ColourPop Hot Shot & Bengal Lux Lip Oils Review & Swatches
Hot Shot
ColourPop Hot Shot Lux Lip Oil ($8.00 for 0.16 oz.) is a light-medium, caramel brown with warmer undertones and a jelly-like finish that was shiny and translucent. The texture was lightweight, thin, and smooth without any tackiness, so it was comfortable and almost creamy to wear.
The pigmentation was sheer, which was as marketed by the brand, so it may look quite different from person to person as the natural lip color will come through a lot. It stayed on well for two hours and moisturizing over time.
FURTHER READING: Formula Overview for details on general performance and characteristics (like scent).
Top Dupes
- ColourPop Playa Vista (LE, $10.00) is cooler (95% similar).
- Tower 28 Almond (P, $14.00) is darker (90% similar).
- ColourPop Slow Motion (P, $8.00) is more pigmented (90% similar).
- ColourPop Macadamia (LE, $10.00) is darker (85% similar).
- ColourPop R We Done (LE, $10.00) is darker, more pigmented, warmer (80% similar).
- NARS Foxy (LE, $26.00) is more pigmented (80% similar).
- MAC Spice (P, $21.00) is darker, more pigmented, cooler (80% similar).
- Makeup by Mario Spice (P, $24.00) is darker, cooler (80% similar).
- NARS Vault (LE, $26.00) is darker, more pigmented (80% similar).
- MAC Audible (LE, $21.00) is more shimmery, lighter, more pigmented (80% similar).
Formula Overview
$10.00/0.16 oz. - $62.50 Per Ounce
The formula is supposed to have a "sheer kiss of colour" that is "nourishing" and "lightweight." It's a creamy, smooth balm-like gloss with moderate shine that is comfortable to apply and to wear. It did have sheer coverage that applied fairly evenly with little to no settling into my lip lines (better than most glosses!).
They were hydrating while worn, but they only lasted two hours or less on me, which wasn't unexpected based on the texture (no tackiness and thinner than a longer-wearing lip balm). They had a sweet, almost lemony scent to me with no discernible taste.
Browse all of our ColourPop Lux Lip Oil swatches.
Ingredients
Hydrogenated Polyisobutene, Simmondsia Chinensis (jojoba) Seed Oil, Diisostearyl Malate, Butyrospermum Parkii (shea Butter), Ethylene/propylene/styrene Copolymer, Butylene/ethylene/styrene Copolymer, Flavor, Polyethylene, Microcrystalline Wax, Phenoxyethanol, Silica Dimethyl Silylate, Caprylyl Glycol, Glycine Soja (soybean) Oil, Caprylic/capric Triglyceride, Tocopherol, Hexylene Glycol, Ethylhexylglycerin, Alumina, Saccharin, Calendula Officinalis Flower Extract, Pentaerythrityl Tetra-Di-T-Butyl Hydroxyhydrocinnamate, Chamomilla Recutita (matricaria) Flower Extract; MAY CONTAIN: Bismuth Oxychloride (CI 77163), Blue 1 Lake (CI 42090), Copper Powder (CI 77400), Iron Oxides (CI 77491, CI 77492, CI 77499), Manganese Violet (CI 77742), Mica (CI 77019), Red 6 (CI 15850), Red 7 (CI 15850), Red 7 Lake (CI 15850), Red 27 Lake (CI 45410), Red 28 Lake (CI 45410), Red 28 (CI 45410), Titanium Dioxide (CI 77891), Yellow 5 Lake (CI 19140), Yellow 6 Lake (CI 15985).
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.
Hot Shot
LELimited Edition. $10.00.
Bengal
ColourPop Bengal Lux Lip Oil ($8.00 for 0.16 oz.) is a medium, pink-coral with moderate, warm undertones and a jelly-like finish–slightly cream-like but translucent and shiny. It delivered sheer coverage as promised, which went on evenly and smoothly across my lips without emphasizing my lip lines; it seemed to smooth some of them out, actually.
