in which I reviewed Buxom's cream eyeshadows and compared them to the Performance Colors ColorPots.
I've been using them for about a month now and the colours she has come up with are amazing! These cream eyeshadows make great bases, are very pigmented, and will prolong the wear of any eyeshadow that you pair them with. They also amplify the effect of your primer so that your eyeshadow will not crease for at least 10 hours (in my experience) and the colours will stay intense. They can also be worn on their own over a primer for a sheer and shimmery look.
are about $5.00 U.S. ($5.19 Canadian as of Oct. 17, 2011) whereas the sample sizes (which are the size of all the ColorPots I'm reviewing) are $1.00 each and can be
All of the ColorPots are shimmery, while some have glitter. I'll address which ones have glitter, but keep in mind that with or without glitter, they are all shimmery :)
I've photographed the ColorPots by colour (as they appear in the container), and swatched them that way as well:
I chose to group these colours together because they are red/copper based. I really like
because it is a rich burgundy-plum colour. It is extremely pigmented and can be a great base for any red, copper or burgundy eyeshadow. It has some shimmer, but no glitter.
is a coppery-bronze colour, also with no glitter, but it is shimmery.
is medium copper colour and of the same finish as the first two.
looks slightly coppery in the container, but when swatched, it is more pink-toned and appears to have a small amount of very fine silver sparkle in it.
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| Colours (left to right): Morocco, Champagne, Goldilocks |
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| Morocco, Champagne, Goldilocks |
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| Swatches (left to right): Morocco, Champagne, Goldilocks |
These three colours are gold-based and a lot lighter in colour than the previous four. They are just as pigmented, but the colours are lighter.
Morocco is kind of an old gold colour with lots of shimmer. It is my favourite one to use, and also one of the first ColorPots I purchased!
Champagne is true to its name. Its a kind of soft white-gold colour, also with a lot of shimmer.
Goldilocks is a bright gold colour. You can also think of it as a shimmery yellow.
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| Colours (left to right): Sugared Grape, Romeo, Silver Palms, Sage Sparkle, Khaki |
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Top (left to right): Sugared Grape, Romeo, Silver Palms
Bottom (left to right): Sage Sparkle, Khaki |
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| Swatches (left to right): Sugared Grape, Romeo, Silver Palms, Sage Sparkle, Khaki |
I grouped these five colours because they are green-based.
Sugared Grape is a spring green colour with subtle, fine silver sparkle. A couple shades darker than Sugared Grape is
Romeo which is a medium green with no glitter, but some shimmer.
Silver Palms is a forest green, also with no glitter.
Sage Sparkle is true to its name. It has some silver sparkle in it and is a light teal colour.
Khaki is a combination of a dark green and brown. At first glance, it looks brown but in certain lights and up close, you can detect some of the green in it.
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| Colours (left to right): Plum Fairies, Steel Orchid, Farrah, Blue Frost, Cornflower |
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Top (left to right): Plum Fairies, Steel Orchid, Farrah
Bottom (left to right): Blue Frost, Cornflower |
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| Swatches (left to right): Plum Fairies, Steel Orchid, Farrah, Blue Frost, Cornflower |
These five colours are blue-based.
Plum Fairies is an iridescent purple-blue colour. It is more sheer than densely pigmented so it is good if you want something dark, but not opaque.
Steel Orchid is richly pigmented with no glitter and is a blue-grey colour.
Farrah is a lighter blue colour with some grey in it and some sparkle as well.
Blue Frost is a very shimmery baby blue colour, and
Cornflower (which is my favourite of all the blue ColorPots) is an extremely rich and pigmented bright blue. I recommend this colour if you like blue eyeshadows!
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| Colours (left to right): Seafoam, Caribbean, Mermaid |
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| Left to right: Seafoam, Caribbean, Mermaid |
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| Swatches (top to bottom): Mermaid, Caribbean, Seafoam |
These colours are kind of teal-based or a mix of blue and green.
Mermaid is a dark teal colour with no sparkle.
Caribbean is a lighter version of Mermaid, which is good if you want a classic teal-grey colour.
Seafoam is the lightest of the group and contains some glitter. My favourite of this group is Caribbean because it is not too dark and not too light.
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| Colours (left to right): Raisin, Empress, Toffee |
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| Left to right: Raisin, Empress, Toffee |
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| Swatches (left to right): Raisin, Empress, Toffee |
I grouped these together because they looked more brown-based in the containers. However, after swatching them, some of them were a little different than they appeared. Raisin is a nice chocolate brown colour with a hint of sparkle. Empress was most surprising to me because in the container, it appeared to be a golden brown colour, but when used, it becomes a gold green colour. Toffee is kind of the same way. It looks like a gold brown colour but when used, it becomes a coppery-brown colour. I was pleased when swatching these because, although I didn't intend on it, these are perfect colours for fall!
I recommend getting Raisin, Empress and Toffee if you're looking for great autumn/fall colours :)
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| Colours (left to right): Velvet Talker, Princess, Perfection, Romance |
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| Left to right: Velvet Talker, Princess, Perfection, Romance |
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| Swatches (left to right): Velvet Talker, Princess, Perfection, Romance |
My absolute favourite of these purple and pink ColorPots is
Velvet Talker. It is a nice deep purple colour with some very fine purple sparkle in it.
Princess is a bright pastel purple with some light gold and silver sparkle in it.
Perfection is half-way between baby pink and hot pink. It has some silver sparkle in it as well.
Romance looks like a blend of Princess and Perfection, with the same sparkle. It can be a great colour to choose if you can't decide between Princess and Perfection!
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| Colours (left to right): Sparkles, Palladium, Sweetdreams, Smog, Black Pearl, Oilslick |
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Top (left to right): Sparkles, Palladium, Sweetdreams
Bottom (left to right): Smog, Black Pearl, Oilslick |
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| Swatches: Sparkles, Palladium, Sweetdreams, Smog, Black Pearl, Oilslick |
These last six colours are white, grey or black-based. Sparkles is a true white with some silver sparkle in it. Palladium is a light grey with silver sparkle as well. Sweetdreams is a light purple-grey colour, also with silver sparkle. Smog is a shimmery dark grey colour and Black Pearl is a few shades darker and closer to black. Oilslick is a blue-black that is sort of like Plum Fairies in that it has some iridescence. Out of these six colours, Palladium is my favourite because it can enhance taupe eyeshadows, which is one of my favourite colours to wear.
I hope this review was helpful! All of the ColorPots behave the same when worn over a primer and topped with an eyeshadow. They all have the same texture (though the ones without sparkle may be slightly more smooth) and they are all very pigmented!
I hope that you'll check out
Tiffany's store and her wonderful ColorPots! She also has some new Creamy Concealers (which she was kind enough to send me some samples of!) and I'll be reviewing those as well soon.
Summary:
Product: Performance Color's ColorPots
Grade: A+
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I'm loving almost every one of these colors!
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