ColourPop Winging It Pressed Powder Face Duo Review, Photos, Swatches
Winging It
ColourPop Winging It Pressed Powder Face Duo ($16.00 for 0.50 oz.) contains a shimmering, cooler pink highlighter paired with a bright lavender blush. I loved the way this duo came together–there was enough difference in depth where they could be used in different proportions to create a few different types of gradients. Both shades were nice with respect to how much pigmentation they were supposed to have, and they were easy to apply and lasted well, though the highlighter did emphasize skin texture as it was quite intense.
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Winging It
LELimited Edition. $16.00.
Swirl
Swirl is a brighter, light-medium pink with subtle, cooler undertones with a metallic finish. It had opaque color payoff in a single layer with a smooth, almost cream-like texture that was denser but not stiff to work with, so I had no trouble picking up product on my brush and applying it evenly to my cheek bones. The powder blended out with ease and had a very strong sheen, which I did find emphasized my skin’s natural texture somewhat. When worn at lower coverage, it did not emphasize my skin’s texture. It wore well for almost nine hours on me before fading slightly.
FURTHER READING: Formula Overview for details on general performance and characteristics (like scent).
Top Dupes
- MAC Anarchista (PiP, $34.00) is less shimmery, cooler (90% similar).
- Stila Queen (LE, $30.00) is more shimmery (90% similar).
- Too Faced Plumagranate (Highlighter) (PiP, ) is less shimmery, darker (90% similar).
- Urban Decay Disco Queen (LE, $29.00) is less shimmery (90% similar).
- Pretty Vulgar Lilac Lust (P, $32.00) is darker (90% similar).
- Sydney Grace Paris Skies (P, $9.00) is less shimmery, darker, more muted (85% similar).
- KVD Beauty Roseshock (LE, $30.00) is more shimmery, darker, cooler (85% similar).
- ColourPop God Complex (LE, $10.00) is less shimmery, darker, cooler (80% similar).
- Kevyn Aucoin Ibiza (Right) (PiP, $44.00) is less shimmery, darker (80% similar).
- ColourPop Stormy (LE, $10.00) is less shimmery, cooler (80% similar).
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
Zinc Stearate, Dimethicone, Boron Nitride, Caprylic/Capric Triglyceride, Silica, Synthetic Fluorphlogopite, Dimethicone/Vinyl Dimethicone Crosspolymer, Phenoxyethanol, Dimethiconol, Caprylyl Glycol, Ethylhexylglycerin, Hexylene Glycol, Butylene Glycol, Carmine (CI 75470), Manganese Violet (CI 77742), Mica (CI 77019), Red 7 Lake (CI 15850), 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.
Swirl
LELimited Edition. $12.00.
Whirl
Whirl is a bright, medium lavender with warmer, pink undertones and a soft, satiny finish. The texture was soft, silky, and smooth with a touch of powderiness in the pan. It had medium, buildable pigmentation (up to opaque with three layers) that blended out nicely on the skin. The finish yielded a subtle, smooth sheen the more I blended and worked the powder on my skin. It lasted well for eight and a half hours on me before I noticed any fading.
FURTHER READING: Formula Overview for details on general performance and characteristics (like scent).
Top Dupes
- Makeup Geek Secret Admirer (DC, $9.99) is less shimmery (90% similar).
- Sydney Grace Paris Skies (P, $9.00) is more shimmery, darker, warmer (90% similar).
- Sephora Over the Moon (14) (DC, $14.00) is less shimmery, brighter (90% similar).
- Makeup Geek Secret Admirer (P, $10.00) is less shimmery, darker (85% similar).
- ColourPop Night Bloom (LE, $10.00) is less shimmery, more muted, warmer (85% similar).
- MAC Azalea Blossom (LE, $32.00) is less shimmery, warmer (90% similar).
- Fenty Beauty Drama Class (P, $20.00) is less shimmery, darker (85% similar).
- MAC Full of Joy (P, $24.00) is less shimmery, lighter, cooler (85% similar).
- Clinique Pansy Pop (P, $21.00) is darker, more muted (85% similar).
- ColourPop Floating Lights (LE, $10.00) is less shimmery, darker, warmer (85% similar).
