ColourPop Cosmetics recently released a warm brown tone color collection named “Wild Child” and ya girl was dying over the lip colors so I went ahead purchased the eye palette, deepest blush and all three of the lippie stix which are melanted to the gawds, honey! To check out my review of these five products keep reading.
For a person like me, with 937429201 eyeshadow palettes, it takes A LOT for a new product to catch the eye. ‘Through My Eyes’ DID THAT with a shade range that can take you from neutral to night or daytime to darkness. I love the color combinations and bookmarked it to purchase on release. After a month of wear I can confidently dish the good and the bad on this beauty.
ColourPop Cosmetics is launching their Holiday 2018 collection November 15, 2018 at 10am PST at www.colourpop.com.
You guyyyyysss! I died when this showed up at my door.I was BLESSED to be able to preview this collection early – and I didn’t just drool over it by myself, I invited a few friends over to help me dig into this humongous , 47-piece collection.
I was positively giddy when I saw the first sneak peek at the lip colors in the new ColourPop Cosmetics fall collection! All super rich blood reds in every single formula they have! I completely disregarded the fact that each of the five shades I purchased are the same color and I have NO REGRETS! I was also able to snag two non-burgundy shades and I’m excited to share all the goodness I just got in the mail! Rumor has it that this isn’t the entire collection, so stay tuned for part deux …
What is the biggest beauty struggle for WOC? Finding products that match our varied skintones! One of the largest issues for me personally is finding ‘nude’ lipsticks that match my definition of ‘nude’. Nude for me is quite a bit deeper, and more pink, than the typical cool, sand shade you see over and over again from all the major brands. But after trying countless lippies, I’ve compiled a list of lipsticks from my own collection that I grab when I want to go completely in the nude!
Here are the detailed makeup deets for this entire look if you are looking for something rustic and fall-ish!
To me, nothing says fall quite like pumpkins. The idea of pumpkin farms, Halloween pumpkin carving, pumpkin pie, and Pumpkin Spice Lattes from Starbucks make my little heart flutter! My first eyeshadow pick for fall screams ‘PUMPKIN’! This shade has some shimmer in it so it would be great as a lid or inner corner color. Coastal Scents, $1.95
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This matte navy blue shade will up your smokey eye game to a 1000! Instead of black, which can still be a bit harsh for balmy autumn nights, try a dark blue lid color instead. You can always add a bit of black on the outer colors to further deepen the color. Or try a black eyeshadow base to make the color pop. My personal favorite is also from NYX.
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Make them green with envy when you walk by in this shimmery moss green shadow! This color is from one of my favorite eyeshadow palettes from celebrity makeup artist Pati Dubroff. This shade is especially gorgeous on hazel or dark brown eyes. Pair this with a bit of gold shadow in your inner corner and you are set for the night! Amazon, $19.75
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Of course I was going to add a copper shadow to this list, DUH! I absolutely love this one by MAC which I got a few months ago. Not only is the formula super smooth, but it is buildable. You can apply a little bit of product for a subtle glow on your lid, or you can pack it on for an intense bright copper finish. MAC Cosmetics, $16
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If you are looking for the most bang for your buck, look no further than Looxi Beauty ‘Urbane’! The pigmentation of this shadow is out of this world amazing. It is a dusty gold with a bit of a green undertone. You don’t have to use much to make a statement. This shade is especially beautiful in dim light so pull it out for date night! Looxi Beauty, $5
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My love for mineral pigments knows no bounds! Pure pigments like ‘Tempura’ from Ultimo Cosmetics offer the most intense color payoff out of all the shades on this list. I’ve worn this shade over a black eyeshadow base to a concert and it didn’t budge during a night filled with dancing and singing along at the top of my lungs. ‘Tempura’ can hang, honey! Jenny’s Mineral Shack, $4.88
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If you aren’t as comfortable with colorful eyeshadow as I am, you will look beautiful (and still be in your comfort zone) with this peachy, golden shimmer from ColourPop Cosmetics and YouTube beauty vlogger KathleenLights. You really can’t go wrong with a shade like this during any time of the year, but there is something about gold in fall that makes it feel more appropriate. This shadow is sold in a set of four colors developed by KathleenLights for ColourPop. ColourPop, $20
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There is no way this list would be complete without a smokey matte black! I’ve picked one of my go-to black shades that will add another layer of sultriness to any of the other shadows on this list. Of course you can hit the town with a traditional smokey eye, but you can also add a tiny bit of this to the outer corner of your eye look to take it from day to night. This black has medium pigmentation so you can build up the darkness of your lid to your comfort level. Milani Cosmetics, $3.99
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Their “lippie stix’ and lip pencils have become a staple in my daily makeup routine and I was excited to hear of the launch of their new liquid lipsticks. Twenty-five shades have been released initially and I’m sure more colors will pop up as new collections are announced. I got 12 on launch day to test out before I grabbed any more!
So if you didn’t pay attention to the name of these products, you should take another look: Ultra Matte Lip. And when ColourPop says ‘Ultra Matte’ they MEAN ‘Ultra Matte’. I’d say these are the driest liquid lipsticks that I own. After you apply them, you can feel the formula drying on your lips. It almost reminds me of how a mud mask would dry on my face. It’s not going anywhere until you take it off!
