Clinique Lid Pop Eyeshadow in Cream Pop, Petal Pop & Willow Pop

If you have a weakness for pretty things, then hide your credit cards, because the new Clinique Lid Pop eyeshadows are seriously hard to resist! In fact, I gave you same warning last year when I reviewed their stunning Cheek Pop Blushes. The adorable floral pattern, and easy to wear shades, make these shadows just as tempting as their blush counterparts. I have to warn you though, they are so pretty it’s almost hard to swirl a brush through them!

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Retailing for $17 (0.21 oz) at Sephora, Macy’s, Bloomingdales, Nordstrom, and clinique.com, these gorgeous shadows claim to provide silky all day color that’s easy to build and blend.  They come in eight everyday shades, ranging from olive green to soft beige. I only allowed myself to buy three, but believe me I wanted more!

The texture of these shadows are smooth and silky. They don’t kick up much powder, and they don’t crease throughout the day. However, the lighter shades are pretty sheer – really sheer actually. You’ll want to layer them over a colored cream base, otherwise you’ll have to pack them on heavily to build their color.

CREAM POP

Cream pop is a soft beige that works great all over the lids, or for a subtle pop of highlight in the inner corner. It’s one of the sheer shades, so it works best when layered over a MAC Paint Pot (like Vintage Selection) or a Maybelline Color Tattoo (like Barely Branded). It doesn’t produce any fallout, and it’s easy to build, but it’s definitely not bold or intense.

PETAL POP

Petal Pop is light pink, that also works great all over the lids. It’s another sheer shadow, so I prefer to layer it over my Milani cream eyeshadow stick in Champagne Toast. Like Cream Pop, the formula is easy to blend and build, and it produces zero fallout.

WILLOW POP

Willow Pop is a stunning olive green, with fantastic pigmentation. I had no issues building this on the lids (over a colorless primer), and it also produced no fallout or kick up. The formula is easy to work with, and the shade is gorgeous all over the lids!

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OVERALL THOUGHTS

I have to admit, the floral design of these shadows is pretty much the entire reason I bought them – no shame 😛 I was a bit disappointed in how sheer the lighter shades are, but they manage to work nicely over a cream base. The real star in this trio is definitely Willow Pop. It’s an easy to wear olive, and the formula is silky and easy to work with. If you’re looking for a wearable green to add to your collection, I highly suggest it!

If you don’t mind softly pigmented shadows, I say try Cream Pop and Petal Pop. However, if you’re used to the color payoff of Urban Decay, Smashbox, or LORAC, you might want to skip these. There are a few darker shades in the lineup, like Willow Pop, but overall the formula is on the sheer side. They are easy to blend and build, so that definitely helps, but here’s hoping Clinique expands the range to include more intense shades!

Have you tried the new Lid Pop shadows? Which shades do you like best?

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