COLOURPOP: Affordable Luxury...or Just Overhyped?!
ColourPop$10.00Fresh Kiss Glossy Lip Balmshade · Strawberry Milk- “It smells like strawberry milk. It does. And it tastes like strawberry milk”▶ 2:11
- “Feels nice. It's a lip balm. I, you know, I like the taste of it, but it could become a little bit sickly”▶ 2:20
- “It feels very silky, very lovely, like all lip balms do. You can't really go wrong with a lip balm. It's really nice”▶ 2:27
- “There's a bunch of colors to choose from. Yeah, it's nice”▶ 2:33
ColourPop$13.00Brow Boss Pencilshade · Dark Brown- “If you are a pencil fan, this is one of the best. I can tell you that because it has that precise tip and it can mimic fine hair strokes and it lasts beautifully well as well”▶ 3:33
- “This is great for me if I just want to fill in any sparse bits that I've missed with a brow pen, but I wouldn't trade my brow pen for this”▶ 3:48
- “There are actually about seven different brow shades to choose from in this pencil, which I think is really, really appreciated”▶ 4:00
ColourPop$9.00Brow Boss 24HR Lifting Brow Gelshade · Clear- “I had zero expectations for this brow gel. But seriously, this is really, really good”▶ 4:27
- “I feel like this is a little bit of a hybrid between a wax and a gel. And I feel like it clings on to the brow hairs”▶ 4:41
- “Doesn't feel heavy, doesn't leave a residue, doesn't leave any type of white cast or leave your eyebrows feeling, you know, kind of hard. This is very weightless”▶ 4:45
- “I'm a big fan of this”
- “They are both products that I will continue to use. I would recommend highly both of these”▶ 5:13
ColourPop$14- “This has a mix of matte metallic and matte sparkles in here. Obviously, it's a 9 palette. And to me, this is a very neutral leaning eyeshadow palette”
- “I will tell you that there is quite a lot of kick up in the pan. So, if that's something that annoys you, it's going to annoy you”▶ 7:38
- “The problem that I found with this palette is I think because of my skin tone, it can kind of fade into my skin. Um, they don't really show up massively on me. Some of these shades can just come out a little bit ashy on my skin”▶ 7:58
- “Now, they do blend really, really nicely. I'll definitely give it that. No issues there”▶ 9:07
- “It's a really solid palette. It's really nice formula. Great for everyday”▶ 9:46
- “Is it going to be my favorite palette in the world? No, probably not. I just think the color story, some of the shades just don't show up as I want them to on me”▶ 9:53
- “But I think some people will find this to be a holy grail palette. It's so easy. It really is so easy”▶ 10:02
ColourPop$7.00Super Shock Shadowshade · A Little Quarky- “I feel like the best way to apply these is just with your finger. Just so pretty, so easy. I understand why these are such an iconic and viral product from ColourPop. They are just amazing”▶ 11:13
- “This shade is described as a metallic bronze. It is just beautiful”▶ 11:30
- “What I really love about these is that the color isn't overbearing. So, I thought, well, I was worried that they might be a little bit too chunky. Not at all. These are really strangely creamy feeling”▶ 11:44
- “Whether you want to use these on a daily basis, you can. You can obviously amp it up and you can also wet them as well. Very versatile little products. Definitely worth the hype for sure”▶ 12:05
- “These are definitely going to be in my top drawer and in my rotation. I think these are just they're amazing”
ColourPop$7.00Super Shock Shadowshade · Ritz- “I'm going to say that Ritz is so nice. Uh, but it doesn't have much of a base color to it, I would say”▶ 10:25
- “It really, really reminds me of Urban Decay's Space Cowboy, but it's nicer. It has more of a base color to it than Space Cowboy, and I would choose it over Space Cowboy any day of the week, 100%”
ColourPop$2.25BFF Volumizing Mascarashade · Black on Black- “Oh my gosh, I love this”
- “I will say I don't love the brush on this because it's massive. It's absolutely massive, isn't it? And that is never ever my preference”▶ 13:21
- “No matter what your preference is, you cannot deny that this mascara does give volume. Like if it gives anything, it gives you volume. Still think that the length is good as well”▶ 13:34
- “The thing that I love about it is it doesn't leave my eyelashes clumpy”▶ 13:49
- “For me, it's the best affordable volumizing mascara, hands down, without a doubt”
- “It's super easy to remove, by the way, which is very important”
- “I have seen people online um obviously there's always mixed reviews for products like this, but saying that they had flaking with this, but I've had not like none”▶ 13:07
ColourPop$9.00Pretty Fresh Creamy Concealershade · Light 60N- “It does claim to be very creamy, which 1,000% it's very, very, very creamy”▶ 15:06
- “I'd say it's natural bordering on a luminous finish on me anyway. And do you know what? It's a very easy concealer. Literally no effort at all”▶ 15:15
- “I don't find it to be full coverage”▶ 15:29
- “I'm going to have to be completely honest with you, I don't think this is long-lasting at all. In fact, I'm going to say that it's the least long-lasting concealer I've put on my under eyes. It really fades on me”▶ 15:33
- “I think it's nice just to throw on as an everyday concealer. You know, if you're not really bothered, you just want a little bit of coverage”▶ 16:18
- “I think it's best suited to people with unproblematic under eyes. So, if you've got dark under eyes like me, I don't think you'll find it sufficient”▶ 16:35
- “I wouldn't buy the concealer again”
ColourPop$16.00Pretty Fresh Hyaluronic Acid Hydrating Foundationshade · Light 60N- “Oh my goodness, I am shocked that this is an affordable foundation”▶ 17:30
- “It's definitely buildable. It's extremely lightweight. So, it's a very serum feeling foundation, and I have really dry skin. And my dry skin, look, it loves this”▶ 18:43
