The Best & Worst of ColourPop This is Not a Dream Collection
ColourPop This is Not a Dream Collection is an exhaustive collection that spans eyes, lips, and cheeks with numerous shades and finishes to choose from. With so much to choose from, it can be hard to remember what did well (and what didn’t), so now that I’ve finished reviewing everything from the collection, it’s time for a roundup! (I may or may not review the body glitters at some point, but it’s not a priority at this time!)
The stand out for me was the Chasing Rainbows palette, which was beautiful on its own but played well with the rest of the collection. I love the way the Jelly Much Eyeshadow formula looks on the lids but am not in love with the packaging (would prefer a tube), but shades like Hallucinogenius make the packaging worth suffering through. ColourPop, as usual, did a good job on the new Super Shock Shadows, like Milky Way and IRL.
Did you pick up anything from this holiday launch?
ColourPop Milky Way Super Shock Shadow ($5.00 for 0.07 oz.) is an intense, bright fuchsia pink with cool undertones and cooler blue and fuchsia...
ColourPop Milky Way Super Shock Shadow ($5.00 for 0.07 oz.) is an intense, bright fuchsia pink with cool undertones and cooler blue and fuchsia...
ColourPop ZZZ Super Shock Shadow ($5.00 for 0.07 oz.) is a deep, coppery brown with warm, reddish-copper and copper shimmer over a metallic finish. ...
ColourPop ZZZ Super Shock Shadow ($5.00 for 0.07 oz.) is a deep, coppery brown with warm, reddish-copper and copper shimmer over a metallic finish. ...
ColourPop Morning Light Jelly Much Eyeshadow ($8.00 for 0.23 oz.) is a light-medium orange with peach-to-pink shifting pearl paired with a more...
ColourPop Morning Light Jelly Much Eyeshadow ($8.00 for 0.23 oz.) is a light-medium orange with peach-to-pink shifting pearl paired with a more...
ColourPop Wide Awake Jelly Much Eyeshadow ($8.00 for 0.23 oz.) is a bright, light-medium gold with subtle, warm undertones and a metallic sheen. It...
ColourPop Wide Awake Jelly Much Eyeshadow ($8.00 for 0.23 oz.) is a bright, light-medium gold with subtle, warm undertones and a metallic sheen. It...
ColourPop Dream Sequence Super Shock Highlighter Palette ($18.00 for 0.60 oz.) is a new, limited edition palette featuring two glittery highlighters...
ColourPop Dream Sequence Super Shock Highlighter Palette ($18.00 for 0.60 oz.) is a new, limited edition palette featuring two glittery highlighters...
ColourPop Starburst Ultra Glossy Lip ($6.00 for 0.11 oz.) has a clear base with multi-colored sparkle. It had more of a glittery finish, but the...
ColourPop Starburst Ultra Glossy Lip ($6.00 for 0.11 oz.) has a clear base with multi-colored sparkle. It had more of a glittery finish, but the...
ColourPop Sky Walking Matte X Lippie Stix ($5.00 for 0.04 oz.) is a vibrant, medium red with cool, blue undertones and a nearly matte finish. The...
ColourPop Sky Walking Matte X Lippie Stix ($5.00 for 0.04 oz.) is a vibrant, medium red with cool, blue undertones and a nearly matte finish. The...
ColourPop Infinite Best Matte X Lippie Stix ($5.00 for 0.04 oz.) is a deep burgundy with warm undertones and a semi-matte finish. The pigmentation...
ColourPop Infinite Best Matte X Lippie Stix ($5.00 for 0.04 oz.) is a deep burgundy with warm undertones and a semi-matte finish. The pigmentation...
ColourPop No Rest for the Vivid Jelly Much Eyeshadow ($8.00 for 0.23 oz.) is a brighter, medium pink with subtle, warm undertones and flecks of...
ColourPop No Rest for the Vivid Jelly Much Eyeshadow ($8.00 for 0.23 oz.) is a brighter, medium pink with subtle, warm undertones and flecks of...
ColourPop Morning Glory Ultra Metallic Liquid Lipstick ($6.00 for oz.) is a rich, medium-dark berry with subtle, cool undertones and a metallic sheen...
ColourPop Morning Glory Ultra Metallic Liquid Lipstick ($6.00 for oz.) is a rich, medium-dark berry with subtle, cool undertones and a metallic sheen...
