Late last year, seemingly out of nowhere, ColourPop was suddenly everywhere. An indie brand out of Los Angeles with little to no marketing, ColourPop seemed to rocket into popularity, being mentioned all over the beauty blogosphere and YouTube in the span of maybe a week. Clearly, ColourPop knew how to make itself known in this day and age: Send your products to the biggest beauty names on social media and bam!, instantaneous hype. Mission accomplished. (Well-played, ColourPop. Well-played.) ColourPop prides itself on "making killer makeup in every shade imaginable in prices everyone can afford." The swatches and reviews that started popping up everywhere were too tempting, so naturally, I had to get in on the action and picked up 12 shades of Lippie Stix lip crayons. There is a total of 56 shades available, and they come in slim white retractable crayon barrels with colour-coded ends. They have a vanilla cookie scent, but no discernible taste. Each Lippie Stix contains 1 gram of product, and retails for $5 USD.
Tipsy is a light orange-peach in a Glossy finish. This is a permanent shade. It has a soft, creamy texture, and goes on smoothly and evenly, but due to the nature of the colour, it can emphasize lip texture. It has high pigmentation and opaque colour pay-off. It is brighter and more orange than ColourPop BFF, more pigmented than MAC Razzledazzler, lighter and more muted than MAC Sushi Kiss, and brighter than Bite Beauty Syrah.
BFF is a light peachy beige in a Glossy finish. This is a permanent shade. It has a soft, creamy texture, and goes on smoothly and evenly, but due to the nature of the colour, it can emphasize lip texture. It has high pigmentation and opaque colour pay-off. It is softer and more beige than ColourPop Tipsy, brighter and less brown than MAC Freckletone, more peach than Bite Beauty Madeira, and less pink than Bite Beauty Syrah.
Button is a light-medium pinked peach in a Satin finish. This is a permanent shade. It has a soft, creamy texture, and goes on smoothly and evenly. It has high pigmentation and opaque colour pay-off. It is darker and more pink than ColourPop BFF, brighter and less brown than MAC Kinda Sexy, more peach than Bite Beauty Léché, and lighter and more peach than NARS Brigitte.
Cookie is a light-medium pinked peachy-brown in a Matte finish. This is a permanent shade. It has a soft, creamy texture, and goes on smoothly and evenly. It has high pigmentation and opaque colour pay-off. It is darker than MAC Peachstock, lighter than MAC Velvet Teddy, lighter and more peach than Bite Beauty Honey Berry, and less pink than Bite Beauty Amaretto.
Smooth? Check. Creamy? Check. Colour saturation? Check. The formulation doesn't seem to have any added benefits, but it's not meant to. After all, ColourPop is a brand that is focused on an extensive shade variety at affordable prices, and that's exactly what you should expect. I didn't find these shades dry or hydrating, but they are comfortable to wear while having a decent wear-time (an average of four to five hours, though darker and brighter shades wear up to eight); they don't have a lot of slip, but I didn't find that these tugged or dragged on the lips, either. As a whole, I found these shades to perform really well, applying smoothly and evenly with true and opaque colour pay-off. If you like lipstick crayons, these are absolutely worth checking out. You just can't go wrong for $5. They come in a huge variety of shades and six different finishes, and are especially great for those who like a more precise application with their lipsticks without having to veer into lip pencils.
i also really like how the packaging design suits their purpose to show case the colors. they're like stationary! simple and white so that fact they're really buying them for the colors you've chosen is really re-enforced. they do 'pop'
ReplyDeleteYeah, I like that the packaging is clean and simple. I mean, nothing to write home about, but I do think it sets them apart from other brands in that sense. You immediately know it's ColourPop.
DeleteMan, they were suddenly just everywhere so I got kind of tired of seeing them while becoming enticed all at once. There are conspiracy theories about this brand and their mysterious origin, LOL!
ReplyDeleteI really want to get behind a peach but find them hard to wear. So I just veer straight into oranges instead.
LOL, I believe it! How does a brand blow up that fast, you know? I mean, good for them, but it is kinda suspicious. But, hey, their products (at least they ones I've tried) are actually worth the hype, and they're cheaper than many drugstore brands!
DeleteI think it depends on how bright of a peach you want. The pastel ones are a lot harder to wear because a lot of them run too light/chalky on most skintones. The easiest peaches to wear are the ones mixed in with brown or pink. I do think Button would look good on you, and NARS Brigitte! If you like brighter peaches, maybe NARS Juliette?
I like these shades but find them hard to wear, so I usually opt for these kinds of shades in blush or eye shadow instead. Or one with a little more red in it.
ReplyDeleteI would say Tipsy is the hardest to wear out of these ones because it's the most pastel. But you can definitely wear Button or Cookie! You have MAC Peachstock, no? These are both darker and brighter than that. :)
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