ColourPop Super Cool, Mystical, Buzzy, Brentwood Jelly Much Shadows Reviews & Swatches
Super Cool
ColourPop Super Cool Jelly Much Eyeshadow ($9.00 for 0.23 oz.) is a pale, cooler-toned white with blue-to-teal shifting micro-sparkle.
- Semi-opaque pigmentation in one layer
- Wet and cool to touch, water-like
- Quickly started to set and applied more like a cream-to-powder eyeshadow
- Applied evenly and blended out well
- Long-wearing (10 hours)
* Note: There have been plenty of reports from readers that the packaging for this formula is not ideal and often leads to them drying out within six months, so keep that in mind. I have put all of these shades away and put it on my calendar to check them in six months! I’ve told CP multiple times that I’d love to see this formula in a tube 🙁
FURTHER READING: Formula Overview for details on general performance and characteristics (like scent).
Top Dupes
- Viseart Moon (GPV2 #4) (P, ) is less shimmery, cooler (95% similar).
- ColourPop Cuddle Close (LE, $4.50) is less shimmery (95% similar).
- Fenty Beauty Chillz (P, $36.00) is less shimmery (95% similar).
- Lethal Cosmetics Idol (P, $6.50) is less shimmery (95% similar).
- ColourPop New Magic (LE, $6.00) is cooler (95% similar).
- Urban Decay Lucid (P, $19.00) is less shimmery, warmer (90% similar).
- Urban Decay Lucid (PiP, $19.00) is less shimmery, warmer (90% similar).
- Pat McGrath Astral Blue Star (LE, $30.00) is more shimmery (90% similar).
- ColourPop Snuzzle (LE, $4.50) is warmer (90% similar).
- Melt Cosmetics Reckless (LE, ) is less shimmery, darker (90% similar).
Formula Overview
$9.00/0.23 oz. - $39.13 Per Ounce
The formula is supposed to have "high impact" in a "single swipe" that's longwearing, "won't crease, fade or transfer" and "dries down to a powder finish with zero fall out." These are water-based, so they feel wet and cooling when initially applied, but the reality is that so little product is needed to get coverage on the lid that I didn't feel it was watery or thin when I actually patted it onto my lid with a brush.
I would recommend using less than you think you'll need, and while fingertips can be used to apply, I liked the control of flat, synthetic brushes gave me as fingertips (for me!) applied far more product than needed. If you over-apply, it can feel wet and take longer to dry down, and it ends up taking too long and can pull into creases/fine lines on the lid. If I used about what I needed (there was some wiggle room), it dried down quickly and set to a transfer-resistant/crease-resistant finish. It was harder to blend out once dry, though, and if I wasn't careful, more vigorous blending could disturb and cause the eyeshadow to flake slightly.
They are easier to use than they look, and I think they're quite good overall, though a couple of shades were less stellar. They have a high-shine finish, though I think the more metallic powder and cream eyeshadows give a similar look that I wasn't convinced that the finish on these was above and beyond products that might be easier to use/more user-friendly. I'm not sure that the pot was the best way to go, as the product dries out extremely quickly; to the point where I would advise closing the product after you've taken product out of it, don't let it sit open while you're applying the rest of your makeup--you will see and feel parts of it dry out.
I found the packaging to be rather messy, and I have bits of product along the edge of the jar, along the rim, and it's fiddly to move the stopper from the opening to the lid and back again. I wonder if a squeeze tube might be less messy and make it easier to control the amount of product picked up while also preventing the product from drying out too readily.
WARNING: This formula seems to dry out within months; some readers report a couple of months and others more like a six-month window. I don't keep the majority of cream-based products (since I don't return to most products after reviewing), including these, but of the few I still have, there is a definite change in consistency--slightly drier--after six months, sometimes more or less. I had a couple that were closer to the year mark, and one was still usable but the other was quite dried down.
Browse all of our ColourPop Jelly Much Eyeshadow swatches.
Super Cool
PPermanent. $9.00.
Mystical
ColourPop Mystical Jelly Much Eyeshadow ($9.00 for 0.23 oz.) is a light, golden brown with moderate, warm undertones and a sparkling finish. This shade would work well for a one-and-done kind of shade.
