May 15, 2016

Colourpop Cosmetics : Hot or Not and My Favorites!!

Hey guys,

I am so excited to write a post about my favorite brand, Colourpop cosmetics. Today, I will be reviewing some of the colourpop products and mentioning  my favorite products. Colourpop cosmetics is USA online brand that only sell on website and ship to a few countries for now. So for the rest of us who wants to get from Colourpop, we either have to use shipping service or find resellers. I bought all of my Colourpop products from their website and I use Vpost shipping service to send to US address and send back to Singapore. Actually, using shipping service is even more cheaper than buying from some retailers in local since they mark up costs more. Most of the Colourpop products are US$5 - US$8 only. Yes, they are so affordable. Their products are awesome too. No wonder, everyone is going crazy over Colourpop now and their company has grown a lot since last year. Lets get into the review. :)


My Colourpop collection <3 I am addicted to them :)



Some of the ultra matte liquid lipsticks and lippies have no more logo since I had them quite long ago


From their products, ultra matte liquid lipsticks are quite popular since liquid lipsticks are on trend right now. Recently, they come out with new ultra satin liquid lipsticks which I prefer more. Ultra matte liquid lipsticks have more liquidy formula and when they dry, they are very matte and dry which make long lasting all day. After you wear for a few hours, your lips start to feel a bit dry. Although I don't mind dry formula, for those who don't like dry feeling, they might not be for you. Most of the colours are opaque and have great colour pay off and some darker colours tend to be patchy ( e.g Zipper ). I have about 6 of them and I find that the formula tend to vary depends on colour ( some very dry and some are more comfortable ). 

But for ultra satin liquid lipsticks, they have more creamy feel and they don't dry very matte. When you eat something, some of the colours  will come off but not all colour. Throughout the day, it is very comfortable compared to ultra matte. Strangely, they last long all day too. I am in love with this formula and buying more of these. <3

I show swatches below to compare ultra matte and ultra satin formula. As you see from swatches, left two swatches are ultra matte and they are very matte. Right most swatch is ultra satin formula and it has a bit of shine and not so matte like ultra matte. 


L-R- Drive in, Creeper ( ultra matte ) and Echo park ( ultra satin ) 




Next I want to review is their lippie stix. They have a few formula too such as matte, satin , creme and sheer. I have not tried sheer formula yet.  My favorite formula is matte because their matte lippie stix are creamy matte , not so dry and last longer. Satin finish is a bit patchy and need to layer more to get full colour payoff. Creme finish is creamy formula with shine. Obviously, matte formula has the most opaque colour pay off and last longest from three. Now they release new matteX formula lippie stixs which are more matte than their original matte. I am still waiting for my order to try out. 

Swatches of different formulas below. 
L-R, Flawless ( satin ), Lumier ( matte ), Aquarius ( creme )


Next is my most favorite product from Colourpop, their super shock shadows. They come in a pot and have cream formula. When you touch, it is wet formula and it is best to use your fingers to apply. You need to close the pot immediately to not dry out. They have different formulas too such as matte, satin, metallic, ultra metallic, pearlized and press pigment. Personally, I don't like their matte eyeshadow formula but love their metallic, pearlized ultra metallic formula most. I swatch my favorite colours below. They are so amazingggg!! <3

L-R- Coconut (pearlized), Telepathy (ultra metallic), Nillionaire (metallic), Midnight (metallic), Weenie (pearlized)



Next is their highlighters. Their highlighters have the same creamy formula as eye shadows. They give natural glow when you apply on the cheeks. I really like them too. I have 3 of them and they are all beautiful. 

Swatches as below although the camera cannot capture the glow very well. 



Top to bottom- Lunch money, Wisp, Butterfly beach





Overall, I really like Colourpop as a brand and their products. My favorites and recommendations are ultra satin liquid lipsticks, lippie stix ( matte ), super shock eyeshadows and highlighters. I want to try their bronzer, blush , eyeliners and brow products too next time.
Hope you enjoy my review.

<3
Violet