Urban Decay Pop Queen Decades Eyeshadow Palette Review & Swatches
Pop Queen
Urban Decay Pop Queen Decades Mini Eyeshadow Palette ($25.00 for 0.12 oz.) is a new, limited edition six-pan palette that included three (mostly) matte and three shimmery eyeshadows. The quality ranged from decent to disappointing; in a way, it performed more in line with expectations, which is a sad state of affairs! I remember the days when Urban Decay eyeshadow palettes were a lot more reliable in quality.
Ingredients
Pop Queen
LELimited Edition. $25.00.
Scrunchie
Scrunchie is a medium-dark pink with subtle, warm undertones and a matte finish. It had nearly opaque pigmentation with a soft, lightly powdery texture, but it was blendable. It wore well for seven and a half hours before fading visibly.
FURTHER READING: Formula Overview for details on general performance and characteristics (like scent).
Top Dupes
- ColourPop Glamverse (LE, $4.50) is cooler (95% similar).
- ColourPop Disco Queen (LE, $4.50) is more shimmery, darker (95% similar).
- ColourPop Pillow Mint (LE, $4.50) is lighter (95% similar).
- Huda Beauty Amethyst #7 (LE, ) is lighter (95% similar).
- Huda Beauty Flamingo (LE, ) is lighter, cooler (95% similar).
- Dior Rosy Canvas #3 (LE, ) is more shimmery, darker, warmer (90% similar).
- ColourPop Fan Fiction (LE, $4.50) is lighter, cooler (90% similar).
- Anastasia E1 (Norvina Vol. 4) (LE, ) is lighter (90% similar).
- ColourPop Sherbet (LE, $4.50) is darker (90% similar).
- ColourPop On a Lark (LE, $4.50) is more shimmery, darker (90% similar).
Formula Overview
$19.00/0.05 oz. - $380.00 Per Ounce
The formula is typically described as "high-pigment" that "stays on your lids" and goes on "seamlessly." Their permanent range has a lot of fantastic shades in it, and many of them are pigmented, blendable, and long-wearing. Some of their matte are real workhorse kind of shades with soft, smooth, silky, and blendable textures, while their shimmers and pearly shades are very rich in payoff and apply beautifully to the lid. They wear between seven and nine hours on me, depending on the shade and finish.
Browse all of our Urban Decay Eyeshadow (Discontinued) swatches.
Ingredients
MICA, CI 75470 / CARMINE, CAPRYLIC/CAPRIC TRIGLYCERIDE, CI 77891 / TITANIUM DIOXIDE, ZINC STEARATE, SODIUM DEHYDROACETATE, PHENOXYETHANOL, CI 42090 / BLUE 1 LAKE, SORBIC ACID, CI 77492 / IRON OXIDES, TALC, CELLULOSE, BORON NITRIDE, ETHYLENE/ACRYLIC ACID COPOLYMER (D258194/1).
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.
Scrunchie
LELimited Edition. $19.00.
Superstar
Superstar is a bright, medium blue with strong, cool undertones and barely-there golden pearl over a matte finish. It had mostly opaque color payoff that was buildable to full coverage with a second layer, but there was light fallout during application. The consistency was finely-milled and silky to the touch but a little powdery. It lasted well for eight hours before showing signs of fading.
FURTHER READING: Formula Overview for details on general performance and characteristics (like scent).
Top Dupes
- MAC Les Portes Bleus (LE, $17.00) is less shimmery (95% similar).
- Anastasia C2 (Norvina Vol. 2) (LE, $12.00) is less shimmery, lighter (90% similar).
- Terra Moons Neptune's Waves (P, $6.00) is less shimmery (90% similar).
- Glaminatrix Coast (P, $7.30) is less shimmery, lighter (90% similar).
- Bad Habit Dreamland (PiP, ) is less shimmery, lighter (90% similar).
- KVD Beauty Synth (LE, ) is less shimmery, lighter (90% similar).
- Coloured Raine Drip Drop (DC, $6.99) is less shimmery, lighter (90% similar).
- ColourPop Watermark (LE, $4.50) is lighter, warmer (90% similar).
