Colourpop No Filter Collection Review (Light 70, Medium 90, Medium Pressed Powder, Banana Powder, Translucent Powder)

Besides lip products, my favourite products to review are face products. I love doing foundation reviews, because foundation is literally the "foundation" to the whole look! Hahahaha, that was pretty lame. I have a very problematic face, so I'm always on the hunt for a better foundation. 100% of the time, my face is oily AF, sometimes I have dry patches, and sometimes my pores are so large, you can mistaken my face for the moon.

I've only ever tried Colourpop liquid lipsticks and eyeshadows, and as much as I love the product, I never saw myself reaching for them as often as the "higher end' stuff I own. Higher end as in; more pricey and luxurious I guess. The foundation looked promising, and I'm always up for trying a new foundation. My current favourites over the last few months have been the Fenty Beauty Pro Filt'r Foundation and the Maybelline Fit Me Matte + Poreless Foundation. Fenty is my #1 go to, but I didn't feel like spending over $40 on foundation, so I went back to my holy grail, never fail foundation; the Maybelline Fit Me. I've been using it for years, and have repurchased it time and time again, and it never lets me down. It's my all time favourite drug store foundation.

When I saw that Colourpop was coming out with more face products (besides the concealer) I knew I had to try it. I purchased two shades of foundation, because the guide they offered put me under both the shade Light 70, and Medium 90. You can find the shade guide on their Instagram page! 

I also purchased the Sheer Pressed Powder in the shade "medium" and both the translucent powder and the banana powder. The pressed powder was surprisingly "white" for a medium shade, and it did make me look a tad whiter when I used it. The banana powder was very yellow, but a very nice fine powder, that didn't dry out my face when I used it. The translucent powder didn't add a white cast on my face, but I also felt it didn't make a huge difference in controlling my oil or setting my face.

The colour looks super yellow here, but it wasn't as yellow on my skin, and it blended very nicely. 

Translucent Powder

Medium Sheer Pressed Powder

Personally, I felt I could do without the Translucent Setting Powder, as I felt it didn't do too much for me, and same with the Matte Pressed Powder, which seemed quite light for a medium shade. 

For the foundation shades, I noticed that Light 70 was too light, and Medium 90 was too dark. They had an 80 shade that I totally wish I got instead. Mixing the shades definitely makes the perfect shade for me though, so that's what I've been doing for the past few weeks. The foundation is very watery, but man is it pigmented. A little really goes a long way with this foundation. The one thing I disliked about the packaging though was the fact their wasn't a lid! I love that there's a pump, but the pump doesn't have a lid, so it kind of looks incomplete.

Some better lighting to see the true shades of colour. On the left is Light 70, and on the right we have Medium 90. You can see that the Light 70 is more neutral, and Medium 90 is more yellow.  Combined together, the shade is perfect for me! 

Using it for the first week, I absolutely loved the finished look with all three products. It was wearable for more than 6 hours, but past that mark, it looked horrendous! My pores were showing and I looked super oily. I stopped using the pressed powder and the loose powder, to determine if it was the foundation, and I still had the same result.

I really wanted to give this foundation another shot, because for the price, you can't go wrong. The following week I decided to switch out my primer. Originally I was using the Smashbox primer, and then I switched to the Dr Brandt Pores No More primer. What a difference it made! I guess the combination with the Smashbox primer and the foundation, made my face extra oily, but with the Pores No More, it held up for more than 6 hours, and I didn't have to blot my face til about the 7 hour mark. Even at that point, the blotting sheet had barely any oil on it. My favourite thing to do is use the loose banana powder under my eyes, brush it all off, and then use the sheer pressed powder to set it all. I wasn't a huge fan of the translucent loose powder, as I felt it didn't make a difference in controlling my oil. I continued using my current favourite loose setting powder which is the Too Faced Peach Perfect Powder.

