ColourPop Meme Maker & Total Punk Lux Liquid Lip Reviews & Swatches
Meme Maker
ColourPop Meme Maker Lux Liquid Lip ($9.00 for 0.17 oz.) is a light pinky-peach with subtle, warm undertones and a semi-matte finish.
- Medium, buildable coverage
- Very lightweight, thin, mousse-like consistency
- Spreadable but quick-drying, so work fast!
- Dried down but had flexibility
- Long-wearing (4 hours), non-drying
FURTHER READING: Formula Overview for details on general performance and characteristics (like scent).
Top Dupes
- Makeup Geek BFF (P, $12.00) is cooler (90% similar).
- Maybelline Peach Buff (P, $7.99) is lighter, cooler (90% similar).
- Urban Decay Heartless (DC, $18.00) is cooler (90% similar).
- Burberry Fawn Rose (P, $34.00) is cooler (90% similar).
- Dior Forever Nude Look (100) (P, $45.00) is lighter, cooler (90% similar).
- Bite Beauty Sugarcane (DC, $26.00) is lighter, warmer (90% similar).
- MAC Friend Like Me (LE, $20.00) is lighter, cooler, glossier (85% similar).
- ColourPop Off to Paris (LE, $8.00) is darker, cooler (85% similar).
- MAC Give In (LE, $19.00) is lighter, brighter (85% similar).
Formula Overview
$9.00/0.17 oz. - $52.94 Per Ounce
The formula is supposed to have "medium buildable coverage" that has a "soft, diffused" effect. It's a more amped up take on their Blotted Lips concept or a slightly "washed out" take on their Ultra Matte/Ultra Satin range. The formula is much thinner--almost weightless--and spreads evenly with a single layer. I'd argue that most shades were often closer to semi-opaque rather than medium and buildable--and I used only what was on the doe-foot applicator to apply (without going back for more) for both top and bottom lips.
The consistency was airier, light, thin, and spreadable with a soft dry down that didn't feel like it was wholly locked in (like Ultra Mattes) but had significantly less transfer than a traditional lipstick (or even the Ulta Satins). They were not the most forgiving of lip texture or lip lines, but they were more flattering than most formulas I've tried that are similar in effect and coverage. Some shades had more of a matte finish shortly after application while others had subtle shine that wore down to a matte finish within an hour or less.
Longevity ran anywhere from three to six hours with some shades leaving subtle stains behind, and the formula felt mostly non-drying for me. It had a sweet, vanilla scent but no discernible taste.
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Meme Maker
LELimited Edition. $9.00.
Total Punk
ColourPop Total Punk Lux Liquid Lip ($9.00 for 0.17 oz.) is a muted, medium pink with moderate, warm undertones and a semi-matte finish.
- Semi-opaque, buildable coverage
- Very lightweight, thin, mousse-like consistency
- Spreadable but quick-drying, so work fast!
- Dried down but had flexibility
- Long-wearing (4 hours), non-drying
FURTHER READING: Formula Overview for details on general performance and characteristics (like scent).
Top Dupes
- ColourPop Gen X (LE, $10.00) is lighter, warmer (95% similar).
- Maybelline Almond Rose (P, $7.99) is more shimmery, darker, warmer (90% similar).
- Sephora Rose Wood (85) (P, $14.00) is darker, warmer (85% similar).
- ColourPop Lucky Strike (P, $10.00) is darker, warmer (85% similar).
- ColourPop Cryin' (LE, $10.00) is darker, warmer (80% similar).
- ColourPop Little League (P, $7.00) is darker, warmer (80% similar).
- ColourPop Flynn (LE, $9.00).
Formula Overview
$9.00/0.17 oz. - $52.94 Per Ounce
The formula is supposed to have "medium buildable coverage" that has a "soft, diffused" effect. It's a more amped up take on their Blotted Lips concept or a slightly "washed out" take on their Ultra Matte/Ultra Satin range. The formula is much thinner--almost weightless--and spreads evenly with a single layer. I'd argue that most shades were often closer to semi-opaque rather than medium and buildable--and I used only what was on the doe-foot applicator to apply (without going back for more) for both top and bottom lips.
The consistency was airier, light, thin, and spreadable with a soft dry down that didn't feel like it was wholly locked in (like Ultra Mattes) but had significantly less transfer than a traditional lipstick (or even the Ulta Satins). They were not the most forgiving of lip texture or lip lines, but they were more flattering than most formulas I've tried that are similar in effect and coverage. Some shades had more of a matte finish shortly after application while others had subtle shine that wore down to a matte finish within an hour or less.
Longevity ran anywhere from three to six hours with some shades leaving subtle stains behind, and the formula felt mostly non-drying for me. It had a sweet, vanilla scent but no discernible taste.
Browse all of our ColourPop Lux Liquid Lip swatches.
Total Punk (funny name for something so tame!) is gorgeous! Hope this comes to Ulta or Target!