ColourPop Give the Brut, Blanc de Blanc, Keep It Crisp Jelly Much Shadows Reviews & Swatches
Give the Brut
ColourPop Give the Brut Jelly Much Shadow ($9.00 for 0.23 oz.) is a rich, medium-dark orange-gold with strong, warm undertones and a sparkling, metallic finish. The cream eyeshadow had mostly opaque, buildable pigmentation–which I did find to be higher coverage with a more even laydown of product when I used a brush rather than a fingertip.
The consistency was lightweight, very cool to the touch, and wet, but it dried down fully without settling into fine lines. It lasted well for 10 hours without fading or flaking.
FURTHER READING:
Formula Overview
for details on general performance and characteristics (like scent).
- City Color Pharaoh (P, $6.99) is less shimmery, cooler (95% similar).
- Lethal Cosmetics Equinox (P, $6.00) is less shimmery, cooler (95% similar).
- Urban Decay Sinful (LE, $19.00) is darker (95% similar).
- ColourPop Under the Ground (LE, $4.50) is lighter (90% similar).
- ColourPop Too Witty (LE, $4.50) is less shimmery, lighter (90% similar).
- Too Faced Warm and Toasty (LE, $16.00) is darker, brighter (90% similar).
- JD Glow Goldie Locs (P, $7.50) is darker (90% similar).
- ColourPop On Time (LE, $4.50) is less shimmery, darker (90% similar).
- ColourPop Pain and Panic (LE, $4.50) is darker, cooler (85% similar).
- Rare Beauty Pure (PiP, ) is less shimmery, darker (85% similar).
Formula Overview
$8.00/0.23 oz. – $34.78 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, silica, sorbeth-30 tetraisostearate,butylene glycol, dipropylene glycol, sorbitan sesquiisostearate, benzyl alcohol, acrylates/beheneth-25 methacrylate copolymer, ppg-8 ceteth-20, aluminum calcium sodium silicate, chlorphenesin, tin oxide, dehydroacetic acid, sodium hydroxide, phenoxyethanol. may contain: titanium dioxide (ci 77891), mica (ci 77019), red 40 lake (ci 16035), iron oxides (ci 77491)
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.
Blanc de Blanc
ColourPop Blanc de Blanc Jelly Much Shadow ($9.00 for 0.23 oz.) is a light gold with moderate, warm undertones and a sparkling, metallic finish. The texture was very wet to the touch, cool and emollient, and a little thick, so I found that it was often better applied to the back of my hand initially, and then apply to my eyelid for an all-over color. Otherwise, it was too much product and harder to work with as it was overly wet.
It had semi-opaque to opaque coverage with the higher coverage being easier to achieve when using a brush, which enabled more precise pickup of product. Once it dried down, the product was locked into place for 10 hours.
FURTHER READING:
Formula Overview
for details on general performance and characteristics (like scent).
- Tom Ford Beauty Visionaire #1 (PiP, ) is less shimmery, lighter (95% similar).
- NARS Rio de la Plata (P, $22.00) is lighter (95% similar).
- Clionadh Klondike Gold Rush (P, $6.00) is less shimmery, warmer (95% similar).
- Sephora First Light (29) (P, $9.00) is lighter (90% similar).
- Anastasia Trust Issues (LE, $12.00) is lighter, cooler (90% similar).
- Morphe Stonewall (LE, ) is less shimmery, lighter, warmer (90% similar).
- Auric Defiance (Powder) (PiP, ) is lighter (90% similar).
- Dior Coral Canvas #2 (LE, ) is less shimmery, lighter, warmer (90% similar).
- Kaja Gold Dust (PiP, ) is lighter, warmer (90% similar).
- MAC The Naked Time (LE, $21.00) is lighter (90% similar).
Formula Overview
$8.00/0.23 oz. – $34.78 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, silica, sorbeth-30 tetraisostearate,butylene glycol, dipropylene glycol, sorbitan sesquiisostearate, benzyl alcohol, acrylates/beheneth-25 methacrylate copolymer, ppg-8 ceteth-20, aluminum calcium sodium silicate, chlorphenesin, tin oxide, dehydroacetic acid, sodium hydroxide, phenoxyethanol. may contain: titanium dioxide (ci 77891), mica (ci 77019), red 40 lake (ci 16035), iron oxides (ci 77491)
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.
Keep It Crisp
ColourPop Keep It Crisp Jelly Much Shadow ($9.00 for 0.23 oz.) is a pale, white gold with a sparkling finish. It had semi-sheer, buildable pigmentation that applied evenly to bare skin and blended out well.
The texture was very wet and cool to the touch, but I had enough time to apply and diffuse the color before it fully dried down and set in place. It wore well for 10 hours without fading or flaking.
FURTHER READING:
Formula Overview
for details on general performance and characteristics (like scent).
- Anastasia A1 (Norvina Vol. 4) (LE, $12.00) is less shimmery (90% similar).
- Stila Follow the Sun (LE, $24.00) is less shimmery, darker, warmer (90% similar).
- Natasha Denona Sparks (PiP, ) is lighter, warmer (90% similar).
- Dior Dune #3 (LE, ) is less shimmery, warmer (90% similar).
- Makeup Geek Telepathic (P, $12.00) is cooler (90% similar).
- KVD Beauty Absolution (LE, ) is less shimmery, warmer (90% similar).
- Stila Spiritual (LE, $24.00) is darker (90% similar).
- NABLA Cosmetics Honey Drip (PiP, ) is warmer (90% similar).
- Fenty Beauty Oh-Zone (LE, ) is darker (90% similar).
- ColourPop Salton (LE, $6.00) is less shimmery, warmer (90% similar).
Formula Overview
$8.00/0.23 oz. – $34.78 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, silica, sorbeth-30 tetraisostearate,butylene glycol, dipropylene glycol, sorbitan sesquiisostearate, benzyl alcohol, acrylates/beheneth-25 methacrylate copolymer, ppg-8 ceteth-20, aluminum calcium sodium silicate, chlorphenesin, tin oxide, dehydroacetic acid, sodium hydroxide, phenoxyethanol. may contain: titanium dioxide (ci 77891), mica (ci 77019), red 40 lake (ci 16035), iron oxides (ci 77491)
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.