Final thoughts? This is probably one of my all time favourite foundations now. I love the huge selection of shades, and the fact the shade is absolutely perfect for me. This is the closest shade I've matched myself with, for any foundation I've owned! Most times foundation shades are slightly too dark for me, but I use a lot of powder to kind of balance it out. It is definitely medium to full coverage, or you can sheer it out if you have a very damp Beauty Blender. You barely need any foundation to get good coverage, so it will definitely last you a while. The sheer pressed powder is probably a pass on repurchasing, because I feel it didn't make a huge difference whether I used it or not. I'm more of a loose powder person anyways. It'll probably sit in my purse as a powder I can use for touch ups, but besides that, I won't buy it again. I love the banana loose powder though, as it looked amazing and did a great job brightening my under eyes. I like the translucent loose powder, but it wasn't any better than an other loose setting powder. I'll probably stick to my favourites I already have.

Have you tried any Colourpop products? Let me know your favourites!

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Colourpop Take Me Home Eyeshadow Palette Review + Swatches

Hey friends. It's been a while since I've reviewed an eyeshadow palette, so I'm excited about this one. I purchased the Colourpop Take Me Home eyeshadow palette over the Christmas holidays, and being the person that I am, I couldn't try it until I was ready to take some photos haha. Unfortunately, it's no longer available on the Sephora Canada website, but it is on sale on the Colourpop website for $10. 

Let me start off with by saying, for $10, these eyeshadows are outstanding. 

In this palette, you're getting 6 beautiful shades. They're not new shades to their line, but a few of the top warm toned shades.

It's a small palette, so it's perfect for on the go or for travelling. 

On my last post, I mentioned that I started using my iPhone camera to take blog photos because I found convenience in using a smaller device, and just uploading to Dropbox and editing my photos on my computer. I complained a bit about the quality, but these swatch photos are outstanding. I LOVE THIS PHOTO SO MUCH. It's a wee bit blurry due to the size of the photo, but it turned out really well. I have the iPhone 8 plus by the way, and I must say, it did a damn good job. 

The shades in this palette are to die for. The pigmentation is unreal! 

My favourite of the bunch would have to be Bitter Better and Popular Demand. I had quite a bit of fall out when using a few of the shades, as they came off very powdery when my brush touched the pan. The application of the product on my eyes was fine though.

Here is the look I created. I'm a bit rusty when it comes to applying eyeshadow, but hey, I never claimed to be good at make-up, just love collecting it! I believe I used "Issues" all over as the base, "Side Tracked" as the crease colour, a little bit of "Popular Demand" on the outer corner, and "Salt Water" in the middle for a nice pop of shimmer.

I also drenched myself in some highlighter, but quite a bit that I do look a bit oily LOL. Trust me, it's all highlighter! (Review coming soon!!)

At another angle. Wearing Huda Beauty lashes called "Samantha". Super thick, super lush, super heavy! I'm not used to wearing such dramatic lashes, so this was way uncomfortable for me. The palette was a lot warmer than I imagined before seeing it in person, but it's absolutely gorgeous. I thought it would be similar in shades as the mini Huda Beauty eyeshadow palettes with the 9 shades, but it's way different. 

What's your favourite to go eyeshadow palette?

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Colourpop Ultra Matte Lip Liquid Lipsticks Review + Swatches

How do bloggers make blog posts with so little photos? I love photographing at many angles, and in different lighting. Another warning for you, a picture heavy post here! I got my hands on the Colourpop Ultra Matte Lip Liquid Lipsticks when they were first released on their website on June 25th I believe. Man, it was just as bad as when the Anastasia Beverly Hills Liquid Lipsticks released, which I did get on the first release day as well. I don't know what's up with me and buying things when they just come out. I should just wait until the hype dies down. It took me about 2 hours to get 6 shades in my cart (originally wanted 9 but then 3 didn't make it in the cart for whatever reason), and I got a double of a colour. Besides all that hassle, it was totally worth it for these babies. 

I've been wearing them all day for the past week or so and I love them so much! For $6 a pop, I wouldn't mind picking up the rest of the shades. I fell in love with shades I never thought I would of liked!

