ColourPop Show Me Creme Gel Liner

ColourPop Creme Gel Liner ($5.00 for 0.01 oz.) is supposed to have a “creamy” texture and “long-lasting wear” with “smooth glide for easy and comfortable waterline application.” The brand cautions not to twist-up too much product, as they are soft enough they’ll break, and I’ll reiterate that this is imperative, as the tip will easily break off if there’s much more than two or three millimeters exposed at a given time. They are creamy and glide on without skipping, and most shades are pretty opaque in a single stroke. Some shades build better than others; the metallic finish tended to be less desirable for building up. The wear ranged from seven to nine hours on the lower lash line. The lighter shades were better on the waterline, but some of the darker and blacker shades showed signs of transfer after six hours on the waterline.

ColourPop Creme Gel Colour ($6.00 for 0.11 oz.) is supposed to offer the “precision of a liquid with the ease of a gel based formula.” The brand recommends to apply it with a fine synthetic brush and to avoid picking up too much product. They’re supposed to be transfer-resistant and long-wearing. The majority of the range is of a matte finish, but there are a few in the metallic finish. The metallic finish is more emollient and has more slip than the matte finish, which resulted in slightly less intense coverage that was more buildable. All of the shades dry down very quickly, and they don’t work as cream eyeshadows if you want to be able to blend out the edges at all, as they just dry down and flake away rather than smudge. The metallic finish tends to flake away if you try to blend it out, while the matte finish takes longer to do so. Some of the matte shades are drier than others, and some are very pigmented and others need two to three layers of product to achieve true-to-pan intensity. The wear ranges from eight to twelve hours with some shades thinning more noticeably than others.

ColourPop Show Me Creme Gel Liner ($5.00 for 0.01 oz.) is described as a “vivid true copper.” It’s a medium-dark, coppery brown with a metallic sheen. It had opaque coverage in a single pass, but it is applied best in short, quick strokes rather than in layers (or back-and-forth motions) to maximize the opacity. The consistency is creamy, glides right on, and the eyeliner wore well for eight hours. ColourPop Show Me (P, $7.00)(100% similar). Urban Decay Scorch (DC, $22.00) is darker (95% similar). Sephora Sun Tan (08) (DC, $10.00) is lighter (95% similar). ColourPop Sweet Tooth (LE, $7.00) is more shimmery (90% similar). Marc Jacobs Beauty Sunset (P, $26.00) is lighter, warmer (90% similar). MAC Bountiful Brown (P, $16.00) is darker (90% similar). Urban Decay Smog (P, $22.00) is darker (90% similar). Fenty Beauty Puppy Eyez (P, $22.00) is less shimmery, darker (90% similar). Stila Gilded (P, $22.00) is lighter (90% similar). MAC Brassy (P, $16.00) is lighter (85% similar). ColourPop Bronze Touch (LE, $9.00) is more shimmery, darker, cooler (80% similar). See comparison swatches / view dupes side-by-side.

ColourPop Show Me Creme Gel Colour ($6.00 for 0.11 oz.) is described as a “vivid true copper.” It’s a medium-dark, coppery brown with a metallic sheen. It has a more emollient texture compared to the matte shades in the formula, but it isn’t really slippery or too wet to work with. It worked better applied more heavily and then pulled out, but it can be layered as long as you use a finer brush–nothing fluffy or else it will flake off the product already applied. The color wore well for ten hours before starting to fade. ColourPop Show Me (P, $7.00)(100% similar). Sephora Sun Tan (08) (DC, $10.00) is lighter (95% similar). Stila Gilded (P, $22.00) is lighter (90% similar). Marc Jacobs Beauty Sunset (P, $26.00) is lighter, warmer (90% similar). Urban Decay Smog (P, $22.00) is less shimmery, darker (90% similar). Urban Decay Scorch (DC, $22.00) is darker (95% similar). MAC Bountiful Brown (P, $16.00) is darker (85% similar). MAC Brassy (P, $16.00) is lighter (85% similar). Fenty Beauty Puppy Eyez (P, $22.00) is less shimmery, darker, more muted (85% similar). See comparison swatches / view dupes side-by-side.

ColourPop Get Paid Creme Gel Liner ($5.00 for 0.01 oz.) is described as a “metallic rose gold.” It’s a medium copper with warm, red undertones and a metallic sheen. It had good color coverage in a single pass, and it layered well without skipping on the lash line. The color wore well for eight hours on me. The pencil version seems slightly lighter/more metallic than the pot version. ColourPop Get Paid (P, $7.00) is darker (95% similar). ColourPop Nut (LE, $7.00) is less shimmery, lighter, warmer (95% similar). Giorgio Armani Copper (05) (LE, $28.00) is lighter (90% similar). ColourPop The Rose Standard (LE, $9.00) is darker (90% similar). Urban Decay Starfire (PiP, $22.00) is less shimmery, darker (90% similar). Urban Decay Trick (LE, $22.00) is less shimmery, darker (90% similar). MAC Naked Bond (P, $25.00) is lighter, warmer (85% similar). Marc Jacobs Beauty Sunset (P, $26.00) is darker, warmer (85% similar). MAC Copperthorn (P, $16.00) is more shimmery (85% similar). ColourPop Bronze Touch (LE, $9.00) is more shimmery, darker, warmer (80% similar). See comparison swatches / view dupes side-by-side.

