ColourPop x Powerpuff Girls Eyeshadow Palette Review & Swatches
Powerpuff Girls
ColourPop Powerpuff Girls 12-Pan Pressed Powder Shadow Palette ($18.00 for 0.36 oz.) is a new, limited edition palette that contained a mix of shimmers, pressed glitters, and matte shades. The mattes out-performed the shimmers, but the shimmers should be workable for those who prefer to use an eyeshadow primer and often use fingertips to apply their shimmer eyeshadows.
Ingredients
Powerpuff Girls
LELimited Edition. $22.00.
Townsville
Townsville has a transparent base with light, champagne gold glitter particles and a few, more iridescent glitter particles. It was a pressed glitter, so it contained plastic (PET) glitter and is not intended for usage around the eye area. It had medium color coverage paired with a moderately emollient base that helped it adhere well to bare skin and have good spreadability as the glitter particles distributed evenly when blended out. It stayed on decently for seven and a half hours before showing migration.
Top Dupes
- ColourPop Crystal Cave (LE, $6.00) is darker (95% similar).
- Anastasia E2 (Norvina Vol. 4) (LE, ) is darker, cooler (90% similar).
- ColourPop Deee-Light (LE, $6.00) is lighter, cooler (90% similar).
- ColourPop Cheep Cheep (LE, $6.00) is darker, cooler (90% similar).
- ColourPop Virtual Love (LE, $6.00) is warmer (90% similar).
- ColourPop Opal (PiP, $6.00) is lighter (90% similar).
- ColourPop Moonlight Legend (LE, $8.00) is darker, cooler (90% similar).
- ColourPop Able Sisters (LE, $6.00) is lighter, cooler (90% similar).
- ColourPop Wish Me Luck (-, $8.00) is darker, cooler (85% similar).
- ColourPop I'm Late (LE, $6.00) is cooler (85% similar).
Townsville
LELimited Edition. $6.00.
Professor Utonium
Professor Utonium is a very light pink with warmer undertones and a pearly sheen. The texture was more emollient in the pan, but it was thin and more firmly-pressed into the pan, which made it more challenging to pick up product with a dry brush. I’d recommend using a dampened brush over a fingertip as a fingertip further compacted the powder. It had mostly opaque, buildable pigmentation that wore nicely for eight hours.
FURTHER READING: Formula Overview for details on general performance and characteristics (like scent).
Top Dupes
- Viseart Tourmaline (PiP, ) is more shimmery, warmer (95% similar).
- Viseart Glacage (PiP, ) is darker, warmer (95% similar).
- ColourPop Show Boat (LE, $4.50) is more shimmery (95% similar).
- LORAC 65 Degrees (LE, $19.00) is more shimmery, lighter, warmer (90% similar).
- Too Faced I Ruff You (LE, $16.00) is more shimmery, warmer (90% similar).
- NARS Thessalonique (Left) (DC, $25.00) is more shimmery, lighter (85% similar).
- ColourPop Tweet Me (LE, $4.50) is darker, warmer (85% similar).
- Chanel Au Fil de L'Eau #2 (LE, ) is less shimmery, cooler (85% similar).
- Viseart Stardust (GPV2 #1) (P, ) is lighter, warmer (85% similar).
- Sephora Sunkissed (PiP, ) is less shimmery, darker (80% similar).
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.
Browse all of our ColourPop Pressed Powder Shadow swatches.
Professor Utonium
LELimited Edition. $4.50.
The Mayor
The Mayor is a medium gold with warmer undertones and a metallic finish. The product yielded opaque pigmentation in a single layer, but the consistency was thicker and almost chunky, especially on the lid as it emphasized my lid texture/fine lines. It lasted well for eight hours before fading visibly.
FURTHER READING: Formula Overview for details on general performance and characteristics (like scent).
Top Dupes
- Moira Phoebe (P, $7.50) is more shimmery, warmer (95% similar).
- NARS Orgasm I (LE, $19.00) is warmer (95% similar).
- Guerlain Royal Jungle #2 (PiP, ) is warmer (95% similar).
- ColourPop Just In Time (LE, $4.50) is darker (95% similar).
- NARS Tropical Express #2 (PiP, $19.00) is more shimmery, darker (95% similar).
