ColourPop x My Little Pony Ultra Glossy Lips Reviews, Photos, Swatches
Dream Castle
ColourPop Dream Castle Ultra Glossy Lip ( for oz.) is a rich, medium-dark fuchsia with subtle, cool undrtones and flecks of violet, gold, and red sparkle and finer pearl. It had good pigmentation in a single layer that applied evenly and smoothly across the lips. The consistency wasn’t too thick or too thin, mostly non-sticky, and felt smooth on the lips, which made it comfortable to wear. It wore well for five hours and was lightly hydrating.
FURTHER READING: Formula Overview for details on general performance and characteristics (like scent).
Top Dupes
- Revlon Adorned (DC, $7.49) is less shimmery (95% similar).
- Revlon HD Pink Ruby (515) (DC, $8.99) is lighter, brighter (90% similar).
- MAC Soft Dream (LE, $21.00) is less shimmery (90% similar).
- Urban Decay Big Bang (DC, $26.00) is less shimmery (90% similar).
- Marc Jacobs Beauty Whip It (304) (P, $29.00) is less shimmery, lighter (90% similar).
- Tom Ford Beauty Erotic (P, $54.00) is less shimmery (90% similar).
- Dior Plaisir (779) (LE, $35.00) is less shimmery, lighter (90% similar).
- Too Faced Totally Smashed (P, $20.00) is cooler (90% similar).
- Tom Ford Beauty Infamy (P, $54.00) is less shimmery (90% similar).
- Fenty Beauty Plutonic Relationship (LE, $19.00) is lighter (85% 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.
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Dream Castle
LELimited Edition. $10.00.
Flutter Valley
ColourPop Flutter Valley Ultra Glossy Lip ( for oz.) is a medium, golden bronze with warm undertones and flecks of gold, bronze, silver, and pink glitter. It had sheer coverage with a noticeable texture due to the amount and size of sparkle in the gloss. I’m not sure what the official finish is for the gloss, but ColourPop does have a “Sheer” finish, and my guess is this is part of that, though I’ll update this review if I find out otherwise when the collection launches online! This shade lasted for three hours and was lightly hydrating.
FURTHER READING: Formula Overview for details on general performance and characteristics (like scent).
Top Dupes
- ColourPop KT (LE, $10.00) is more shimmery, warmer (90% similar).
- Becca Pearl x Gold (LE, $22.00) is cooler (95% similar).
- Chanel Melted Honey (P, $30.00) is less shimmery (90% similar).
- MAC Female Gaze (LE, $21.00) is less shimmery, lighter, cooler (90% similar).
- MAC Kindness (LE, $20.00) is lighter (90% similar).
- Sephora Sand (37) (P, $12.00) is warmer (90% similar).
- Dior Gold Rain (164) (LE, $29.50) is less shimmery, lighter (90% similar).
- MAC Pleasure Planet (LE, $21.00) is warmer (90% similar).
- ColourPop Phoenix (LE, $8.00) is less shimmery, lighter, cooler (90% similar).
- YSL Gold Track (15) (LE, $38.00) is less shimmery, lighter, cooler (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.
Flutter Valley
LELimited Edition. $10.00.
Ponyland
ColourPop Ponyland Ultra Glossy Lip ( for oz.) is a medium, pinky lavender with warm undertones and flecks of pink and gold shimmer and larger sparkle. It had semi-sheer to medium pigmentation in a single layer. The consistency was smooth, lightweight, and had very little tackiness. The color went on fairly evenly, but there was color that pulled into my lip lines slightly. The gloss wore well for four hours an was moisturizing.
FURTHER READING: Formula Overview for details on general performance and characteristics (like scent).
Top Dupes
- Surratt Beauty Je Ne Sais Quoi (P, $32.00) is cooler (90% similar).
- Huda Beauty Mystical (P, $18.00) is cooler (90% similar).
- MAC Itsy Bitsy (P, $10.00) is brighter (90% similar).
- Marc Jacobs Beauty Pink Steam (322) (P, $29.00) is less shimmery, lighter, warmer (85% similar).
- MAC Broken Halo (LE, $21.00) is lighter, more pigmented (85% similar).
- Shiseido Nebula (VI207) (P, $25.00) is lighter (90% similar).
- Pat McGrath Paraphernalia (P, $30.00) is less shimmery, brighter (85% 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.
The first one is utterly gorgeous. This is a fun collection.
I really like Ponyland! Definitely picking this one up!
Dream Castle will push my order up to the $30 free shipping level, and it looks sooo lush and lux for a $5-6 range gloss!
Ponyland is a bit tempting, but naw, I think it could clash too much with my coloring? It sure is pretty, though!
At least these aren’t drying! I love the Dream Castle shade.