Thumper
ColourPop Thumper 5-Pan Pressed Powder Palette ($10.00 for 0.15 oz.) is a new, limited edition palette that features new, rectangular pans with two matte eyeshadows, two shimmer eyeshadows, and one sparkle-matte eyeshadow. They came together better on the lid than I expected, but there was a lot of fallout; like to the point where after each use of product, I had to hold the palette over a trash can to tap out the excess to use another color because the kick up was really THAT much.
Everything was incredibly powdery, despite being fairly pigmented and blendable, so if fallout isn’t a deal-breaker, it might be lovely. It’s just so much more powdery than even recent ColourPop palettes!
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Thumper
LELimited Edition. $10.00.
Miss Bunny
Miss Bunny is a medium peach with moderate, warm undertones and a sparkling, metallic finish. The texture was slightly drier and more loosely-pressed, so it applied best by packing it on with a pressing or patting motion, though I’d use it with a dampened brush for better, smoother adhesion and to minimize fallout. It wore well for seven and a half hours before fading a bit.
FURTHER READING: Formula Overview for details on general performance and characteristics (like scent).
- MAC Flashbeams (PiP, ) is more shimmery, darker, cooler (95% similar).
- Sydney Grace Candlelight (P, $8.00) is less shimmery, darker (90% similar).
- Jouer Bikini (LE, ) is more shimmery, lighter (90% similar).
- ColourPop Walk on Air (LE, $6.00) is more shimmery, warmer (90% similar).
- bareMinerals Custom Made (LE, ) is more shimmery, darker (90% similar).
- Tom Ford Beauty Mercurial #2 (LE, ) is less shimmery, darker, cooler (90% similar).
- Sydney Grace Candlelight (DC, $8.00) is more shimmery, darker, cooler (90% similar).
- Tom Ford Beauty Body Heat #1 (PiP, ) is less shimmery, darker, cooler (90% similar).
- Ciate Blaze (PiP, ) is more shimmery, lighter (90% similar).
- ColourPop Delish (PiP, $4.50) is more shimmery, warmer (90% similar).
Formula Overview
$4.50/0.05 oz. – $90.00 Per Ounce
The new Pressed Powder Shadow formula is supposed to be “highly pigmented” with an “ultra-velvety and silky” texture that is “long-wearing” and “adheres easily to the eyes.” Most of the shades have semi-opaque to opaque pigmentation that applies well to bare skin, blends out without issue, and lasts for seven to eight hours.
The matte eyeshadows tend to be a little more powdery, though soft and finely-milled, in the pan, while the shimmers have a creamier, dense consistency. Occasionally, the more sparkly or metallic shades apply better with fingertips or a dampened brush.
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Friend Owl
Friend Owl is a very light taupe with neutral undertones and a matte finish. It had mostly opaque color coverage with a moderately powdery consistency that was prone to fallout during application.
I found it worked well layered with the other two matte shades in the palette, but it turned grayish when used with less gray-toned shades (going outside the palette) so it would need to be used before other, more mid-tone and deeper shades. It lasted for seven and a half hours on me before fading visibly.
FURTHER READING: Formula Overview for details on general performance and characteristics (like scent).
- ColourPop Fascinated (PiP, $4.50) is darker, cooler (90% similar).
- ColourPop Epic (LE, $4.50) is lighter, cooler (90% similar).
- ColourPop Lil Dipper (LE, $4.50) is darker (85% similar).
- MAC Quarry (P, $17.00) is darker, cooler (85% similar).
- Urban Decay Tease (P, $19.00) is darker (85% similar).
- Bad Habit Lunar (PiP, ) is darker, cooler (85% similar).
- MAC Fogged In (LE, $17.00) is cooler (85% similar).
- Lethal Cosmetics Calcination (P, $6.00) is darker, cooler (85% similar).
- Tarte Misty Mauve (LE, ) is darker, cooler (80% similar).
- Viseart Blushing (PiP, ) is darker, cooler (80% similar).
Formula Overview
$4.50/0.05 oz. – $90.00 Per Ounce
The new Pressed Powder Shadow formula is supposed to be “highly pigmented” with an “ultra-velvety and silky” texture that is “long-wearing” and “adheres easily to the eyes.” Most of the shades have semi-opaque to opaque pigmentation that applies well to bare skin, blends out without issue, and lasts for seven to eight hours.
The matte eyeshadows tend to be a little more powdery, though soft and finely-milled, in the pan, while the shimmers have a creamier, dense consistency. Occasionally, the more sparkly or metallic shades apply better with fingertips or a dampened brush.
Browse all of our ColourPop Pressed Powder Shadow swatches.
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I’m Thumpin’
I’m Thumpin’ is a very light green with strong, warm golden undertones and a slightly less warm-toned pearl that gave it a soft, frosted sheen. It had opaque color coverage that applied well to bare skin and diffused easily. The texture was a little drier, so it didn’t sit as flatteringly on my skin as some of the brand’s other shimmers have without really pressing it into the skin (or using it damp).