- Semi-paque pigmentation in one layer
- Wet and cool to touch, water-like
- Quickly started to set and applied more like a cream-to-powder eyeshadow
- Applied evenly and blended out well
- Long-wearing (10 hours)
* Note: There have been plenty of reports from readers that the packaging for this formula is not ideal and often leads to them drying out within six months, so keep that in mind. I have put all of these shades away and put it on my calendar to check them in six months! I’ve told CP multiple times that I’d love to see this formula in a tube 🙁
FURTHER READING: Formula Overview for details on general performance and characteristics (like scent).
Top Dupes
- ColourPop Wild Out (LE, $4.50) is cooler (95% similar).
- NABLA Cosmetics Fabric (PiP, ) is less shimmery, cooler (95% similar).
- Moira Main Character (P, $8.50) is less shimmery (95% similar).
- NARS Icon (DC, $25.00) is less shimmery, cooler (95% similar).
- Too Faced Frost Those Buns (LE, $16.00) is less shimmery, cooler (95% similar).
- Viseart Suede (PiP, ) is less shimmery, cooler (95% similar).
- ColourPop Falling Up (LE, $6.00) is lighter (90% similar).
- Sydney Grace Star Struck (P, $8.00) is cooler (90% similar).
- Lethal Cosmetics Limbo (P, $6.50) is less shimmery (90% similar).
- Natasha Denona Faye (279M) (PiP, $29.00) is darker (90% similar).
Formula Overview
$9.00/0.23 oz. - $39.13 Per Ounce
The formula is supposed to have "high impact" in a "single swipe" that's longwearing, "won't crease, fade or transfer" and "dries down to a powder finish with zero fall out." These are water-based, so they feel wet and cooling when initially applied, but the reality is that so little product is needed to get coverage on the lid that I didn't feel it was watery or thin when I actually patted it onto my lid with a brush.
I would recommend using less than you think you'll need, and while fingertips can be used to apply, I liked the control of flat, synthetic brushes gave me as fingertips (for me!) applied far more product than needed. If you over-apply, it can feel wet and take longer to dry down, and it ends up taking too long and can pull into creases/fine lines on the lid. If I used about what I needed (there was some wiggle room), it dried down quickly and set to a transfer-resistant/crease-resistant finish. It was harder to blend out once dry, though, and if I wasn't careful, more vigorous blending could disturb and cause the eyeshadow to flake slightly.
They are easier to use than they look, and I think they're quite good overall, though a couple of shades were less stellar. They have a high-shine finish, though I think the more metallic powder and cream eyeshadows give a similar look that I wasn't convinced that the finish on these was above and beyond products that might be easier to use/more user-friendly. I'm not sure that the pot was the best way to go, as the product dries out extremely quickly; to the point where I would advise closing the product after you've taken product out of it, don't let it sit open while you're applying the rest of your makeup--you will see and feel parts of it dry out.
I found the packaging to be rather messy, and I have bits of product along the edge of the jar, along the rim, and it's fiddly to move the stopper from the opening to the lid and back again. I wonder if a squeeze tube might be less messy and make it easier to control the amount of product picked up while also preventing the product from drying out too readily.
WARNING: This formula seems to dry out within months; some readers report a couple of months and others more like a six-month window. I don't keep the majority of cream-based products (since I don't return to most products after reviewing), including these, but of the few I still have, there is a definite change in consistency--slightly drier--after six months, sometimes more or less. I had a couple that were closer to the year mark, and one was still usable but the other was quite dried down.
Browse all of our ColourPop Jelly Much Eyeshadow swatches.
Ingredients
Water, Calcium Sodium Borosilicate, Synthetic Fluorphlogopite, Sorbeth-30 Tetraisostearate, Butylene Glycol, Dipropylene Glycol, Sorbitan Sesquiisostearate, Benzyl Alcohol, Silica, Acrylates/Beheneth-25 Methacrylate Copolymer, Ppg-8 Ceteth-20, Chlorphenesin, Dehydroacetic Acid, Sodium Hydroxide, Tin Oxide, Phenoxyethanol, Iron Oxides (CI 77491), Mica (CI 77019), Titanium Dioxide (CI 77891).
