ColourPop In the Buff Creme Gel Liner Duo Review & Swatches
In the Buff
ColourPop In the Buff Crème Gel Liner Duo ($14.00 for 0.02 oz.) includes two shimmery eyeliners–one in a lighter bronze and the other in a deeper brown. I don’t think either of these are new, but I haven’t reviewed Juniper when I checked, so here you go! Both shades were pigmented, creamy, and comfortable to apply with eight-hour wear.
Ingredients
In the Buff
LELimited Edition. $14.00.
Overboard
Overboard is a light-medium bronze with warm undertones and a soft pearly sheen. It was richly pigmented with a moderately creamy texture that was lightweight, thin but not in a bad way, and easy to work with along the lash line. It wore well for eight hours before fading noticeably.
FURTHER READING: Formula Overview for details on general performance and characteristics (like scent).
Top Dupes
- Fenty Beauty Puppy Eyez (P, $22.00) is less shimmery, lighter, cooler (95% similar).
- Urban Decay Double Life (P, $22.00) is lighter (90% similar).
- MAC Plank (P, $17.00) is lighter (90% similar).
- MAC Groundbreaker (P, $17.00) is less shimmery, darker (90% similar).
- Urban Decay Roach (P, $22.00) is less shimmery, darker (90% similar).
- ColourPop Rum (LE, $7.00) is less shimmery, lighter, cooler (90% similar).
- ColourPop Lost Girl (LE, $7.00) is less shimmery, darker, cooler (90% similar).
- Bobbi Brown Bronze (LE, $24.00) is less shimmery, darker (90% similar).
- Urban Decay Hustle (P, $22.00) is more shimmery, lighter (95% similar).
- ColourPop Overboard (P, $7.00) is less shimmery, darker (85% similar).
Formula Overview
$7.00/0.007 oz. - $1000.00 Per Ounce
The updated formula is supposed to have "18-hour" wear that is waterproof and be "super pigmented" for both the lash line as well as the waterline. The brand stated that the formula will set "after around 10 seconds." Many shades had semi-opaque to opaque, buildable coverage, but some shades had uneven, sheerer coverage that did not layer well, so they were more challenging to apply and to use.
The majority of shades were creamy enough to glide across the lash line without tugging or pulling, though a few shades were stiffer, more prone to breaking or dragging.
The formula seemed water-resistant based on testing with water, but the wear was more like 10 to 13 hours (depending on the shade) rather than 18 hours of solid wear. A lot of the shimmer shades lasted four to six hours on the waterline, while more matte shades tended to last five to seven hours on my waterline. These are long-wearing times for a pencil eyeliner, generally, but they are a fair bit short of the 18-hours claimed so a lot of shades rated lower than they might seem if you aren't a stickler for 18-hour wear!
Browse all of our ColourPop Crème Gel Liner swatches.
Ingredients
DIMETHICONE, TRIMETHYLSILOXYSILICATE, CERESIN, POLYETHYLENE, STEAROXY DIMETHICONE, SILICA, TRIETHOXYCAPRYLYLSILANE. MAY CONTAIN: ALUMINUM POWDER (CI 77000), BISMUTH OXYCHLORIDE (CI 77163), BLACK 2 (CI 77266), BLUE 1 LAKE (CI 42090), BRONZE POWDER (CI 77400), CHROMIUM HYDROXIDE GREEN (CI 77289), CHROMIUM OXIDE GREENS (CI 77288), COPPER POWDER (CI 77400), FERRIC AMMONIUM FERROCYANIDE (CI 77510), FERRIC FERROCYANIDE (CI 77510), IRON OXIDES (CI 77491, CI 77492, CI 77499), MANGANESE VIOLET (CI 77742), MICA (CI 77019), RED 40 LAKE (CI 16035), TITANIUM DIOXIDE (CI 77891), ULTRAMARINES (CI 77007), YELLOW 5 LAKE (CI 19140).