- “I love the ease of application. I love that I can build it up. I love that my dry skin like drinks this up. Like literally it melts into my skin so quickly”▶ 19:12
- “It gives a slight blurring, but it's not super blurring because I do feel like there is a little bit of luminosity”▶ 19:26
- “But this lasts so so well on my skin. It really has the most beautiful staying power and I feel like it keeps my skin feeling really moisturized all day as well”▶ 19:42
- “I definitely get a background fragrance of something from this. I don't know whether that's in my brain. Um, it just it smells fresh. It smells like a fresh smell. Nothing overpowering”▶ 20:06
- “Although I think that this is more aimed at people with drier skin, I truly believe that if you had combo to oily skin, you would really like this. I cannot envision this melting off your face at all because it sinks straight in”▶ 20:21
- “It feels like a high-end foundation and um I just love how it looks on my skin. It's fantastic”▶ 20:37
- “The foundation, incredible”
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ColourPop$10.00Bronze Stixshade · La Jolla Cove- “Oh my gosh, this is my favorite of all three of them. This is beautiful”▶ 21:48
- “I think the shade makes all the difference, too. So, this is in the shade La Jolla Cove. And oh my goodness, it is absolutely perfect”▶ 21:53
- “It's one of the most beautiful creamy, blendable, stunning cream bronzers that I've tried”▶ 22:09
- “And this literally blends itself. And I just love the shade. It's very, very neutral leaning, I would say. And I just love a good neutral bronzer”▶ 22:39
- “In terms of the finish, I would say that it's definitely a natural finish. So, it's not too matte and it's definitely not glowy at all. I love this and it lasts beautifully as well”
- “It's definitely not going to pull too warm on you if you have a skin tone that is similar to me”▶ 23:35
ColourPop$15.00SOL Face & Body Bronzing Balmshade · Medium- “It's really nice, but the fragrance, oh my gosh, it is really overpowering. It actually smells lovely. Smells like bounties”▶ 20:59
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ColourPop$10.00Blush Stixshade · Cool It- “And this has become one of my favorite blush shades genuinely”▶ 25:20
- “I feel like these are quite glowy. They definitely are. And they are very creamy, very balmy. So, is there tack to them? Yeah, there's a bit of tack to them. So, if you don't really like something that starts out a bit tacky, you're not really going to appreciate these”▶ 25:38
- “They're so up my alley, it's not even funny. I love buttery creamy blushes, and that's what these are”▶ 25:59
- “Again, I get longevity out of these. I think if you had oilier skin, not sure you would to be honest with you, unless obviously you set them”▶ 26:06
- “This gives you healthy, dewy, juicy cheeks. It does”▶ 26:24
- “For me, these are juicy. In fact, with these, I don't need to use a highlighter. I think these are just gorgeous, but they're going to be too glowy for some people”
- “This could pass for a luxury blush, and you will not convince me otherwise”▶ 26:43
- “Those blushes, incredible”
ColourPop$12.00Blushshade · Flirt Alert- “It has quite a cool undertone to it, but it's very muted, this blush. Very, very soft”▶ 27:19
- “Really pretty. Really blurring”▶ 27:33
- “Although this has a matte finish, it's not a flat matte. I mean, if you are a blush lover like me, you're going to love this. You're going to love them. You're going to love them all”▶ 27:48
ColourPop$12.00Liquid Hi-Liteshade · Pink Pony- “This is such an interesting highlight. It's not going to be subtle or natural, put it that way. But it's not chunky either. I can see that there are particles in there. So, shimmery particles, but it's nothing drastic”▶ 28:47
- “I don't think I'd pay that again to be honest. I mean, to be honest, it's not really my cup of tea anyway to have something that is quite, you know, as dramatic”▶ 29:06
- “I think if you like highlighter and you like different highlighters where you get different shades, then you're going to like this”▶ 29:14
- “I can't see me ever using it to be honest. It's just not really my cup of tea”▶ 29:38
- “I wouldn't buy the highlighter again”
ColourPop$12.00- “This I actually really do enjoy. It's a really good setting spray”▶ 29:44
- “Feels really refreshing. The mister isn't aggressive”▶ 29:56
- “I used to use this all the time when I first got it and then I kind of forgot about it. I don't know why because it's really, really good”▶ 29:58
- “It's hydrating. It's waterproof, makes your makeup transferproof, and it's fragrance-free and will extend your makeup wear. And I can confirm that it definitely does help to extend the wear of your makeup”▶ 30:09
ColourPop$7.00Lippie Pencilshade · Beeper- “Beeper is described as a muted rose and this is just the perfect shade to use all over your lips as well if you want to. I've been using this so much”▶ 32:17
- “Especially the lip liners, oh my goodness, the lasting power on those. Well, it's probably one of the reasons why they're so iconic and why everybody always talks about them”▶ 32:46
ColourPop$8.00Lippie Stixshade · Oh Snap- “Honestly, the creaminess of these lipsticks, second to none. Let me tell you that”▶ 32:00
- “They have that formula where they're creamy but not too creamy and it means that they last super well”▶ 32:03
- “These feel comfortable. They don't feel like they're going to go anywhere. Now, they're not transferproof, as you can see there”▶ 32:37
ColourPop$9.00Heart To Get Ultra Glossy Lipshade · Your New Obsession- no stillL'Oreal Paris$12.99Infallible Blur-Fection Longwear Loose Setting Powdershade · 20 Translucent Light
ColourPop$35- no stillColourPop$7.00Lippie Pencilshade · Cool BFF
ColourPop$10.00Blush Stixshade · Coastal Drive- “I couldn't see Coastal Drive on the website. I don't know whether it's disappeared or what”▶ 23:24
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