Review: ColourPop Cosmetics Spring 2015 Collection ‘Pastel Punch’

The pencils were definitely my favorite part of the haul. I haven’t met a ColourPop pencil that I haven’t liked! These are all very pigmented and can be worn alone on the lips or with a lipstick. I also purchased several pencils from the permanent range so I went ahead and swatched those too if anyone is interested. I’m telling you, me + ColourPop pencils = LOVE.

As far as blushes and eye shadows go, I picked up ‘Shop’, ‘Daddy’, ‘Snap Dragon’, and ‘Taco’ shadows and all three blushes: ‘More, Please’, ‘Olive’, and ‘Rain’. I also got several shadows from their permanent collection: ‘Sugar’ and ‘Ibiza’.

My least favorite from the shadows I purchased was ‘Shop’. It’s so dull against my skin tone! It is also matte which doesn’t help things at all! I was expecting more of a coral-shade, but this is much more “color-of-the -year” marsala. I much prefer the marsala & brick red colors in the 2015 Sephora + Pantone Universe Eyeshadow palette. Those are definitely more vibrant!

The standout eyeshadow for me was ‘Sugar’. This item is permanent and I really have no idea why I got it! It was next to ‘Ibiza’ on the website so I was just all “what the heck!? It’s only $5”. The pigmentation of ‘Sugar’ is unreal. It is a metallic shadow, but it still swatched smoothy and the shimmer was consistent throughout. From the limited edition shades, I really liked ‘Daddy’! The color is just beautiful and the consistency was super creamy even though it is a matte shade! I can’t see myself having any problems blending this out. Very pleased!

I love me some good ColourPop! But when they don’t hit the mark, they really don’t hit the mark. Which is so disappointing because I want to love everything that comes from their sunny California factory! But I can’t always become blinded by the great prices and the cute packaging.

These spring collection blushes are a hot mess! ‘Olive’ is way too patchy. For my heavy swatch, it took me 3-4 swipes from the pan to just get what you see above. It was chalky and heavy feeling, even on the blended swatch. I was expecting this color to be too light for me, but part of me was still hoping I would be able to work with it. Unfortunately, this one is pretty hopeless for my complexion. You can see how ashy it makes me look in the picture. Better luck next time …

‘Rain’ was also a miss for me, but not as much as ‘Olive’. I’m a little unsure about how one would wear a purple blush? It would make sense if maybe this was a warmer purple color, maybe a berry, but this is straight up cool lilac with some grey undertones. I’d be curious to see how this pairs with a cool contour on fairer skin. Will it look chic and fashion foward? Or too harsh for summer looks?

The only blush I liked was ‘More, Please’. I wouldn’t give it a 10/10, but maybe a solid 7. If ‘Rain’ is too far on the cool spectrum, ‘More, Please’ is on the opposite psychedelic, neon end. This blush is very pigmented and super creamy. You can see from my swatch, which is just one swipe from my finger, that this color is very bright. You are going to want to go light with the application and go heavy on the blending. One of the reasons I didn’t give this a higher score was because of the substantial amount of shimmer that is still visible even when blended out. Standing in the sun or taking pictures with flash photography, this shimmer is going to take its spot front and center all over you cheeks. I’m a fan of shimmer, but my cheeks are big and regardless of how much I tried to blend it out, this was just too shiny for me. If you are like me and think this is too bright for your taste, but you already purchased it, don’t fret! You can use this as an eyeshadow! Just put a dab on your lid and the shade becomes more wearable on a smaller canvas.

Overall, I’m still a ColourPop fan. However, this haul has grounded my previously undying love for ColourPop. The hype has now worn off for me and I am slowly starting to uncover flaws in their products and formulas that I previously overlooked. Since my ColourPop collection has grown significantly in the past month, I have begun to compare product quality and that contributed to the feelings shared in this review. I still love the price and the company policies, but I notice now that I have to think about product size and batch quality as well. Till next time folks!