ColourPop Boo-kay & Buttercup Jelly Much Shadows Reviews & Swatches

Boo-kay

Colour Pop Boo-kay Jelly Much Shadow ($8.00 for .23 oz.) is a light, pinky-mauve with flecks of gold and pink sparkle over a metallic finish. It had a warmer undertone, especially at certain angles where it flashed more golden. The texture was wet to the touch, very watery, though it had that jelly-like feel that kept it feeling like a watery gel (rather than a true liquid).

I had trouble getting the product to adhere evenly, as it tended to go on a bit unevenly (almost chunky), so there were areas that looked more raised once applied to my lid. I had this happen swatched on my arm, applied with fingertips, applied with a flat, synthetic brush, and applied in sheerer layers and then built up. In person, it wasn’t as noticeable because of how sparkly and shiny the color and finish were, so I could see some still enjoying the overall effect. It dried down quickly and was long-wearing; it was still going strong after 10 hours of wear without creasing, fading, or flaking.

Top Dupes
Formula Overview

Top Dupes

View Swatches View All Dupes

Urban Decay Glitterrock (P, $20.00) is darker, cooler (85% similar).
Anastasia Macaroon (P, $12.00) is less shimmery, darker (85% similar).
Clarins Silver Pink (05) (P, $24.00) is less shimmery, darker, warmer (85% similar).
NARS Earthshine (LE, $25.00) is more shimmery, darker, warmer (85% similar).
NABLA Cosmetics Mystic (P, $8.00) is less shimmery, darker, warmer (85% similar).
Viseart Bisous (PiP, ) is more shimmery, darker, cooler (80% similar).
Dior Shimmer Lilac (PiP, ) is less shimmery, darker (80% similar).
Tarte Indulgence (LE, ) is more shimmery, darker (80% similar).
LORAC Ametrine (LE, $19.00) is darker (80% similar).
Inglot J405 Celestial (LE, $25.00) is more shimmery, darker, cooler (80% similar).

View Swatches

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 Colour Pop Jelly Much Eyeshadow swatches.

Boo-kay

C+

Limited Edition

Product

Pigmentation

Texture

Longevity

3.5

Application

79%

Total

We hope you'll consider supporting Temptalia by shopping through our links below. Thanks!

Sephora Beautylish Ulta Nordstrom More

Buttercup

Colour Pop Buttercup Jelly Much Shadow ($8.00 for 0.23 oz.) seemed to have a translucent base packed with lots of white, pink, and lavender sparkle. The Jelly Much formula is supposed to have “intense” pigmentation, and unfortunately, I didn’t see any color description that would mitigate that, so I’m not sure why this ended up being more semi-sheer. I could see this working as a layering shade to add more sparkle over whatever else, and it being lighter and sparkly, that also makes plenty of sense–it’s just not how it was marketed.

The texture was watery, cool to the touch, but it applied evenly and spread well on bare skin as a wash of sparkle. The product dried down fairly quickly (without migrating), and it stayed on well for 10 hours without fading or creasing on me.

Top Dupes
Formula Overview

Top Dupes

View Swatches View All Dupes

Huda Beauty Supermoon (PiP, ) is more shimmery, warmer (90% similar).
MAC Pretty Punk'd (PiP, ) is more shimmery, warmer (90% similar).
Colour Pop Pay the Piper (LE, $4.50) is more shimmery, darker (90% similar).
Urban Decay Cosmic (P, $20.00) is more shimmery, darker, more pigmented (90% similar).
Colour Pop Heigh-Ho (LE, $6.00) is darker, cooler (90% similar).
Giorgio Armani Day (31) (P, $39.00) is more shimmery, warmer (90% similar).
MAC Luna Llena (LE, $17.00) is more shimmery, darker, warmer (90% similar).
Make Up For Ever 101 White (P, $26.00) is more shimmery, warmer (90% similar).
Marc Jacobs Beauty Flashlight (P, $28.00) is more shimmery, darker, warmer (90% similar).
Urban Decay Luna (LE, $19.00) is more shimmery, warmer (90% similar).