FURTHER READING: Formula Overview for details on general performance and characteristics (like scent).
- Make Up For Ever D316 Crystalline Pinky Green (DC, $21.00) is more shimmery, warmer (95% similar).
- Clionadh Eye of Newt (P, $5.25) is more shimmery, cooler (95% similar).
- Anastasia C2 (Norvina Mini Vol. 2) (LE, ) is more shimmery, darker (95% similar).
- Huda Beauty Emerald #9 (LE, ) is more shimmery, warmer (90% similar).
- Viseart Blooming (PiP, ) is more shimmery, darker, cooler (90% similar).
- Tarte Splatter (LE, ) is more shimmery, darker, more muted (90% similar).
- Fenty Beauty Need Receipts (LE, ) is warmer (90% similar).
- Cle de Peau Modern Era #3 (LE, ) is darker, cooler (90% similar).
- ColourPop Semi Sweet (LE, $5.00) is darker, cooler (90% similar).
- ColourPop Best Buds (LE, $4.50) is more shimmery, darker, cooler (85% similar).
Formula Overview
$4.50/0.05 oz. – $90.00 Per Ounce
The new Pressed Powder Shadow formula is supposed to be “highly pigmented” with an “ultra-velvety and silky” texture that is “long-wearing” and “adheres easily to the eyes.” Most of the shades have semi-opaque to opaque pigmentation that applies well to bare skin, blends out without issue, and lasts for seven to eight hours.
The matte eyeshadows tend to be a little more powdery, though soft and finely-milled, in the pan, while the shimmers have a creamier, dense consistency. Occasionally, the more sparkly or metallic shades apply better with fingertips or a dampened brush.
Browse all of our ColourPop Pressed Powder Shadow swatches.
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Long Ears
Long Ears is a light taupe with neutral-to-cool undertones and a matte finish. It had nearly opaque pigmentation with a soft, blendable texture that was moderately powdery and prone to some fallout during application as a result. It wasn’t quite as powdery as the other matte shades in the palette, though. This shade stayed on nicely for seven and a half hours before fading noticeably.
FURTHER READING: Formula Overview for details on general performance and characteristics (like scent).
Formula Overview
$4.50/0.05 oz. – $90.00 Per Ounce
The new Pressed Powder Shadow formula is supposed to be “highly pigmented” with an “ultra-velvety and silky” texture that is “long-wearing” and “adheres easily to the eyes.” Most of the shades have semi-opaque to opaque pigmentation that applies well to bare skin, blends out without issue, and lasts for seven to eight hours.
The matte eyeshadows tend to be a little more powdery, though soft and finely-milled, in the pan, while the shimmers have a creamier, dense consistency. Occasionally, the more sparkly or metallic shades apply better with fingertips or a dampened brush.
Browse all of our ColourPop Pressed Powder Shadow swatches.
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Great Big Feet
Great Big Feet is a medium-dark taupe with cool, almost purplish, undertones and a matte finish with loose sparkle throughout. The sparkles did not bind with the underlying eyeshadow, so there was a lot of fallout from the sparkles, but the texture itself was also quite powdery, which resulted in additional fallout.
I was surprised that the opaque coverage actually… maintained despite so much fallout and excess product kicked up in the pan. It lasted decently for seven and a half hours before fading visibly.
FURTHER READING: Formula Overview for details on general performance and characteristics (like scent).
- Sydney Grace Passion (Light) (PiP, $5.00) is less shimmery, lighter, warmer (90% similar).
- Urban Decay Pony Up (PiP, $19.00) is less shimmery, darker, warmer (85% similar).
- Clinique Portobello (PiP, $15.00) is less shimmery, lighter, warmer (85% similar).
- Sephora + Pantone Universe Deep Taupe (LE, ) is less shimmery, lighter (85% similar).
- Guerlain Two VIP #2 (LE, ) is less shimmery, lighter, warmer (85% similar).
- Marc Jacobs Beauty The Concrete (LE, ) is less shimmery, lighter (85% similar).
- Sydney Grace Passion (Deep) (PiP, $5.00) is less shimmery, lighter, warmer (85% similar).
- ColourPop Etiquette (LE, $4.50) is darker, more muted, cooler (80% similar).
- MAC Hard Currency (LE, $17.00) is less shimmery, lighter, warmer (80% similar).
Formula Overview
$4.50/0.05 oz. – $90.00 Per Ounce
The new Pressed Powder Shadow formula is supposed to be “highly pigmented” with an “ultra-velvety and silky” texture that is “long-wearing” and “adheres easily to the eyes.” Most of the shades have semi-opaque to opaque pigmentation that applies well to bare skin, blends out without issue, and lasts for seven to eight hours.
The matte eyeshadows tend to be a little more powdery, though soft and finely-milled, in the pan, while the shimmers have a creamier, dense consistency. Occasionally, the more sparkly or metallic shades apply better with fingertips or a dampened brush.
Browse all of our ColourPop Pressed Powder Shadow swatches.
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