I solemnly declare my undying love for shiny-sparkly eye shadows!  

More the metallic, higher the probability of me snatching it up and making it mine. Colourpop is the second brand I discovered through Instagram, the first being Makeup Revolution, and that was long before the whole YouTube was gaga over Colourpop's eye shadows and lippie stix.

I requested one of my friends who was traveling from US to pick up a few eye shadows, and she did. I ordered Kathleen Lights-Where The Light Is palette, 5 individual eye shadows, and 3 lippie stix. (I gifted1 each to my friend).

Order

I ordered  the eye shadows from Colourpop US website. Each eye shadow (weight: 1oz) and lippie stix retails for $5 (INR 350). The items reached my friend (Miami, US) in 2-3 days. It came in  a white cardboard box, with a hand written note.
Shipping charges: Free within US. The total order was for $60, and with the $5 off coupon, I paid around $55.
Shipping mode: USPS Priority
Payment: Paypal

Note: As of now, they don't ship to India.

From my Instagram feed

Packaging

The  eye shadow singles came in a paper cardboard box with peekaboo circular cut on top. You can see the product through this peekaboo hole. Inside is a white tub with a screw on transparent top which has a holographic sticker of the brand. The name of the eye shadow is printed on the bottom. The actual product itself is housed inside a metallic pot in the plastic tub. With certain shadows (Central Perk), I noticed that the inner metallic casing also rotated, while I tried dipping my finger into the product. There is a pattern overlay over each eye shadow, which disappears once the first layer is through.

Products

Mousse like consistency and very soft and squishy. The only matte shade from the loot (Central Perk) was slightly dry as compared to the metallic ones.
Note: Keep the cap tightly shut, else the product will dry out.
Other: Cruelty free 
Ingredient List:

From Colourpop website

Staying power: 7-8 hours
 

•  Central Perk: Matte, deep purple-brown 

Central Perk does not have enough pigmentation. As long as you want a single colored, no-fuzz easy matte eye lid look, it is ok, but combined with other shadows, they can be a bit tricky to work with. As the brushes don't pick up enough product, you will have to rely on your fingers to do the job. If you are expecting to get that airbrushed eye look, you will be disappointed as this one is a tough cookie to blend :).

• Desert: Satin, nude-beige 

Perfect shimmery nude on tan to deeper skin. If you need something on your lids for work, this is the right shade to start with. Provides a light wash of color and shimmer, without screaming " Look, I have eye shadow on" 

• Game Face: Ultra metallic, antique-gold

Game changer oh yeah!. The pretty gold is a wedding season must have. I could just get enough product on the RT brush to apply this shade as a liner.

• On The Rocks: Metallic, bronze 

On the rocks is another wedding season favorite. Again, I use it as a liner.

From my Instagram feed

 Application

Applies best with fingers. I tried using RT brush to line the eyelid, and the brush does not pick up the required color, instead it picked up a tons of glitter.

Eyelook

 1: Central Perk as the base. Shade, Heirloom from ABH Shadow Couture palette as an all over lid color.

 

 2.  Desert all over the lid

Verdict

I prefer Colorpop metallic eye shadows over mattes. The metallic ones are total value for money.

Makeup Revolution: I Heart Chocolate Palette Review

I discovered the brand, Makeup Revolution through Instagram, the brand had quite few dupes (packaging wise) of some famous brands. I bought the “I Heart Chocolate” palette which is supposedly a dupe for Too Faced Chocolate Bar palette and the blusher (Blushing Hearts) which is again a dupe of the same brand.

Packaging

Let's just a take a moment and admire the packaging, though I am not a chocolate fan, I am in love with the semi-melted chocolate casing. The outer cardboard packaging provides a snapshot of all the colors. The inside plastic packaging is of good quality and is slightly on the heavier side. The casing shuts tight and is travel friendly. When you open the inside case, you can find a full length mirror, a plastic over lay with the names of each shadow printed and a dual ended sponge brush. The brush is of no use, and feels rough on the skin.

Colors

Now let's get into the nitty gritty fine aspects. The palette consists of 2 highlight shade and 14 shadows, of which 5 are matte. The matte shades are more soft and buttery than the shimmery ones. Some of the matte shades like One More Piece and Thank Friday will not show up on dusky beauties. As for the shimmery shadows, there are visible gritty flakes on some of the shadows like Piece Me Together, Love Torn, and What A Way to Go. Then there is one row of awesomeness, especially the bottom row, where the shadows feel satiny soft and blends gorgeously.

Single swipe

• You Need Love: A cool toned peach highlight that can also be used as an overall lid shade
• Piece Me Together: Khaki with visible gritty golden flecks. On swatching, it looks more black than khaki
• One More Piece: Cool tone matte brown for the crease
• Love Torn: Looks deepened plum on the pan, but turn blackish-burgundy with visible gritty golden flecks on swatch
• Stolen Chocolates: Deep ashy brown shade for darkening up the crease. You can see a hint of green

• Thank Friday: Warm peachy matte brown
• More!: Peachy golden shade. Will be beautiful as highlighter for dusky beauties
• Pleasure Girl: Warm chocolate brown
• Meet Chocolate: Odd man out, matte baby pink shade
• Unforgivable: Purple-black with purple flecks
• Love Divine: Warm deep copper-brown. Satin Finish

• Smooth Criminal: Warm golden
• Chocolate Love: Light golden
• You Need More: Copper
• What A Way to Go: plum
• Endomorphins Ready!: Shimmery highlight

Eye Look

Final Verdict

I bought the product from Makeup Revolution website. All in the all, the palette has some really great shadows, but there are ones that disappoint too. This palette retails at Rs.748 ($12) and gets a thumps up for the cost per utilisation