- Chanel Mediterraneen #2 (LE, ) is more shimmery, warmer (95% similar).
- Anastasia 5th Ave (LE, $12.00) is more shimmery (95% similar).
- ColourPop Lucido (LE, $4.50) is more shimmery (95% similar).
- Tom Ford Beauty Tiger Eye #1 (PiP, ) is warmer (95% similar).
- Anastasia Sunny (LE, $12.00) is more shimmery, lighter (90% similar).
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.
Browse all of our ColourPop Pressed Powder Shadow swatches.
The Mayor
LELimited Edition. $4.50.
Crime Fighting
Crime Fighting is a medium, peachy brown with warm undertones and a matte finish. It had rich color coverage with a smooth, moderately powdery texture that applied evenly with light fallout but blended out with ease. It stayed on well for eight hours before fading noticeably.
FURTHER READING: Formula Overview for details on general performance and characteristics (like scent).
Top Dupes
- ColourPop Pivot (LE, $4.50) is more shimmery, lighter, warmer (90% similar).
- LORAC Toffee (LE, $19.00) is darker, warmer (90% similar).
- Smashbox Werk It (PiP, ) is darker, warmer (90% similar).
- Milani Tan-tation (PiP, $5.99) is darker, warmer (90% similar).
- Urban Decay Sweet (PiP, $19.00) is darker (90% similar).
- Viseart Apricot Nude (GPV1 #2) (PiP, ) is warmer (90% similar).
- Urban Decay Caution (PiP, $19.00) is lighter, warmer (90% similar).
- Viseart Lovelorn (PiP, ) is lighter (90% similar).
- NYX Blame It On Midnight (P, $4.50) is darker, warmer (90% similar).
- Urban Decay Antidote (LE, $19.00) is lighter, warmer (90% similar).
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.
Browse all of our ColourPop Pressed Powder Shadow swatches.
Crime Fighting
LELimited Edition. $4.50.
Pokey Oaks
Pokey Oaks is a muted, medium-dark coral with moderate, warm undertones and a matte finish. The texture was moderately powdery with light fallout during application (even when I took care to avoid it). It had opaque color payoff that wore well for eight hours before fading visibly.
FURTHER READING: Formula Overview for details on general performance and characteristics (like scent).
Top Dupes
- Give Me Glow Tequila Sunrise (P, $7.00) is lighter (95% similar).
- NARS Blow (LE, $19.00) is lighter (95% similar).
- Sephora Ruby (PiP, ) is darker (95% similar).
- Viseart Nectar (PiP, ) is more muted (95% similar).
- Sydney Grace Sun Poisoning (PiP, $5.25) is lighter (95% similar).
- Kaja Juicy Grapefruit (PiP, ) is cooler (95% similar).
- ColourPop Be Cool (LE, $4.50) is more shimmery, warmer (95% similar).
- ColourPop Dear (LE, $4.50) is lighter (95% similar).
- Coloured Raine Unbothered (PiP, $6.99) is cooler (95% similar).
- Too Faced Peach Punch (PiP, $16.00) is brighter (95% similar).
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.
Browse all of our ColourPop Pressed Powder Shadow swatches.
Pokey Oaks
LELimited Edition. $4.50.
Frenemy
Frenemy is a light, peachy coral with a warm, pinkish base and a lot of warmer, peachy-gold shimmer. It had opaque pigmentation but the texture was slightly firmer and harder to pick up evenly with a brush. It was better applied with a fingertip to ensure the product translated and adhered evenly to the lid. It lasted well for eight hours before fading a bit.
FURTHER READING: Formula Overview for details on general performance and characteristics (like scent).
Top Dupes
- Rare Beauty Positive (PiP, ) is less shimmery (95% similar).
- Melt Cosmetics Amelie (PiP, ) is darker (95% similar).
- ColourPop Normcore (PiP, $6.00) is less shimmery, warmer (95% similar).
- Viseart Coy #12 (LE, ) is warmer (95% similar).
- Viseart Sorbet (LE, ) is more shimmery, warmer (90% similar).
- MAC Paradisco (P, $17.00) is cooler (90% similar).
- Milani Lust and Luminous (PiP, $5.99) is more shimmery, lighter (90% similar).