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.
Look Using this Product
Mystical
PPermanent. $9.00.
Buzzy
ColourPop Buzzy Jelly Much Eyeshadow ($9.00 for 0.23 oz.) is a light, peachy-pink with moderate, warm undertones and a sparkling, metallic finish.
- Opaque pigmentation in one layer
- Wet and cool to touch, water-like
- Quickly started to set and applied more like a cream-to-powder eyeshadow
- Applied evenly and blended out well
- Long-wearing (10 hours)
* Note: There have been plenty of reports from readers that the packaging for this formula is not ideal and often leads to them drying out within six months, so keep that in mind. I have put all of these shades away and put it on my calendar to check them in six months! I’ve told CP multiple times that I’d love to see this formula in a tube 🙁
FURTHER READING: Formula Overview for details on general performance and characteristics (like scent).
Top Dupes
- Pat McGrath Smuggler's Spice (LE, $32.00) is less shimmery, darker (95% similar).
- Pat McGrath Pink Mystique (LE, $25.00) is less shimmery (90% similar).
- ColourPop Beggin' U (LE, $4.50) is warmer (90% similar).
- MAC Cute on Mute (PiP, ) is less shimmery, cooler (90% similar).
- ColourPop Cheers Babe (P, $4.50) is less shimmery, darker (90% similar).
- ColourPop Blossom Up (PiP, $4.50) is darker (90% similar).
- Huda Beauty Angelic (PiP, ) is less shimmery, darker, warmer (85% similar).
- Terra Moons Wicked Rose (P, $6.25) is darker (85% similar).
- Natasha Denona Golden Rose (60M) (P, $29.00) is more shimmery, darker, warmer (85% similar).
- Sydney Grace Blushing Peach (P, $6.25) is less shimmery, darker, cooler (80% similar).
Formula Overview
$9.00/0.23 oz. - $39.13 Per Ounce
The formula is supposed to have "high impact" in a "single swipe" that's longwearing, "won't crease, fade or transfer" and "dries down to a powder finish with zero fall out." These are water-based, so they feel wet and cooling when initially applied, but the reality is that so little product is needed to get coverage on the lid that I didn't feel it was watery or thin when I actually patted it onto my lid with a brush.
I would recommend using less than you think you'll need, and while fingertips can be used to apply, I liked the control of flat, synthetic brushes gave me as fingertips (for me!) applied far more product than needed. If you over-apply, it can feel wet and take longer to dry down, and it ends up taking too long and can pull into creases/fine lines on the lid. If I used about what I needed (there was some wiggle room), it dried down quickly and set to a transfer-resistant/crease-resistant finish. It was harder to blend out once dry, though, and if I wasn't careful, more vigorous blending could disturb and cause the eyeshadow to flake slightly.
They are easier to use than they look, and I think they're quite good overall, though a couple of shades were less stellar. They have a high-shine finish, though I think the more metallic powder and cream eyeshadows give a similar look that I wasn't convinced that the finish on these was above and beyond products that might be easier to use/more user-friendly. I'm not sure that the pot was the best way to go, as the product dries out extremely quickly; to the point where I would advise closing the product after you've taken product out of it, don't let it sit open while you're applying the rest of your makeup--you will see and feel parts of it dry out.
I found the packaging to be rather messy, and I have bits of product along the edge of the jar, along the rim, and it's fiddly to move the stopper from the opening to the lid and back again. I wonder if a squeeze tube might be less messy and make it easier to control the amount of product picked up while also preventing the product from drying out too readily.
WARNING: This formula seems to dry out within months; some readers report a couple of months and others more like a six-month window. I don't keep the majority of cream-based products (since I don't return to most products after reviewing), including these, but of the few I still have, there is a definite change in consistency--slightly drier--after six months, sometimes more or less. I had a couple that were closer to the year mark, and one was still usable but the other was quite dried down.
Browse all of our ColourPop Jelly Much Eyeshadow swatches.
Buzzy
PPermanent. $9.00.
Brentwood
ColourPop Brentwood Jelly Much Eyeshadow ($9.00 for 0.23 oz.) is a darker copper with moderate, warm undertones and a sparkling finish.
