Written Reviews

Colourpop’s Sweet Dreams is my single most favorite eyeshadow to have ever existed. Of course, as with all good things, it got discontinued years ago and I have been nursing that poor dried out jelly shadow this entire time. THIS is the dupe I have been searching for for *years* actual years. It is not the same formula, because it’s a pressed shadow and not a gel, but damn it looks so similar and so good, and I would say it’s actually even sparklier than Sweet Dreams is. FABULOUS shadow that is so easy, comfortable and gorgeous, and easy to remove too. 1000/10, cannot recommend it enough for anyone who loves a bubblegum pink with a blue flip. I genuinely can’t scream enough about how much I love this shadow and how on top of the world it felt to find it.

This is one of the most beautiful shadows I've ever used from CP! It's so dimensional, and much more red/blue than it looks online. When my partner bought it, we thought it would be more purple, but it comes off very red with loads and loads of blue flashes. Perfect for one shadow looks, and requires so little of the product. As far as application, it's kind of strange. The texture is very jelly-like and wet, as expected, but best applied to the lid in layers with fingers and blended out with a brush. I take just a little from my finger on the brush to make it a nice gradient. And removal is literally the easiest thing in the world. No staining, no tugging, no oils needed. Wipes off very easy with water--so be careful of tears with this formula!

I LOVE this shadow! It makes a BEAUTIFUL one shadow look and it's pretty easy to use! You do need to be careful with blending since it is *so bright* but it's the very loud, very pink, eyeshadow you might be missing and didn't know you needed. Half a star off for staining and some fading, but the fading may have been an error on my part, rather than just the shadow itself. This is also a lovely shade with glitter layered on top.

These glitters from CP are really fun, however, they're not really the best I've ever used. I very rarely run into a CP product I don't enjoy and I find almost everything is a good value, but this glitter is really on the fence. You do get a lot of product, and it can be applied sheerly or more densely, and the colors are so, so beautiful! But it flakes off so, so, so bad. Use glitter glue, and do not use this on the eyes. I was a rebel for testing sake, and it slips and slides and flakes off, even with the glue on the eyes! It literally lasted me, with a bright fuschia underneath, maybe an hour before fading the base color and completely coming off. So, this is really pretty, but it's not great in practice since the gel base obviously doesn't have any sort of adhesive in it.

This is a beautiful color that blends out wonderfully on the skin and on top of a primer. It's fantastic for being really striking, sheered out to warm up a look, or on its own. It has a lot of powdery kickback like most CP shadows, but that doesn't bother me. On the face, it's just so, so beautiful and has a lot of depth.

I was hoping this would be somewhat similar to the cover FX liquid glitter/shadow/hybrid thing in amethyst since I adored the sample I got so, so much but wasn't willing to drop $30. It looks super similar in the tube, but From the Valley doesn't have any base pigment. The glitters themselves are very fine and colorful, like blue and pinks and purple, but it really bummed me out that this isn't really buildable. It's a lovely sparkle but needs to be layered on top of another shadow to really look great.

This is one of those lipsticks that leaves a nice corally/hot pink stain based on your PH. It looks a little bit different on everyone, but is a great “I want color, but not the trouble of a lipstick today” kind of lipstick. It’s more balm-like than a traditional lipstick as well. Fabulous formula, and the stain lasts all day.