ColourPop Powder Room Lux Liquid Lipstick Duo Review & Swatches
Powder Room
ColourPop Powder Room Lux Liquid Lip Duo ($14.00 for 0.34 oz.) includes a darker peach and a deeper rosy beige. Both had medium or greater coverage that went on evenly, though there was a bit of product that settled into my lip lines (as specified below). They had decent wear time and weren’t drying to wear.
Ingredients
Powder Room
LELimited Edition. $15.00.
Casual Dress
Casual Dress is a deeper peach with moderate, warm undertones and a satin finish. It had semi-opaque coverage in a single layer, so it was a little more pigmented than marketed. The consistency was lightweight, watery without being too thin, so it spread evenly over my lips without streaking. There was some product that sank into my lip lines, and I found the thinness was more prone to emphasizing imperfections. It lasted well for four hours and felt non-drying.
FURTHER READING: Formula Overview for details on general performance and characteristics (like scent).
Top Dupes
- Urban Decay Kinky (P, $18.00) is darker, less glossy (90% similar).
- NARS Bad Girl (LE, $27.00) is cooler (90% similar).
- Tarte Get It! (P, $20.00) is warmer, less glossy (90% similar).
- ColourPop Minute Man (LE, $5.00) is darker, cooler, less glossy (90% similar).
- Dose of Colors Mintea (LE, $18.00) is lighter, cooler, less glossy (90% similar).
- ColourPop Starling (LE, $6.00) is lighter, cooler (90% similar).
- MAC Living in Stereo (LE, $19.00) is darker, cooler, less glossy (90% similar).
- Makeup Geek Beach Bunny (P, $12.00) is darker, cooler (90% similar).
- KVD Beauty Ophelia (P, $19.00) is cooler, glossier (85% similar).
- Sephora Peach Tart (LE, $14.00) is lighter, cooler, less glossy (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.
Browse all of our ColourPop Lux Liquid Lip swatches.
Ingredients
Cyclopentasiloxane, Dimethicone, Dimethicone Crosspolymer, Polyglyceryl-2 Triisostearate, Cyclohexasiloxane, Dimethicone/Vinyl Dimethicone Crosspolymer, Dimethiconol, Flavor, Caprylic/Capric Triglyceride, Lycium Barbarum Fruit Extract, Punica Granatum Fruit Extract, Vitis Vinifera (Grape) Seed Extract, Blue 1 Lake (CI 42090), Iron Oxides (CI 77491,CI 77492,CI 77499), Red 7 Lake (CI 15850), Titanium Dioxide (CI 77891).
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.
Casual Dress
PPermanent. $9.00.
Can U Even
Can U Even is a muted, darker rosy beige with subtle, warm undertones and a semi-matte finish. It had medium, buildable coverage with a smooth, lightweight texture that was watery and thin initially, and then it dried down to a mostly matte finish. The color applied evenly and smoothly across my lips with just a touch of product that sank into my deeper lip lines but not enough to be noticeable in person. It wore well for four and a half hours and felt neither drying nor hydrating over time.
FURTHER READING: Formula Overview for details on general performance and characteristics (like scent).
Top Dupes
- ColourPop Beeper (DC, $6.50) is darker, warmer (90% similar).
- Marc Jacobs Beauty Sugar High (292) (P, $30.00) is darker, glossier (90% similar).
- Tom Ford Beauty Katherine (LE, $36.00) is darker, cooler (90% similar).
- Chanel Nude (P, $37.00) is warmer, glossier (90% similar).
- bareMinerals Strip (P, $20.00) is more shimmery, darker (90% similar).
- Dose of Colors Nude Chica (LE, $18.00) is darker (90% similar).
- MAC Half 'n' Half (P, $19.00) is darker, warmer, glossier (90% similar).
- Make Up For Ever M101 (DC, $22.00) is darker, warmer (90% similar).
- Pat McGrath Donatella (DC, $40.00) is cooler, glossier (90% similar).
- Tom Ford Beauty La Nudite (P, $60.00) is more shimmery, more muted (90% 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.
Browse all of our ColourPop Lux Liquid Lip swatches.
Ingredients
Cyclopentasiloxane, Dimethicone, Dimethicone Crosspolymer, Polyglyceryl-2 Triisostearate, Cyclohexasiloxane, Dimethicone/Vinyl Dimethicone Crosspolymer, Dimethiconol, Flavor, Caprylic/Capric Triglyceride, Lycium Barbarum Fruit Extract, Punica Granatum Fruit Extract, Vitis Vinifera (Grape) Seed Extract, Blue 1 Lake (CI 42090), Iron Oxides (CI 77491,CI 77492,CI 77499), Red 7 Lake (CI 15850), Titanium Dioxide (CI 77891).
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.
In order for me to be able to pull off nudes in these lighter tones, I need to incorporate lip liner and gloss. I’m afraid that I’ve already got enough of those as it is. The 2nd one, Can U Even, isn’t so bad, though.
Although I like the colors, the finish is too dry looking for my lips. Pass.