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| Colourpop Haul from my IG @adrienneroyale |
I have finally taken the plunge after months of seeing
Colourpop EVERYWHERE and placed my first order! Colourpop just celebrated their
1st Birthday and with any order you get a free birthday gift of a
limited edition eyeshadow in the color Birthday Girl. I saw so many sneak peak
swatches of this eyeshadow color and feel instantly in love! The combination of
the golden metallic sparkly shade and hot pink packaging had me at midnight placing
my first ever Colourpop order! Mind you everyone else was trying to get their
order in to get their hands on this beautiful Birthday Girl shadow, so the
Colourpop site keep crashing but that didn’t stop me!
Colourpop is all over social media, especially Instagram and
their eyeshadow, blush, highlight, and new bronzer formula has always had me
wanting to try it! Colourpop sells eyeshadows, blush, highlight, bronzer, and
Lippie Stix all at very affordable prices. Their blush, highlight, and bronzers
are $8 and the Lippie Stix and eyeshadow are $5. They also sell sets that can
run you around $20 but you get 4 of their full size items. Awesome prices! The
color selection is so beautiful and I found myself quickly filling up my cart
and having my total over $200! They have different finishes in each category
for example they have metallic, pearlized, and matte eyeshadows and satin and
matte lipsticks as well as other finishes. You have tons to choose from! I decided that my first order should just be me
trying everything out and if I ended up liking the products ordering more.
I ordered 3 eyeshadows in the colors Eye Candy, Girly, and
the free limited edition shadow in Birthday girl. A blush in the color Thumper,
a highlight in Wisp, and four Lippie Stix in Wifey, Gossip, Pepper, and Pony. I
was so excited to get my order! I heard Colourpop could take a long time to
ship, so I just enjoyed my holiday weekend and tried not to think about my
order. To my surprise my order was here Tuesday afternoon. I placed my order
May 20th, my order shipped out on May 22nd and at my door
step May 26th. This was great shipping especially with the long holiday
weekend with no mail service on Monday. I would also like to mention that
shipping is automatically free when you spend over $35! Another great perk! So,
as you can tell I was SO HAPPY!
My husband came home and had in his hand my Colourpop order
and I ripped open the box, and I was devastated! Two of my eyeshadows were all
broken, dried up looking, and gross! I was disgusted! I must admit, I was pretty bitter. I was
thinking how can something be so broken and look old, when one of the shadows
is a brand new shade? I quickly emailed and sent pictures to customer service
to let them know the issue. I also posted on my Instagram and many girls told
me they had the same issue with receiving broken eyeshadows. I was so upset!
Then people started telling me that Colourpop customer service was great and
not to worry and I started to feel at ease. Within two hours Colourpops
customer service emailed me back to let me know they would replace my broken
eyeshadows and I had so much relief!
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| Broken eyeshadows in Brithday Girl and Eye Candy |
After that whole experience I honestly wasn’t expecting much
from the products and was still a little bit sour and bitter. Not a great first
impression and I was wondering if the actual products would be cheaply made
and I would be disappointed. I started looking threw my order and everything
was just so stunning. The colors are so vibrant and pretty so I decided to
start to play with the makeup and all I can say is ohhhh miii goodness! Let’s
get onto my review!
Blush and Highlight-
The formula is like nothing I have ever felt before, it
almost feels moist, kind of wet, and smushy.
Then to my surprise the blush and highlight dried to a powder finish. The
pigmentation in both products is amazing! They blend flawlessly and you can
build up the color.
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| Blush-Thumper Highlight-Wisp |
The blush I chose in Thumper is a beautiful matte mid-tone
pink that leaves you looking perfectly flush. The Highlight in Wisp may be the
most beautiful highlight I own right now; it catches the light in the most
magical way. The color comes off a bit bronzed and will be gorgeous for summer.
Wisp is a pearlized formula and leaves a nice shimmer. I feel Wisp could also
be worn as an eyeshadow. Both of these I
applied with my fingers. When I tried to use a brush it didn’t blend as well
and looked a bit chunky. I have never applied blush with my fingers before but
it worked nicely with these products. I
just ran a brush over my cheeks to blend everything into my skin.
