Best of ColourPop Bye Bye Birdie Collection
All done reviewing the ColourPop Bye Bye Birdie Collection, which means it’s time for a roundup of the best (and worst) offerings from the new launch! Did you end up buying anything from the launch or did anything get added to your wish list?
Hen Party is a medium, slightly muted coral with warm undertones and a luminous, dewy finish. It had more opaque coverage applied directly from the...
Hen Party is a medium, slightly muted coral with warm undertones and a luminous, dewy finish. It had more opaque coverage applied directly from the...
Magpie is a light-medium peach with strong, warm undertones and a golden, dewy sheen. It had good color coverage applied directly from the tube, which...
Magpie is a light-medium peach with strong, warm undertones and a golden, dewy sheen. It had good color coverage applied directly from the tube, which...
ColourPop Hoot N Holler Jelly Much Eyeshadow ($8.00 for 0.23 oz.) is a light-medium copper with moderate, warm undertones and flecks of pink and gold...
ColourPop Hoot N Holler Jelly Much Eyeshadow ($8.00 for 0.23 oz.) is a light-medium copper with moderate, warm undertones and flecks of pink and gold...
Aviary is a brighter, medium-dark pink with warm undertones and a natural sheen. It appeared warmer when applied at medium or heavier coverage, but...
Aviary is a brighter, medium-dark pink with warm undertones and a natural sheen. It appeared warmer when applied at medium or heavier coverage, but...
ColourPop Fly the Coop Jelly Much Eyeshadow ($8.00 for 0.23 oz.) is a muted, medium-dark plum with strong, warm brown undertones and a sparkling sheen...
ColourPop Fly the Coop Jelly Much Eyeshadow ($8.00 for 0.23 oz.) is a muted, medium-dark plum with strong, warm brown undertones and a sparkling sheen...
ColourPop On the Fly Jelly Much Eyeshadow ($8.00 for 0.23 oz.) is a brighter, pinky-plum with warm undertones and a sparkling sheen. The eyeshadow...
ColourPop On the Fly Jelly Much Eyeshadow ($8.00 for 0.23 oz.) is a brighter, pinky-plum with warm undertones and a sparkling sheen. The eyeshadow...
ColourPop Early Birdie Jelly Much Eyeshadow ($8.00 for 0.23 oz.) is a light-medium gold with moderate, warm undertones and a sparkling, metallic...
ColourPop Early Birdie Jelly Much Eyeshadow ($8.00 for 0.23 oz.) is a light-medium gold with moderate, warm undertones and a sparkling, metallic...
Well Nested is a light-medium pink with subtle, warm undertones and flecks of gold micro-sparkle throughout. It was supposed to have a sheer tint...
Well Nested is a light-medium pink with subtle, warm undertones and flecks of gold micro-sparkle throughout. It was supposed to have a sheer tint...
Flycatcher is a pale pink base with warmer undertones and fine, golden shimmer throughout. It had sheer to semi-sheer coverage applied with a brush...
Flycatcher is a pale pink base with warmer undertones and fine, golden shimmer throughout. It had sheer to semi-sheer coverage applied with a brush...
ColourPop Starling Ultra Blotted Liquid Lipstick ($6.00 for 0.1 oz.) is a light-medium, peachy brown with warm undertones and a flat, matte finish. ...
ColourPop Starling Ultra Blotted Liquid Lipstick ($6.00 for 0.1 oz.) is a light-medium, peachy brown with warm undertones and a flat, matte finish. ...
ColourPop Bye Bye Birdie 12-Pan Pressed Powder Shadow Palette ($18.00 for 0.36 oz.) is a new palette released in time for the holidays. It features a...
ColourPop Bye Bye Birdie 12-Pan Pressed Powder Shadow Palette ($18.00 for 0.36 oz.) is a new palette released in time for the holidays. It features a...
Menagerie is a soft, pinky-peach with a creamier finish paired with flecks of green-gold, violet, and pink sparkle. It had sheer coverage (as...
Menagerie is a soft, pinky-peach with a creamier finish paired with flecks of green-gold, violet, and pink sparkle. It had sheer coverage (as...
Ringleader is a medium pink with subtle, warm undertones and a flat, matte finish. It had semi-opaque pigmentation in a single layer, so it was a bit...
Ringleader is a medium pink with subtle, warm undertones and a flat, matte finish. It had semi-opaque pigmentation in a single layer, so it was a bit...
ColourPop Tattle Tail Ultra Blotted Liquid Lipstick ($6.00 for 0.1 oz.) is a light-medium, pink-coral with warm undertones and a flat, matte finish. ...
ColourPop Tattle Tail Ultra Blotted Liquid Lipstick ($6.00 for 0.1 oz.) is a light-medium, pink-coral with warm undertones and a flat, matte finish. ...
Cloud Chaser is a muted, medium-dark rosy mauve with neutral-to-cool undertones and a matte finish. It took awhile to dry down on my arm (hence the...
Cloud Chaser is a muted, medium-dark rosy mauve with neutral-to-cool undertones and a matte finish. It took awhile to dry down on my arm (hence the...
The blush/highlighter sticks and Jelly Much eyeshadows are the big hits of this collection. Lovely shades and great ratings.
Main thing (probably only thing) I have my eye on is the Flycatcher/ Aviary cheek duo. Both shades are lovely and fresh!
If I have the 9 pan Love Bird palette do I still need the 12 pan palette or are they similar enough?
The releases have become mind numbing. It seems almost a daily event. I’m not knocking a good deal, and have purchased plenty from CP over the years, and it’s fab to have routinely good quality for less, but find myself less and less inspired due to the sheer volume. Signing into CP, I wind up with a basket of things I really don’t need/want because placing an order for a $12 items seems a waste of shipping cost. The value is lost. It’s become a whole love/hate thing for me for sure.
I like to think of the way to approach ColourPop is just that it’s not a brand designed for one to keep up with / purchase something from (or even be interested by) every launch. They’re always there in the background, and they have, thus far, managed to keep quality fairly consistent, so when you’re curious about what’s current… they’re there. For me, it is hard to get too frustrated with ColourPop for so many launches since the quality hasn’t fallen, and they are one of the more affordable brands (with good quality!), so I like that they’re providing affordable products and forcing other brands to step up their offerings.
I would love to see them improve their core range, though; I feel like for as much as they launch, I don’t know why they haven’t really fleshed out + established a true core range of shades for all of their lines. At least with MAC, there’s been a definitive core shade range along with an endless stream of new shades. I also think they dupe themselves too often in the pursuit of a stream of releases, like I’d rather they reuse shades from the past than create something “new” that is 95% the same.
I don’t want to know where it all ends up.. I applaud the affordability, but also know from my own experience know I am much more likely to donate something I spent a little more money and probably trash that which I didn’t. Fast fashion brings up the same issue for me.. But, as you mention, they at least set a respectable and consistent bar for quality (MAC, not so much for LE), so I can definitely commend that.
Yeah, the allure of affordability vs. whether it’s still something that we’re going to use is tough spot – ColourPop plays into that mentality of making it easier to try things we won’t “love” or that we don’t “need” (soft need, you know, as “need” as makeup can be) because they perform pretty well and are more affordable but if they end up going unused or being trashed, then it’s definitely something to re-think. I don’t know that it’s something a brand like ColourPop will ever really pull back on. I actually feel like it’s MAC all over again, just cheaper, and we all kind of find a saturation point within a brand / within the industry (or a category) in a way.