ColourPop makes it unstoppable Super Shock Shadow Duo ($ 5.00 for 0.07 oz.) Includes two sparkling, metallic cream-colored eye shadows: one in a coppery brown shade and one in a warmer red. Both colors were very durable, but one color wasn’t as pigmented as expected and could have been applied a little more evenly.
Main attraction is a medium-sized copper with warm, brownish undertones and flecks of pink and gold that sparkle over a metallic sheen. It had an opaque pigmentation with a smooth, slightly creamy consistency that felt pliable to the touch, but turned into a powdery finish and formula as soon as it came in contact with my skin. It carried well for 10 hours without fading or wrinkling.
MORE READING: Formula overview for details on general performance and properties (such as fragrance).
- Sydney Grace Truth and Beauty (LE, $ 6.00) is more shimmery and lighter (95% similar).
- ColourPop Puppuccino (LE, $ 6.00) shimmers more (95% similar).
- ColourPop ZZZ (LE, $ 6.00) is more shimmery and darker (95% similar).
- LORAC Burnt Sienna (LE, $ 19.00) is shimmery, darker, and warmer (95% similar).
- JD Glow Bestie (P, $ 7.50) is more shimmery and darker (90% similar).
- ColourPop The Twins (LE, $ 6.00) is lighter and cooler (90% similar).
- ColourPop Mesmer-eyez (LE, $ 4.50) is more shimmery and lighter (90% similar).
- Natasha Denona Crest (267M) (LE, $ 29.00) is more shimmery and darker (90% similar).
- MAC Rose (LE, $ 21.00) is darker (90% similar).
- MAC PatrickStarrr (LE, $ 21.00) is shimmery and lighter (90% similar).
Formula overview
$ 6.00 / 0.07 oz. – – $ 85.71 per ounce
ColourPop Super Shock Shadow is a cream-based formula that comes in a variety of colors and styles. The more metallic hues have the greatest slip (they feel “wetter”), while the more matte ones have a firmer, more clayey consistency. Almost every shade I’ve tried on ColourPop has been exceptionally long-lasting (more than 10 hours of wear, usually until removed, even 14 hours later). Pigmentation can vary from shade to shade, but the average shade is quite pigmented.
Based on the feedback I’ve seen from readers, many love them, but some don’t like them at all. They’re not a traditional off-white eyeshadow as they’re denser (spongy) and are best applied to me with flat, firm, synthetic brushes (I like the MAC 242 and 249). The brand recommends using fingers for the most pigmented application, but I just felt that fingers are necessary on some shades of color (usually the super glittery ones).
The matte shades can be drier and vary from medium to opaque coverage, although they are often buildable. The margins can be a little difficult to even out, although they are very nice to work with.
The shimmery colors were the weakest for me as they can be sharper or harder to apply. Sometimes they’re more pigmented and act like the other surfaces in the formula, but often they’re sharper and only work well on more pigmented eyeshadows to add glitter. They do tend to have little rainfall over time, however, with the occasional shade having a more moderate amount of rainfall (but still less rainfall than most powdered eye shadows with glitter).
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ingredients
Cyclopentasiloxane, dimethicone, silicon dioxide, trimethylsiloxysilicate, synthetic fluorophlogopite, boron nitride, isododecane, C30-45 alkylcetearyldimethicone cross-polymer, cyclohexasiloxane, dimethicone / vinyltrimethylsiloxysilic; Seed butter, tin oxide, propylene carbonate, ethylhexylglycerine, fruit extract from Cucumis sativus (cucumber), iron oxide (CI 77491), mica (CI 77019), titanium dioxide (CI 77891).
Disclaimer: Ingredient lists are available from the brand (or distributor) at the time of publication. Please always check the product packaging, if any, on the ingredients list for the product you are purchasing or the brand or retailer’s website for the most current ingredient list.
millennium is a medium red with warm undertones and flecks of fuchsia and gold. The texture was slightly pliable to the touch, which helped make it easy to pick up with a fingertip or flat synthetic brush. It had a semi-opaque, buildable paint cover, which resulted in the warmer base showing through more noticeably than the initial review of that shade (where it looked darker and less warm tinted). The product was applied pretty evenly to my lid but had to be built up so that it looked really perfect. It stayed well for 10 hours without wrinkling or falling out.
MORE READING: Formula overview for details on general performance and properties (such as fragrance).
- Tarte Graffiti (LE,) is less shimmering, lighter (95% similar).
- ColourPop The Scorpion (LE, $ 6.00) is less shimmery, darker (95% similar).
- Sydney Grace Cranberry Streusel (DC, $ 8.00) is shimmery and cooler (95% similar).
- ColourPop Gotta Fly (LE, $ 4.50) is less shimmery, darker, warmer (90% similar).
- Pat McGrath Hedonistic (PiP, $ 25.00) is more shimmery and darker (90% similar).
- Touch in Sol Persian Rose (6) (P, $ 18.00) is more shimmery and lighter (90% similar).
- Ciate Fierce (LE,) is cooler (90% similar).
- Sydney Grace Raspberry Sorbet (DC, $ 6.00) is more shimmery and darker (90% similar).
- Sydney Grace The Chase (PiP, $ 6.00) is warmer (90% similar).
- Dior Ruby # 3 (LE,) is less shimmery, cooler (90% similar).
Formula overview
$ 6.00 / 0.07 oz. – – $ 85.71 per ounce
ColourPop Super Shock Shadow is a cream-based formula that comes in a variety of colors and styles. The more metallic hues have the greatest slip (they feel “wetter”), while the more matte ones have a firmer, more clayey consistency. Almost every shade I’ve tried on ColourPop has been exceptionally long-lasting (more than 10 hours of wear, usually until removed, even 14 hours later). Pigmentation can vary from shade to shade, but the average shade is quite pigmented.
Based on the feedback I’ve seen from readers, many love them, but some don’t like them at all. They’re not a traditional off-white eyeshadow as they’re denser (spongy) and are best applied to me with flat, firm, synthetic brushes (I like the MAC 242 and 249). The brand recommends using fingers for the most pigmented application, but I just felt that fingers are necessary on some shades of color (usually the super glittery ones).
The matte shades can be drier and vary from medium to opaque coverage, although they are often buildable. The margins can be a little difficult to even out, although they are very nice to work with.
The shimmery colors were the weakest for me as they can be sharper or harder to apply. Sometimes they’re more pigmented and act like the other surfaces in the formula, but often they’re sharper and only work well on more pigmented eyeshadows to add glitter. They do tend to have little rainfall over time, however, with the occasional shade having a more moderate amount of rainfall (but still less rainfall than most powdered eye shadows with glitter).
Search all of our ColourPop Super Shock Shadow swatches.
ingredients
Cyclopentasiloxane, dimethicone, silicon dioxide, trimethylsiloxysilicate, synthetic fluorophlogopite, boron nitride, isododecane, C30-45 alkylcetearyldimethicone cross-polymer, cyclohexasiloxane, dimethicone / vinyltrimethylsiloxysilic; Seed butter, tin oxide, propylene carbonate, ethylhexylglycerine, fruit extract from Cucumis sativus (cucumber), iron oxide (CI 77491), mica (CI 77019), titanium dioxide (CI 77891).
Disclaimer: Ingredient lists are available from the brand (or distributor) at the time of publication. Please always check the product packaging, if any, on the ingredients list for the product you are purchasing or the brand or retailer’s website for the most current ingredient list.
