makeup review

[sistawendy]

I was asking my style guru cupcake_goth about a replacement for my beloved Studded Kiss lipstick which MAC has of course discontinued. She suggested Colourpop, so off I went to get three shades that are new to me. Right now I'm wearing Colourpop's Tiana from their Disney-inspired line. So here's the review.

• Color: ¡Me gusta! It's just a hair brighter than Studded Kiss, I think, and not (as?) matte. I may like this look even better than what it's replacing.
• Durability: MAC wins narrowly, at least on me with my eating & tea habits, but then again MAC outlasts damn near everything else.
• Feel: Colourpop wins. A lot of MAC shades, at least the matte ones, really dry me out.
• Price: Colourpop wins by a lot! Dayumn! I did not expect that.
• Animal testing: Colourpop wins.

The good news is that I've found some excellent new makeup. The bad news is that I now have too many lipsticks, if that's possible.

Comments

[cupcake_goth]

There is no such thing as too many lipsticks, bite your tongue.

But yes, Colourpop are awesome.

[basefinder]

It may say something about the cleanliness of my mind that when I read "Studded Kiss lipstick" my first thought was that was a nickname for a toy, with "lipstick" being an innocuous code name. :-)

[sistawendy]

And in all fairness, I've written about toys here plenty of times.

Back in the heyday of MOOs, people would respond with, "That's dirty!" to things that sounded dirty but weren't, so naturally people started inserting the disclaimer, "That's not dirty." Maybe I should have said that Studded Kiss isn't dirty, but it is or at least was my favorite shade for dates.

[basefinder]

Studded Kiss would also make a good band name, in a suitable city like Seattle or Austin. :-)

[dark_phoenix54]

I love Colourpop eyeshadows; I haven't tried their lipsticks (BTW, it's not possible to have too many lipsticks). Their shadows have great coverage (well, except for the green) and actually last all day on my super oily eyelids.

[annie_r]

I love colourpop! I have so many lip things; need to go through and toss the ancient ones. Mostly the Ultra blotted lip - feels like you are wearing nothing, but stays on, and you can build it up. I don't like sticky. Favorite color is https://colourpop.com/products/cherry-on-top. It's not really as dark as it looks in the photo unless you really layer it on. Not glam, but perfect for everyday "not-wearing-makeup but I look so much better". They used to have a non-liquid blotted lip lipstick that I liked more, easier to apply, but it seems to be gone. I have a bunch of their eyeshadows but never bother with it. Now looking at the new Lux Liquid lip stuff. Their website has gotten harder to navigate, or I have too many browser extensions.