ColourPop x Safiya Nygaard Screamer & Brucie Lux Lipsticks Reviews & Swatches
Screamer
ColourPop Screamer Matte Lux Lipstick ($7.00 for 0.12 oz.) is a deep burgundy with cooler undertones and a semi-matte finish. It had semi-opaque color coverage in one pass, which was buildable for the most part, though I had trouble getting full coverage on the inner area of my lips (just didn’t seem to want to adhere, which can occur on occasion for me).
The texture was firmer, stiffer in the tube, but it didn’t drag painfully; I preferred applying it in shorter strokes, though, as it was more comfortable and delivered better coverage and application. The color wore well for over six hours, left a reddish stain behind, and was neither drying nor hydrating over time.
The collection will be restocked December 6th.
FURTHER READING: Formula Overview for details on general performance and characteristics (like scent).
Top Dupes
- Sephora Wanderlust (33) (P, $8.00) is cooler (95% similar).
- Urban Decay Blackmail (DC, $18.00) is more shimmery, glossier (90% similar).
- Dose of Colors Saváge (LE, $18.00) is cooler (90% similar).
- Milani I Am Victorious (P, $6.99) is cooler (85% similar).
- Urban Decay Blackmail (DC, $22.00) is more shimmery, cooler (90% similar).
- MAC Powerhouse (LE, $19.00) is more shimmery, cooler (90% similar).
- KVD Beauty Homegirl (P, $19.00) is more shimmery, lighter, cooler (80% similar).
- KVD Beauty Damned (P, $20.00) is warmer (85% similar).
- Kaleidos Queen of the Night (P, $12.00) is lighter, cooler (85% similar).
- Anastasia #13 (Vol. 1) (PiP, ) is more shimmery, darker (85% similar).
Formula Overview
$7.00/0.12 oz. - $58.33 Per Ounce
The Matte Lux formula is supposed to have a "velvet matte" finish that's "long-wearing" with "intense pigmentation and a soft blurring finish." Most of the shades are quite pigmented with four to six hour wear and a non-drying feel. The texture varied a bit as some shades were smooth, velvety, and thin without emphasizing my lip lines or pulling into them but several separated along my lip lines noticeably or color settled into my lip lines over time. I didn't get much scent from them--possibly subtle sweetness--and no discernible taste.
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Ingredients
Cetyl Ethylhexanoate, Aluminum Starch Octenylsuccinate, Polyethylene, Hydrated Silica, Copernicia Cerifera (Carnauba) Wax, Lauroyl Lysine, Caprylic/Capric Triglyceride, Vitis Vinifera Seed Extract, Punica Granatum Fruit Extract, Iron Oxides (CI 77499), Red 7 Lake (CI 15850).
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.
Screamer
LELimited Edition. $7.00.
Brucie
ColourPop Brucie Matte Lux Lipstick ($7.00 for 0.12 oz.) is a deep, muted bluish-teal with subtle, cool undertones and a satin finish. The pigmentation was nearly opaque in a single layer, which applied fairly evenly across my lips, but there was light patchiness in places (especially my cupid’s bow area and the left and right areas of my lower lip). The deeper color made it harder to tell in person, especially as the color seemed to stain my lips a grayish-purple hue, which helped to camouflage the imperfect application.
The consistencyw as creamy, smooth, and lightweight without being too slippery that it feathered or slid around during wear, though I felt like it was a bit overly emollient and that was what led to the patchier application. I’d recommend pairing this with a lip liner or lip primer to mitigate the patchiness, as it was slight and fixable. It stayed on well for five hours, left a stain behind, and was lightly moisturizing over time.
The collection will be restocked December 6th.
FURTHER READING: Formula Overview for details on general performance and characteristics (like scent).
Top Dupes
- Bite Beauty Kale (DC, $26.00) is more shimmery, darker (85% similar).
- MAC Deep with Envy (LE, $19.00) is more shimmery, brighter, warmer (85% similar).
- MAC Mean Green Machine (LE, $19.00) is more shimmery, darker, warmer (80% similar).
- Sephora Cash Money (47) (P, $8.00) is warmer, glossier (80% similar).
- Anastasia Insomniac (P, $20.00) is lighter, cooler (80% similar).
- Maybelline Smoky Jade (P, $7.49) is darker, more muted, cooler (80% similar).
- Fenty Beauty Turks and Caicos (P, $18.00) is lighter, cooler (80% similar).
Formula Overview
$7.00/0.12 oz. - $58.33 Per Ounce
The Matte Lux formula is supposed to have a "velvet matte" finish that's "long-wearing" with "intense pigmentation and a soft blurring finish." Most of the shades are quite pigmented with four to six hour wear and a non-drying feel. The texture varied a bit as some shades were smooth, velvety, and thin without emphasizing my lip lines or pulling into them but several separated along my lip lines noticeably or color settled into my lip lines over time. I didn't get much scent from them--possibly subtle sweetness--and no discernible taste.
Browse all of our ColourPop Matte Lux Lipstick swatches.
Ingredients
Cetyl Ethylhexanoate, Aluminum Starch Octenylsuccinate, Polyethylene, Copernicia Cerifera (Carnauba) Wax, Hydrated Silica, Synthetic Beeswax, Lauroyl Lysine, Caprylic/Capric Triglyceride, Vitis Vinifera Seed Extract, Punica Granatum Fruit Extract, Blue 1 Lake (CI 42090), Iron Oxides (CI 77492), Iron Oxides (CI 77499), 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.
I bought the whole set and found it a bit strange that brucie is marked as matte whereas I found it somewhat slippier than the creme shades. I kind of wish brucie had the same texture as screamer. It’s beautiful and unique nonetheless, definitely a Safiya color!
I love having a lipstick that matches my eye color! Not quite brave enough to wear Brucie out and about in AZ, however. But I’ll be rocking it around the property and in my apartment wearing sweats and tee’s this fall and winter!
And now I also want Screamer, too! Love me a deep dark vampy burgundy like this beauty. ?
I probably would have loved these, especially Screamer, when I was in my 20s and 30s, but as I’ve gotten older, super dark shades like this now somehow make my lips look smaller.
Like you Seraphine, I find I don’t prefer such dark lipsticks these days for the same reason as you.
Screamer looks a lot like Fenty’s Stunna lip gloss, but at a more reasonable price. It certainly is a vampy shade.
I’m wearing Brucie for the second time today and I actually find it pretty slippery, it get’s everywhere, and I normally am a person who manages to keep their lipstick in place even when I’m eating!