- ColourPop Get Even (PiP, $4.50) is darker, warmer (90% similar).
- ColourPop A Star is Born (LE, $4.50) is more shimmery, darker, warmer (85% similar).
- NABLA Cosmetics Vanitas (PiP, ) is cooler (85% similar).
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.
Browse all of our ColourPop Pressed Powder Shadow swatches.
Frenemy
LELimited Edition. $4.50.
Chemical X
Chemical X is a bright, chartreuse green with moderate, warm undertones and a metallic finish. It had nearly opaque pigmentation with a smooth, lightly emollient texture that applied evenly and blended out well. It stayed on nicely for eight hours before fading visibly.
FURTHER READING: Formula Overview for details on general performance and characteristics (like scent).
Top Dupes
- BH Cosmetics Club Tropicana #5 (LE, ) is more shimmery, darker (95% similar).
- ColourPop Palm Palm (LE, $4.50) is more shimmery, cooler (95% similar).
- Terra Moons Serpens (P, $8.50) is more shimmery, warmer (95% similar).
- ColourPop Serial (LE, $4.50) is more shimmery, darker (95% similar).
- Urban Decay Hulk Out (LE, $19.00) is darker (90% similar).
- ColourPop Pixie Dust (LE, $4.50) is darker, warmer (90% similar).
- Lethal Cosmetics Vertex (P, $6.00) is more shimmery, cooler (90% similar).
- Terra Moons Critical Mass (P, $8.50) is more shimmery, darker (90% similar).
- Clionadh Cataceae (LE, $6.00) is more shimmery, darker (90% similar).
- Viseart Blooming (PiP, ) is cooler (90% similar).
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.
Browse all of our ColourPop Pressed Powder Shadow swatches.
Chemical X
LELimited Edition. $4.50.
Superfriends
Superfriends has a transparent base chocked full of smaller particle glitter in lighter blue and iridescent particles. It was a pressed glitter, so it contained plastic (PET) glitter and is not intended for usage around the eye area. The texture was moderately emollient with decent adhesion, which helped the glitter spread evenly on my skin. It had semi-sheer pigmentation that wore decently for seven hours before migrating noticeably.
Top Dupes
- ColourPop Kaleidoscope (LE, $6.00) is darker (90% similar).
- ColourPop Virtual Love (LE, $6.00) is darker (90% similar).
- ColourPop I'm Late (LE, $6.00) is lighter (90% similar).
- ColourPop Hologram (LE, $6.00) is darker, cooler (90% similar).
- ColourPop Royal Ball (LE, $6.00) is more shimmery, warmer (85% similar).
- ColourPop Deee-Light (LE, $6.00) is lighter, warmer (85% similar).
- ColourPop Rum Season (PiP, $6.00) is darker, warmer (85% similar).
- Danessa Myricks Orion (LE, ) is darker, warmer (80% similar).
- ColourPop Cheep Cheep (LE, $6.00) is darker, warmer (80% similar).
- Urban Decay Dreamland (P, $22.00) is less shimmery, warmer (80% similar).
Superfriends
LELimited Edition. $6.00.
Girls Rock
Girls Rock is a bright, medium-dark coral-orange with strong, warm undertones and a matte finish. It was richly pigmented with a smooth, velvety texture that was a smidgen powdery in the pan but wasn’t prone to fallout or sheering out on my skin. It lasted well for nine hours before fading visibly.
FURTHER READING: Formula Overview for details on general performance and characteristics (like scent).
Top Dupes
- ColourPop Frose (PiP, $4.50) is darker (95% similar).
- NABLA Cosmetics Feelings (PiP, $8.00) is darker (95% similar).
- ColourPop Be Cool (LE, $4.50) is more shimmery (95% similar).
- MAC Carnal Charm (LE, $17.00) is darker, cooler (95% similar).
- ColourPop Summer Fling (PiP, $4.50) is lighter (95% similar).
- Too Faced Peach Punch (PiP, $16.00) is cooler (95% similar).
- Viseart Nectar (PiP, ) is cooler (95% similar).
- Melt Cosmetics Abuelita (LE, ) is warmer (95% similar).
- ColourPop Hoops (PiP, $4.50) is darker (95% similar).
