ColourPop x iluvsarahii Ultra Gloss & Ultra Satin/Matte Liquid Lipsticks Reviews, Photos, Swatches
Curvii
ColourPop Curvii Ultra Glossy Lip ($6.00 for 0.085 fl. oz.) is a muted, medium-dark peach with a hint of pink and barely there pink sparkle. It was supposed to have medium coverage, and it had more semi-opaque coverage when I tried it. The consistency was smooth, creamy, and mostly non-tacky, so it spread well across the lips with fairly even coverage. There was minimal streaking (mostly around the edges of my lips) with some color that had settled into my lip lines. It wore well for four hours and was lightly hydrating.
FURTHER READING: Formula Overview for details on general performance and characteristics (like scent).
Top Dupes
- MAC Pleasure First (LE, $20.00) is darker (95% similar).
- Dose of Colors Barely There (LE, $17.00) is darker, cooler (95% similar).
- MAC Chic Supremacy (LE, $19.00) is darker, warmer (90% similar).
- NARS Playin' Around (LE, $26.00) is less shimmery, lighter, cooler (90% similar).
- MAC Blissful (P, $19.00) is darker, warmer (90% similar).
- MAC Flair for Finery (LE, $20.00) is lighter (90% similar).
- MAC Deco-a-Go-Go (LE, $19.00) is more shimmery, lighter (90% similar).
- NYX Tres Leches (P, $5.99) is darker (85% similar).
- MAC Innocent (LE, $20.00) is lighter (90% similar).
- MAC Coral of the Wild (LE, $19.00) is more shimmery, lighter, cooler (90% similar).
Formula Overview
$6.00/0.11 oz. - $54.55 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 swatches.
Ingredients
DIMER DILINOLEYL DIMER DILINOLEATE, DIISOSTEARYL MALATE, SYNTHETIC BEESWAX, ISOPROPYL MYRISTATE, TRIISOSTEARIN, CALCIUM SODIUM BOROSILICATE, SILICA, STEARALKONIUM HECTORITE, PROPYLENE CARBONATE, TRIETHOXYCAPRYLYLSILANE, IRON OXIDES (CI 77491, CI 77492, CI 77499), RED 7 LAKE (CI 15850), TITANIUM DIOXIDE (CI 77891), YELLOW 6 LAKE (CI 15985).
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.
Curvii
LELimited Edition. $6.00.
951
ColourPop 951 Ultra Satin Liquid Lipstick ($6.00 for 0.11 fl. oz.) is a muted, medium-dark rosy brown with subtle, warm undertones and a cream finish. It had rich, opaque pigmentation in a single layer, which spread evenly across the lips and made my lips appear smoother overall. The consistency was almost runny initially, but it had a slight “dry down” where it adhered well to lips but was not flat, matte, or transfer-proof (which is as intended based on the formula’s claims). On me, the color stayed on well for six and a half hours and was neither drying nor hydrating.
FURTHER READING: Formula Overview for details on general performance and characteristics (like scent).
Top Dupes
- Pat McGrath Lust Angeles (LE, $40.00) is lighter, cooler (90% similar).
- Tarte Colada (P, $21.00) is warmer (95% similar).
- MAC Gabriel Zamora (LE, $20.00) is darker (90% similar).
- Tom Ford Beauty Public Display (Lip Color) (PiP, ) is darker, warmer (90% similar).
- Urban Decay 1993 (P, $18.00) is darker (90% similar).
- ColourPop Only You (LE, $7.00) is warmer (90% similar).
- MAC Whirl (P, $20.00) is cooler (95% similar).
- Make Up For Ever C107 (DC, $22.00) is darker, cooler (90% similar).
- Bobbi Brown Uber Beige (P, $37.00) is lighter (90% similar).
- Urban Decay 1993 (DC, $22.00) is darker, warmer (85% similar).
