ColourPop x iluvsarahii 2 Lip Bundle Review, Photos, Swatches
ILuvSarahII 2
ColourPop ILuvSarahII 2 Lip Bundle ($15.00 for oz.) consists of a gloss and two liquid lipsticks. Each shade can be purchased individually if desired, which is something I really appreciate ColourPop doing. The gloss was a disappointment with respect to how it was described (opaque, and it was rather sheer), but the two liquid lipsticks were quite nice. I imagine if someone likes sheer gloss, Atole will be just fine!
Top Dupes
- Charlotte Tilbury Berry Lucky (LE, $34.00) is warmer (95% similar).
- Bite Beauty Chai (P, $28.00) is cooler (95% similar).
- Chanel Rouge Ombre (89) (LE, $45.00) is lighter, warmer (95% similar).
- NARS Erotic Adventure (P, $26.00) is lighter, cooler (85% similar).
- MAC Straight Fire (LE, $19.00) is less shimmery, less glossy (90% similar).
- Anastasia Stevie (P, $18.00) is darker (90% similar).
- Anastasia Dazed (P, $20.00) is darker (95% similar).
- Too Faced Gingerbread Girl (LE, $21.00) is lighter, brighter (90% similar).
- ColourPop Little Star (LE, $6.50) is cooler (85% similar).
- MAC Queen of Cumbia (LE, $19.00) is less shimmery, lighter, warmer (90% similar).
ILuvSarahII 2
LELimited Edition. $15.00.
Atole
Atole is a light-medium, peachy coral with warm, orange-leaning gold pearl. It was supposed to have “full-coverage” per the brand’s description, but it was semi-sheer with mostly shimmer over noticeable color. The consistency was smooth, lightweight, and comfortable to wear. It wore well for three hours and was lightly hydrating.
FURTHER READING: Formula Overview for details on general performance and characteristics (like scent).
Top Dupes
- MAC Revved Up (P, $20.00) is darker, more pigmented, warmer (90% similar).
- MAC NUDE (LE, $21.00) is darker, more pigmented (90% similar).
- Chanel Sahara (610) (LE, $30.00) is more shimmery, darker (90% similar).
- Cle de Peau Modern Pink (2) (P, $48.00) is more shimmery, more pigmented, less glossy (90% similar).
- MAC Love Nectar (P, $21.00) is darker, warmer (85% similar).
- ColourPop Sailor Moon (LE, $10.00) is less shimmery, cooler (90% similar).
- MAC Water Deities (P, $10.00) is more shimmery (90% similar).
- Urban Decay Midnight Cowgirl (P, $20.00) is less shimmery (90% similar).
- ColourPop Imperial (LE, $8.00) is cooler (90% similar).
- MAC Nymphette (P, $21.00) is more shimmery (90% similar).
Formula Overview
$10.00/0.11 oz. - $90.91 Per Ounce
The formula is supposed to have "hi-shine" with a "non-sticky" texture that "feels amazing" and includes five finishes "from 3-D pearl to sheer tinted colour." They are designed to be a sheerer formula, so many shades are sheer with a smattering of shimmer or sparkle and then a few are more tinted with sheer to semi-sheer coverage but no shimmer. Each gloss has a short, brush-type applicator, which worked better than I expected and didn't leave streaky results behind (in general). They had a sweet, vanilla scent but no discernible taste.
The "Tinted" finish ("glass-like shine with tint of sheer colour and no shimmer") was the least consistent--sometimes prone to unevenness and getting into lip lines, particularly with deeper/richer shades, whereas Pearlescent ("glass-like shine with subtle shimmer") and Prismatic ("glass-like shine with floating multi dimensional pearl and glitters") are sheer to translucent with the major difference being finer shimmer in the Pearlescent finish and larger, more glitter-like particles in the Prismatic finish. Both finishes tended to look plush and more smoothing on my lips. The Creme finish is a "medium-coverage gloss with a creamy finish that does not contain any pearls or glitter." The Metallic is described as a "full-coverage gloss with a mix of pearl and metallic finishes."
The wear time varied by shade but the sheerer ones tended to wear between two and three hours as the formula was, indeed, non-sticky and smooth, which made them lighter-weight and comfortable to wear but shorter wearing. A lot of the sheerer shades ran together, so I would recommend just picking up one or two rather than several as the differences are likely to be lost! Also, keep in mind that sheerer lip colors can look different from person to person due to much of the natural lip color coming through.
Browse all of our ColourPop Ultra Glossy Lip (Discontinued) swatches.
Ingredients
Dimer Dilinoleyl Dimer Dilinoleate, Diisostearyl Malate, Triisostearin, Silica, Carmine (CI 75470), Iron Oxides (CI 77491), Mica (CI 77019), 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.
Atole
LELimited Edition. $10.00.
Coquette
Coquette is a deep red with cool undertones and a fine, metallic shimmer. It had nearly opaque pigmentation in a single layer, which applied evenly and smoothly over my lips. The texture was lightweight, thin without being watery, and was easy to spread across my lips, though it never dried down fully and always remained moderately tacky. Luckily, the color did not lift easily when I pressed my lips together, and it had a noticeably shiny finish for hours after I applied it. The color was still going strong after seven hours of wear and felt non-drying over time.