The texture was lightweight, like a creamy balm, and was comfortable to apply and to wear. The only downside to the formula was it wasn’t particularly long-wearing and would need to be reapplied every two hours or so, though it was moderately hydrating.
FURTHER READING: Formula Overview for details on general performance and characteristics (like scent).
Top Dupes
- Tower 28 Sesame (P, $14.00) is warmer (95% similar).
- Fenty Beauty Pinch Me (P, $18.00) is warmer (90% similar).
- Hourglass Adorn (P, $49.00) is lighter, warmer (90% similar).
- ColourPop Staying Up (LE, $8.00) is more pigmented, warmer (90% similar).
- Fenty Beauty Cupcakin' (LE, $19.00) is darker, more pigmented (90% similar).
- ColourPop JJ (LE, $10.00) is more shimmery, darker, more muted (85% similar).
- Too Faced Peach Tease (P, $19.00) is lighter, more pigmented, warmer (85% similar).
- Urban Decay Snitch (P, $20.00) is darker, more pigmented, warmer (85% similar).
- Hourglass Horizon (P, $30.00) is darker, more pigmented, cooler (80% similar).
- ColourPop Secret Weapon (DC, $10.00) is darker, more pigmented, warmer (80% similar).
Formula Overview
$10.00/0.16 oz. - $62.50 Per Ounce
The formula is supposed to have a "sheer kiss of colour" that is "nourishing" and "lightweight." It's a creamy, smooth balm-like gloss with moderate shine that is comfortable to apply and to wear. It did have sheer coverage that applied fairly evenly with little to no settling into my lip lines (better than most glosses!).
They were hydrating while worn, but they only lasted two hours or less on me, which wasn't unexpected based on the texture (no tackiness and thinner than a longer-wearing lip balm). They had a sweet, almost lemony scent to me with no discernible taste.
Browse all of our ColourPop Lux Lip Oil swatches.
Ingredients
Hydrogenated Polyisobutene, Simmondsia Chinensis (jojoba) Seed Oil, Diisostearyl Malate, Butyrospermum Parkii (shea Butter), Ethylene/propylene/styrene Copolymer, Butylene/ethylene/styrene Copolymer, Flavor, Polyethylene, Microcrystalline Wax, Phenoxyethanol, Silica Dimethyl Silylate, Caprylyl Glycol, Glycine Soja (soybean) Oil, Caprylic/capric Triglyceride, Tocopherol, Hexylene Glycol, Ethylhexylglycerin, Alumina, Saccharin, Calendula Officinalis Flower Extract, Pentaerythrityl Tetra-Di-T-Butyl Hydroxyhydrocinnamate, Chamomilla Recutita (matricaria) Flower Extract; MAY CONTAIN: Bismuth Oxychloride (CI 77163), Blue 1 Lake (CI 42090), Copper Powder (CI 77400), Iron Oxides (CI 77491, CI 77492, CI 77499), Manganese Violet (CI 77742), Mica (CI 77019), Red 6 (CI 15850), Red 7 (CI 15850), Red 7 Lake (CI 15850), Red 27 Lake (CI 45410), Red 28 Lake (CI 45410), Red 28 (CI 45410), Titanium Dioxide (CI 77891), Yellow 5 Lake (CI 19140), Yellow 6 Lake (CI 15985).
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.
Bengal IS a really nice looking shade for summer…if we didn’t need masks! Although I could just wear it in the house with some BB cream, brows and bronzing blush, eh?
Nancy, that’s exactly what I plan to do-wear it around the house. I feel like my whole lip routine has changed these days. The other day I forgot to put something on my lips and then with the mask, my lips felt dry and awful. I guess I need to change up which lip products I keep in my purses. Sigh.
Doesn’t look like there is anything to get excited about with this release. Rather boring and, in some cases, down right awful. Not interested in the glosses at all.
I think the lip oil is probably a good idea to wear around the house at the moment with all the masking going on. The shades would complement a light summer look.