ColourPop Spellbound Super Shock Cheek (Highlighter) Review, Photos, Swatches
Spellbound
ColourPop Spellbound Super Shock Cheek (Highlighter) ($8.00 for 0.15 oz.) is a pale, icy lavender with cooler undertones and flecks of pink and lavender sparkle and glitter. It has a glitter finish, which has larger particle sparkle/shimmer and a sheer base (more coverage in terms of shimmer/sparkle). If you’re someone who loves a glittery highlighter or enjoys patting glitter on top of other cheek colors, this could be a good one to consider. The texture was smooth, lightly spongy but not overly wet, and it had good transfer from fingertips to cheekbones, so I was able to get good “coverage” via glittery bits and sparkles without having to really rub and press it on. I did find that fingertips made it easier to get an even layer of glitter on the skin compared to a brush. It wore well for nine and a half hours with very little migration.
FURTHER READING: Formula Overview for details on general performance and characteristics (like scent).
Top Dupes
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Formula Overview
$10.00/0.15 oz. - $66.67 Per Ounce
The formula is supposed to have "buildable" coverage and can be applied with fingertips (which will yield "higher coverage") or a brush (for sheerer coverage). It's a cream-based product that has a subtle, "wet" feel to it but never has the thickness of a true cream-based blush.
It goes on with the smoothness of a cream formulation but diffuses and blends (without lifting up one's base) more like a powder product. The product sets to a powder finish, so the product won't slide around during the day.
On me, the wear tends to be between eight and 10 hours. Most shades have medium, buildable pigmentation with some being semi-opaque to opaque on occasion. They are typically blendable, easy to use, and long-wearing.
Browse all of our ColourPop Super Shock Cheek (Highlighter) swatches.
Ingredients
Calcium Sodium Borosilicate, Dimethicone, Silica, Isononyl Isononanoate, Trimethylsiloxysilicate, Dimethicone Crosspolymer, Vinyl Dimethicone/Methicone Silsesquioxane Crosspolymer, Ethylhexyl Isononanoate, Isopropyl Myristate, Phenoxyethanol, Synthetic Fluorphlogopite, Dimethiconol, Stearalkonium Hectorite, Ethylhexylglycerin, Propylene Carbonate, Mica (CI 77019), Titanium Dioxide (CI 77891).
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I think this kind of glitter highlight would work so much better than something like the Cover FX glitter drops, which just seems like too much product no matter how little I use. I haven’t used glitter on my cheeks since elementary/middle school, but I think it could have a pretty effect when done very lightly on the apples of the cheeks. It would be fun to experiment more with something like this.
Hi Celesta, I know you have tried everything to make the Cover FX drops work for you but just wanted to share how I use them and then if you haven’t tried this then it is something to think about. I take a very small amount onto the back of my hand or a palette. I prefer my hand as warming the product up helps a lot in applications. I blend it out on the back of my hand and then use a medium Elf stippling brush to apply. I don’t seem to have any problems with application this way so thought I would mention.
Thank you so much for the suggestion! I’ll try that and see how it goes. 🙂 This is why I love the Temptalia community.
I can ‘t help it, I love glitter, and it seems that 99% of the beauty bloggers and YT’ers dislike it. I don’t care if I want to act like a twelve year old–glitter makes me smile!
Beautifully ICY glow! If I didn’t already have Tarte Believe in that palette I bought last year, I’d get this icy cool sweetness!