Top Dupes
- Chanel Rouge Ombre (89) (LE, $45.00) is lighter, warmer (95% similar).
- MAC Straight Fire (LE, $19.00) is less shimmery, less glossy (90% similar).
- MAC Queen of Cumbia (LE, $19.00) is less shimmery, lighter, warmer (90% similar).
- Too Faced Too Too Hot (LE, $22.00) is lighter, glossier (90% similar).
- MAC Walk of Flame (LE, $20.00) is more shimmery, lighter, warmer (90% similar).
- Urban Decay Singe (DC, $18.00) is lighter, glossier (90% similar).
- ColourPop Let's Play (LE, $7.00) is lighter (90% similar).
- MAC Bloodstone (LE, $19.00) is less shimmery, lighter (85% similar).
- Urban Decay Spark (DC, $18.00) is lighter (85% similar).
- MAC Rolling Red (LE, $25.00) is lighter, warmer (85% similar).
Ingredients
Isododecane, Diisostearyl Malate, Hydrogenated Polyisobutene, Silica, Dimethicone Crosspolymer, Synthetic Beeswax, C10-18 Triglycerides, Pentylene Glycol, Oryza Sativa (Rice) Bran Wax, Silica Silylate, Polyethylene, Disteardimonium Hectorite, Propylene Carbonate, Iron Oxides (CI 77491, CI 77499), Mica (CI 77019), 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.
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Coquette
LELimited Edition. $6.00.
Softii
Softii is a medium-dark plum with warm undertones and a flat, matte finish. The color payoff was opaque in a single layer, while the liquid lipstick had a fluid, thin texture that wasn’t watery and spread very easily across my lips (almost too fluid for me). It dried down quickly to a flat, matte finish that was transfer-resistant. This shade stayed on well for seven and a half hours and was slightly drying on me.
FURTHER READING: Formula Overview for details on general performance and characteristics (like scent).
Top Dupes
- Bite Beauty Chai (P, $28.00) is cooler (95% similar).
- Charlotte Tilbury Berry Lucky (LE, $34.00) is warmer (95% similar).
- NARS Erotic Adventure (P, $26.00) is lighter, cooler (85% similar).
- Anastasia Stevie (P, $18.00) is darker (90% similar).
- Anastasia Dazed (P, $20.00) is darker (95% similar).
- Too Faced Gingerbread Girl (LE, $21.00) is lighter, brighter (90% similar).
- ColourPop Little Star (LE, $6.50) is cooler (85% similar).
- MAC Rajah (LE, $20.00) is cooler (85% similar).
- ColourPop Best Intentions (LE, $7.00) is lighter, cooler (85% similar).
- Makeup by Mario Jesse (P, $24.00) is lighter, cooler (85% similar).
Formula Overview
$6.50/0.11 oz. - $59.09 Per Ounce
It is a long-wearing, pigmented lipstick that starts off glossy and dries down quickly to that super flat matte finish. They have minimal transfer with some of the lighter shades having almost none for the first few hours of wear, but any time you’ve had a meal, they lose that transfer-resistant quality to a noticeable degree. They tend to wear anywhere from six to ten hours with darker shades maintaining better color coverage and wear over a longer period of time.
Some shades get a little drying about two-thirds to three-fourths through the wear, while a few shades have been fairly non-drying even many hours into wear. They fade away evenly with most color loss occurring from the center of the lips if eating a more oil-based meal but the majority of color survives a meal.
Reapplication has been hit or miss and tends to depend on how well it wore away and how easily the shade applies normally, but reapplication tends to emphasize the lip’s natural texture significantly compared to initial application and gives lips a very wrinkled, dried-up look. I’ve layered gloss on top of some shades with moderate success, though it will obviously lose the matte finish and will transfer and I’ll get tiny flakes where the matte lip color has lifted by mixing with gloss but has been pretty minimal. The formula had no discernible taste or scent.
Browse all of our ColourPop Ultra Matte Liquid Lipstick (Discontinued) swatches.
Ingredients
Isododecane, Alumina, Diisopropyl Dimer Dilinoleate, Trimethylsiloxysilicate, Nylon-12, Silica, Polypropylsilsesquioxane, Disteardimonium Hectorite, Propylene Carbonate, Triethoxycaprylylsilane, Carmine (CI 75470), Iron Oxides (CI 77491, CI 77499), 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.
I came seriously close to purchasing this lip set just before Christmas but talked myself out of it as I have just completed a lipstick declutter and I have seriously got to stop purchasing so many lip products. I do think this is a lovely set and would be a good starter set for a number of people. Glad to see ColourPop continue to produce quality products.
These all look lovely!
Beautiful colours – especially Coquette.
Even though I really love how each of these look applied, I cannot see myself getting much use out of this set. Between the somewhat drying drydown matte and that I’m sure I have something in a similar shade, I’m not going to get it.
Coquette is a stunner!
Coquette is gorgeous. Unfortunately, for me, I’m on a no-buy for red lippies.
Ahhh, Coquette looks so festive! Pity I couldn’t get it before Christmas, but I feel I’ll still get good use out of it. Atole seems perfect for me; sheer lip gloss with golden specks is just what I’ve been looking for lately. And Softii looks like the perfect bold-yet-wearable color for everyday. Can’t wait until I get my hands on that package <3