ColourPop Love Life & Parachute Lippie Stix Reviews & Swatches
Love Life
ColourPop Love Life Matte X Lippie Stix ($6.00 for 0.0352 oz.) is a medium-dark, coppery-red with subtle, warm undertones and a matte finish. The consistency felt velvety and smooth, so it skated across my lips but didn’t actually feel wet/slippery. It had opaque pigmentation delivered in one stroke, which adhered evenly to my lips. A bit of the color pulled away at my deeper lip lines but wasn’t only visible in the close-up photos and looked fine in person. The color stayed on well for over six hours, left a stain behind, and was non-drying over time.
FURTHER READING: Formula Overview for details on general performance and characteristics (like scent).
Top Dupes
- ColourPop Prince Naveen (LE, $9.00) is darker, less pigmented (95% similar).
- NARS Fearless Red (LE, $28.00) is darker, more muted (90% similar).
- Chanel Rouge Particulier (846) (P, $45.00) is less pigmented, cooler (90% similar).
- ColourPop Fee Fi Fo (LE, $10.00) is lighter, more muted, warmer (90% similar).
- Charlotte Tilbury Walk of a Star (LE, $37.00) is less pigmented, cooler (90% similar).
- ColourPop Mind Trick (P, $7.00) is more muted (90% similar).
- Makeup by Mario Nikki (P, $24.00) is lighter (90% similar).
- Coloured Raine Queendom (P, $17.00) is lighter, warmer (90% similar).
- ColourPop On Cloud Dynasty (LE, $9.00) is lighter (90% similar).
- ColourPop Who Run This (P, $6.00) is darker, more muted (90% similar).
Formula Overview
$6.00/0.0352 oz. - $170.45 Per Ounce
The formula is supposed to have "full-coverage" with a "super matte" finish that has a "lightweight and velvety feel." I'd agree with all of those things--most shades were opaque while a few were more semi-opaque to mostly opaque. The texture has a silicone-heavy feel to it, so it has the velvety slip that used to be more typical of face primers than lip products, but this silicone-heavy type of formula has made its way into lip products to give a more matte finish with a smoother, more velvety consistency. The consistency feels a bit denser, though it remains lightweight, and usually delivers even coverage in a single stroke that doesn't tug. The formula wears anywhere from four to eight hours on me, and it is typically neither drying nor hydrating. There's a soft, sweet vanilla scent but no discernible taste.
Browse all of our ColourPop Matte X Lippie Stix swatches.
Ingredients
Cyclopentasiloxane, Caprylyl Methicone, Cyclohexasiloxane, Stearyl Methicone, Polyethylene, Phenyl Trimethicone, Methyl Methacrylate Crosspolymer, Trimethylsiloxysilicate, Lauryl Laurate, Microcrystalline Wax, Synthetic Beeswax, Paraffin, Mangifera Indica (mango) Seed Butter, Butyrospermum Parkii (shea Butter), Flavor, Glycerin, Tocopherol, Persea Gratissima (avocado) Oil, Hydrogenated Vegetable Oil, Glycine Soja (soybean) Oil, C12-16 Alcohol, Hydrogenated Lecithin, Palmitic Acid, Betaine, Momordica Grosvenori Fruit Extract, Iron Oxides (CI 77492, CI 77499), Titanium Dioxide (CI 77891), Red 7 Lake (CI 15850), 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.
Love Life
PPermanent. $6.00.
Parachute
ColourPop Parachute Lippie Stix ($6.00 for 0.0352 oz.) is a bright, rich coral-orange with a semi-matte finish. It had an incredibly velvety, smooth, and creamy consistency without any of the wetness of a traditional cream lipstick; it felt more like a silicone-based primer. The color applied evenly, but there was noticeable color that separated along my deeper lip lines on both my top and bottom lips. The pigmentation was opaque in one pass and was still going strong after six hours of wear, though it was neither drying nor hydrating over time.
FURTHER READING: Formula Overview for details on general performance and characteristics (like scent).
Top Dupes
- Revlon Smokin' Hot (P, $10.99) is warmer (95% similar).
- MAC Barbecue (LE, $19.00) is darker, warmer (90% similar).
- MAC Augmented Reality (LE, $19.00) is darker (90% similar).
- ColourPop First Class (LE, $6.50) is darker (90% similar).
- Chanel Rouge Amoureux (852) (P, $55.00) is darker, cooler, glossier (90% similar).
- Maybelline Craving Coral (P, $7.99) is darker, warmer (90% similar).
- Bite Beauty Saffron Fire (LE, $26.00) is darker, warmer, glossier (90% similar).
- Revlon Feed the Flame (P, $12.39) is lighter, warmer (90% similar).
- Charlotte Tilbury Tell Laura (P, $37.00) is darker, warmer (90% similar).
- NARS Heat Wave (P, $26.00) is darker, warmer (85% similar).
Formula Overview
$7.00/0.0352 oz. - $198.86 Per Ounce
The formula is supposed to have "full coverage" with a "long-wearing, ultra comfortable" feel. Because there are quite a few finishes in the range, some of the results depend more on the finish.
The matte finish tends to be thinner, drier, and firmer in the tube, and they can, occasionally, tug on my lips noticeably during application, but usually have good pigmentation and long wear; they range from non-drying to somewhat drying.
The Creme finish has a creamier, more emollient quality to it that has excellent pigmentation, comfortable wear, and good wear time (four to six hours); it tends to be a little hydrating but occasionally suffers from issues where product gathers in lip lines or they don't go on as evenly as they could. There's a soft, sweet vanilla scent but no discernible taste.
Browse all of our ColourPop Lippie Stix swatches.
Ingredients
Cyclopentasiloxane, Caprylyl Methicone, Cyclohexasiloxane, Stearyl Methicone, Polyethylene, Phenyl Trimethicone, Methyl Methacrylate Crosspolymer, Trimethylsiloxysilicate, Lauryl Laurate, Microcrystalline Wax , Synthetic Beeswax, Paraffin, Mangifera Indica (Mango) Seed Butter, Butyrospermum Parkii (Shea Butter), Flavor, Glycerin , Tocopherol, Persea Gratissima (Avocado) Oil, Hydrogenated Vegetable Oil, Glycine Soja (Soybean) Oil, C12-16 Alcohol, Hydrogenated Lecithin, Palmitic Acid, Betaine, Momordica Grosvenori Fruit Extract, Red 6 (CI 15850), Red 7 Lake (CI 15850), Titanium Dioxide (CI 77891), Yellow 5 Lake (CI 19140).
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.
Parachute: Another reminder to use my tube of MAC Lady Danger a bit more often! Nothing quite like a fab orange-red during summer, is there?
I love these shades, especially Parachute. A gorgeous all year round colour.