ColourPop State of Mind Super Shock Shadow Review & Swatches
State of Mind
ColourPop State of Mind Super Shock Shadow Duo ($12.00 for 0.07 oz.) includes two shimmery shades: a cool lavender and a rich berry. Both shades were pigmented, blendable, and long-wearing, and they performed consistently with the Super Shock Shadow formula for me.
Ingredients
State of Mind
LELimited Edition. $12.00.
Shining Star
Shining Star is a light-medium, bluish-lavender with strong, cool undertones and fine sparkle and bluish-shift. It had mostly opaque, buildable pigmentation paired with a smooth, lightweight texture that felt emollient and almost wet to the touch initially but was more powder-like in performance and application. It stayed on nicely for 10 hours without fading or creasing n me.
FURTHER READING: Formula Overview for details on general performance and characteristics (like scent).
Top Dupes
- ColourPop So Surreal (LE, $6.00) is more shimmery, lighter (90% similar).
- ColourPop Stunt Santa (LE, $4.50) is darker, warmer (90% similar).
- NARS Pool Shark (LE, $29.00) is less shimmery, cooler (80% similar).
- ColourPop AAC (LE, $4.50) is less shimmery, lighter, cooler (80% similar).
- Linda Hallberg Cosmetics Abstract (PiP, ) is less shimmery, lighter, cooler (80% similar).
- ColourPop REM (LE, $6.00) is lighter, cooler (80% similar).
Formula Overview
$6.00/0.07 oz. - $85.71 Per Ounce
ColourPop Super Shock Shadow is a cream-based formula that comes in a multitude of shades and finishes. The more metallic shades have the most slip to them (they have a “wetter” feel), while the more matte ones have a firmer, more clay-like consistency. Almost every shade I’ve tried from ColourPop has been exceptionally long-wearing (10+ hours of wear, usually there until I remove, even 14 hours later). The pigmentation can vary from shade to shade, but the average shade is quite pigmented.
From feedback I’ve seen from readers, many love them but some don’t like them at all. They aren’t a traditional cream eyeshadow, as they are denser (more sponge-like), and they apply best with flat, firm, synthetic brushes (I like the MAC 242 and 249) for me. The brand recommends using fingers for the most pigmented application, but I’ve only felt that fingers were necessary on a few shades (usually the super glittery ones).
The more matte shades can be on the drier side and vary from medium to opaque in coverage, though they're often buildable. They can be a little hard to diffuse the edges of, though some are lovely to work with.
The more glittery shades have been the weakest to me, as they can be sheerer or harder to apply. Sometimes, they are more pigmented and work like the other finishes in the formula, but often, they are sheerer and only function well patted on top of more pigmented eyeshadows to add glitter. They do, however, tend to have little fallout over time with the occasional shade having a more moderate amount of fallout (but still less fallout than most powder eyeshadows with glitter).
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Look Using this Product
Shining Star
LELimited Edition. $6.00.
Fame Game
Fame Game is a deeper berry with cool undertones and a pearly sheen. The texture was moderately emollient, lightweight, and thin, and it turned to a powder-like feel once it was placed on my lid. It had opaque color coverage that applied evenly and lasted well for 10 hours on me.
FURTHER READING: Formula Overview for details on general performance and characteristics (like scent).
Top Dupes
- ColourPop Ivy League (P, $4.50) is less shimmery, lighter (95% similar).
- Glaminatrix Bubblegum (P, $8.77) is lighter (95% similar).
- Terra Moons Lost in Space (P, $8.50) is lighter (95% similar).
- Sydney Grace Winter Berry (DC, $8.00) is more shimmery (90% similar).
- ColourPop Christmas Town (LE, $4.50) is lighter (90% similar).
- Huda Beauty Neon Pink #9 (LE, ) is more shimmery (90% similar).
- Dominique Cosmetics Electric Amethyst (PiP, ) is more shimmery, warmer (90% similar).
- ColourPop Avatar (LE, $4.50) is more shimmery, cooler (90% similar).
- ColourPop 2 Cute (LE, $4.50) is lighter (90% similar).
- ColourPop Solstice with the Mostest (P, $4.50) is more shimmery, lighter, cooler (90% similar).
Formula Overview
$6.00/0.07 oz. - $85.71 Per Ounce
ColourPop Super Shock Shadow is a cream-based formula that comes in a multitude of shades and finishes. The more metallic shades have the most slip to them (they have a “wetter” feel), while the more matte ones have a firmer, more clay-like consistency. Almost every shade I’ve tried from ColourPop has been exceptionally long-wearing (10+ hours of wear, usually there until I remove, even 14 hours later). The pigmentation can vary from shade to shade, but the average shade is quite pigmented.
From feedback I’ve seen from readers, many love them but some don’t like them at all. They aren’t a traditional cream eyeshadow, as they are denser (more sponge-like), and they apply best with flat, firm, synthetic brushes (I like the MAC 242 and 249) for me. The brand recommends using fingers for the most pigmented application, but I’ve only felt that fingers were necessary on a few shades (usually the super glittery ones).
The more matte shades can be on the drier side and vary from medium to opaque in coverage, though they're often buildable. They can be a little hard to diffuse the edges of, though some are lovely to work with.
The more glittery shades have been the weakest to me, as they can be sheerer or harder to apply. Sometimes, they are more pigmented and work like the other finishes in the formula, but often, they are sheerer and only function well patted on top of more pigmented eyeshadows to add glitter. They do, however, tend to have little fallout over time with the occasional shade having a more moderate amount of fallout (but still less fallout than most powder eyeshadows with glitter).
Browse all of our ColourPop Super Shock Shadow swatches.
Just to have that PERFECT periwinkle Shining Star, I will have to get this duo! Pretty sure I have shades similar to Fame Game, though.
I might mix Fame Game in with a highlighter to use as a subtle really subtle blush. It’s a pretty color. Unusual color.
Those are some cheery Spring colors! I just don’t think I’d use them enough before they dried out.
An excellent rating for these bright, vibrant shades. I think they would work well together too – the cool and the warm shades to create an interesting eye look.
I am still waiting for my last ColourPop order to arrive. It is taking the overland route by Pony Express. They use to ship so quickly and now for my last several orders, I have waited forever for them to even ship, little own arrive.
Hi Christine, thank you for your amazing posts as always! Been a while since I commented because I work in the hospitals and we have been struggling with COVID. I read your posts every day because they are a break in my usual day! May I please ask, I reviewed all of your posted dupes but was wondering if you could please assist. I love a lot of the ColourPop Super Shock Shades but the formula does not have the same longevity as a powder of course. Do you have any suggestions for a combo of colours (indie or mainstream) that could dupe Shining Star please?
There really aren’t that many dupes for it, from any brand 🙁
These aren’t dupes so much as vibes…
https://www.temptalia.com/product/clionadh-glitter-multichrome-eyeshadow/enamel/
https://www.temptalia.com/product/clionadh-glitter-multichrome-eyeshadow/stencil/