ColourPop x NBA Miami Heat Eyeshadow Palette Review & Swatches

Christine — Wed, 20 Oct 2021 21:00:00 +0000

Miami Heat

ColourPop Miami Heat 9-Pan Pressed Powder Palette ($14.00 for 0.32 oz.) is a new, limited edition warm-toned color story featuring four metallic eyeshadows and five (mostly) matte eyeshadows. All nine shades performed well enough with a few shades being a little powdery and/or more buildable in coverage (but by no means sheer) and wore for around eight hours on me.

Ingredients

Miami Heat

LELimited Edition. $14.00.

B+

Product

9.5

Pigmentation

8.5

Texture

8.5

Longevity

4.5

Application

89%

Total

305

305 is a light, yellowy gold with moderate, warm undertones and a metallic sheen. The texture was soft, more loosely-pressed in the pan, and this resulted in a little bit more frost than metallic once applied on my lid. It had opaque pigmentation that wore well for eight hours before fading visibly.

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Too Faced Gingerdoodle (LE, $16.00) is lighter, cooler (95% similar).
Natasha Denona Glam (332M) (PiP, $29.00) is cooler (95% similar).
Tom Ford Beauty Rose Topaz #2 (LE, ) is less shimmery, cooler (95% similar).
Huda Beauty Moon Dust (Remastered) (PiP, ) is darker, cooler (95% similar).
Becca Moonstone (LE, ) is cooler (95% similar).
Tom Ford Beauty De La Creme #1 (PiP, ) is less shimmery, darker, cooler (95% similar).
Give Me Glow Cream Lace (P, $7.00) is more shimmery, darker, cooler (90% similar).
Kaja Sunshine Shimmer (LE, ) is more shimmery, cooler (90% similar).
Sephora Daisy (PiP, ) is less shimmery, darker, cooler (90% similar).
Dior Celebrate in Gold #2 (LE, ) is cooler (90% similar).

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Formula Overview

$4.50/0.05 oz. - $90.00 Per Ounce

The new Pressed Powder Shadow formula is supposed to be “highly pigmented” with an “ultra-velvety and silky” texture that is “long-wearing” and “adheres easily to the eyes.” Most of the shades have semi-opaque to opaque pigmentation that applies well to bare skin, blends out without issue, and lasts for seven to eight hours.

The matte eyeshadows tend to be a little more powdery, though soft and finely-milled, in the pan, while the shimmers have a creamier, dense consistency. Occasionally, the more sparkly or metallic shades apply better with fingertips or a dampened brush.

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305

LELimited Edition. $4.50.

A-

Product

Pigmentation

Texture

8.5

Longevity

Application

92%

Total

Big Three

Big Three is a very light and bright, yellowy orange with strong, warm undertones and a matte finish. It had opaque color coverage that adhered well to bare skin and blended out nicely along the edges. The texture was soft, somewhat powdery in the pan but not prone to sheering out during application. It lasted well for eight hours before fading noticeably.

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Coloured Raine Evening (PiP, ) is darker (95% similar).
ColourPop Koi (P, $4.50) is lighter (95% similar).
Morphe Creamsicle (LE, ) is lighter (95% similar).
ColourPop Neon Kiss (LE, $4.50) is lighter (95% similar).
ColourPop Sequoia (PiP, $4.50) is lighter (95% similar).
KVD Beauty Gina (LE, ) is lighter (95% similar).
ColourPop Wild Soul (LE, $4.50) is darker (95% similar).
Huda Beauty Neon Orange #5 (PiP, ) is lighter (95% similar).
Sydney Grace Mango Tea (P, $5.25) is lighter (95% similar).
elf Golden Rays (P, $5.00) is cooler (95% similar).

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Big Three

LELimited Edition. $4.50.

A-

Product

Pigmentation

Texture

8.5

Longevity

Application

92%

Total

Magic City

Magic City is a rich, medium-dark gold with warmer undertones and a sparkling, metallic finish. The texture was more loosely-pressed but the pigmentation was very intense, so using a lighter hand would be ideal to avoid fallout with this shade. It stayed on well for eight hours before fading a bit.

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Tom Ford Beauty TFX14 (LE, $36.00) is less shimmery, lighter (95% similar).
ColourPop Mrs. Potts (LE, $4.50) is less shimmery, cooler (95% similar).
Urban Decay Golden (PiP, $19.00) is less shimmery, cooler (95% similar).
Melt Cosmetics Gravity OG (LE, ) is cooler (95% similar).
Rare Beauty Gutsy (LE, ) is lighter, cooler (90% similar).
MAC If It Ain't Baroque (P, $17.00) is warmer (90% similar).
ColourPop Bold Rush (LE, $4.50) is darker, warmer (90% similar).
Pat McGrath Gold Fortune (LE, $25.00) is darker (90% similar).
Huda Beauty Tiger #2 (LE, ) is cooler (90% similar).
Lethal Cosmetics Equinox (P, $6.00) is less shimmery, lighter, cooler (90% similar).