- Anastasia B5 (Norvina Vol. 2) (LE, $12.00) is less shimmery, lighter (90% similar).
- Dominique Cosmetics Evil Eye (LE, ) is less shimmery, lighter (90% similar).
Formula Overview
$19.00/0.05 oz. - $380.00 Per Ounce
The formula is typically described as "high-pigment" that "stays on your lids" and goes on "seamlessly." Their permanent range has a lot of fantastic shades in it, and many of them are pigmented, blendable, and long-wearing. Some of their matte are real workhorse kind of shades with soft, smooth, silky, and blendable textures, while their shimmers and pearly shades are very rich in payoff and apply beautifully to the lid. They wear between seven and nine hours on me, depending on the shade and finish.
Browse all of our Urban Decay Eyeshadow (Discontinued) swatches.
Ingredients
CI 42090 / BLUE 1 LAKE, MICA, CI 77007 / ULTRAMARINES, TALC, CAPRYLIC/CAPRIC TRIGLYCERIDE, CALCIUM ALUMINUM BOROSILICATE, CI 77891 / TITANIUM DIOXIDE, SODIUM DEHYDROACETATE, PHENOXYETHANOL, SORBIC ACID, TIN OXIDE, ZINC STEARATE, CELLULOSE, BORON NITRIDE, ETHYLENE/ACRYLIC ACID COPOLYMER (D258195/1).
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.
Superstar
LELimited Edition. $19.00.
Club Scene
Club Scene is a brighter, medium yellow with warmer undertones and a metallic finish. It seemed almost more yellow than gold but straddled the line between the two. The texture was soft, slightly thinner but not to the point where it was difficult to work with or overly powdery. It had opaque color coverage that stayed on well for eight hours before fading visibly.
FURTHER READING: Formula Overview for details on general performance and characteristics (like scent).
Top Dupes
- Coloured Raine Spoiled (PiP, $6.99) is more shimmery (95% similar).
- ColourPop Cool Breeze (P, $6.00) is more shimmery, darker (95% similar).
- ColourPop Cool Breeze (LE, $6.00) is more shimmery (95% similar).
- Makeup Geek Fortune Teller (P, $9.99) is more shimmery, darker (95% similar).
- Tarte Pot of Gold (P, $22.00) is more shimmery, cooler (95% similar).
- MAC Born to Beam (P, $23.00) is less shimmery, darker (95% similar).
- Sydney Grace Treasure Hunter (P, $6.25) is more shimmery (95% similar).
- Urban Decay That's Dope (LE, $19.00) is more shimmery, darker, warmer (95% similar).
- Viseart Buillion (GPV2 #12) (P, ) is more shimmery, darker (95% similar).
- ColourPop Rascal (P, $4.50) is more shimmery, darker (95% similar).
Formula Overview
$19.00/0.05 oz. - $380.00 Per Ounce
The formula is typically described as "high-pigment" that "stays on your lids" and goes on "seamlessly." Their permanent range has a lot of fantastic shades in it, and many of them are pigmented, blendable, and long-wearing. Some of their matte are real workhorse kind of shades with soft, smooth, silky, and blendable textures, while their shimmers and pearly shades are very rich in payoff and apply beautifully to the lid. They wear between seven and nine hours on me, depending on the shade and finish.
Browse all of our Urban Decay Eyeshadow (Discontinued) swatches.
Ingredients
MICA, CI 77891 / TITANIUM DIOXIDE, CAPRYLIC/CAPRIC TRIGLYCERIDE, CI 77491 / IRON OXIDES, SILICA, ZINC STEARATE, TALC, TIN OXIDE, SODIUM DEHYDROACETATE, PHENOXYETHANOL, SORBIC ACID, CELLULOSE, BORON NITRIDE, ETHYLENE/ACRYLIC ACID COPOLYMER (D258192/1).
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.
Club Scene
LELimited Edition. $19.00.
Dance It Out
Dance It Out is a medium purple with subtle, warm undertones and flecks of iridescent green and violet micro-sparkle. It had sheer color coverage as it was very stiff and firm, which made it particularly difficult to use. It wasn’t much improved by using a fingertip or a dampened brush (this was better than a fingertip, actually). What little translated to my eye lasted for six hours at best.