ColourPop IRL Super Shock Shadow ($5.00 for 0.07 oz.) is a medium, rosy-copper base with gold-to-green shifting sparkle and pearl. It had good color...
ColourPop IRL Super Shock Shadow ($5.00 for 0.07 oz.) is a medium, rosy-copper base with gold-to-green shifting sparkle and pearl. It had good color...
ColourPop Wavelength Jelly Much Eyeshadow ($8.00 for 0.23 oz.) is a pale white base with a pink-to-lavender shifting sparkle. It had semi-opaque...
ColourPop Wavelength Jelly Much Eyeshadow ($8.00 for 0.23 oz.) is a pale white base with a pink-to-lavender shifting sparkle. It had semi-opaque...
ColourPop Falling Up Super Shock Shadow ($5.00 for 0.07 oz.) is a light, golden peach base with pink and blue glitters over a metallic sheen. It had...
ColourPop Falling Up Super Shock Shadow ($5.00 for 0.07 oz.) is a light, golden peach base with pink and blue glitters over a metallic sheen. It had...
ColourPop Happy Thoughts Lippie Stix ($5.50 for 0.04 oz.) is a medium-dark pink with subtle, warm undertones and a semi-matte finish. It had rich...
ColourPop Happy Thoughts Lippie Stix ($5.50 for 0.04 oz.) is a medium-dark pink with subtle, warm undertones and a semi-matte finish. It had rich...
ColourPop Sweet Dreams Jelly Much Eyeshadow ($8.00 for 0.23 oz.) is a medium pink with warm undertones and flecks of gold and pink sparkle. It had...
ColourPop Sweet Dreams Jelly Much Eyeshadow ($8.00 for 0.23 oz.) is a medium pink with warm undertones and flecks of gold and pink sparkle. It had...
ColourPop Hallucinogenius Jelly Much Eyeshadow ($8.00 for 0.23 oz.) seemed to have an almost translucent base with blue-to-violet shifting sparkle and...
ColourPop Hallucinogenius Jelly Much Eyeshadow ($8.00 for 0.23 oz.) seemed to have an almost translucent base with blue-to-violet shifting sparkle and...
ColourPop Dreamaholic Ultra Glossy Lip ($6.00 for 0.11 oz.) is soft lavender with subtle, cool undertones and violet to teal shifting pearl. It had...
ColourPop Dreamaholic Ultra Glossy Lip ($6.00 for 0.11 oz.) is soft lavender with subtle, cool undertones and violet to teal shifting pearl. It had...
ColourPop Chasing Rainbows 15-Pan Shadow Palette ($20.00 for 0.60 oz.) is another winning eyeshadow palette from ColourPop. This is a nice mix of...
ColourPop Chasing Rainbows 15-Pan Shadow Palette ($20.00 for 0.60 oz.) is another winning eyeshadow palette from ColourPop. This is a nice mix of...
ColourPop Paper Moon Ultra Glossy Lip ($6.00 for 0.11 oz.) is a medium pink with warmer undertones and gold sparkle. It had semi-sheer color coverage...
ColourPop Paper Moon Ultra Glossy Lip ($6.00 for 0.11 oz.) is a medium pink with warmer undertones and gold sparkle. It had semi-sheer color coverage...
ColourPop Into Focus Jelly Much Eyeshadow ($8.00 for 0.23 oz.) is a light-medium, grassy green with subtle, warm undertones and a sparkling, metallic...
ColourPop Into Focus Jelly Much Eyeshadow ($8.00 for 0.23 oz.) is a light-medium, grassy green with subtle, warm undertones and a sparkling, metallic...
ColourPop Make Believe Ultra Satin Liquid Lipstick ($6.50 for 0.11 oz.) is a bright, periwinkle blue with cool undertones and a satin finish. The...
ColourPop Make Believe Ultra Satin Liquid Lipstick ($6.50 for 0.11 oz.) is a bright, periwinkle blue with cool undertones and a satin finish. The...
ColourPop La La Land Ultra Matte Liquid Lipstick ($6.50 for 0.11 oz.) is a deep red with cool, blue undertones and a flat, matte finish. It had good...
ColourPop La La Land Ultra Matte Liquid Lipstick ($6.50 for 0.11 oz.) is a deep red with cool, blue undertones and a flat, matte finish. It had good...
ColourPop REM Super Shock Shadow ($5.00 for 0.07 oz.) is a soft, periwinkle blue with larger silver glitter over a sparkling, metallic base. It had...
