Wednesday, December 10, 2014

ColourPop Cosmetics First Impression and Swatches

Ever since YouTube beauty bloggers KathleenLights and CoffeeBreakwithDani posted videos on their ColourPop eyeshadows and lippies, I became obsessed. I had to convince myself for a good few months to get some of my own and see if its really worth the hype. The shadows texture have been compared to Maybelline bouncy blushes while the color pigment has been compared to Maybelline Color Tattoos. I had to see for myself if the claims were true.


The packaging was a bit excessive in my opinion for five little things. It came a giant brown box and this Colorpop box was in it. To my surprise they left a cute little message for me. I really appreciate the personal appreciation the company shows for their customers. How cute and thoughtful!


ColourPop Eyeshadows
Top row from right: Game Face, I ♥ This
Bottom row from right: On the Rocks, Liberty

Lets not waste anytime and get right to the swatches!

ColourPop Lippies: Lumière (left) Frida (right)

ColourPop Lippies: Lumière (right) Frida (left)
These two lippies are one of the reasons why I was easily convinced to order. KathleenLights loves warm tones for the eyes and cool tones for the lips as I do. Her makeup style is very much in line with mine which is why I was super excited she created this shade. It's perfect for everyday as is Frida which was made by CoffeeBreakwithDani. Lumiere is matte finish cool tone mauve while Frida is a satin finish warm tone pinky-peach. Both are gorgeous for everyday wear, glide on like a charm, highly pigmented, and moisturizing which is great for this winter season. I do recommend exfoliating your lips with a scrub or sponge and prepping them with lip balm before applying.



Now for the shadows!

This has to be the most versatile one of the group. It's a shimmery taupe shade with specks of glitter and makes a great all over lid shade, perfect for any look.

ColourPop eyeshadow: I ♥ This
ColourPop eyeshadow: I ♥ This
  
This is probably the most beautiful copper eyeshadow I have laid eyes on, my goodness I'm going to cry! I can't tell you how much I love copper tones and how great they look on most people especially colored eyes. It reminds me of an amped of version of Maybelline's Copper Craze. So amazing! I see myself using this the most.

ColourPop eyeshadow: Game Face
ColourPop eyeshadow: Game Face

These are one of those gorgeous surprise shades. It's a brown with violet glitter specks in it. Very unique and a beautiful crease or all over lid shade. Can't wait to try this one out!
ColourPop eyeshadow: On the Rocks
ColourPop eyeshadow: On the Rocks
Last one is Liberty, a super metallic silver shade that literally looks like foil like omg super pigmented, I'm going blind. This is great for dramatic looks, definitely not everyday wear.

ColourPop eyeshadow: Liberty
ColourPop eyeshadow: Liberty
Here are all four swatches together so you can tell the difference between them. I took pictures from many angles so you can get a better idea of what they look like. Now that I look at the swatches, I kind of wish I could have bought something out there like a blue, purple, or green. I wanted to be safe and buy something I'd wear everyday but the two middle shades look very similar. I guess trying them on will give me a better understanding of how they are different. Can't wait to start using these!

ColourPop Eyeshadow Swatches
From right to left: I ♥ This, Game Face, On the Rocks, Liberty

ColourPop Eyeshadow Swatches
From right to left: I ♥ This, Game Face, On the Rocks, Liberty

ColourPop Eyeshadow Swatches
From right to left: I ♥ This, Game Face, On the Rocks, Liberty

ColourPop Eyeshadow Swatches
From right to left: I ♥ This, Game Face, On the Rocks, Liberty

The swatch video!