FURTHER READING: Formula Overview for details on general performance and characteristics (like scent).
Top Dupes
- ColourPop Plumpy (LE, $4.50) is more shimmery, lighter (90% similar).
- ColourPop Baby Roo (P, $5.00) is darker (90% similar).
- NARS Lunar (LE, $25.00) is more shimmery, lighter (90% similar).
- NARS Parallel Universe (Right) (DC, $25.00) is more shimmery, lighter, cooler (90% similar).
- Huda Beauty Lilac #2 (LE, ) is cooler (90% similar).
- NARS Lunar (P, $22.00) is more shimmery, warmer (90% similar).
- ColourPop Softie (PiP, $4.50) is less shimmery, lighter, cooler (90% similar).
- Urban Decay Studio (P, $21.00) is lighter, less pigmented, cooler (90% similar).
- ColourPop Mind's Eye (LE, $4.50) is lighter, cooler (85% similar).
- Give Me Glow Princess Pink (P, $7.00) is more shimmery, cooler (85% similar).
Formula Overview
$19.00/0.05 oz. - $380.00 Per Ounce
The formula is typically described as "high-pigment" that "stays on your lids" and goes on "seamlessly." Their permanent range has a lot of fantastic shades in it, and many of them are pigmented, blendable, and long-wearing. Some of their matte are real workhorse kind of shades with soft, smooth, silky, and blendable textures, while their shimmers and pearly shades are very rich in payoff and apply beautifully to the lid. They wear between seven and nine hours on me, depending on the shade and finish.
Browse all of our Urban Decay Eyeshadow (Discontinued) swatches.
Ingredients
CALCIUM ALUMINUM BOROSILICATE, CAPRYLIC/CAPRIC TRIGLYCERIDE, CI 77891 / TITANIUM DIOXIDE, SYNTHETIC FLUORPHLOGOPITE, CALCIUM SODIUM BOROSILICATE, CI 77499 / IRON OXIDES, MICA, TALC, CI 75470 / CARMINE, TIN OXIDE, SODIUM DEHYDROACETATE, PHENOXYETHANOL, SORBIC ACID, ETHYLENE/ACRYLIC ACID COPOLYMER, ZINC STEARATE, CELLULOSE, BORON NITRIDE (D258196/ 1).
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.
Dance It Out
LELimited Edition. $19.00.
Like a V
Like a V is a medium berry with subtle, cool undertones and a faint, iridescent pearl. It had semi-opaque color payoff in a single layer, which did not build up well and had a tendency to look more muted after a few minutes of being on my lid. The texture was thin, slightly dry, though not powdery. It wore decently for six and a half hours on me.
FURTHER READING: Formula Overview for details on general performance and characteristics (like scent).
Top Dupes
- Ace Beaute Peacock (DC, ) is more shimmery, cooler (95% similar).
- ColourPop Mystery Dancer (LE, $4.50) is more shimmery, darker (95% similar).
- Too Faced TF Mascot (LE, $16.00) is more shimmery, cooler (95% similar).
- Tom Ford Beauty African Violet #1 (PiP, ) is more shimmery, cooler (90% similar).
- Anastasia E5 (Norvina Vol. 3) (LE, ) is more shimmery, cooler (90% similar).
- UOMA Beauty Royal Bloodline (LE, ) is more shimmery (85% similar).
- Makeup Geek Masquerade (LE, $9.99) is more shimmery, darker, cooler (85% similar).
- Sydney Grace Magic Act (P, $6.25) is more shimmery, darker, cooler (85% similar).
- Melt Cosmetics Little Accident (LE, ) is more shimmery, darker, cooler (85% similar).
- Urban Decay 1985 (DC, $19.00) is more shimmery, darker, cooler (85% similar).
