ColourPop Lost Girl & Fly with Me Creme Gel Liners Reviews & Swatches
Lost Girl
ColourPop Lost Girl Crème Gel Liner ($5.00 for 0.01 oz.) is a medium-dark brown with moderate, warm undertones and a metallic finish with larger flecks of sparkle on top. The texture was rather smooth given how sparkly it was, but it wasn’t the most comfortable liner to work with on my lower lash line due to the chunkier sparkle.
It had semi-opaque pigmentation in one stroke, which was buildable to mostly opaque coverage if desired. It had light fallout/migration from the sparkles within six hours of wear, and the underlying color lasted closer to seven hours before fading visibly.
FURTHER READING: Formula Overview for details on general performance and characteristics (like scent).
Top Dupes
- Urban Decay Snakebite (P, $22.00) is lighter, warmer (90% similar).
- Urban Decay Roach (P, $22.00) is less shimmery, darker (90% similar).
- MAC Groundbreaker (P, $17.00) is less shimmery, darker (90% similar).
- ColourPop Overboard (P, $7.00) is more shimmery, lighter, warmer (90% similar).
- ColourPop Rum (LE, $7.00) is less shimmery, darker (90% similar).
- Fenty Beauty Puppy Eyez (P, $22.00) is more shimmery (90% similar).
- Urban Decay Double Life (P, $22.00) is less shimmery, darker, cooler (90% similar).
- NARS Mulholland Drive (P, $24.00) is more shimmery, darker, cooler (85% similar).
- ColourPop Groundbreaker (LE, $7.00) is less shimmery, darker, cooler (85% similar).
- LA Girl Brown Sugar (P, $4.49) is less shimmery, darker, cooler (80% similar).
Formula Overview
$7.00/0.007 oz. - $1000.00 Per Ounce
The updated formula is supposed to have "18-hour" wear that is waterproof and be "super pigmented" for both the lash line as well as the waterline. The brand stated that the formula will set "after around 10 seconds." Many shades had semi-opaque to opaque, buildable coverage, but some shades had uneven, sheerer coverage that did not layer well, so they were more challenging to apply and to use.
The majority of shades were creamy enough to glide across the lash line without tugging or pulling, though a few shades were stiffer, more prone to breaking or dragging.
The formula seemed water-resistant based on testing with water, but the wear was more like 10 to 13 hours (depending on the shade) rather than 18 hours of solid wear. A lot of the shimmer shades lasted four to six hours on the waterline, while more matte shades tended to last five to seven hours on my waterline. These are long-wearing times for a pencil eyeliner, generally, but they are a fair bit short of the 18-hours claimed so a lot of shades rated lower than they might seem if you aren't a stickler for 18-hour wear!
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Ingredients
Lost Girl
LELimited Edition. $7.00.
Fly with Me
ColourPop Fly with Me Crème Gel Liner ($5.00 for 0.01 oz.) is a rich, emerald green with subtle, warm olive undertones and cooler, emerald green pearl that gave it a soft, metallic sheen finish. The texture was smooth, lightly creamy, which enabled the pencil to glide comfortably across my lower lash line without tugging.
It had semi-opaque color payoff, which was buildable to full coverage. When I applied in shorter, more overlapping strokes, I was able to get even, opaque coverage out of it. I had to be careful about going back and forth too much, though, as it seemed to push around the layers and made them less even (though obviously, not nearly so noticeable when used as eyeliner). It stayed on well for eight hours before fading a bit.
FURTHER READING: Formula Overview for details on general performance and characteristics (like scent).
Top Dupes
- Sephora T-Rex (DC, $10.00) is lighter, warmer (85% similar).
- MAC Swamped (P, $17.00) is more shimmery, more muted (85% similar).
- ColourPop Acorn Street (LE, $7.00) is less shimmery, lighter (85% similar).
- Urban Decay Stash (P, $22.00) is more shimmery, lighter, warmer (85% similar).
- Urban Decay Mildew (P, $22.00) is more shimmery, lighter, warmer (80% similar).
- Lethal Cosmetics Signal (P, $15.50) is less shimmery, lighter, cooler (80% similar).
- Fenty Beauty Bank Tank (P, $22.00) is less shimmery, lighter, warmer (80% similar).
- ColourPop Black Flame Candle (LE, $7.00) is lighter, warmer (80% similar).
- Chanel Khaki Intense (951) (LE, $34.00) is more shimmery, more muted, warmer (80% similar).
- MAC Pine for Me (LE, $21.00) is less shimmery, lighter, cooler (80% similar).
Formula Overview
$7.00/0.007 oz. - $1000.00 Per Ounce
The updated formula is supposed to have "18-hour" wear that is waterproof and be "super pigmented" for both the lash line as well as the waterline. The brand stated that the formula will set "after around 10 seconds." Many shades had semi-opaque to opaque, buildable coverage, but some shades had uneven, sheerer coverage that did not layer well, so they were more challenging to apply and to use.
The majority of shades were creamy enough to glide across the lash line without tugging or pulling, though a few shades were stiffer, more prone to breaking or dragging.
The formula seemed water-resistant based on testing with water, but the wear was more like 10 to 13 hours (depending on the shade) rather than 18 hours of solid wear. A lot of the shimmer shades lasted four to six hours on the waterline, while more matte shades tended to last five to seven hours on my waterline. These are long-wearing times for a pencil eyeliner, generally, but they are a fair bit short of the 18-hours claimed so a lot of shades rated lower than they might seem if you aren't a stickler for 18-hour wear!
Browse all of our ColourPop Crème Gel Liner swatches.
Ingredients
As soon as I saw the swatches of Fly With Me, both here and on Amanda@MakeupJustForFun, I knew I was going to get it! That is one very brilliant, unique shade of green. It just glows!
That’s a bit disappointing – I was hoping that Fly With Me would be a bit better than a B. So its formula and application isn’t quite the best.
A real shame about Lost Girl. I really like Nars Mulholland and use it a lot so this really is my kind of colour.