- ColourPop Slim Fit (LE, $4.50) is warmer (95% similar).
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.
Browse all of our ColourPop Pressed Powder Shadow swatches.
Girls Rock
LELimited Edition. $4.50.
The Fashionistas
The Fashionistas is a bright, medium pink with subtle, cool undertones and a matte finish. The texture was smooth, blendable, and slightly thin but not in a bad way. It had opaque color coverage that stayed on nicely for eight and a half hours, though it stained slightly.
FURTHER READING: Formula Overview for details on general performance and characteristics (like scent).
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.
Browse all of our ColourPop Pressed Powder Shadow swatches.
The Fashionistas
LELimited Edition. $4.50.
Silico
Silico is a bright, almost pastel lime green with subtle, warm undertones and a matte finish. It was the type of green that blended out to something warner, more chartreuse, but when applied at higher coverage, was a cooler, more lime green. The texture was somewhat powdery with some tendency to sheer out so I’d recommend applying it over an eyeshadow primer. It had semi-opaque, buildable pigmentation that wore well for seven and a half hours.
FURTHER READING: Formula Overview for details on general performance and characteristics (like scent).
Top Dupes
- ColourPop On Wheels (LE, $4.50) is darker, cooler (95% similar).
- Anastasia A2 (Norvina Mini Vol. 2) (LE, $12.00) is warmer (90% similar).
- Lethal Cosmetics Void (P, $6.00) is lighter, cooler (90% similar).
- ColourPop Don't Care (PiP, $4.50) is cooler (90% similar).
- ColourPop Mad Tea Party (LE, $4.50) is cooler (90% similar).
- Sydney Grace Mantis (LE, $5.25) is more muted, warmer (90% similar).
- Lethal Cosmetics Replica (P, $6.00) is darker, warmer (90% similar).
- Viseart Pistachio (20) (LE, ) is brighter, warmer (90% similar).
- By Beauty Bay Mint (LE, ) is darker, cooler (90% similar).
- Sugarpill Twitch (PiP, ) is more muted (85% similar).
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.
Browse all of our ColourPop Pressed Powder Shadow swatches.
Silico
LELimited Edition. $4.50.
Rowdyruff Boys
Rowdyruff Boys is a bright, cyan blue with strong, cool undertones and faint sparkle over a matte finish. It had mostly opaque, buildable color coverage paired with a soft, blendable texture that was a little powdery in the pan but not prone to sheering out. It lasted nicely for eight hours before fading visibly.
FURTHER READING: Formula Overview for details on general performance and characteristics (like scent).
Top Dupes
- ColourPop Watermark (LE, $4.50) is more shimmery, darker (95% similar).
- elf Oasis (P, $5.00) is less shimmery, cooler (95% similar).
- Smashbox Javelin (LE, $22.00) is less shimmery, darker (90% similar).
- ColourPop Zoomship (P, $6.00) is less shimmery, warmer (90% similar).
- MAC Triennial Wave (P, $17.00) is darker, warmer (90% similar).
- ColourPop Luv Poem (LE, $4.50) is less shimmery, lighter (90% similar).
- Coloured Raine Drip Drop (DC, $6.99) is less shimmery, darker, cooler (90% similar).
- Terra Moons Neptune's Waves (P, $6.00) is less shimmery, darker (90% similar).
- Lethal Cosmetics Outrun (P, $6.00) is less shimmery, cooler (90% similar).
- Dominique Cosmetics Evil Eye (LE, ) is less shimmery, darker, cooler (85% similar).
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.
Browse all of our ColourPop Pressed Powder Shadow swatches.
I hate that they put two pressed glitters in this one. But I love everything else about it, so I’ll probably get it next time they have a sale and replace the glitters with other shimmers.
This is quite a ‘cutesy’ little palette of colourful, vibrant shades from CP. Some of the shimmers are OK, but some are really poor. I think you would have to be prepared to make an effort to get this palette to work for you.
If only it didn’t have two pressed glitter shades, I’d have thought it to be a cute palette for teens and older tweens. But definitely NOT with those two eye injury capable glitters!
Overall, this color story looks so much like the Huda Mercury Retrogressive Eyeshadow palette.