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Magic City

LELimited Edition. $4.50.

A-

Product

Pigmentation

8.5

Texture

8.5

Longevity

Application

91%

Total

Vice Wave

Vice Wave is a rich, medium-dark orange with moderate, warm undertones and barely-there gold pearl over a matte finish. The pearl was finer and there wasn’t a lot of it, so it didn’t result in fallout during application. It had full color payoff in one layer, which applied well to bare skin and blended out with ease as the texture was smooth, velvety, and not too powdery. The eyeshadow showed signs of fading after eight hours of wear.

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Dominique Cosmetics Lunar Eclipse (PiP, ) is less shimmery, lighter (95% similar).
ColourPop Maybe Later (LE, $4.50) is lighter (95% similar).
ColourPop Guava (LE, $4.50) is lighter (95% similar).
ColourPop Queensland (LE, $4.50) is less shimmery, lighter (90% similar).
ColourPop Fired Up (P, $4.50) is lighter, cooler (90% similar).
Anastasia C3 (Norvina Vol. 3) (LE, ) is less shimmery, warmer (90% similar).
ColourPop Freshly Cut (LE, $4.50) is less shimmery, lighter (90% similar).
ColourPop Meadow (PiP, $4.50) is less shimmery, lighter, cooler (90% similar).
ColourPop Half Baked (PiP, $4.50) is less shimmery, more muted, warmer (90% similar).
Sephora Fire Opal (PiP, ) is less shimmery, lighter, cooler (90% similar).

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Vice Wave

LELimited Edition. $4.50.

9.5

Product

Pigmentation

9.5

Texture

8.5

Longevity

Application

94%

Total

Kaboom

Kaboom is a medium-dark, red-copper with soft, warm undertones and a metallic finish. The eyeshadow had a smooth, lightly emollient texture that picked up readily with a dry brush and had good, even adhesion on bare skin. It had rich pigmentation that wore well for eight hours before showing signs of fading.

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NABLA Cosmetics Metal Cupid (PiP, ) is more shimmery, lighter (95% similar).
ColourPop Harmony (LE, $4.50) is less shimmery, lighter (95% similar).
ColourPop Bling (PiP, $4.50) is lighter (95% similar).
ColourPop At Dusk (PiP, $4.50) is less shimmery, warmer (95% similar).
ColourPop Magnetic (LE, $4.50) is less shimmery, brighter (95% similar).
Viseart Solar Flair (GPV2 #21) (LE, ) is lighter (95% similar).
ColourPop TTYN (LE, $4.50) is less shimmery, lighter (95% similar).
Urban Decay Ambitious (PiP, $19.00) is less shimmery, darker, cooler (90% similar).
Charlotte Tilbury Happy Eyes (Prime) (LE, ) is lighter, cooler (90% similar).
NARS Seduced (LE, $22.00) is lighter (90% similar).

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Kaboom

LELimited Edition. $4.50.

A-

Product

Pigmentation

Texture

8.5

Longevity

Application

92%

Total

Bayside

Bayside is a rich, deep copper with strong, warm orange undertones and a metallic sheen. It had opaque color payoff in a single layer, which applied well to bare skin as the texture was smooth, lightly emollient but not overly so. It stayed on nicely for eight hours before fading visibly.

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Viseart Burnished Copper (Siren #6) (PiP, ) is more shimmery (95% similar).
PIXI Beauty Auburn Blaze (PiP, $20.00) is more shimmery, lighter (95% similar).
Huda Beauty Caramel Brown #7 (PiP, ) is more shimmery, lighter (95% similar).
Marc Jacobs Beauty O MG (P, $29.00) is lighter (95% similar).
Too Faced Wet Kisses (LE, $16.00) is more shimmery, lighter (95% similar).
Charlotte Tilbury Icon Date Eyes #3 (LE, ) is more shimmery, cooler (95% similar).
Too Faced I'm Toasted (LE, $16.00) is more shimmery (95% similar).
Huda Beauty Caramel Brown #2 (PiP, ) is more shimmery, darker (95% similar).
Pat McGrath Copper Toned (PiP, $25.00) is less shimmery, lighter (95% similar).
Dior Sienna #4 (LE, ) is less shimmery, lighter (95% similar).

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Bayside

LELimited Edition. $4.50.

9.5

Product

Pigmentation

9.5

Texture

8.5

Longevity

Application

94%

Total

Heat Culture

Heat Culture is a deep red with moderate, warm undertones and a matte finish. The texture was slightly drier, somewhat dusty in the pan with light fallout during application but blended out without difficulty. It had mostly opaque, buildable pigmentation that lasted nicely for eight hours before fading a bit.

