ColourPop Up the Ante Mini Face Duo Review, Photos, Swatches

Christine — Sat, 09 Jun 2018 14:00:00 +0000

Up the Ante

ColourPop Up the Ante Mini Face Duo ($10.00 for 0.24 oz.) contains a medium, red-brown bronzer and warm, gold highlighter. The highlighter was pigmented, blendable, and long-wearing, while the bronzer had solid color payoff but could have been a bit more blendable and less powdery.

Up the Ante

LELimited Edition. $10.00.

A-

Product

9.5

Pigmentation

Texture

Longevity

4.5

Application

91%

Total

Wild Card

Wild Card is a medium brown with warm, red undertones and a matte finish. It had good color coverage that applied fairly evenly to bare skin, but it did take a little more work to diffuse and blend out along the edges. What I did like was that despite having a matte finish, it seemed to look natural and “skin-like” once buffed and blended onto my skin. The texture was slightly powdery in the pan. It lasted for eight hours before fading a bit on me.

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

Top Dupes

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L'Oreal Medium (P, $15.99) is lighter (95% similar).
Natasha Denona Tan #3 (PiP, ) is warmer (95% similar).
Victoria Beckham Beauty Sunkissed (PiP, ) is lighter, warmer (95% similar).
Marc Jacobs Beauty Tan-tastic (P, $49.00) is darker, cooler (95% similar).
Cover FX Suntan Bronze (Left) (PiP, ) is darker (90% similar).
ColourPop CA Dreaming (P, $8.00) is lighter, brighter, warmer (90% similar).
Hourglass Surreal Bronze Light (LE, $52.00) is lighter (90% similar).
Dior Soft Bronze (03) (P, $48.00) is lighter, warmer (90% similar).
ColourPop Talk to the Palm (P, $8.00) is darker, cooler (90% similar).
Chanel Medium Deep (P, $58.00) is more shimmery, warmer (90% similar).

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Formula Overview

$8.00/0.25 oz. - $32.00 Per Ounce

ColourPop's Pressed Powder Bronzer is supposed to have a "super velvety-soft" feel that yields a "natural tanned glow." There was no mention of coverage, but the brand's promotional swatches showed full coverage. The bronzers had a soft, silky texture that was slightly powdery in the pan but tended to apply with ease, blended out nicely, and sat well on the skin. The majority of the shades seemed to have a semi-matte to satin finish, which helped them glide on and appear more natural (in finish) on the skin. The wear ranged from eight to eight and a half hours on me.

Browse all of our ColourPop Pressed Powder Bronzer swatches.

Ingredients

Talc, Nylon-12, Zinc Stearate, Silica, Polyethylene, Ethylhexyl Palmitate, Lauroyl Lysine, Dimethicone, Phenoxyethanol, Ptfe, Caprylyl Glycol, Sorbitan Sesquioleate, Ethylhexylglycerin, Hexylene Glycol, Bismuth Oxychloride (CI 77163), Blue 1 Lake (CI 42090), Iron Oxides (CI 77491, CI 77492, CI 77499).

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.

Wild Card

LELimited Edition. $8.00.

Product

Pigmentation

Texture

8.5

Longevity

4.5

Application

84%

Total

1st Prize

1st Prize is a medium gold with warm undertones and a metallic finish. It had rich color payoff that applied evenly and smoothly to bare skin, though it emphasized my skin’s texture just slightly at heavier coverage. The consistency was smooth, lightly creamy, and easy to work with. It wore well for eight and a half hours on me.

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

Top Dupes

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Dior Midnight Wish (LE, $45.00) is more shimmery (95% similar).
Becca Topaz Flashes Gilt (LE, $34.00) is warmer (95% similar).
MAC TheBlonds (LE, $41.00) is less shimmery, lighter (95% similar).
Charlotte Tilbury Gold Bullion (LE, ) is less shimmery (95% similar).
ColourPop The Real Thing (LE, $10.00) is lighter (95% similar).
MAC Always One Jump Ahead (LE, $35.00) is less shimmery, darker, warmer (95% similar).
Guerlain Electric Light (LE, $56.00) is lighter, brighter, warmer (90% similar).
Artist Couture Conceited (P, $27.00) is darker (90% similar).
Essence Be My Highlight (P, $4.49) is less shimmery, warmer (90% similar).
MAC Whisper of Gilt (P, $42.00) is more shimmery (90% similar).

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Formula Overview

$12.00/0.21 oz. - $57.14 Per Ounce

The powder highlighter is supposed to have a "high-shine" finish with "high colour intensity." In general, ColourPop's pressed highlighter powders have a smooth, moderately dense texture that was soft enough to be picked up easily by a brush but not kick up any powder in the pan. The formula was semi-opaque to opaque but easily sheered out for less shine and coverage if desired. There were a few shades within the range that emphasized my skin's natural texture slightly but most did not. The wear ranged from seven and a half hours to nine hours.

Browse all of our ColourPop Pressed Powder Highlighter swatches.

Ingredients

Dimethicone, Synthetic Fluorphlogopite, Zinc Stearate, Boron Nitride, Silica, Dimethiconol, Phenoxyethanol, Caprylyl Glycol, Ethylhexylglycerin, Hexylene Glycol, Tin Oxide, Iron Oxide (CI 77491), Mica (CI 77019), Titanium Dioxide (CI 77891).

1st Prize

LELimited Edition. $12.00.

9.5

Product

Pigmentation

9.5

Texture

Longevity

Application

96%

Total

ColourPop Up the Ante Mini Face Duo

ColourPop Wild Card Pressed Powder Bronzer

ColourPop 1st Prize Pressed Powder Highlighter

ColourPop Up the Ante Mini Face Duo

ColourPop Wild Card Pressed Powder Bronzer

ColourPop 1st Prize Pressed Powder Highlighter

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ColourPop Up the Ante Mini Face Duo Review, Photos, Swatches

Up the Ante

Up the Ante

LELimited Edition. $10.00.

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Wild Card

Top Dupes

Formula Overview

Ingredients

Wild Card

LELimited Edition. $8.00.

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1st Prize

Top Dupes

Formula Overview

Ingredients

1st Prize

LELimited Edition. $12.00.

Quick Shop: ColourPop, Ulta