ColourPop REM Super Shock Shadow ($5.00 for 0.07 oz.) is a soft, periwinkle blue with larger silver glitter over a sparkling, metallic base. It had...
ColourPop At Twilight Lippie Stix ($5.50 for 0.04 oz.) is a medium coral with strong, warm orange undertones and a cream finish. It had opaque...
ColourPop At Twilight Lippie Stix ($5.50 for 0.04 oz.) is a medium coral with strong, warm orange undertones and a cream finish. It had opaque...
ColourPop Skyfall Ultra Matte Liquid Lipstick ($6.50 for 0.11 oz.) is a deep, raspberry pink with subtle, cool undertones and a flat, matte finish. ...
ColourPop Skyfall Ultra Matte Liquid Lipstick ($6.50 for 0.11 oz.) is a deep, raspberry pink with subtle, cool undertones and a flat, matte finish. ...
ColourPop Dust2Dust Ultra Glossy Lip ($6.00 for 0.11 oz.) is a soft, peachy-orange base with fine pink and peach pearl. It had sheer coverage where...
ColourPop Dust2Dust Ultra Glossy Lip ($6.00 for 0.11 oz.) is a soft, peachy-orange base with fine pink and peach pearl. It had sheer coverage where...
ColourPop Hypno-tease Ultra Glossy Lip ($6.00 for 0.11 oz.) is a medium gold with strong, yellow undertones and a sparkling finish. It had semi-sheer...
ColourPop Hypno-tease Ultra Glossy Lip ($6.00 for 0.11 oz.) is a medium gold with strong, yellow undertones and a sparkling finish. It had semi-sheer...
ColourPop Round Midnight Ultra Glossy Lip ($6.00 for 0.11 oz.) is a pale, milky pink base with barely-there pink micro-shimmer. It really looked more...
ColourPop Round Midnight Ultra Glossy Lip ($6.00 for 0.11 oz.) is a pale, milky pink base with barely-there pink micro-shimmer. It really looked more...
ColourPop Stratus Update Ultra Glossy Lip ($6.00 for 0.11 oz.) is a light-medium, minty green with subtle, warmer undertones and cooler, green pearl. ...
ColourPop Stratus Update Ultra Glossy Lip ($6.00 for 0.11 oz.) is a light-medium, minty green with subtle, warmer undertones and cooler, green pearl. ...
ColourPop Chronos Ultra Matte Liquid Lipstick ($6.50 for 0.11 oz.) is a bright, medium orange-red with warm undertones and a flat, matte finish. It...
ColourPop Chronos Ultra Matte Liquid Lipstick ($6.50 for 0.11 oz.) is a bright, medium orange-red with warm undertones and a flat, matte finish. It...
ColourPop Are You Surreal Lippie Stix ($5.50 for 0.04 oz.) is a deep, raspberry pink with cool, bluish undertones and a semi-matte finish. It had...
ColourPop Are You Surreal Lippie Stix ($5.50 for 0.04 oz.) is a deep, raspberry pink with cool, bluish undertones and a semi-matte finish. It had...
ColourPop Crystal Castle Jelly Much Eyeshadow ($8.00 for 0.23 oz.) is a soft white with a pink-to-peach shift, though it often looked like a warm,...
ColourPop Crystal Castle Jelly Much Eyeshadow ($8.00 for 0.23 oz.) is a soft white with a pink-to-peach shift, though it often looked like a warm,...
ColourPop Pitter Ponder Ultra Satin Liquid Lipstick ($6.50 for 0.11 oz.) is a brighter, medium pink with subtle, warm undertones and a satin finish. ...
ColourPop Pitter Ponder Ultra Satin Liquid Lipstick ($6.50 for 0.11 oz.) is a brighter, medium pink with subtle, warm undertones and a satin finish. ...
ColourPop Dream Date Lippie Stix ($5.50 for 0.04 oz.) is a light-medium peach with strong, warm undertones and a cream finish. The color applied oddly...
ColourPop Dream Date Lippie Stix ($5.50 for 0.04 oz.) is a light-medium peach with strong, warm undertones and a cream finish. The color applied oddly...
ColourPop Roy G Biv Super Shock Shadow ($5.00 for 0.07 oz.) is a medium-dark pink with subtle, warmer undertones and flecks of gold sparkle and softer...
