Oh That Jazz
ColourPop Oh That Jazz Super Shock Shadow Duo ($12.00 for 0.07 oz.) includes cream eyeshadows in light, golden bronze and a sparkling black. I wish ColourPop would utilize the Super Shock Shadow for more “sparkle over matte” kind of formulas, because it works well for them. Both eyeshadows were smooth, emollient, blendable, and long-wearing with full color coverage.
Ingredients
Gin Rickey
Gin Rickey is a light, golden bronze with warmer undertones and a sparkling, metallic finish. The eyeshadow was richly pigmented with full coverage delivered in a single layer, which applied evenly with a brush or a fingertip. The consistency was lightly emollient, smooth, and easy to pick up and transfer without sheering out too readily, though it could be used as a wash of warmth if desired. It lasted well for 10 hours without fading or creasing on me.
FURTHER READING:
Formula Overview
for details on general performance and characteristics (like scent).
- NABLA Cosmetics Glorious (PiP, ) is lighter (95% similar).
- Linda Hallberg Cosmetics Collision (LE, ) is lighter (90% similar).
- Anastasia Yacht (LE, $12.00) is less shimmery, cooler (90% similar).
- Huda Beauty Khaki Haze #1 (PiP, ) is less shimmery, lighter (90% similar).
- MAC Monaco-co (Enchanted Forest) (LE, $20.00) is darker, warmer (90% similar).
- Urban Decay Winterfell (LE, $19.00) is less shimmery, warmer (85% similar).
- Anastasia Moo (LE, $12.00) is lighter, warmer (85% similar).
- Pat McGrath Bronze Nova (LE, $25.00) is darker, warmer (85% similar).
- Pat McGrath After Glow (LE, $25.00) is lighter, warmer (85% similar).
- Anastasia Primavera (PiP, $12.00) is less shimmery, lighter, warmer (80% 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 multitude of shades and finishes. The more metallic shades have the most slip to them (they have a “wetter” feel), while the more matte ones have a firmer, more clay-like consistency. Almost every shade I’ve tried from ColourPop has been exceptionally long-wearing (10+ hours of wear, usually there until I remove, even 14 hours later). The pigmentation can vary from shade to shade, but the average shade is quite pigmented.
From feedback I’ve seen from readers, many love them but some don’t like them at all. They aren’t a traditional cream eyeshadow, as they are denser (more sponge-like), and they apply best with flat, firm, synthetic brushes (I like the MAC 242 and 249) for me. The brand recommends using fingers for the most pigmented application, but I’ve only felt that fingers were necessary on a few shades (usually the super glittery ones).
The more matte shades can be on the drier side and vary from medium to opaque in coverage, though they’re often buildable. They can be a little hard to diffuse the edges of, though some are lovely to work with.
The more glittery shades have been the weakest to me, as they can be sheerer or harder to apply. Sometimes, they are more pigmented and work like the other finishes in the formula, but often, they are sheerer and only function well patted on top of more pigmented eyeshadows to add glitter. They do, however, tend to have little fallout over time with the occasional shade having a more moderate amount of fallout (but still less fallout than most powder eyeshadows with glitter).
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Golden Age
Golden Age is a rich black base with subtle, warm undertones paired with lighter and darker gold sparkle throughout. It had opaque color coverage in a single pass, which applied evenly to bare skin and blended out well along the edges. The texture was smooth to the touch, emollient but not too fluid, so it wasn’t prone to sheering out. It stayed on nicely for over 10 hours without fading or creasing on me.
FURTHER READING:
Formula Overview
for details on general performance and characteristics (like scent).
- Dose of Colors X-Ray (P, $20.00) is less shimmery, darker, cooler (90% similar).
- Tom Ford Beauty SS18 (LE, $36.00) is more shimmery, cooler (90% similar).
- Coloured Raine Smoke Screen (LE, $6.99) is less shimmery, cooler (90% similar).
- Tom Ford Beauty Soleil Neige #4 (LE, ) is less shimmery, lighter, cooler (85% similar).
- ColourPop Friskie (P, $6.00) is less shimmery, cooler (85% similar).
- ColourPop Revenge (Misunderstood) (LE, $4.50) is less shimmery, lighter, cooler (85% similar).
- Terra Moons Darkside (P, $8.00) is more shimmery, lighter, cooler (85% similar).
- Natasha Denona Full Metal Black (LE, $28.00) is less shimmery, cooler (85% similar).
- Danessa Myricks Cosmic (P, $18.00) is less shimmery, lighter (85% similar).
- Chanel Or Noir (17) (LE, $36.00) is less shimmery, cooler (85% 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 multitude of shades and finishes. The more metallic shades have the most slip to them (they have a “wetter” feel), while the more matte ones have a firmer, more clay-like consistency. Almost every shade I’ve tried from ColourPop has been exceptionally long-wearing (10+ hours of wear, usually there until I remove, even 14 hours later). The pigmentation can vary from shade to shade, but the average shade is quite pigmented.
From feedback I’ve seen from readers, many love them but some don’t like them at all. They aren’t a traditional cream eyeshadow, as they are denser (more sponge-like), and they apply best with flat, firm, synthetic brushes (I like the MAC 242 and 249) for me. The brand recommends using fingers for the most pigmented application, but I’ve only felt that fingers were necessary on a few shades (usually the super glittery ones).
The more matte shades can be on the drier side and vary from medium to opaque in coverage, though they’re often buildable. They can be a little hard to diffuse the edges of, though some are lovely to work with.
The more glittery shades have been the weakest to me, as they can be sheerer or harder to apply. Sometimes, they are more pigmented and work like the other finishes in the formula, but often, they are sheerer and only function well patted on top of more pigmented eyeshadows to add glitter. They do, however, tend to have little fallout over time with the occasional shade having a more moderate amount of fallout (but still less fallout than most powder eyeshadows with glitter).
Browse all of our ColourPop Super Shock Shadow swatches.