I only used one coat for most of the swatch photos. I found that two coats of product became gunky (for lack of a better word) and started to flake off on my lips. Most of the colors only needed one coat for full coverage, but a few lacked the pigmentation to get away with a single coat. These culprits were mostly the pinks and corals I purchased: Mars, Ouiji, Highball, and Succulent. Of these four, Ouiji was the most streaky and could have befitted from another coat had it not been so flaky. Mars was patchy and didn’t evenly cover my lips so a lot of my natural lip color peaked through, especially on my top lip.
My absolute favorite color is Limbo. Another favorite is Tulle, but I like Limbo a teeny bit more. I think both of these colors should be a staple in the makeup bag of any beauty lover of color! Both these colors, along with LAX, Lychee, Zipper, Bumble, Solow, and Trap, applied flawlessly. No streaking or patchiness. I only used one coat and I didn’t feel like I needed to add another one.
I was very surprised by the lighter colors and how well they performed! Usually lighter colored liquid lipsticks aren’t pigmented enough to cover my natural lip color, especially in only one coat. I thought Trap did especially well and I’m happy to add it to my ever growing greige lip color collection.
If you are looking to place an order for these liquid lipsticks, I’d definitely steer you towards Limbo and Tulle! Also, any of the other six (LAX, Lychee, Zipper, Bumble, Solow, and Trap) that applied perfectly are great options.
All of these lip colors are permanent additions to the ColourPop line and they will be back in stock on the ColourPop website by the middle of August 2015. Let me know which colors are on your wishlist in the comment below!
While Dani has collaborated with ColourPop before on a lippie stix and pencil, this is her first eye shadow collab with the brand. The quad has a much deeper meaning than most of the collabs released by bloggers today. The name of the quad (‘Metamorphosis’) and the names of the individual shadows (‘Kindness’, ‘Hope’, ‘Strength’, ‘Bravery’) aren’t typical of eyeshadows currently on the market. Most of the time I expect a name like ‘Super Orgasm’ from NARS or ‘Sin’ or ‘Virgin’ from Urban Decay .. something a little raunchier than ‘Kindness’.
But the names made me curious about the naming process and production process in general, which led me to Dani’s explanation that she hoped these shadows would encourage consumers to ‘be the change’ they wanted to see in the world. To use the names of the shadow to spur a similar action from the user. Dani wants us to be strong in the face of adversity, be brave when venturing into the unknown, be kind to yourself and others, and hope that everyone else would do the same. Now if you watch Dani’s channel, this detailed though process shouldn’t come as a surprise. If you haven’t seen any of Dani’s videos, this is classic Coffee Break lingo.
Now on to the review of the individual shadows! I was most excited to try out the new sheer opal finish shadows. The swatches provided by ColourPop on their website made these colors out to be duochromes similar to the finish you would get from a MAC ‘Blue Brown’ pigment or a Kat Von D ‘On The Road’ Shape Shifting eye shadow. When I popped these open and finally stuck my finger in for a swatch, I could immediately tell that the product wasn’t as gelled together as the original formula satin finish shadows. The product immediately started flaking as soon as I swatched my finger across my arm. You can see in the picture how the swatch of ‘Kindness’ isn’t as clean as the swatch of Bravery or Strength. ‘Hope’ did a bit better, but the product was still much harder to control than the matte or satin finish colors.
Since sheer opal is a new finish for ColourPop, I don’t have any other shadows in this finish to compare to the one’s in the Metamorphosis quad. This might be just a batch problem or ColourPop could still be working out the kinks in the formula. I remember when they introduced the matte formula, some of the matte shades were quite a bit drier than the satin finish shades, but ColourPop has since made changes to the formula and now they are of the same quality. I’m hoping that they will continue to work on their sheer opal formula before they release any more colors.
Once I had these colors swatched, a few possible dupes came to mind and I went ahead and photographed them. I found out that I don’t have anything similar to ‘Kindness’ even though I own several red/green duochromes. ‘Castor Gray’ is from the Sephora + Pantone Universe Facets of Marsala Limited Edition Palette (read my review). ‘Pay Dirt’ is from Ultimo Cosmetics (read my review). ‘Blue Brown’ is from MAC Cosmetics.
Surprisingly, I found that I had a dupe for ‘Hope’ and it was another ColourPop goodie! The Super Shock Cheek Peralized shade ‘Monster’ would be identical to ‘Hope’ with just a few more layers. Two layers of each shade seen in my swatch above.
‘Bravery’ and ‘Strength’ were exactly what I expected from ColourPop. Both are reliable transition and highlighting shades that can be worn a variety of ways. I expect to get quite a bit of use out of ‘Bravery’ this summer because it is the perfect transition shade for my dark skin. I’m a big fan of ‘Mittens’ in the winter, and this is a tad bit lighter – perfect for the current weather here in Atlanta.
If you guys have any more questions about the colors or the quad in general, let me know in the comments below and I will get back to you!