Formula Overview
$7.00/0.11 oz. - $63.64 Per Ounce
It is supposed to be a “lightweight, bold lipstick with a satin finish”liquid lipstick that is “extra intense colour saturation” and “long-wearing,” but the brand is quick to note that it is “not completely kiss proof.” The consistency is very light to lightweight with a thin to mousse-like consistency–they feel a little heavier going on than the Ultra Matte formula, but they don’t feel heavy on. They dry down somewhat, but it isn’t a full, flat dry down like matte liquid lipsticks, and when you press your lips together, there is moderate tackiness there, but I didn’t notice any lifting or separating of color by doing so.
They have been extremely long-wearing and comfortable to wear for the most part–it’s after ten hours or so that I notice my lips feeling a little dry–but six hours into wear and the colors have looked good post-meals/post-drinking. I think if you like the idea of longer-wearing, mostly matte lip color but find most liquid lipsticks too drying or too flat while not needing an ultra-hydrating formula, you might like these.
Browse all of our ColourPop Ultra Satin Liquid Lipstick swatches.
Ingredients
ISODODECANE, DIISOSTEARYL MALATE, HYDROGENATED POLYISOBUTENE, C10-18 TRIGLYCERIDES, ORYZA SATIVA (RICE) BRAN WAX, DIMETHICONE CROSSPOLYMER, PENTYLENE GLYCOL, SILICA SILYLATE, POLYETHYLENE, DISTEARDIMONIUM HECTORITE, PROPYLENE CARBONATE, 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.
951
PPermanent. $7.00.
Mamacita
ColourPop Mamacita Ultra Matte Liquid Lipstick ($6.00 for 0.11 fl. oz.) is a deep burgundy with cool, blue undertones and a matte finish. It seemed quite pigmented when I initially applied it, but as I spread the product across my lips, it sheered out slightly. One layer yielded semi-opaque coverage, which was somewhat even but could have been better. When I attempted a second layer, the result was a very textured look where all of my lip lines were emphasized, the product felt thicker, and it crumbled after it had dried down. I would use a lip liner under it rather to improve coverage over applying more of it. It wore well for over eight hours but was drying after six hours of wear.
FURTHER READING: Formula Overview for details on general performance and characteristics (like scent).
Top Dupes
- NARS Rock with You (P, $26.00) is lighter, cooler (95% similar).
- Fenty Beauty Griselda (P, $18.00) is lighter, glossier (95% similar).
- MAC Self Portrait (LE, $21.00) is cooler (90% similar).
- Kat Von D Motorhead (P, $19.00) is glossier (90% similar).
- MAC Beatrix (LE, $20.00) is more shimmery, lighter (85% similar).
- MAC Carnivorous (P, $21.00) is lighter (95% similar).
- MAC Viva Glam Ariana Grande (LE, $20.00) is darker, brighter, warmer (95% similar).
- Kat Von D Homegirl (P, $19.00) is warmer, glossier (90% similar).
- Makeup Geek Risque (P, $15.00) is lighter (90% similar).
- NARS Chaos (LE, $27.00) is lighter, warmer (90% 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 swatches.
Ingredients
ISODODECANE, DIISOPROPYL DIMER DILINOLEATE, NYLON-12, TRIMETHYLSILOXYSILICATE, SILICA, POLYPROPYLSILSESQUIOXANE, DISTEARDIMONIUM HECTORITE, PROPYLENE CARBONATE, BLUE 1 LAKE (CI 42090), IRON OXIDES (CI 77491), RED 28 LAKE (CI 45410), RED 7 LAKE (CI 15850).
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Because I already own UD Disturbed, Mamacita would prove redundant. Plus, the quality isn’t all that wonderful it would seem. I’m a little bummed, actually. ?
My other pick, 951, also seems fairly well repped in my stash, too. Oh, such is life!
I was surprised that Mamacita did not dry down better!
I want 951, because that’s a STUNNING colour and formula,
But I also need to get Mamacita!! That’s what I call my mother, and I adore that deep colour!!!
951 is gorgeous!
Love the shade 951! Love the sheen it has – it’s difficult to find something like this without it being completely matte!
I LOVE the Ultra Satin formula!
Mamacita is pretty but the drying nature makes it a no…
The finish is just sooo bad once dry!
These colors are so repetitive. Nothing new here, pass.
Hopefully, next launch is more inspiring for you!