application

90%

Total

Sonnet

Sonnet is a light-medium taupe-brown with subtle, warm undertones and a matte finish. It had a smooth, blendable texture that was a smidgen on the powdery side, but I didn’t notice fallout during application. It had mostly opaque, buildable color payoff that wore well for eight hours before fading noticeably.

FURTHER READING: Formula Overview for details on general performance and characteristics (like scent).

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Kaja Night Haze (PiP, ) is darker (95% similar).
Natasha Denona Nurture (451CM) (PiP, ) is lighter (95% similar).
ColourPop Ironic (LE, $4.50) is warmer (90% similar).
ColourPop You and I (PiP, $4.50) is warmer (90% similar).
Sydney Grace San Diego (P, $5.25) is warmer (90% similar).
ColourPop Easy Does It (PiP, $4.50) is warmer (90% similar).
Chanel Deep #1 (PiP, ) is more shimmery, warmer (85% similar).
ColourPop Cruise (PiP, $4.50) is lighter, warmer (85% similar).
Urban Decay Earthside (LE, $19.00) is lighter, warmer (85% similar).
LORAC Soft Taupe (PiP, ) is lighter, warmer (85% similar).

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Formula Overview

$4.50/0.05 oz. - $90.00 Per Ounce

Browse all of our ColourPop Pressed Powder Shadow swatches.

Sonnet

LELimited Edition. $4.50.

A-

Product

9.5

Pigmentation

Texture

8.5

Longevity

Application

91%

Total

Fable

Fable is a medium-dark purplish-taupe with cool undertones and a matte finish. The texture was moderately powdery, slightly thin, and more prone to sheering out, so it was hard to achieve greater than medium coverage without a primer. It lasted for seven and a half hours before fading visibly.

FURTHER READING: Formula Overview for details on general performance and characteristics (like scent).

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Sydney Grace Butterfly Beach (Deep) (PiP, $5.25) is lighter (90% similar).
ColourPop Battle Station (LE, $4.50) is lighter, warmer (90% similar).
ColourPop Thyst or That (LE, $4.50) is cooler (90% similar).
Viseart Blushing (PiP, ) is lighter (90% similar).
Fenty Beauty Wife It Up (PiP, ) is cooler (85% similar).
ColourPop Mush Mush (LE, $4.50) is lighter (85% similar).
Sydney Grace Bonfire (LE, $5.25) is lighter, warmer (80% similar).
Tom Ford Beauty Supernouveau #3 (PiP, ) is more shimmery, lighter, warmer (80% similar).
Lethal Cosmetics Calcination (P, $6.00) is lighter, warmer (80% similar).
Urban Decay Laredo (PiP, $19.00) is lighter, warmer (80% similar).

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Formula Overview

$4.50/0.05 oz. - $90.00 Per Ounce

Browse all of our ColourPop Pressed Powder Shadow swatches.

Fable

LELimited Edition. $4.50.

B-

Product

Pigmentation

7.5

Texture

Longevity

4.5

Application

80%

Total

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ColourPop Sonnet Pressed Powder Shadow

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ColourPop Poem 5-Pan Pressed Powder Palette

ColourPop Stanza Pressed Powder Shadow

ColourPop Rhythm Pressed Powder Shadow

ColourPop Prosody Pressed Powder Shadow

ColourPop Sonnet Pressed Powder Shadow

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ColourPop Poem Palette Review & Swatches

Poem

Ingredients

Poem

LELimited Edition. $10.00.

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Stanza

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Formula Overview

Stanza

LELimited Edition. $4.50.

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Rhythm

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Formula Overview

Rhythm

LELimited Edition. $4.50.

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Prosody

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Formula Overview

Prosody

LELimited Edition. $4.50.

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Sonnet

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Sonnet

LELimited Edition. $4.50.

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Fable

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Formula Overview

Fable

LELimited Edition. $4.50.

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