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Friday, July 7, 2017

Colourpop Cosmetics- Pressed Eyeshadows

Noel 8:35 PM , , , , , No comments :
TLDR: Pigmented and a little powdery, Price isn't the greatest, Good color selection, Application and wear were ok

 If you are not a Youtube beauty fanatic like I am, you might have never heard of the brand 
Colourpop. It is one of those brands that almost every beauty guru talks about (mostly because they are affiliated with the brand or get sent PR), but I honestly don't mind that because the products are pretty cheap. The thing that drives me crazy about Colourpop (which many other people like) is that they seem to come out with a new product at least every week.  Because this is only an online brand, I like to get my stuff all at once due to shipping, so if they come out with a product every week that ends of selling out really quickly, I never get to try it! I bought my order of pressed eyeshadows awhile back to give enough time to try all the colors thoroughly, and their color selection has exploded since then. Now, they are even making palettes for $16, which is pretty good but sell out almost instantly.

 Regardless of all of this, I was excited to try these because I have mostly palettes and very few single eyeshadows so I liked the fact that I could pick my own colors. Of course, like most of my other Colourpop orders, I am too indecisive and probably bought too many. I watched several videos for swatches beforehand and looked on Google images for other swatches to make sure I got the colors I truly wanted.

 It took these eyeshadows 6 days to get to me, which is pretty good. The first thing I wanted to test actually was if I could remove the inner lining of the palette that was to hold the eyeshadows to make my own Z palette. I have seen many people do this, but it was more difficult than I expect. If you decide to do this, be very very gentle or you will rip out the magnet on the bottom or leave parts of the lining attached. I also had to work very diligently to get all the adhesive removed from the top of the magnet. Nevertheless, I got it eventually and now my palette will fit 10 eyeshadows instead of 4. 

 The pan of these eyeshadows is smaller than I expected. Definitely do not expect these eyeshadows to be a lot of product, which makes me change my mind on how much of a deal I thought these would be. From doing the swatches, the colors were soft but definitely kick up powder. From the eye looks I have done, all blended pretty well and stayed on my eyelids throughout the day. I have no complaints for the wear or application.The majority of the colors I got were matte because I found that I don't own many transition shades for eye looks. 

 Eyeshadows Purchased:
  • Hi- Maintenance Palette
  • 2 Empty Palettes (Free)
  • Made to Last
  • Silver Lining
  • Popular Demand
  • I Owe You
  • Note to Self
  • Paper Tiger
  • Take the Lead
  • Stay Golden
  • Milli (Free)
All this being said, for $5 apiece (now they are $4), they did not wow me. Knowing that there are potentially better brands for single eyeshadows, I would only purchase more colors if I was buying other items from Colourpop, like their ultra satin lips. I would not buy these alone again.

 Comment below which single eyeshadows I should try next.







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