Disclaimer: Ingredient lists are as available by the brand (or retailer) at the time of publishing. Please always check product packaging, if it exists, for the ingredient list applicable to the product you're purchasing, or the brand or retailer's website for the most up-to-date ingredient list.
Overboard
PPermanent. $7.00.
Juniper
Juniper is a dark brown with warm, almost yellow-ish undertones and flecks of olive gold sparkle throughout. It had semi-opaque, buildable pigmentation that applied evenly to my lower lash line. The texture was smooth, lightly creamy, and just dense enough to prevent the product from migrating and moving around as it dried down. It stayed on nicely for eight hours before fading visibly.
FURTHER READING: Formula Overview for details on general performance and characteristics (like scent).
Top Dupes
- Urban Decay Dark Force (P, $22.00) is darker, cooler (90% similar).
- Fenty Beauty Space Cookie (P, $22.00) is darker, cooler (90% similar).
- Haus Labs Deep Bronze Shimmer (P, $22.00) is lighter, cooler (90% similar).
- Wayne Goss Precious Opal (P, $14.00) is less shimmery, darker, cooler (90% similar).
- Urban Decay Hustle (P, $22.00) is less shimmery, lighter (90% similar).
- NARS Mulholland Drive (P, $24.00) is more shimmery, lighter, cooler (90% similar).
- Christian Louboutin Beaute Zoulou (P, $40.00) is less shimmery (85% similar).
- Zoeva Glance (P, $7.50) is less shimmery, lighter, cooler (85% similar).
- ColourPop Lightsaber (LE, ) is more shimmery, cooler (85% similar).
- Chanel Brun Agape (943) (P, $34.00) is less shimmery, lighter, cooler (85% similar).
Formula Overview
$7.00/0.007 oz. - $1000.00 Per Ounce
The updated formula is supposed to have "18-hour" wear that is waterproof and be "super pigmented" for both the lash line as well as the waterline. The brand stated that the formula will set "after around 10 seconds." Many shades had semi-opaque to opaque, buildable coverage, but some shades had uneven, sheerer coverage that did not layer well, so they were more challenging to apply and to use.
The majority of shades were creamy enough to glide across the lash line without tugging or pulling, though a few shades were stiffer, more prone to breaking or dragging.
The formula seemed water-resistant based on testing with water, but the wear was more like 10 to 13 hours (depending on the shade) rather than 18 hours of solid wear. A lot of the shimmer shades lasted four to six hours on the waterline, while more matte shades tended to last five to seven hours on my waterline. These are long-wearing times for a pencil eyeliner, generally, but they are a fair bit short of the 18-hours claimed so a lot of shades rated lower than they might seem if you aren't a stickler for 18-hour wear!
Browse all of our ColourPop Crème Gel Liner swatches.
Ingredients
dimethicone, trimethylsiloxysilicate, iron oxides (ci 77499), ceresin, mica (ci 77019), iron oxides (ci 77491), calcium aluminum borosilicate, titanium dioxide (ci 77891), polyethylene, iron oxides (ci 77492), stearoxy dimethicone, silica, tin oxide.
Disclaimer: Ingredient lists are as available by the brand (or retailer) at the time of publishing. Please always check product packaging, if it exists, for the ingredient list applicable to the product you're purchasing, or the brand or retailer's website for the most up-to-date ingredient list.
Love both shades a lot! And these are shades I’d use often enough so as to not waste them.
Nancy I agree these are definitely ones I would use a ton of also.
Love brown/bronze shimmer eye liners. They enhance my eye color.ColourPop eye liners are usually pretty good. Glad these scored well I may pick these up.
These look really good – beautiful, everyday kind of shades that have rated well and without the fancy price tags too. I do like the Overboard shade the best though.
These are beautiful and they both remind me of Lionfish by Stila.
Overboard is my favorite shade. I have been waiting YEARS for them to bring it back. Juniper has been on my wish list for a long time too. At least 3-6 months. I have yet to see it restocked. I am so sad I missed out on this duo as I would have bought back ups. I didn’t even realize this was released 🙁