ColourPop Aligned & So Magnetic Lux Lipsticks Reviews & Swatches
Aligned
ColourPop Aligned Lux Lipstick ($10.00 for 0.12 oz.) is a medium-dark, reddish-brown with muted, warm undertones and a semi-matte finish.
- Semi-opaque, somewhat buildable coverage
- Lightweight, slightly thin consistency; glided on
- Applied fairly evenly but prone to emphasizing lip texture and settling into lip lines somewhat
- Long-wearing (4 hours), lightly hydrating
FURTHER READING: Formula Overview for details on general performance and characteristics (like scent).
Top Dupes
- ColourPop Soft Side (LE, $7.00).
- Propa Beauty Fighter (P, $12.00).
- Sephora But First Coffee (58) (P, $8.00).
- Sephora Capricorn (98) (LE, $8.00).
- MAC Consensual (P, $19.00).
- ColourPop Good Times (LE, $7.00).
- Rare Beauty Thrilling (P, $20.00).
- ColourPop Kae (LE, $6.50).
- Bobbi Brown Brownstone (P, $40.00).
- bareMinerals Posh (P, $20.00).
Formula Overview
$10.00/0.12 oz. - $83.33 Per Ounce
The formula that is supposed to be a "creamy-matte" that "glides on like butter, doesn't feather or bleed, and lasts so long you'll forget you're even wearing it." The majority of the shades were quite pigmented with full color payoff in a single stroke with a few in the more semi-opaque coverage range.
The texture was, on average, smooth, lightly creamy, and not too thick or too thin, so there was no tugging during application but the color didn't feel slippery while worn, which made them easier to apply straight from the tube and low-maintenance on the lips.
They tend to dry and wear down to a soft matte finish within one to three hours of wear, and while they are very lightweight on, they hug the lips more as they become more matte (compared to initial feel). The wear time has been between four and six hours for most shades, and most shades were non-drying to lightly hydrating. They were vanilla-scented but had no discernible taste.
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Aligned
LELimited Edition. $10.00.
So Magnetic
ColourPop So Magnetic Lux Lipstick ($10.00 for 0.12 oz.) is a light-medium, rosy brown with muted, warm undertones and a semi-matte finish.
- Mostly opaque pigmentation
- Lightweight, slightly thin consistency; glided on
- Applied evenly and was fairly forgiving of lip lines/lip texture
- Average-wearing (3 hours), lightly hydrating
FURTHER READING: Formula Overview for details on general performance and characteristics (like scent).
Formula Overview
$10.00/0.12 oz. - $83.33 Per Ounce
The formula that is supposed to be a "creamy-matte" that "glides on like butter, doesn't feather or bleed, and lasts so long you'll forget you're even wearing it." The majority of the shades were quite pigmented with full color payoff in a single stroke with a few in the more semi-opaque coverage range.
The texture was, on average, smooth, lightly creamy, and not too thick or too thin, so there was no tugging during application but the color didn't feel slippery while worn, which made them easier to apply straight from the tube and low-maintenance on the lips.
They tend to dry and wear down to a soft matte finish within one to three hours of wear, and while they are very lightweight on, they hug the lips more as they become more matte (compared to initial feel). The wear time has been between four and six hours for most shades, and most shades were non-drying to lightly hydrating. They were vanilla-scented but had no discernible taste.
Browse all of our ColourPop Lux Lipstick swatches.
So Magnetic is really nice, but I think that I prefer Elf Drive over this one, maybe?
I seriously don’t know what happened with Aligned, but it doesn’t look like the wonderful quality Lux Lipstick formula that we have come to love and expect.
I actually like So Magnetic and would be interested in trying it if I thought it would look good on my lips. It doesn’t look very emollient which doesn’t surprise me. Looks like it would be a good nude on me.
Now this is royally annoying me – the Lux lipsticks with a semi matte finish! And the formula doesn’t seem to be as good. I love the colours – looking for a bit of a brown shade, but these are disappointing me.
Oe really like this colour en the cute littles stars on the lipstick!