ColourPop Bianca & Privacy Please Ultra Matte Liquid Lipsticks Reviews, Photos, Swatches

Christine — Fri, 22 Apr 2016 12:00:00 +0000

ColourPop Bianca Ultra Matte Liquid Lipstick

ColourPop Bianca Ultra Matte Liquid Lipstick ($6.00 for 0.11 fl. oz.) is described as a “soft mauve pink.” It’s a light-medium pink with warm undertones and a matte finish. It had fully opaque color payoff with a thin, spreadable consistency that yielded even coverage. The liquid lipstick dried down to a fully matte finish, but it had a very textured appearance where the lines of the lips were emphasized–it made my lips look drier than they actually were. The color lasted for six hours and was somewhat drying. MAC Really Me (P, $19.00) is lighter, glossier (90% similar). Jouer Rayanne (P, $18.00) is darker (95% similar). Bite Beauty Cava (P, $24.00) is lighter, cooler, glossier (85% similar). ColourPop Last Call (LE, $7.00) is darker, glossier (85% similar). ColourPop Littlestitious (P, $7.00) is lighter, cooler, glossier (85% similar). Bite Beauty Cava (P, $24.00) is more shimmery, lighter, glossier (85% similar). Urban Decay Oblivion (DC, $18.00) is cooler, glossier (90% similar). Make Up For Ever Rosewood (105) (P, $20.00) is darker (90% similar). KVD Beauty Lovecraft (DC, $21.00) is darker, warmer (85% similar). Tarte Texas Toast (LE, $20.00) is darker, glossier (80% similar). ColourPop Clueless (DC, $6.50) is brighter, warmer (85% similar). Maybelline Gone Greige (DC, $7.49) is darker (85% similar). Anastasia Trouble (P, $20.00) is darker (80% similar). ColourPop Squeeze (LE, $7.00) is darker, brighter, warmer (80% similar). Urban Decay Backtalk (DC, $22.00) is darker, warmer (80% similar). Tarte Festival (LE, $20.00) is darker, cooler (80% similar). See comparison swatches / view dupes side-by-side.

ColourPop Privacy Please Ultra Matte Liquid Lipstick ($6.00 for 0.11 fl. oz.) is described as a “vivid lavender pink.” It’s a bright, medium-dark purple with warm undertones and a matte finish. It had mostly opaque pigmentation, but the texture was thin and very, very quick to dry down, which made it harder to apply and get even, smooth coverage. Once it dried down, it revealed a more textured finish, where the lip lines are emphasized and “crack” when you smile/move your lips. The color flaked away as it wore away, over a five hour period. The formula was also drying. Bite Beauty #088 (P, $18.00) is lighter (95% similar). KVD Beauty Susperia (P, $20.00) is darker (85% similar). MAC RiRi Boy (LE, $19.00) is lighter, warmer (90% similar). KVD Beauty L.U.V. (DC, $21.00) is darker (90% similar). ColourPop Plum Smash (P, $7.00) is more shimmery, darker, warmer (90% similar). Urban Decay Wavelength (P, $22.00) is lighter, warmer (90% similar). Urban Decay Exhibition (DC, $18.00) is lighter, brighter (85% similar). NARS Pussy Control (P, $27.00) is darker, more muted (90% similar). Urban Decay Crank (P, $18.00) is darker, brighter (85% similar). Anastasia Rage (P, $18.00) is darker, cooler (85% similar). Maybelline Vibrant Violet (P, $7.99) is darker, brighter, less glossy (85% similar). MAC Up the Amp (PiP, $19.00) is lighter, glossier (85% similar). Buxom Ultraviolet (P, $22.00) is lighter, brighter (85% similar). ColourPop Lychee (LE, $6.50) is darker, brighter (85% similar). Bite Beauty #098 (P, $18.00) is darker (85% similar). Anastasia Vintage (P, $20.00) is darker (80% similar). Urban Decay ZZ (P, $18.00) is warmer (80% similar). See comparison swatches / view dupes side-by-side.

FORMULA OVERVIEW | ColourPop Ultra Matte Liquid Lipstick ($6.00 for 0.11 fl. oz.) is a long-wearing, pigmented lipstick that starts off glossy and dries down quickly to that super flat matte finish. They have minimal transfer with some of the lighter shades having almost none for the first few hours of wear, but any time you’ve had a meal, they lose that transfer-resistant quality to a noticeable degree. They tend to wear anywhere from six to ten hours with darker shades maintaining better color coverage and wear over a longer period of time. Some shades get a little drying about two-thirds to three-fourths through the wear, while a few shades have been fairly non-drying even many hours into wear. They fade away evenly with most color loss occurring from the center of the lips if eating a more oil-based meal but the majority of color survives a meal. Reapplication has been hit or miss and tends to depend on how well it wore away and how easily the shade applies normally, but reapplication tends to emphasize the lip’s natural texture significantly compared to initial application and gives lips a very wrinkled, dried-up look. I’ve layered gloss on top of some shades with moderate success, though it will obviously lose the matte finish and will transfer and I’ll get tiny flakes where the matte lip color has lifted by mixing with gloss but has been pretty minimal. The formula had no discernible taste or scent.

Bianca

DCDiscontinued. $6.50.

7.5

Product

Pigmentation

7.5

Texture

8.5

Longevity

Application

86%

Total

Privacy Please

LELimited Edition. $6.50.

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