The lippies come in different finishes, ranging from matte to hyper glossy to créme to satin. They have a scent like vanilla which is not overpowering and seems to fade over time.
All of the following swatches were done with only clear lip balm between swatches. Other than that, only the colors that came with a pencil were paired with liners in order to give a more realistic impression of what the colors look like on their own.
Purples and Other Unconventional Colors
L to R: Brills (Pencil), Grind, Plastics, Leather (Lippie + Pencil), Dalia (Lippie + Pencil), Nevermind (Lippie + Pencil), Feminist, Charm (Lippie + Pencil), Bunny, Bullchic (Lippie + Pencil), Call Me (Liner), Swerve (Liner)
My Naked Lips (for color comparison)
Brills (Lippie Pencil)
Brills is a beautiful light lilac color that is great for lining the lips for similar colors like Nars Dominique, Bite Thistle or Bite Spritzer. I have used this one quite a bit, and as a liner, it is fantastic, although I would not wear it like this as a lipstick, as it would be quite drying over time.
Grind (matte)
Grind is a gorgeous bright pinky purple that has enough blue in it not to lean too pink. Although I would not call this one matte, it is beautiful and very comfortable to apply and wear. It is highly pigmented and can be easily built to full opacity.
Plastics (matte)
Again, I would not call Plastics matte, but it is a beautiful berry purple that applies and wears very comfortably. As you can see, it is quite pigmented and does not settle into lip lines.
Leather (matte) + Leather Lippie Pencil
I have used the Leather Lippie Pencil for lining my lips for other dark purple lipsticks such as Bite Beauty's Berry Rouge. I find the Leather Lippie to be a bit drying and not very pigmented upon application, as it settles into lines and drags when applying. That being said, I would recommend the Lippie Pencil but not the Lippie in this case.
Dalia (Lippie to Go Lippie + Pencil Duo)
I mistakenly sorted Dalia in with the purples because it appears dark purple in the tube, and I had forgotten that it applies as a dark oxblood red color. The color is nice, but as with the other duos, this one drags upon application and is rather drying. That being said, the duos are nice for trying out new colors but are not a good indication of how the normal lippies and lippie pencils apply and wear.
Nevermind (matte) + Nevermind Lippie Pencil
The Nevermind Lippie Pencil is one of my favorites for lining my lips for my Bite Beauty lipstick in Black Truffle or even for their other darker purples like Elderberry, but as you can see, the Nevermind Lippie is a bit drying, and it is patchy upon application. I need to sharpen the Lippie Pencil here, which is why the lines are also quite unsharp in the picture.
Feminist (matte)
Feminist is a nice dark purple, but it has quite a bit of slip to it and applies rather streaky, as you can see in the picture. It would be paired nicely with the Nevermind Lippie Pencil or even with its own, as I think that ColourPop has a Feminist Lippie Pencil, as well.
Charm (satin) + Charm Lippie Pencil
Charm is a beautiful mint green that is completely unnecessary but fun to have, nonetheless. As you can see, it is quite pigmented, and the Lippie Pencil helps a great deal for precise application. It would also be paired nicely with LimeCrime's Mint to Be.Bunny (pearlized)
Bunny is quite sheer, which is not the best for this type of color. Even though I am generally not a fan of sparkles, I thought that it was nice that these sparkles are green. I can really only imagine wearing this for St. Patty's Day, but since I have other greens that are much more pigmented, I would still reach for any of them before this one.
Bullchic (matte) + Bullchic Lippie Pencil
As can be seen in the picture, Bullchic is a bit patchy upon application, which is also never good for a black lipstick. For the price of $5USD, however, this is better than other lipsticks at higher pricepoints, such as Pristine from Illamasqua, for example.
Call Me (Créme Gel Liner)
Somehow when I opened Call Me to swatch it on my arm, the tip flew out and landed somewhere on the floor. I had never used the liner before so it must have either come broken or broken in transit. It is a nice brown, but I would never have bought it on my own had it not come for free with one of my purchases.
Swerve (Créme Gel Liner)
Swerve is another one that is not extremely impressive and that I would not have bought had it not come for free with one of my purchases.
I realized when trying on the last two liners that they are most likely meant for the eyes and not the lips, but I don't think that I would wear them for the eyes, either, as I tend to wear liquid eye liners. Moreover, these were not very unique colors, and they did not have very impressive pigmentation on my lips, if that can be used as any indication of how they would apply on eyelids.
Summary
ColourPop has a lot of great products, and at roughly $5USD apiece, you really cannot go wrong. There is some significant variance in the finish and formula between colors, but many are nice alternatives for other more expensive lipsticks. In addition, ColourPop is cruelty free, which makes their products even more appealing.
Disclaimer
I purchased all of these products or received them for free with my purchases. For this review, I was given neither financial nor material incentives. All opinions contained herein are my own.
Related Website
ColourPop: https://colourpop.com/pages/lips
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