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| Blush-Thumper |
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| Highlight-Wisp |
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| Unedited swatches |
Eyeshadows-
The eyeshadows are the same formula as the blush and highlight.
They feel very smooth and look beautiful on the eyelid. I also had to apply the
eyeshadows with my finger and lightly blend them with a clean brush. Even
though Birthday Girl and Eye Candy were broken, I added a little water to the
shadows and mushed them into place and they worked well. Eye Candy is a lilac
purple pink color and has a small amount of shimmer, Birthday Girl is a golden bronzy
color and also has some shimmer in it; both of these shadows are metallic. The
last eyeshadow I got is Girly and this is a pearly off white shade, in a
pearlized formula. This eyeshadow looks great right under the brow bone! All of
these eyeshadows are so pretty! The formula will take some getting used to and
I will need to still use other shadows to create a look, but these are perfect
for adding a pop of color or shimmer!
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| Eyeshadows left to right- Eye candy, Birthday Girl and Girly |
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| Swatches unedited- Eye Candy, Birthday Girl and Girly |
Lippie Stix-
First off, just name of these are so cute! Lippie Stix! To cute!
These are what made me love Colourpop and totally forget about the broken
eyeshadows! These are GORGEOUS! Ohh mii goodness! I am in love with the color
Wifey! Actually all of these colors are stunning! Besides being so pretty, they
are long lasting! I have worn Wifey and Pony and only tried on Pepper and
Gossip. I can speak for Wifey and Pony and say they lasted hours. I even drank
and ate a grapefruit and Wifey didn’t budge! I am impressed! On top of the
colors being gorgeous these Lippie Stix smell delicious! Wifey and Pepper are a matte formula and neither
are drying and leave my lips feeling gross. Gossip and Pony are a satin formula
and a little more moisturizing. I have
not experienced any kind of fading or creasing while wearing these. So far I am
really enjoying these Lippie Stix!
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| Lippie Stix, top to bottom- Wifey, Gossip, Pepper and Pony |
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| Lippie Stix, Top to bottom- Pony, Pepper, Gossip and Wifey |
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| Swatches unedited |
Overall I am happy with my Colourpop haul and can see myself
ordering from them in the future for at least the Lippie Stix. While I enjoy
the other items, the formula is just going to take some getting used to for me.
I prefer to work with brushes and need to experiment more to see what brushes
may work better with these products. I think they are fun to play with and defiantly
something new! The packaging is cute and I really love the box and little
personalized letter that comes with your order.
What I don’t love is the packaging with the eyeshadows and
how they come shipped. I don’t like how the eyeshadows came broken and if you don’t
have the cap on super tight I can see the product drying up extremely fast. I
also feel that while the prices are extremely affordable you are getting less product
then you would from other companies. The Lippie Stix is 1G of lipstick for $5
while a Mac lipstick is 3G for $16. So in reality yes you’re paying less but
you are also getting way less product! If you bought 3G of product like Mac
sells in a single lipstick you would still be paying $15 and only saving a
whopping dollar. The eyeshadows don’t have much product at all either, as you
can see when I received the broken eyeshadows you could see the pan, it is only
a very thin layer of product and I am sure I will hit pan with in a month or
two, maybe even sooner depending on how often I use the products! To me it almost feels like I am buying glorified sample sizes made to look full size! Not a huge deal considering how affordable
everything is but at the same time don’t be fooled that you are getting the
best deal out there! Getting a drugstore brand like Milani, Nyx or Maybelline
you will get more “bang for your buck”
All in all, Colourpop is fun and Social media has helped
with the hype of these products! The range of colors they have is out of this
world, the pigmentation and how long wearing makes these products worth buying!
Have you ordered from Colourpop? What are your thoughts on
their products? What is your favorite item from Colourpop? I would love to hear
from you!
Adrienne Royale
The packaging is super cute !
ReplyDeleteThank you! I think so to!
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