ColourPop iluvsarahii 3 Lip Bundle Review & Swatches
iluvsarahii 3
ColourPop iluvsarahii 3 Lip Bundle ($15.00 for 0.33 fl. oz.) is a new, limited edition trio that features one Ultra Glossy Lip and two Ultra Matte Liquid Lipsticks. The gloss performed largely as expected, while the liquid lipsticks were more so-so. The shades can also be purchased individually!
iluvsarahii 3
LELimited Edition. $15.00.
Glass Lip
Glass Lip has a sheerer medium orange base with flecks of pink and gold sparkle. It had semi-sheer coverage at best with light-to-moderate “coverage” from the sparkles; there were a noticeable amount of sparkles but it wasn’t packed with them either. The gloss applied evenly across my lips and didn’t emphasize my lip lines, though it wasn’t as smoothing as some of the brand’s other glosses have been for me. It wore well for three hours and was hydrating while worn.
FURTHER READING: Formula Overview for details on general performance and characteristics (like scent).
Top Dupes
- Jouer Rose Gold (P, $16.00) is more shimmery (90% similar).
- Tarte Remix (LE, $20.00) is less shimmery (90% similar).
- Pat McGrath Bronze Venus (P, $30.00) is glossier (90% similar).
- MAC Caketop (LE, $21.00) is more shimmery, more pigmented (90% similar).
- Pat McGrath Bronze Divinity (P, $30.00) is more shimmery, glossier (90% similar).
- Fenty Beauty Fenty Glow Fantasy (LE, $19.00) is less shimmery, darker (90% similar).
- MAC Hey Dad Pizza (LE, $21.00) is more shimmery, more pigmented (85% similar).
- ColourPop Hot Headed (LE, $7.00) is brighter (85% similar).
- MAC Butterfly Bling (LE, $18.50) is more shimmery, darker (85% similar).
- MAC It's a Great Feeling (LE, $24.00) is less shimmery, darker (85% similar).
Formula Overview
$10.00/0.11 oz. - $90.91 Per Ounce
The formula is supposed to have "hi-shine" with a "non-sticky" texture that "feels amazing" and includes five finishes "from 3-D pearl to sheer tinted colour." They are designed to be a sheerer formula, so many shades are sheer with a smattering of shimmer or sparkle and then a few are more tinted with sheer to semi-sheer coverage but no shimmer. Each gloss has a short, brush-type applicator, which worked better than I expected and didn't leave streaky results behind (in general). They had a sweet, vanilla scent but no discernible taste.
The "Tinted" finish ("glass-like shine with tint of sheer colour and no shimmer") was the least consistent--sometimes prone to unevenness and getting into lip lines, particularly with deeper/richer shades, whereas Pearlescent ("glass-like shine with subtle shimmer") and Prismatic ("glass-like shine with floating multi dimensional pearl and glitters") are sheer to translucent with the major difference being finer shimmer in the Pearlescent finish and larger, more glitter-like particles in the Prismatic finish. Both finishes tended to look plush and more smoothing on my lips. The Creme finish is a "medium-coverage gloss with a creamy finish that does not contain any pearls or glitter." The Metallic is described as a "full-coverage gloss with a mix of pearl and metallic finishes."
The wear time varied by shade but the sheerer ones tended to wear between two and three hours as the formula was, indeed, non-sticky and smooth, which made them lighter-weight and comfortable to wear but shorter wearing. A lot of the sheerer shades ran together, so I would recommend just picking up one or two rather than several as the differences are likely to be lost! Also, keep in mind that sheerer lip colors can look different from person to person due to much of the natural lip color coming through.
Browse all of our ColourPop Ultra Glossy Lip swatches.
Glass Lip
LELimited Edition. $10.00.
Sueno de Coco
Sueno de Coco is a light-medium brown with soft, warm undertones and a flat, matte finish. It had opaque pigmentation that spread evenly across my lips for smooth, even coverage. The consistency was lightweight, thin, but not too watery or too runny, and dried down fast enough not to sink into all my lip lines but gave me enough time to get clean edges. The liquid lipstick stayed on well for five and a half hours but was slightly drying.
FURTHER READING: Formula Overview for details on general performance and characteristics (like scent).
Top Dupes
- ColourPop Strip (P, $7.00) is darker, glossier (90% similar).
- MAC Yash (P, $19.00) is lighter, glossier (90% similar).
- Kaleidos North (P, $12.00) is lighter, cooler (90% similar).
- MAC S'sexy (P, $19.00) is more shimmery, lighter, glossier (90% similar).
- ColourPop Up All Night (P, $6.50) is darker, cooler (90% similar).
- Revlon Pure Talent (P, $12.39) is darker (90% similar).
- Shiseido Dusky Honey (BE323) (DC, $28.00) is darker, warmer (90% similar).
- MAC Bad 'n' Bare (P, $19.00) is lighter (80% similar).
- Marc Jacobs Beauty No Angel (242) (P, $30.00) is lighter (85% similar).
- Estee Lauder Truth Talking (P, $32.00) is more shimmery, lighter, glossier (85% similar).
Formula Overview
$6.50/0.11 oz. - $59.09 Per Ounce
It 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.
Browse all of our ColourPop Ultra Matte Liquid Lipstick swatches.
Sueno de Coco
LELimited Edition. $6.50.
Dulcet
Dulcet is a muted, medium-dark pink-coral with a matte finish. It took longer to dry down than the average Ultra Matte, which was more noticeable on my arm as it did not fully dry down within two minutes but on my lips, it dried down within 30 to 45 seconds (longer than usual but significantly longer). The texture was thin, more watery, but it seemed to spread and and adhere evenly across my lips. The dry down did emphasize my lip lines slightly, and some product gathered in my deepest lip line noticeably. It lasted for six hours but was somewhat drying.
FURTHER READING: Formula Overview for details on general performance and characteristics (like scent).
Top Dupes
- Charlotte Tilbury Too Bad I'm Bad (P, $34.00) is darker (95% similar).
- YSL Upbeat Rose (318) (P, $45.00) is more shimmery (95% similar).
- YSL Beige Instinct (304) (P, $45.00) is cooler, glossier (95% similar).
- Lisa Eldridge Velvet Rain (P, $36.00) is lighter, cooler (90% similar).
- Pat McGrath Candy Flip (P, $38.00) is darker, cooler (90% similar).
- MAC Stay Curious (P, $27.00) is darker, cooler (90% similar).
- YSL Nude Tension (301) (P, $45.00) is darker, warmer (90% similar).
- Dior Forever Grace (558) (P, $42.00) is darker, cooler (90% similar).
- Chanel Fleur de Lotus (830) (P, $45.00) is lighter, brighter, cooler (90% similar).
- ColourPop Goal Digger (P, $6.00) is warmer (90% similar).
Formula Overview
$6.50/0.11 oz. - $59.09 Per Ounce
It 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.
Browse all of our ColourPop Ultra Matte Liquid Lipstick swatches.
Really pretty shades, but the matte ones look a little flat.
I like the last one – I just can’t wear those browny beige nude tones but I like the rosiness of Dulcet. But I have SO MANY Colourpop liquid lip colours already, so I’ll only get it if it’s around next time I order (which considering how much I spent on makeup in the last week, wont be for at least a month or so!)