Colourpop Haul | Blush | EyeShadow

I have subscribed everywhere possible to keep my eyes and ears wide open for whenever Colorpop has free shipping. Fortunately or unfortunately, it only happens twice or so in a year. Fortunately because otherwise, I’d be broke. Unfortunately because it should be available in India at their original prices!!

Anyhoo, needless to say, I love the brand. Such good quality in such affordable prices.

I had promised myself not to get more lippies after my last order (haul and swatches here and here). I did cheat though. Got 1 Liquid Lipstick in satin finish.

Colourpop Ultra Satin Lip in Frickn Frack and Calypso Swatches

Colourpop Lippie Stix Swatches

So here's the first look...


BLUSH

The texture is almost mousse like which when applied has a light powder finish. It’s a love child of a cream and powder blush. Which is perfect for all weathers. Powder blush don’t last long during summers ‘coz of sweat and excessive wiping of the face. Hence a creamy texture tends to last longer. In winters, the skin is already dry, a cream blush gives a beautiful finish without looking chalky or too dry.

Colourpop Super Shock Cheek - Left: Birthday Suit (Satin) and Right: Holiday (Matte)

Colourpop Super Shock Cheek in 'Birthday Suit' in Satin Finish

Colourpop Super Shock Cheek in 'Holiday' in Matte Finish

Birthday Suit: Satin finish. Had been eyeing this forever! It is THE most natural blush for my skin tone. When I’m out in the hot sun or too cold, I naturally flush to this shade. The shade is so damn natural and blends like a dream. I have always loved using a blush, but for everyday use, I don’t like it to be visible. This one gives a perfect flush to the cheeks which immediately brightens the face and gives a “from within” kinda life to the cheeks.

Holiday: Aptly named. A bright coral shade. Perfect for holidays where you’d want a bright flushed face. This needs to be used with a tender hand. However it blends beautifully.

EyeShadows

The texture is again a cross between cream and powder. It spreads and blends beautifully. The colour doesnot appear patchy. It’s just plain beautiful.

Colourpop EyeShadow in 'Brady'

Colourpop Eye Shadow in 'Sequin'

Brady: For everyday office wear, I love using this all over my eye lids. It is a lovely subtle shade just by itself or as a base. Blends beautifully. Stays almost 9-10 hours on me!

Sequin: This one's perfect for night outs and weddings. Has beautiful glitters which are not too chunky. However this does not blend as easily as Brady. Need to work quick with this, coz if it sets it's difficult to blend it. Nonetheless, the shade is gorgeous!

 

Other than these I also got another liquid lipstick in satin finish in 'Chandelier', a brow pencil in 'brunette' and a free Eye Shadow brush!! Could not click pictures since I didn't have them at the time...

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Love,

SS

Colourpop Ultra Satin Lip - Calypso & FricknFrack Swatch|Review

Colourpop Ultra Satin Lip - Calypso and FricknFrack

If you've been with me for a while, you'll know I'm not really a big fan of the "ultra matte lip" trend. It  really kills my already superdry lips. So even though Colourpop is quite famous for their Ultra Matte liquid lipsticks, the satin ones were what I was really after.

I hauled quite a bit from the Colourpop website. Check out Swatches of 9 LippieStix I bought here.

PRICE:

I bought FricknFrack from the colourpop website at 6$

And Calypso from BeautyTales at Rs.650/-

I bought Calypso before I placed the order on their website i.e. before Colourpop started shipping to India.

Luckily I did not have to pay customs. But it's really more of a hit or miss. 

Colourpop Ultra Satin Lip - Calypso and FricknFrack

Colourpop Ultra Satin Lip

Colourpop Ultra Satin Lip - Calypso and FricknFrack swatch

Colourpop Ultra Satin Lip - Calypso and FricknFrack Lip Swatch

Both the Shades look quite similar here in the pictures. Well both lean towards browny nudes. Only Calypso is a shade lighter and has more peach in it. And FricknFrack is more brown.

The Ultra Satin Liquid lipsticks are very comfortable to wear. They don't dry the lips. It is not glossy at all. After 2 minutes, the lip colour sets into a velvet satin finish. Does not crumble or stain. Easy to re-apply.

It lasts for 5-6 hours on me. Fades after meals. Since it is Satin finish, it is not transfer proof. So it transfers on cups and my baby.

I love these and have been my goto all month long. Perfect for office and goes with practically everything.

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Love,

SS

COLOURPOP HAUL!! Lippie Stix Swatches

Finally! 
I’ve been wanting to get my hands on these for sooo long...

  
Albeit, some instagram stores sell colourpop here in India, and I 'almost' gave into the urge to pay that extra; thinking I'll anyways have to pay customs.

And then Voila!! Colourpop starts shipping to India!!
And my birthday was coming up :) I usually never buy myself Bday gifts, I find that kinda lame. But since I was #turning30 I felt like treating myself for getting so far and handling life way better than I anticipated. 
[Who am i kidding? I really needed an excuse!]

I ordered the package on 20^th Nov’2016 and I received it around 10^th Jan’17. Quite a long while, which had me worried since everyone else claimed to receive theirs within 10-15 days. But nonetheless, I received them safe and sound (except one, but it can still be used.) Another bonus was, I didnot have to pay customs. Yeah for that! 

 For the actual order, since I was trying out Colourpop for the first time, I really wanted the Lippie Stix.‘Coz that’s the kind of formula that works for me and I already knew I'd love them.

The packaging is very sleek. All white with silver holographic script. It is smaller in length than I expected. But the thin slanted bullet actually makes the application very easy. The base is colour co-ordinated which makes it very easy to pick the desired shade. There are 2 types of finish in Lippie Stix:

Lippie Stix Matte -These are not absolute matte. More like a creamy matte with a slight sheen to it. Very comfortable to wear. The colour stays on for 5-6 hours on me. Not transfer proof. Does not leave a stain. After a while, the colour wears off uniformly.

  Lippie Stix Matte X - A complete matte formula. No sheen or shine. But comfortable to wear. Does not tug at the lips. You can see the difference between the two formula in the pictures below. This also stays on me for 5-6 hours. However these are not transfer proof either.

Price- 5$ (approx Rs.334/-) Each

 

Cami: [MatteX] This shows up dusty pink on me. Lovely muted nude-y rose which'll suit most skin tones. This shade some how looks different on everyone.

Backup- [MatteX] This was the first shade I put in my cart. In case I didn't mentioned before, I love purple toned lippies. I knew I had to get this and I love it!! 
Lumiere[Matte] Similar to Cami. Only more cool toned with a slight sheen. Another shade you can just put on without thinking too much. It'll mostly go with all makeup looks and skin tones.

STAYCATION Matte Lipie Kit (Cookie, Brink, Grunge, LBB, I Heart This, Bossy) 

Price- 25$ (approx Rs.1668/-)

COOKIE- This alone looks too light on me and washes me out. But I plan to use it over other lip shades It'll be amazing to use on the middle to highlight the lips.

BRINK- Love this shade! It's a warm toned peachy everyday nude. Already a constant in my bag.

GRUNGE- Chocolate brown. I'm loving brown shades currently.

LBB- A deep plum. I didn't have a shade like this before. But this shade goes on a bit patchy :(

I HEART THIS- It's a real pretty true pink shade. This one is broken from the base :|

BOSSY- A warm orange toned red.

New Users get a 5$ discount coupon. Also the Value kits have 6 Lippie Stix for the value of 5. So I got 2 Lippie Stix free :)

Next I wanna try the eyebrow pencils and blush (Between the sheets...Sighhh) !!

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Have you tried Colourpop products? Which one did you like out of my haul??

Love,
SS