ColourPop Get Paid Creme Gel Colour ($6.00 for 0.11 oz.) is described as a “metallic rose gold.” It’s a medium copper with warm, red undertones and a metallic sheen. The pot version has more depth and a richer tone to it than the pencil. It seemed quite emollient, so it was harder to apply in a really opaque line (using a fine synthetic brush), but it was very pigmented when applied with a flat, firm synthetic brush. The color wore well for nine and a half hours, but it seemed prone to flaking off in small chunks after that, which was annoying to catch in my eye. ColourPop Get Paid (P, $7.00) is lighter (95% similar). Urban Decay Trick (LE, $22.00) is less shimmery, darker (90% similar). ColourPop Bronze Touch (LE, $9.00) is less shimmery, darker, cooler (90% similar). ColourPop Nut (LE, $7.00) is less shimmery, lighter, cooler (90% similar). Urban Decay Starfire (PiP, $22.00) is less shimmery, lighter, cooler (90% similar). MAC Copperthorn (P, $16.00) is more shimmery (90% similar). Giorgio Armani Copper (05) (LE, $28.00) is lighter (85% similar). Marc Jacobs Beauty Sunset (P, $26.00) is lighter, warmer (85% similar). See comparison swatches / view dupes side-by-side.

ColourPop Dirty Talk Creme Gel Liner ($5.00 for 0.01 oz.) is described as a “soft metallic gold.” It’s a light-medium, antique gold with subtle, brown undertones and a metallic sheen. The pencil version seems brighter and less brown compared to the pot. It had great color payoff in a single pass, and it was nicely creamy without sliding around. The color wore well for eight hours on me. ColourPop Dirty Talk (P, $7.00) is darker (90% similar). MAC Kerala Sun (LE, $16.00) is less shimmery, lighter, warmer (85% similar). Urban Decay Lannister Gold (LE, $22.00) is lighter, cooler (85% similar). Urban Decay Stargazer (LE, $22.00) is less shimmery (85% similar). NARS Altiplano (P, $26.00) is less shimmery, darker (80% similar). Urban Decay Reflect (LE, $22.00) is less shimmery, darker, more muted (80% similar). Urban Decay Space Dust (PiP, $22.00) is cooler (80% similar). bareMinerals 5AM (LE, $15.00) is more shimmery, lighter, cooler (85% similar). See comparison swatches / view dupes side-by-side.

ColourPop Dirty Talk Creme Gel Colour ($6.00 for 0.11 oz.) is described as a “soft metallic gold.” It’s a light-medium, muted gold with warm, brown undertones and a metallic sheen. It had good pigmentation, though not fully opaque without two layers, paired with a creamy, lightly emollient consistency that glided on fairly evenly. The color wore well for ten hours on me, and it didn’t come away in flakes (just faded/thinned). ColourPop Dirty Talk (DC, $7.00) is lighter (90% similar). MAC Gilt Gourmet (DC, $16.00) is more shimmery, darker (90% similar). Urban Decay Stargazer (LE, $22.00) is darker, warmer (90% similar). MAC Kerala Sun (LE, $16.00) is lighter (85% similar). Urban Decay Lannister Gold (LE, $22.00) is lighter, cooler (85% similar). Tom Ford Beauty Aurora (Illuminate) (LE, ) is less shimmery, darker, warmer (80% similar). Urban Decay Space Dust (PiP, $22.00) is cooler (80% similar). NARS Altiplano (P, $26.00) is less shimmery, darker (80% similar). See comparison swatches / view dupes side-by-side.

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ColourPop Show Me Creme Gel Liner

ColourPop Show Me Creme Gel Liner

ColourPop Show Me Creme Gel Liner

ColourPop Show Me Creme Gel Colour

ColourPop Show Me Creme Gel Colour

ColourPop Show Me Creme Gel Colour

ColourPop Show Me Creme Gel Colour

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ColourPop Get Paid Creme Gel Liner

ColourPop Get Paid Creme Gel Liner

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ColourPop Get Paid Creme Gel Colour

ColourPop Get Paid Creme Gel Colour

ColourPop Get Paid Creme Gel Colour

ColourPop Dirty Talk Creme Gel Liner

ColourPop Dirty Talk Creme Gel Liner

ColourPop Dirty Talk Creme Gel Liner

ColourPop Dirty Talk Creme Gel Colour

ColourPop Dirty Talk Creme Gel Colour

ColourPop Dirty Talk Creme Gel Colour

ColourPop Dirty Talk Creme Gel Colour