I've been pulling the applicator out and putting it back in numerous times, and I haven't noticed any spillage or product oozing out of the tube. They must've addressed this issue before shipping to people?? 

Colourpop - Trap

Described as a greyed out beige or a "greige", this shade looked absolutely horrendous on me. Not the colour, the dryness. Oh, so, dry. 

Note to self and others: HYDRATE YOUR LIPS FIRST!! I learned my lesson on the third ultra matte lip I put on. You can see a huge difference in how my lips look on the third shade later. I love the colour though, it's super cute and almost has a tinge of purple to it. 

Comparison with ABH Pure Hollywood:

I decided to see if it was similar at all with Anastasia Beverly Hills Pure Hollywood, and it was no where close. I don't know why my Pure Hollywood swatch looks that colour, but it could have been the lighting. 

In the tube they look fairly similar in tone, but as you can see, totally different. The difference in texture can definitely be felt when swatching the two brands. ABH is a lot creamier and dense, with a light scent, and Colourpop is way lighter and had no scent. The Colourpop Ultra Matte Lip Liquid Lipsticks dry within 10-15 seconds, whereas ABH can take a few minutes depending on how many layers you put. 

It's not recommended that you layer the Colourpop liquid lipsticks because they don't blend with the first layer well. Unlike the ABH, Colourpop liquid lipsticks don't transfer (unless you eat really greasy Chinese food, which I did the first time I wore it out).

Colourpop - Solow

I honestly thought this was going to be my favourite shade, considering I love nude pinks. 

As you can see, I didn't apply lip balm first, and I overlined my lips to see if it would look terrible with their liquid lipsticks. It did, up close.

From afar it doesn't look too bad. 

Colourpop - Bumble

I AM IN LOVE WITH THIS SHADE. I will repurchase this shade over and over again for the rest of eternity. This is the most gorgeous dusty reddish/brown/almost pink. I don't even know what to describe it as. 

This is when I realized "hey maybe I should apply some lip balm first, and blot of the excess." Worked like a charm. Looks a lot better now doesn't it? Isn't the shade absolutely stunning?!

Colourpop - Tulle

A dusty mauve burgundy. I really thought that I had a shade similar to this, but I thought wrong. I was never a big fan of browns, but this one looks amazing with the hint of red.

Comparison to ABH - Vamp:

Anastasia Beverly Hills - Vamp is closely similar to Colourpop Tulle. Vamp is a deeper brown, where Tulle has more red to it. It could be a colour you can skip if you already picked up Vamp. 

Colourpop - Ouiji

I've been in this phase of trying to like corals, and I think this one is a great transition. Ouiji is a very bright pink coral, but not too orange that your teeth with look yellow (I mean, who wants that?).

I found Ouiji to apply on very streakily. I don't know why. This was the only shade that had the most issue with evenness. 

Colourpop - Mars

When I first saw this shade, I knew I had to have it even if I haven't seen swatches. A bright matte magenta? Mine. 

I found that deeper colours looked best, formula wise. No streakiness or unevenness. 

For $6 are they worth it? Every single penny. The fact that you can get a liquid lipstick in a huge 25 shade range for only $6, that actually lasts long, and looks good? I'm sold. I haven't had any issues with the packaging yet, but I will update if they start to leak. I leave them laying down in my Muji acrylic drawer, so I'll definitely notice leakage. The one thing I noticed that was "cheap" about it was the doe foot brush. They were a lot stiffer than most lip glosses/liquid lipstick applicators I've tried. If you held the brush the wrong way it wouldn't apply nicely. Other than that, great product for an amazing price! 

(Updated: I wore the shade "Bumble" one day from 10am to about 11pm. That day, I ate food from ikea, and also had greek food for dinner. Surprisngly the colour stayed on nicely for the full 13 hours, and only the outline of my lips transferred onto the napkin when I blotted my mouth after eating. Even having a bit of transfer, the colour was still vibrant and there was no crumbly mess! This is probably my favourite liquid lipstick formula!)

What shade was your favourite? 

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