ColourPop Smooth Sailing Glossy Lip Stain Set Review & Swatches
Smooth Sailing
ColourPop Smooth Sailing Glossy Lip Stain Set ($28.00 for 0.84 oz.) is a new, limited edition set of four glossy lip stains. All four shades had more medium, buildable coverage–as marketed–and applied fairly well, though a few were more prone to getting into my lip lines, though not so much that it was noticeable at a normal viewing distance.
Smooth Sailing
LELimited Edition.
Seven Seaways
Seven Seaways is a light-medium peach with moderate, warm undertones and flecks of micro-sparkle throughout a cream finish.
- Medium, buildable coverage (as marketed)
- Lightweight, thin, almost watery but easy to work with
- Applied evenly, could have been a bit more forgiving of texture
- Long-wearing (6 hours), lightly hydrating
FURTHER READING: Formula Overview for details on general performance and characteristics (like scent).
Top Dupes
- Make Up For Ever C302 (DC, $22.00) is less shimmery, cooler (95% similar).
- NARS Huahine (LE, $26.00) is darker, less pigmented (90% similar).
- NARS Suck (LE, $26.00) is less shimmery, darker, warmer (90% similar).
- YSL Nude Pulse (404) (P, $36.00) is darker (90% similar).
- MAC Cha-Cha-Cha (LE, ) is less shimmery, darker, cooler (85% similar).
- Hourglass No One Knows (P, $34.00) is less shimmery, darker, warmer (80% similar).
- Jouer Sloane (P, $17.00) is less shimmery, darker, warmer (80% similar).
- Hourglass True Love Means (LE, $34.00) is less shimmery, darker, warmer (80% similar).
- Burberry Peach (25) (P, $34.00) is less shimmery, darker, warmer (80% similar).
- NARS Big Trouble (LE, $26.00) is less shimmery, darker, warmer (80% similar).
Formula Overview
$8.00/0.21 oz. - $38.10 Per Ounce
It's supposed to have the "long-lasting powers of a lip stain" with the "shine of a gloss" paired with "medium to buildable coverage" that is "non-drying." The initial texture was almost watery, overly spreadable (and the applicator often picked up more product than necessary, so take care during application) but dried down to a more satiny shine that was less glossy and more like a satin lipstick with some translucency.
The initial shine wore off within two hours, so it looked like a true satin finish--this was true of doing nothing or just taking a drink of a glass as it wasn't transfer-resistant. The stain did not power through a meal and tended to leave a very strong ring around the edges of my lips as it wore away so quickly while eating. Left to its own devices, most shades wore around six hours with a faint stain left behind.
It had medium, buildable coverage but quickly built to more semi-opaque coverage without an official second layer (just going back and forth to get an even layer of product). A couple of shades were truer to medium and others were more semi-opaque from the first layer.
There didn't seem to be any added fragrance nor taste while worn.
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Seven Seaways
LELimited Edition. $8.00.
Smiling Faces
Smiling Faces is a medium pink with moderate, warm undertones and barely-there lighter pink micro-sparkle through a cream finish.
- Medium, buildable coverage (as marketed)
- Lightweight, thin, almost watery but easy to work with
- Applied evenly, could have been a bit more forgiving of texture
- Long-wearing (6 hours), lightly hydrating
FURTHER READING: Formula Overview for details on general performance and characteristics (like scent).
Top Dupes
- Pat McGrath Belladonna (P, $30.00) is lighter (95% similar).
- Pat McGrath Prima Donna (P, $30.00) is lighter (95% similar).
- NARS Conquest (LE, $26.00) is less shimmery, lighter (95% similar).
- Chanel Sibylla (786) (LE, $30.00) is less shimmery (95% similar).
- Lisa Eldridge Beauty (P, $25.00) is less shimmery, cooler (95% similar).
- Too Faced Home Slice (P, $20.00) is more shimmery, darker, cooler (90% similar).
- Anastasia Blushing (-, $16.00) is lighter, warmer (90% similar).
- Pat McGrath Heavy Petal (P, $30.00) is less shimmery, darker (90% similar).
- Chanel Innocent (14) (LE, $34.00) is less shimmery, warmer (90% similar).
- Cle de Peau Sequin (14) (P, $48.00) is lighter, warmer (90% similar).
Formula Overview
$8.00/0.21 oz. - $38.10 Per Ounce
It's supposed to have the "long-lasting powers of a lip stain" with the "shine of a gloss" paired with "medium to buildable coverage" that is "non-drying." The initial texture was almost watery, overly spreadable (and the applicator often picked up more product than necessary, so take care during application) but dried down to a more satiny shine that was less glossy and more like a satin lipstick with some translucency.
The initial shine wore off within two hours, so it looked like a true satin finish--this was true of doing nothing or just taking a drink of a glass as it wasn't transfer-resistant. The stain did not power through a meal and tended to leave a very strong ring around the edges of my lips as it wore away so quickly while eating. Left to its own devices, most shades wore around six hours with a faint stain left behind.
