First Impressions and Swatches of Colourpop's 4th Birthday Collection

My purchases from Colourpop's 4th birthday collection

Happy Friday everyone! We made it to the end of the week! Even though it was a short one it felt like it was dragging on forever. Yesterday was very exciting for me though because I knew that my Colourpop order was due to be delivered that afternoon. All day at work I was checking the tracking and looking forward to getting my hands into the new releases I had ordered from Colourpop's website. May is their birthday month, it is their fourth birthday this year, so they went ham on releasing new products. I ordered some of the goodies and I'm so excited to share them.

Fame palette

   They released two new palettes "Fame" and "Fortune", Fame being their first ever neutral cool toned palette, and Fortune is a classic Colourpop warm palette with some gorgeous pops of berry and gold. Both palettes are larger than their traditional twelve pan palettes, having a total of sixteen shades in them. The outer packaging is carnival themed and when you place the two palettes side by side they complete a picture of a carnival tent. It's very adorable and I couldn't resist buying both of them. They can be purchased on Colourpop's website in a set for $42 or purchased individually for $22 each. When the Fame palette was first announced a lot of people were disappointed by the pictures. A lot of the colors in the palette look similar and the palette had an overall look of just being kind of...boring. I was convinced that I was not going to buy it at first. Then I watched a swatch video on Colourpop's YouTube channel. I have used most of the palettes Colourpop has come out with and I have noticed that a lot of the times the colors look completely different in the pans than how they translate in swatches and on the eyes. I'm not sure what causes them to do this, but after watching that video I realized that this was very much the case with the Fame palette. The swatches are absolutely gorgeous and the majority of the colors are not similar at all. There are a few colors that I wish they had replaced with others, but overall I was very impressed with the color selection. It is a cool toned palette, which I find very refreshing and exciting compared to all the overly warm palettes that have monopolized the market for the past year and a half. So I decided to buy it. I have only swatched it and worn it on my eyes once so far, but I am not disappointed with my decision at all. I am rather obsessed with the palette. It performed beautifully on the eyes when I applied it this morning, blending out superbly but not looking muddy at all. Although others may find it boring, I truly do like the color scheme of the palette because it is something I can wear to work every day. So far I have been very impressed with this palette.

  

 

 

 Now on to the Fortune palette. I have only swatched this palette, I have not used it on my eyes yet. Although it is another warm toned palette, the colors are very beautiful and slightly different from other palettes they have done in the past. The swatches of this palette were absolutely stunning and perfect for summer. I can't wait to experiment with this palette and create some gorgeous looks.

Both of these palettes are consistent with the Colourpop shadow formula. They are buttery, creamy, soft, bendable, and pigmented, yet easy to work with. They do have quite a bit of kick up when you are dipping your brush into the pan but the fall out is not too terrible when applying them to the eyes. I would recommend that you do your face makeup after your eye makeup when using these shadows or at least put a layer of powder down to catch the fall out so you can just brush it away when you are finished. I highly recommend any and all of the Colourpop palettes, especially for beginners in makeup or people who are looking to grow their collection, because they are easy to use and inexpensive.

  

  In edition to the palettes I picked up three of their brand new ultra glossy lip formula: the Hi-Shine ultra glossy lips. These new glosses feature a brand new brush applicator that is meant to hold more product in it in order to pack the gloss on to the lips when applying. They are also infused with jojoba oil to moisturize the lips and make them one of the most comfortable lip gloss formulas ever. They are not sticky what-so-ever, they feel more like a lip oil, and they extremely shiny. They look absolutely stunning and healthy on the lips. Some of the colors in the line have ultra fine shimmers in them and some are just a creamy gloss. I ordered three out of the line: Champagne Mami, Feedback, and Pony Up. They are just so gorgeous, they are quickly becoming one of my favorite lip gloss formulas.  

Hi-shine lip glosses from left to right:
Pony Up, Feedback, Champagne Mami

     The last thing I picked up was three of their lux lipsticks. The original cream formula was realesed a while ago, and not part of the birthday collection. For their birthday month they released a new matte formula for the lipsticks as well. I picked up one of the matte ones: Paparazzi and two of the original formula: Lay Over and Still Crazy. I have only swatched the lipsticks and cannot speak to how they perform on the lips yet. The swatches were very creamy, extremely pigmented and the formula simply glided on to my hand. Even the matte one seemed soft and creamy compared to other matte lipstick formulas I have tried in the past. I can't wait to test these out!
   

Lux lipsticks from left to right:
Still Crazy, Layover, Paparazzi

That is everything I purchased from Colourpop's fourth birthday collection. I am hoping to film a follow up for my YouTube channel giving my final thoughts on my purchases and maybe a tutorial using the products. If you would be interested in seeing that be sure to leave me a comment letting me know and make sure to subscribe to my YouTube channel: Kathleen Rose so you don't miss it! Thanks for spending time with me today and have a great weekend!