- Nearly opaque pigmentation in one layer
- Wet and cool to touch, water-like
- Quickly started to set and applied more like a cream-to-powder eyeshadow
- Applied evenly and blended out well
- Long-wearing (10 hours)
* Note: There have been plenty of reports from readers that the packaging for this formula is not ideal and often leads to them drying out within six months, so keep that in mind. I have put all of these shades away and put it on my calendar to check them in six months! I’ve told CP multiple times that I’d love to see this formula in a tube 🙁
FURTHER READING: Formula Overview for details on general performance and characteristics (like scent).
Top Dupes
- LORAC Illusion (LE, $19.00) is darker (90% similar).
- Pat McGrath Corrupt Copper (LE, $25.00) is less shimmery (90% similar).
- Too Faced Old Money (LE, $16.00) is darker (90% similar).
- Moira Glace (P, $7.50) is less shimmery, cooler (90% similar).
- ColourPop Fin (LE, $4.50) is less shimmery, darker (90% similar).
- LORAC Burnt Sienna (LE, $19.00) is darker (90% similar).
- Urban Decay Breadwinner (LE, $19.00) is less shimmery, cooler (90% similar).
- Too Faced Gingersnap (LE, $16.00) is less shimmery, darker (90% similar).
- ColourPop Draft (PiP, $4.50) is less shimmery, darker (90% similar).
- ColourPop The Vibez (LE, $4.50) is darker (90% similar).
Formula Overview
$9.00/0.23 oz. - $39.13 Per Ounce
The formula is supposed to have "high impact" in a "single swipe" that's longwearing, "won't crease, fade or transfer" and "dries down to a powder finish with zero fall out." These are water-based, so they feel wet and cooling when initially applied, but the reality is that so little product is needed to get coverage on the lid that I didn't feel it was watery or thin when I actually patted it onto my lid with a brush.
I would recommend using less than you think you'll need, and while fingertips can be used to apply, I liked the control of flat, synthetic brushes gave me as fingertips (for me!) applied far more product than needed. If you over-apply, it can feel wet and take longer to dry down, and it ends up taking too long and can pull into creases/fine lines on the lid. If I used about what I needed (there was some wiggle room), it dried down quickly and set to a transfer-resistant/crease-resistant finish. It was harder to blend out once dry, though, and if I wasn't careful, more vigorous blending could disturb and cause the eyeshadow to flake slightly.
They are easier to use than they look, and I think they're quite good overall, though a couple of shades were less stellar. They have a high-shine finish, though I think the more metallic powder and cream eyeshadows give a similar look that I wasn't convinced that the finish on these was above and beyond products that might be easier to use/more user-friendly. I'm not sure that the pot was the best way to go, as the product dries out extremely quickly; to the point where I would advise closing the product after you've taken product out of it, don't let it sit open while you're applying the rest of your makeup--you will see and feel parts of it dry out.
I found the packaging to be rather messy, and I have bits of product along the edge of the jar, along the rim, and it's fiddly to move the stopper from the opening to the lid and back again. I wonder if a squeeze tube might be less messy and make it easier to control the amount of product picked up while also preventing the product from drying out too readily.
WARNING: This formula seems to dry out within months; some readers report a couple of months and others more like a six-month window. I don't keep the majority of cream-based products (since I don't return to most products after reviewing), including these, but of the few I still have, there is a definite change in consistency--slightly drier--after six months, sometimes more or less. I had a couple that were closer to the year mark, and one was still usable but the other was quite dried down.
Browse all of our ColourPop Jelly Much Eyeshadow swatches.
Agree with you wholeheartedly that these belong in squeeze tubes! Because, then I would actually buy some without the fear of them drying up into a sticky, unusable goop.
they actually end up completely drying into a flakey kinda, stiff powder in the containers and can be revitalized with saline/contact solution but its definitely too much trouble for what its worth. I’d LOVE if they came out with these in a tube format! IDK why they haven’t already!
Some really beautiful shades here – Brentwood and Mystical for me. I agree with you Christine, these would be a lot more hygienic if they were housed in a tube.