It had medium, buildable coverage but quickly built to more semi-opaque coverage without an official second layer (just going back and forth to get an even layer of product). A couple of shades were truer to medium and others were more semi-opaque from the first layer.
There didn't seem to be any added fragrance nor taste while worn.
Browse all of our ColourPop Glossy Lip Stain swatches.
Smiling Faces
LELimited Edition. $8.00.
Sing Along
Sing Along is a bright, fuchsia pink with cooler, blue undertones and a glossy, cream-like finish.
- Medium, buildable coverage (as marketed)
- Lightweight, thin, almost watery but easy to work with
- Applied evenly, was forgiving of lip texture
- Long-wearing (6 hours), lightly hydrating
FURTHER READING: Formula Overview for details on general performance and characteristics (like scent).
Top Dupes
- MAC Ceaseless Energy (P, $24.00) is cooler (95% similar).
- ColourPop Saloon (LE, $10.00) is brighter (85% similar).
- NARS Danceteria (P, $26.00) is darker (80% similar).
- MAC Charm (LE, $20.00) is darker, cooler (80% similar).
- MAC Raring to Go (P, $10.00) is more shimmery, darker, warmer (80% similar).
Formula Overview
$8.00/0.21 oz. - $38.10 Per Ounce
It's supposed to have the "long-lasting powers of a lip stain" with the "shine of a gloss" paired with "medium to buildable coverage" that is "non-drying." The initial texture was almost watery, overly spreadable (and the applicator often picked up more product than necessary, so take care during application) but dried down to a more satiny shine that was less glossy and more like a satin lipstick with some translucency.
The initial shine wore off within two hours, so it looked like a true satin finish--this was true of doing nothing or just taking a drink of a glass as it wasn't transfer-resistant. The stain did not power through a meal and tended to leave a very strong ring around the edges of my lips as it wore away so quickly while eating. Left to its own devices, most shades wore around six hours with a faint stain left behind.
It had medium, buildable coverage but quickly built to more semi-opaque coverage without an official second layer (just going back and forth to get an even layer of product). A couple of shades were truer to medium and others were more semi-opaque from the first layer.
There didn't seem to be any added fragrance nor taste while worn.
Browse all of our ColourPop Glossy Lip Stain swatches.
Sing Along
LELimited Edition. $8.00.
Clock Tower
Clock Tower is a deep plum with cool undertones and a glossy, cream-like finish.
- Medium, buildable coverage (as marketed)
- Lightweight, thin, almost watery but easy to work with
- Could have applied more evenly, settled into lip lines slightly
- Long-wearing (6 hours), lightly hydrating
FURTHER READING: Formula Overview for details on general performance and characteristics (like scent).
Top Dupes
- Hourglass Impact (P, $30.00) is more shimmery, warmer (85% similar).
- Pat McGrath Secret Lover (P, $30.00) is more shimmery, lighter, cooler (80% similar).
- MAC Pretty Peppa (P, $21.00) is more shimmery, lighter, warmer (80% similar).
- Tom Ford Beauty Pink Sabre (P, $54.00) is more shimmery, lighter, warmer (80% similar).
- Chanel Dzhari (608) (LE, $30.00) is more shimmery, lighter, warmer (80% similar).
- MAC Rosebuddy (LE, $21.00) is more shimmery, lighter, warmer (80% similar).
- NARS Abruzzo (LE, $26.00) is more shimmery, lighter, warmer (80% similar).
- YSL Devour Me Plum (P, $32.00) is more shimmery, lighter, warmer (80% similar).
- MAC Space Bubble (LE, $21.00) is more shimmery, warmer (80% similar).
- Makeup by Mario Plum Glow (P, $22.00) is more shimmery, lighter, warmer (80% similar).
Formula Overview
$8.00/0.21 oz. - $38.10 Per Ounce
It's supposed to have the "long-lasting powers of a lip stain" with the "shine of a gloss" paired with "medium to buildable coverage" that is "non-drying." The initial texture was almost watery, overly spreadable (and the applicator often picked up more product than necessary, so take care during application) but dried down to a more satiny shine that was less glossy and more like a satin lipstick with some translucency.
The initial shine wore off within two hours, so it looked like a true satin finish--this was true of doing nothing or just taking a drink of a glass as it wasn't transfer-resistant. The stain did not power through a meal and tended to leave a very strong ring around the edges of my lips as it wore away so quickly while eating. Left to its own devices, most shades wore around six hours with a faint stain left behind.
It had medium, buildable coverage but quickly built to more semi-opaque coverage without an official second layer (just going back and forth to get an even layer of product). A couple of shades were truer to medium and others were more semi-opaque from the first layer.
There didn't seem to be any added fragrance nor taste while worn.
Browse all of our ColourPop Glossy Lip Stain swatches.
Since I would only want Smiling Faces, I’m not sure about buying this as a set…Sing Along would look lovely on my daughter, though. Hmm… maybe?
I think they are quite a good range of lip shades as a set, popular colours and they rate fairly well too.