ColourPop Holiday 2016 Ultra Satin & Ultra Matte Liquid Lipsticks

Bijou

ColourPop Bijou Ultra Satin Liquid Lipstick ($6.00 for 0.11 fl. oz.) is a medium-dark purple with warm undertones and a satin finish. It had great pigmentation that covered the lips evenly and easily as the consistency wasn’t too thick or too thin and spread across the lips nicely. I did notice that there was a bit of color that settled into my deeper lip line, but it wasn’t noticeable from a normal viewing distance. This shade lasted for eight hours and was just a touch drying after six hours of wear.

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Colour Pop Zipper (P, $6.00) is darker, less glossy (90% similar).
NARS Kate (P, $32.00) is darker, glossier (85% similar).
Colour Pop Are & Be (P, $6.00) is warmer (85% similar).
Colour Pop Viper (P, $6.00) is warmer (80% similar).
Kat Von D Susperia (P, $20.00) is lighter, brighter (80% similar).

Colour Pop Ultra Satin Liquid Lipstick Bijou

Bijou

Temptalia

Limited Edition

Product

Pigmentation

Texture

9.5

Longevity

Application

94%

Total

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Embellish

ColourPop Embellish Ultra Matte Liquid Lipstick ($6.00 for 0.11 fl. oz.) is a deep brown with neutrla undertones and a matte finish. It had semi-opaque pigmentation, which was in part the result of having a thinner, more watery consistency that was prone to streaking. I think it could have sustained a second layer to intensify and even out the color, as it didn’t dry down to the point where it was thick or “cracked.” The color lasted for six hours, was drying, and wore down more heavily around the center of the mouth after four hours of wear.

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Bite Beauty Whiskey (P, $26.00) is glossier (90% similar).
MAC Film Noir (P, $17.00) is brighter, glossier (85% similar).
Kat Von D Piaf (P, $21.00) is more shimmery, lighter (85% similar).
Tarte Grunge (P, $20.00) is lighter, warmer, glossier (80% similar).

Colour Pop Ultra Matte Liquid Lipstick Embellish

Embellish

Temptalia

C+

Limited Edition

Product

Pigmentation

Texture

Longevity

Application

78%

Total

Knotty

ColourPop Knotty Ultra Matte Liquid Lipstick ($6.00 for 0.11 fl. oz.) is a deep peach with warm undertones and a flat, matte finish. It was incredibly rich in pigment, but the drydown was terrible; it was thin to the point where it looked “cracked” when I smiled, emphasized every line on my lips, and just looked like my lips lacked moisture. I’m not sure why some of ColourPop’s Ultra Mattes dry down like this–almost chalk-like, clingy, and ver dry–while others have a smooth, matte finish that while drying after hours of wear doesn’t look shriveled from the get-go. It lasted for five hours but had flaked away unevenly from the center of the mouth after two and a a half hours.

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Too Faced Sorry Not Sorry (P, $22.00) is darker (95% similar).
Sephora Peach Tart (LE, $14.00) is brighter (90% similar).
Kat Von D Noble (P, $20.00) is warmer (90% similar).
Anastasia Pure Hollywood (P, $20.00) is lighter, glossier (90% similar).
Tarte Namaste (P, $20.00) is lighter (90% similar).
Milani Adore (LE, $8.99) is lighter, warmer (90% similar).
Kat Von D Noble (P, $21.00) is lighter (85% similar).
MAC Lady Be Good (P, $20.00) is darker, warmer (85% similar).

Colour Pop Ultra Matte Liquid Lipstick Knotty

Knotty

Temptalia

D+

Limited Edition

Product

Pigmentation

Texture

Longevity

Application

69%

Total

Wild Nothing

ColourPop Wild Nothing Ultra Matte Liquid Lipstick ($6.00 for 0.11 fl. oz.) is a deep plum with warm undertones and a mostly matte finish. I feel like the holiday shades are proof positive of just how wildly inconsistent this formula is, because this shade took over an hour to fully dry down, whereas the others were dry in a minute or so. The texture of this shade was also thicker, smoother, which resulted in much more pigmentation in less product (one stroke over-applied–I’d use a lip brush with this shade going forward).

The longer drydown time made it more finicky to keep in place, because it remained lightly tacky and color would lift off in places if I accidentally pressed my lips together prior. At least the coverage was even, and the color lasted for eight hours (though drying).