ColourPop x Star Wars Jelly Much Shadows Reviews & Swatches

Astromech

ColourPop Astromech Jelly Much Shadow ($10.00 for 0.23 oz.) is a pale, icy silver with blue-to-lavender shifting shimmer and micro-sparkle.

Medium to semi-opaque, buildable coverage
Wet to the touch, very emollient, little went a long way
Applied best with a flat, firm brush (fingertip was okay for sheer application)
Long-wearing (9-10 hours)

FURTHER READING: Formula Overview for details on general performance and characteristics (like scent).

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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.

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Ingredients

Look Using this Product

ColourPop x Star Wars Palette Look

Astromech

LELimited Edition. $8.00.

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93%

Total

Protocol

ColourPop Protocol Jelly Much Shadow ($10.00 for 0.23 oz.) is a pale, champagne gold with a bright, sparkling finish that had a slightly cooler gold to warmer gold shift. I’d recommend giving the formula a second or two to “dry out” before applying to the skin.

Medium to semi-opaque, buildable coverage
Wet to the touch, very emollient, little went a long way
Applied best with a flat, firm brush (fingertip was okay for sheer application)
Long-wearing (9-10 hours)

FURTHER READING: Formula Overview for details on general performance and characteristics (like scent).

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