ColourPop Romance Novel & Satin Ribbon Shadow Stix Reviews & Swatches
Romance Novel
ColourPop Romance Novel Metallic Shadow Stix ($6.00 for 0.023 oz.) is a light-medium lavender with neutral-to-warm undertones and a metallic sheen.
- Semi-sheer pigmentation in one layer, fairly buildable
- Lightly emollient, smooth, comfortable to apply
- Harder to diffuse along the edges, best with fingertip
- Moderate wear (~7 hours before creasing a bit)
FURTHER READING: Formula Overview for details on general performance and characteristics (like scent).
Top Dupes
- Clionadh Infusion (LE, $6.00) is more shimmery (95% similar).
- Terra Moons Wavelength (P, $13.00) is more shimmery, darker (95% similar).
- BH Cosmetics Foil Eyes #3 (PiP, ) is more shimmery, darker, cooler (90% similar).
- Sydney Grace Wish (DC, $8.00) is more shimmery, darker (90% similar).
- elf Supernova (P, $6.00) is more shimmery, darker (90% similar).
- ColourPop Rose Garden (LE, $6.00) is darker (90% similar).
- Sydney Grace Mythical (P, $6.00) is more shimmery, darker (90% similar).
- ColourPop So Devoted (LE, $4.50) is more shimmery, darker (90% similar).
- ColourPop Nouveau (Fade Into Hue) (LE, $4.50) is more shimmery, darker, cooler (90% similar).
- ColourPop Iconic Behavior (PiP, $4.50) is darker, warmer (90% similar).
Formula Overview
$6.00/0.023 oz. - $260.87 Per Ounce
The formula is supposed to be "ultra pigmented" in "one swipe" while being "long wearing" and "water-resistant." There are two finishes: matte and metallic, and the initial release included two shades from each finish, so the overview is based on those four shades, which is not a ton of shades to go off of!
One of the four pencils was drier, stiffer, and was prone to the point snapping off during application. The other three were creamier with the metallic shades being more emollient than the remaining matte shade. The pigmentation varied from shade to shade; it ranged from medium to opaque with some being more buildable than others.
The performance was more consistent with three of the four shades applying comfortably with somewhat even initial layers. They were blendable for five to 10 seconds before they dried down to more budge-proof finish. They didn't feel heavy or clingy on my lids, and while they were creamy, they did not feel slippery as they were drying down so they did not settle into fine lines or creases during the dry down.
I was able to apply them directly from the pencil to my eye area, but I found a brush gave me a more even application and helped me blend out the product without losing some of the coverage compared to application with a fingertip. The shades lasted between six and eight hours before creasing on me.
Browse all of our ColourPop Metallic Shadow Stix swatches.
Ingredients
C11-12 Isoparaffin, Cyclopentasiloxane, Polyglyceryl-3 Stearate, Beheneth-5, Synthetic Fluorphlogopite, Trimethylsiloxysilicate, Microcrystalline Wax , Silica, Polypropylsilsesquioxane, Polyethylene, Paraffin, Bismuth Oxychloride (Ci 77163), Isododecane, Caprylyl Methicone, Phenoxyethanol, Caprylyl Glycol, Tin Oxide, Ethylhexylglycerin, Hexylene Glycol, Tocopheryl Acetate, Bronze Powder (Ci 77400), Iron Oxides (Ci 77491), 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.
Romance Novel
LELimited Edition. $6.00.
Satin Ribbon
ColourPop Satin Robe Metallic Shadow Stix ($6.00 for 0.023 oz.) is a very light and bright pink with subtle, cool undertones and a metallic sheen.
- Medium pigmentation in one layer, hard to layer
- Lightly emollient, smooth, comfortable to apply
- Harder to diffuse along the edges, best with fingertip
- Moderate wear (~7 hours before creasing a bit)
FURTHER READING: Formula Overview for details on general performance and characteristics (like scent).
Top Dupes
- Huda Beauty Neon Pink #8 (LE, ) is more shimmery, darker, warmer (90% similar).
- Anastasia A2 (Norvina Vol. 4) (LE, ) is darker, warmer (90% similar).
- ColourPop Synergy (LE, $4.50) is darker, warmer (90% similar).
- Urban Decay Bend the Knee (LE, $19.00) is darker, warmer (90% similar).
- Urban Decay DMSR (LE, $19.00) is less shimmery, darker, warmer (90% similar).
- ColourPop Momento (LE, $4.50) is warmer (90% similar).
- Stila Sea Siren (LE, $24.00) is darker, warmer (90% similar).
- ColourPop Feels (PiP, $4.50) is darker (90% similar).
- Pat McGrath Lavender Blue (LE, $25.00) is less shimmery, darker (90% similar).
- ColourPop Pave (LE, $4.50) is darker, warmer (90% similar).
Formula Overview
$6.00/0.023 oz. - $260.87 Per Ounce
The formula is supposed to be "ultra pigmented" in "one swipe" while being "long wearing" and "water-resistant." There are two finishes: matte and metallic, and the initial release included two shades from each finish, so the overview is based on those four shades, which is not a ton of shades to go off of!
One of the four pencils was drier, stiffer, and was prone to the point snapping off during application. The other three were creamier with the metallic shades being more emollient than the remaining matte shade. The pigmentation varied from shade to shade; it ranged from medium to opaque with some being more buildable than others.
The performance was more consistent with three of the four shades applying comfortably with somewhat even initial layers. They were blendable for five to 10 seconds before they dried down to more budge-proof finish. They didn't feel heavy or clingy on my lids, and while they were creamy, they did not feel slippery as they were drying down so they did not settle into fine lines or creases during the dry down.
I was able to apply them directly from the pencil to my eye area, but I found a brush gave me a more even application and helped me blend out the product without losing some of the coverage compared to application with a fingertip. The shades lasted between six and eight hours before creasing on me.
Browse all of our ColourPop Metallic Shadow Stix swatches.
Ingredients
C11-12 Isoparaffin, Cyclopentasiloxane, Polyglyceryl-3 Stearate, Beheneth-5, Synthetic Fluorphlogopite, Trimethylsiloxysilicate, Microcrystalline Wax , Silica, Polypropylsilsesquioxane, Polyethylene, Paraffin, Bismuth Oxychloride (Ci 77163), Isododecane, Caprylyl Methicone, Phenoxyethanol, Caprylyl Glycol, Tin Oxide, Ethylhexylglycerin, Hexylene Glycol, Tocopheryl Acetate, Bronze Powder (Ci 77400), Iron Oxides (Ci 77491), 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.
Not sure if these are as waxy and easy to spread out into a super thin coat like the Nyx JEP’s, but if anyone has tried both, I’d love to know how they compare? I have a feeling that these may possibly be drier than those, but I DO work immediately and very quickly when I apply the Nyx JEP’s!
The shade colours are pretty, but the formula is not.
Sad, as the color was promising!