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ColourPop Rival (LE, $4.50) is darker (95% similar).
ColourPop Part 2 (LE, $4.50) is lighter (95% similar).
NARS Take Control (LE, $19.00) is darker, warmer (90% similar).
ColourPop Silhouette (LE, $4.50) is warmer (90% similar).
ColourPop In My Tumbly (LE, $4.50) is warmer (90% similar).
Huda Beauty Nude Rich #8 (PiP, ) is lighter, warmer (90% similar).
Sydney Grace Berry Fizz (DC, $5.25) is lighter, warmer (85% similar).
Dose of Colors Rose Berry (PiP, ) is warmer (85% similar).
Sydney Grace Pipers Piping (P, $5.25) is warmer (85% similar).
Sydney Grace You Can (PiP, $5.25) is more shimmery, lighter, warmer (85% similar).

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Heat Culture

LELimited Edition. $4.50.

B+

8.5

Product

Pigmentation

Texture

8.5

Longevity

Application

87%

Total

South Beach

South Beach is a soft black with cooler undertones and multi-colored, barely-there pearl over a matte finish. The consistency was slightly thinner and more firmly-pressed into the pan, so there was no powderiness, but it wasn’t as blendable as it could have been. It had opaque color payoff that wore well for eight hours before fading visibly.

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Huda Beauty Purpose (PiP, ) is less shimmery, darker (95% similar).
Chanel Mystere et Intensite #3 (PiP, ) is less shimmery, cooler (95% similar).
ColourPop Midnight Curfew (LE, $4.50) is cooler (95% similar).
Sydney Grace My Person (PiP, $5.25) is cooler (95% similar).
Charlotte Tilbury Smokey Eyes are Forever Confident Eyes Smoke (LE, ) is less shimmery, cooler (95% similar).
Charlotte Tilbury Super Nudes Date Eye (Smoke) (PiP, ) is more shimmery, darker (90% similar).
Milani Black Tie Affair (PiP, $5.99) is less shimmery, lighter (90% similar).
KVD Beauty Jet (LE, ) is less shimmery, darker, cooler (90% similar).
LORAC Ink (PiP, ) is less shimmery (90% similar).
Guerlain L'Heure de Nuit #5 (DC, ) is less shimmery, cooler (90% similar).

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South Beach

LELimited Edition. $4.50.

B+

8.5

Product

Pigmentation

8.5

Texture

8.5

Longevity

4.5

Application

89%

Total

The Decision

The Decision is a medium-dark brown with moderate, warm undertones and a matte finish. It had mostly opaque, buildable pigmentation with a soft, moderately powdery texture that had light fallout during application if I wasn’t careful. It stayed on well for eight hours before fading noticeably.

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Anastasia 1988 (LE, $12.00) is lighter (95% similar).
KKW Beauty Gemini (PiP, ) is lighter (95% similar).
Viseart Ganache (PiP, ) is darker (95% similar).
ColourPop Finesse (LE, $4.50) is cooler (95% similar).
Anastasia Parallel (LE, $12.00) is lighter (95% similar).
ColourPop Sound (LE, $4.50) is cooler (95% similar).
Bad Habit Interstellar (PiP, ) is darker (95% similar).
Milani Umber the Sun (PiP, $5.99) is lighter (90% similar).
NARS Whipped (LE, $19.00) is lighter, warmer (90% similar).
ColourPop Chocolate Drizzle (LE, $4.50) is cooler (90% similar).

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The Decision

LELimited Edition. $4.50.

B+

8.5

Product

Pigmentation

Texture

8.5

Longevity

Application

87%

Total

ColourPop Miami Heat 9-Pan Pressed Powder Palette

ColourPop 305 Pressed Powder Shadow

ColourPop Big Three Pressed Powder Shadow

ColourPop Magic City Pressed Powder Shadow

ColourPop Vice Wave Pressed Powder Shadow

ColourPop Kaboom Pressed Powder Shadow

ColourPop Bayside Pressed Powder Shadow

ColourPop Heat Culture Pressed Powder Shadow

ColourPop South Beach Pressed Powder Shadow

ColourPop The Decision Pressed Powder Shadow

ColourPop Miami Heat 9-Pan Pressed Powder Palette

ColourPop 305 Pressed Powder Shadow

ColourPop Big Three Pressed Powder Shadow

ColourPop Magic City Pressed Powder Shadow

ColourPop Vice Wave Pressed Powder Shadow

ColourPop Kaboom Pressed Powder Shadow

ColourPop Bayside Pressed Powder Shadow

ColourPop Heat Culture Pressed Powder Shadow

ColourPop South Beach Pressed Powder Shadow

ColourPop The Decision Pressed Powder Shadow

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ColourPop x NBA Miami Heat Eyeshadow Palette Review & Swatches

Miami Heat

Ingredients

LELimited Edition. $14.00.

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305

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LELimited Edition. $4.50.

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Big Three

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LELimited Edition. $4.50.

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Magic City

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LELimited Edition. $4.50.

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Vice Wave

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LELimited Edition. $4.50.

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Kaboom

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LELimited Edition. $4.50.

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Bayside

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LELimited Edition. $4.50.

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Heat Culture

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Formula Overview

LELimited Edition. $4.50.

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South Beach

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Formula Overview

LELimited Edition. $4.50.

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The Decision

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LELimited Edition. $4.50.

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