Formula Overview
$10.00/0.28 oz. - $35.71 Per Ounce
The formula is supposed to go on "smoothly" and have a "natural and healthy flush" that has "long wear" and "can be layered to your desired intensity." It is a lightly to moderately powdery powder blush with semi-sheer to semi-opaque, buildable color payoff. The consistency has a drier, thinner feel and though it feels silky to the touch, I found it the type of powder blush can be tricky to blend out evenly on the skin, depending on one's skin type or base preferences. The drier the skin/base, the better the formula would blend, but any natural oils or slip caused the blush to go on unevenly and was difficult to blend out. The wear was between seven and eight hours on me on average.
Browse all of our ColourPop Pressed Powder Blush swatches.
Ingredients
Talc, Nylon-12, Distarch Phosphate, Magnesium Myristate, Ethylhexyl Palmitate, Octyldodecyl Stearoyl Stearate, Silica, Dimethicone, Phenoxyethanol, Butyrospermum Parkii (Shea) Butter, Caprylyl Glycol, Octocrylene, Ethylhexylglycerin, Hexylene Glycol, Mica (CI 77019), Red 28 Lake (CI 45410), Titanium Dioxide (CI 77891), Ultramarines (CI 77007).
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.
It’s much too cool for me but undeniably gorgeous!
I might have to check out some of the other shades 🙂
I hope they release some of the satins individually!
Hi Chris,
I don’t know if you have any time to watch You Tube videos or if you follow Tarababyz but in her most recent video she shows another ColourPop duo called “Just Dew It” and it is beautiful. It is shown within the first 2 minutes of the video so no need to watch the whole thing. I picked it up along with a couple of super shock shadows during their sale. “Just Dew It” is a peachy shade with a matte and a shimmer that can be used together. Just thought I would mention it as I don’t know if Christine will be reviewing it or not.
Ha ha, you know me too well Deborah – I have my eye on that one already!
What a splendid cheek duo! Especially for your skintone and lighter. For my skintone, UD Bittersweet with Nyx Lavender Steele is my one most flattering lavender cheek look. Hey, as long as there is one, right?!? ?
One is all you need 😉
Something about this is so girly, it’s really appealing to me today. 🙂
Aww! 🙂
This looks so beautiful <3 I really wish colorpop was available in the UK as I think these colours would work so well on my pale skin tone! I only suit cool blushes and these are ultra good quality and fairly affordable. I’ll have to have a little look online…
I hope they expand!
This isn’t something that would be remotely flattering on me, but I can appreciate how pretty it is! I bet this would look so gorgeous on medium skintones.
Maybe next duo! 🙂
What a gorgeous duo. Almost a must have. The more I look at the photos, the more I want it.
It is a pretty one!
Gorgeous! Coolpink! Perfect!
Yay!
I just got mine today and I absolutely ADORE it, and my god the pans are massive. So glad took the plunge on this!
They are huge, lol!
Ok I’m ordering this right now. You totally sold me, Christine.
Happy to help!
That highlighter makes a very pretty blush as well. And I always feel delighted when a value priced product like this knocks the socks off a much pricier product like the Kevyn Aucoin dupe.
Oh, definitely, for some skin tones!
I feel like I’ve been waiting forever (in makeup years) for a perfect duo like this. These colors are beautiful, and I cannot wait to try them tomorrow!
Enjoy, Elizabeth!
Saw this from Tarabaybz in her hall yesterday. Definitely something I want to pick up! Cool tones look really good on my pale cool-toned skin! Thanks for the revies, Chrisitine! They look stunning on you!
I bought this one and I absolutely love it!!!! I would say it’s a lilac pink and it made my skin look so beautiful. The highlighter is insane and a little goes a long way. It’s really a stunning duo! I am considering buying just dew it because it looks beautiful. I hope you review it Christine!!!!
You really have developed my visual memory for these things, so that I’m getting pretty good at predicting stash dupes. Almost ordered, but thought about secret admirer and big S over the moon. Saved by Temptalia again. What a great duo, at a fab price, though. Enjoy it, people.
This is such a pretty duo!
Omg! These look beautiful just afraid it would almost look neon on me colors look rather strong. But so pretty! Also afraid of the highliter emphasizing skin texture. Just recently ended up purchasing the Milani strobe highliters and find they do emphasize skin a bit need to play with them a bit more see how it goes but they are beautiful! The older ones with the teeny roses were great they were highly fine milled giving a very soft sheen very high quality and so beautiful I ended up getting all three.
What a beautiful duo. I am all about the cool tones.
I love this SO MUCH. I’m neutral-to-warm but very pale, and it works! I love lilac for spring, so had to have it. I’m really liking the blush reformulation-I have the Knockout duo from way back when and I love that highlighter, but the blush is way too dark and matte. Score!!!