Formula Overview
$19.00/0.05 oz. - $380.00 Per Ounce
The formula is typically described as "high-pigment" that "stays on your lids" and goes on "seamlessly." Their permanent range has a lot of fantastic shades in it, and many of them are pigmented, blendable, and long-wearing. Some of their matte are real workhorse kind of shades with soft, smooth, silky, and blendable textures, while their shimmers and pearly shades are very rich in payoff and apply beautifully to the lid. They wear between seven and nine hours on me, depending on the shade and finish.
Browse all of our Urban Decay Eyeshadow (Discontinued) swatches.
Ingredients
MICA, CI 77891 / TITANIUM DIOXIDE, CI 75470 / CARMINE, CI 77007 / ULTRAMARINES, CAPRYLIC/CAPRIC TRIGLYCERIDE, CI 77492 / IRON OXIDES, CI 77499 / IRON OXIDES, SODIUM DEHYDROACETATE, PHENOXYETHANOL, SORBIC ACID, TALC, ZINC STEARATE, CELLULOSE, BORON NITRIDE, ETHYLENE/ACRYLIC ACID COPOLYMER (D258200/1).
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.
Like a V
LELimited Edition. $19.00.
Hart
Hart is a light, peachy orange with warm undertones and a matte finish. It was incredibly powdery, which resulted in sheer to semi-sheer color payoff that didn’t build up and had a lot of fallout during application. It stayed on decently for six hours before fading noticeably.
FURTHER READING: Formula Overview for details on general performance and characteristics (like scent).
Top Dupes
- ColourPop Penn Station (LE, $4.50) is lighter (95% similar).
- ColourPop Craft Works (PiP, $4.50) is darker (90% similar).
- Kylie Cosmetics Sorbet (LE, ) is darker (90% similar).
- Makeup Geek Peach Smoothie (DC, $6.00) is warmer (90% similar).
- ColourPop Mellow (LE, $4.50) is lighter (90% similar).
- Tarte Cashmere (PiP, ) is darker (90% similar).
- ColourPop Go Wish (LE, $4.50) is darker (90% similar).
- Fenty Beauty Peach Me (PiP, ) is darker (90% similar).
- NARS Foix (DC, $25.00) is darker (90% similar).
- Anastasia A3 (Norvina Mini Vol. 2) (LE, ) is darker (90% similar).
Formula Overview
$19.00/0.05 oz. - $380.00 Per Ounce
The formula is typically described as "high-pigment" that "stays on your lids" and goes on "seamlessly." Their permanent range has a lot of fantastic shades in it, and many of them are pigmented, blendable, and long-wearing. Some of their matte are real workhorse kind of shades with soft, smooth, silky, and blendable textures, while their shimmers and pearly shades are very rich in payoff and apply beautifully to the lid. They wear between seven and nine hours on me, depending on the shade and finish.
Browse all of our Urban Decay Eyeshadow (Discontinued) swatches.
Ingredients
TALC, MICA, CI 77891 / TITANIUM DIOXIDE, CELLULOSE, BORON NITRIDE, ETHYLENE/ACRYLIC ACID COPOLYMER, CI 77492 / IRON OXIDES, CAPRYLIC/CAPRIC TRIGLYCERIDE, CI 77491 / IRON OXIDES, ZINC STEARATE, SODIUM DEHYDROACETATE, PHENOXYETHANOL, SORBIC ACID, CI 77499 / IRON OXIDES (D258193/1).
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.
SMDH. How could have 3 A’s and then just drop the ball so disastrously on the other 3? What the heck happened here? Urban Decay is going downhill at warp speed!
Urban Decay is now like Too Faced once was and in the same category as Colour Pop…. awful quality control of their shades and colour stories.
When I saw the score I thought it’s the blue that’s dragging it down as it is a difficult shade to formulate but light peach? UD, seriously?
I hope UD improves its quality rather than having 50% off sales all the time. Both the quality & price are going down. I haven’t got anything from them after Naked2 which was my first eyeshadow purchase from Sephora (and it got lost during a trip…) Hope one day it’d be on the front row again.
Not colours that I would wear (except for Dance It Out) but, honestly, how very disappointing that this is such a poor performer. What the heck is happening with UD? These are colours they should be able to produce in the A level of performance and without even breaking a sweat, so to speak.