ColourPop Roy G Biv Super Shock Shadow ($5.00 for 0.07 oz.) is a medium-dark pink with subtle, warmer undertones and flecks of gold sparkle and softer...
ColourPop Nimbus Ultra Metallic Liquid Lipstick ($6.00 for oz.) is a deep plum with warmer undertones and a metallic sheen. The texture was thin but...
ColourPop Nimbus Ultra Metallic Liquid Lipstick ($6.00 for oz.) is a deep plum with warmer undertones and a metallic sheen. The texture was thin but...
Glossover Averages
ColourPop Chasing Rainbows Eyeshadow Palette
ColourPop This is Not a Dream Look | Look Details
ColourPop This is Not a Dream Look | Look Details
ColourPop This is Not a Dream Look | Look Details
ColourPop Double Rainbow Set
ColourPop Dream Sequence Palette
ColourPop Holiday 2018 Jelly Much Eyeshadows
ColourPop Flying Colours Lip Set
ColourPop Dream Baby Dream Set
ColourPop This is Not a Dream Collection
That is a pretty stellar result for an entire collection. Well done Colour Pop!
And a mammoth achievement by you Christine to have reviewed it all in such a relatively short time.
Personally, the collection wasn’t for me, but I appreciate the beautiful shades and colours.
Thank you, Genevieve!
Agreed, Genevieve!
I “accidentally” snagged 75% of this collection-the whole theme is totally My Thing. I went in for everything except the lippie sticks, ultra mattes, ultra satins as they are terrible and the Super Shock Highlighter set as I’m allergic.
I loved this collection, and if I was in a position where money didn’t matter I probably would have splashed out on the whole thing. But you’ve hit on a great idea with the Jelly Much shadow, Christine: a tube would be much better! Although I’m in love with pretty much all the Jelly colours from this release, they can be tricky to apply – it takes (well, me at least) a bit of trial and error. Too much and it slides off.. not enough and it evaporates.
Question: did you use a primer for the Jellys? I’ve found they stick best to just a bit of translucent powder on the lids but I certainly would like to know what you’ve found most useful.
I don’t have application issues myself so much as opening and closing each pot gets quite messy, and it may be easier to get the right amount in a tube format! I don’t use primer with them myself (I test without primer – I tend to only bring in primer if it’s a new formula that doesn’t last well on its own just to see if primer is enough to fix it). I like using small, flat synthetic brushes for applying, though!
I picked up Happy Thoughts, Skywalking, Dreamaholic, Paper Moon and the Dream Sequence palette. The lipsticks are great, haven’t tried the glosses yet because I’m still obsessed with Blowzy from the Brown Sugar collection…
I don’t know how Colourpop can put out so much decent quality stuff so quickly – it’s almost overwhelming but I’d rather have too much choice than not enough 😉
Your last sentence: my thoughts exactly! Like I can whine about too many releases but if they’re 85-90% hits? Hard to whine that much. It’s more on us (collectively) to back away when it’s TOO much for us – it’s like my husband says, “you aren’t supposed to buy it all.”
No, I haven’t and except for Rem and Morning Glory I don’t have much interest in it. I have a vision (which I’ve shared before on a winter frost, blues, greens and silvers palette) that I’m waiting for and will likely just make myself when my Sydney Grace shadows arrive, so this one is too Too Faced Life’s a Festival like too me, and I prefer theirs (even though I don’t own it) to this.
Oh, I forgot to mention that Keep Cool would be a single I’d consider too! Since I can dupe 1/3 of the palette as well.
Making the palette of your dreams yourself is quite rewarding! Plus, exactly what you want!
Well, when the Sydney Grace shadow arrive that’s what I’ll be doing with those and some I have from MUFE, lots of blues!!! I’m so excited and thanks for the encouragement! Oh and can I say the Sydney Grace folks are AWESOME!!! Truly, I wish I could detail what they did, but it suffices to say they are just “gracious” and generous.
I keep getting serious CP My Little Pony vibes from the palette.
Cute. But totally not my style.
I adore this collection, the packaging is just right up my alley and I love bright colors and shimmers, so I feel very satisfied!
I picked up the supershock shadow vault and Hallucinogenius. In my dream world, I’d like to get the Chasing Rainbows palette and the other 6 supershock shadows. Someday, maybe!!!
I was doing so well with not buying new makeup, but they 100% got me with this collection!