A few months ago, Clinique came out with a new lipstick formula called Pop Lip Colour + Primer, which is described as "a rich, weightless formula that fuses bold, saturated colour with a smoothing primer" that "glides on effortlessly to a modern-velvet finish." Clinique also claims that the "colour stays true" and they "keep lips comfortably moisturized for eight hours." The range consists of a total of 16 shades, of which I bought five. As with all Clinique products, these are allergy tested and fragrance-free. They are packaged in colour-matched square tubes with metallic silver lids that have Clinique's logo engraved onto the side. Each lipstick contains 3.9 grams of product, and retails for $21.
Beige Pop is a light warm peachy-pink beige with a soft sheen in a natural cream 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 more beige than Clinique Nude Pop, similar though more opaque than MAC Pure Zen, more beige than MAC Creme Cup, more beige than Too Faced Taffy, lighter and more beige than Too Faced Nude Beach, similar though shinier than NARS Raquel, warmer than YSL #10 Beige Tribute, and more pink than YSL #6 Rose Bergamasque.
Nude Pop is a light-medium warm pink beige with a soft sheen in a natural cream finish. This is a permanent shade. It has a soft, creamy texture, and goes on smoothly and evenly. It has medium-high pigmentation and semi-opaque to opaque buildable colour pay-off. It is slightly darker and more pink than Clinique Beige Pop, shinier and more beige than MAC Faux, darker and more muted than MAC Creme Cup, more beige than Too Faced Nude Beach, slighter and shinier than NARS Anita, darker and warmer than YSL #10 Beige Tribute, and similar to YSL #6 Rose Bergamasque.
Melon Pop is a light-medium warm muted peachy coral with a soft sheen in a natural cream finish. This is a permanent shade. It has a soft, creamy texture, and goes on smoothly and evenly. It has medium-high pigmentation and semi-opaque to opaque buildable colour pay-off. It is slightly brighter and more peach than Clinique Nude Pop, more muted than MAC Coral Bliss, lighter and brighter than MAC Peach Blossom, more opaque than MAC Revved Up Patentpolish, shinier and more muted than NARS Julie, darker and shinier than ColourPop Button, darker and more coral than Bite Beauty Syrah.
Wow Pop is a medium cool vibrant bubblegum pink with a soft sheen in a natural cream 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 brighter and much more opaque than Clinique Pudgy Peony Chubby Stick, cooler and more opaque than MAC Fearless Patentpolish, darker and brighter than MAC Divine Choice, brighter and cooler than MAC Pink Nouveau, lighter and more muted than MAC Candy Yum-Yum, lighter and more muted than NARS Angela, and warmer and shinier than ColourPop Wifey.
Grape Pop is a medium-dark pinked purple with a soft sheen in a natural cream 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 similar though slightly warmer than MAC Up The Amp, lighter and more muted than MAC Vogue en Violet, sheerer and shinier than MAC Men Love Mystery, slightly lighter and warmer than Bite Beauty Violet, brighter and more pink than NARS Dominique, lighter and more muted than Too Faced Melted Violet, and more purple than NYX Pink Lyric.
Well, it seems like Clinique has really started to step up their make-up game. Though the Pop Lip Colour + Primer range currently only has 16 shades total, it is actually very well-curated with something for everyone, including some very surprising shades that you'd never expect from Clinique. What is truly impressive is the formula, which really does feel lightweight but is also somehow creamy and hydrating, while having amazing pigmentation and great colour pay-off to boot. (Typically, lipsticks that have this type of texture have sheerer pigmentation, and lipsticks that have this type of colour pay-off usually have a thicker texture.) I also find that my lips look and feel smoother and more hydrated during wear-time, and they don't emphasize lip texture or sink into lip lines or leave that dreaded "white ring" around the inside of the lips. The wear-time never reaches eight hours for me with any of these shades, though; the lighter shades wear an average of about three hours before having to re-apply and the darker/brighter shades wear about five. I would also describe the finish as natural with a soft sheen — not glossy, but definitely not "demi-matte" or "velvet." I would say the finish of these is most similar to Urban Decay's Revolution formula, or MAC's Amplified lipsticks, though the texture definitely feels much lighter and thinner, like YSL's Rouge Pur Coutures.
Nude and Melon look so pretty!
ReplyDeleteA friend passed on a red shade from this range so now I can test it out again without Sephora's gross dried up crusty tubes.
Let me know how you get on with it! I haven't tried any of the reds yet, though I might pick one up for fall/winter. I just love the feel of these. :)
DeleteIt's Cherry Pop and omg - so awesome! I love the colour and how it feels. The Sephora tester was most definitely dried out from alcohol, etc. (That one was Grape Pop so I thought maybe it was the shade but obviously not from your assessment.)
DeleteYeaaahhh, Sephora testers get soooo grimy. I originally tested the Clinique ones at The Bay, which is how I fell in love with them. So glad you're loving them, too! There are four more shades I'm eyeing right now, lol!
DeleteI'm not super into a creamy finish, but they look nice and their hydration claims are appealing! Would Melon be too strong a color if I'm looking for more of an MLBB shade?
ReplyDeleteIt's not really a creamy finish, per se; it has a nice lightweight, creamy texture, but it dries down to like... a semi-satin finish?
DeleteI wouldn't describe Melon as an MLBB because it still adds colour, but it's soft and muted so that you could wear it everyday or to work. It's a very fresh, uplifting colour on the face!