ColourPop Fruit Roots Just a Tint Duo Review & Swatches
Fruit Roots
ColourPop Fruit Roots Just a Tint Duo (Mini) ($12.00 for 0.08 oz.) is a new, limited edition mini lipstick duo that includes two new shades in the Just a Tint range. One shade was a lot more pigmented than marketed and more prone to getting into lip lines, while the other shade really lived up to all of the brand’s claims.
Ingredients
Fruit Roots
LELimited Edition. $12.00.
Peach Surprise
Peach Surprise is a medium-dark peach with strong, warm orange undertones and a natural sheen. It had medium color payoff that was buildable to semi-opaque coverage. The lipstick had a lightweight, more balm-like consistency–emollient, thin but not clingy–and while most shades in this formula are quite flattering to apply, I found this one settled into my lip lines a bit. It wasn’t too noticeable in person, thankfully. This shade lasted well for three hours and felt moisturizing while worn.
FURTHER READING: Formula Overview for details on general performance and characteristics (like scent).
Top Dupes
- Hourglass I'm Looking (P, $34.00) is lighter, more pigmented (95% similar).
- Bobbi Brown Buff (P, $29.00) is cooler (90% similar).
- ColourPop Clarice (LE, $10.00) is less shimmery, darker, more pigmented (90% similar).
- ColourPop Feel Good (LE, $7.00) is more shimmery, darker, cooler (90% similar).
- Tom Ford Beauty Joe (LE, $36.00) is less shimmery, darker, more pigmented (90% similar).
- Tom Ford Beauty Katherine (LE, $36.00) is darker, cooler (90% similar).
- Hourglass True Love Means (LE, $34.00) is darker, cooler (90% similar).
- MAC Nicki's Nude (LE, $19.00) is more shimmery, cooler (90% similar).
- ColourPop Waikiki (LE, $7.00) is darker, warmer (90% similar).
- MAC Sweet MamaStarrr (LE, $19.00) is more pigmented, cooler (90% similar).
Formula Overview
$7.00/0.07 oz. - $100.00 Per Ounce
The formula is described as "the perfection sheer wash of colour in the comfiest, lightweight, super moisturizing formula." Here's the big takeaway... they are not that sheer; they're not a wash of color. They have medium to semi-opaque, buildable coverage with a few shades being more true medium in coverage; I just wouldn't say they're sheer nor just a wash. That medium to semi-opaque level of coverage still allows for some translucency, which gives the color a lighter look that's more like a stain.
The texture was creamy, thin, lightweight, and balm-like; I'd actually say it felt like a gel-like balm because it had the cushion-like slip of a lip balm but had the smoothing prowess of more gel-based formulas. The most impressive aspect of the formula was how little the colors sank into my lip lines and how forgiving they were with imperfections in lip texture. The wear time varied from two and a half to four hours on me, and the formula was lightly hydrating over time. They have a sweet, fruity scent (passionfruit per their website) but no discernible taste.
Browse all of our ColourPop Just a Tint Lippie Tint swatches.
Look Using this Product
Peach Surprise
LELimited Edition. $7.00.
Orange Cutie
Orange Cutie is a medium, reddish-coral with moderate, warm undertones and a luminous sheen. It had sheer to semi-sheer color payoff that was buildable to medium pigmentation (two to three layers), which was as described. The consistency felt lightweight, smooth, and balm-like with light slip but was a thinner formula, so it didn’t feel like it slid around while worn much. It stayed on nicely for three and a half hours and felt hydrating over time.
FURTHER READING: Formula Overview for details on general performance and characteristics (like scent).
Top Dupes
- Estee Lauder Angel Lips (P, $32.00) is more shimmery, lighter, cooler (90% similar).
- Sephora Strong as Helle (27) (P, $13.00) is lighter, more pigmented (90% similar).
- YSL Corail Spontini (15) (P, $38.00) is lighter, cooler (90% similar).
- Guerlain #007 (P, $33.00) is more shimmery, lighter (90% similar).
- Givenchy Nude Cachemire (101) (P, $37.00) is lighter, more pigmented, cooler (90% similar).
- Gucci Beauty Julie Blush (215) (P, $42.00) is darker, warmer (90% similar).
- MAC French Silk (P, $23.00) is more shimmery, lighter, cooler (90% similar).
- Clinique Blush (07) (P, $19.50) is more shimmery, cooler (85% similar).
- ColourPop Feel Good (LE, $7.00) is more muted, cooler (85% similar).
- Clinique Melon Pop (P, $19.50) is more shimmery, lighter, cooler (85% similar).
Formula Overview
$7.00/0.07 oz. - $100.00 Per Ounce
The formula is described as "the perfection sheer wash of colour in the comfiest, lightweight, super moisturizing formula." Here's the big takeaway... they are not that sheer; they're not a wash of color. They have medium to semi-opaque, buildable coverage with a few shades being more true medium in coverage; I just wouldn't say they're sheer nor just a wash. That medium to semi-opaque level of coverage still allows for some translucency, which gives the color a lighter look that's more like a stain.
The texture was creamy, thin, lightweight, and balm-like; I'd actually say it felt like a gel-like balm because it had the cushion-like slip of a lip balm but had the smoothing prowess of more gel-based formulas. The most impressive aspect of the formula was how little the colors sank into my lip lines and how forgiving they were with imperfections in lip texture. The wear time varied from two and a half to four hours on me, and the formula was lightly hydrating over time. They have a sweet, fruity scent (passionfruit per their website) but no discernible taste.
Browse all of our ColourPop Just a Tint Lippie Tint swatches.
Too bad both aren’t equally as good in quality. Lucky for me that I have UD Streak and MAC Nicki’s Nude, though.
Orange Cutie is a pretty shade and this one seems to have the best formula.