Whenever I shop for lipsticks, my eyes dart towards to deeper and darker colors. In fact a good eighty percent of my lipsticks are dark reds and browns. I feel like I'm the pickiest when it comes to selecting nude colors. Most "nudes" marketed by brands tend to look a little too pale against my skin tone. Often enough I find a good nude in the lipsticks in the brown color range. ColourPop's Ultra Matte Lip in Beeper is one such nude that compliments my tan skin tone. 

Price: $6.00

Claims:

This thin, lightweight formula glides on the lips smoothly leaving SUPER intense pigment and rich colour with a bold, ultra matte look. It's very long wearing and completely kiss-proof!

Beeper is described as a "greige rose".

Packaging:

The liquid lipstick comes in a box which bears the ColourPop logo and the name of the product, with the name of the shade on the side. The product is packed in a clear tube with a silver cap, which bears the name of the brand in holographic silver print and the name of the shade on the bottom. The applicator is your average, easy-to-use, doe-foot applicator.

Wear:

While the color is described as a "greige rose" it looks more of a brown-taupe mix of a color on me. The pigmentation is excellent and the formula is so lightweight. It dries completely matte, as with other ultra matte lips. I was not expecting a lot of lasting power with this because the product often transferred. It lasted around 7 hours with minimal wear which is remarkable. I served myself a rather generous slice of cake right after applying this, so it did immediately wear out on the inner part of my lips. Re-application wasn't an issue with this one. I do have to point out that this one highlights the fine lines in my lips, a lot more than the others. I think it has something to do with the color, because the effect is more apparent in lighter, nude/ taupe colors. I didn't experience any crumbles with this one which is great.

Would I recommend it?:

Absolutely! If you're on the hunt for a good nude color to match your medium/ tan skin tone, then this will be perfect for you and for $6 you cannot go wrong with this.

Price: $18

Packaging:

The four pots arrived in a little pull-out, cardboard box with a burnt orange shell design with little gold insects painted across it. As pretty as it is, truthfully, I won't be keeping this. The Super shock eyeshadows come in white pots with a design embossed in them, which reminds me of a beehive. Bear in mind that all of the shades are limited edition, although you still can purchase them from the ColourPop website.

Wear:

There are four shades included in this collection: one pearlized shade, one satin and two mattes (sort of). In general, the Super Shock shadows are very creamy in texture but resembles a powder finish after application. All eye-shadows were tested for 7 hours and they lasted very well with no creasing.

 Jinxie- described as a soft pearlized gold by Colourpop, To me, it's more of a Créme colour than gold. This one was very soft and creamy on first touch. It has very good pigmentation and can be built up. I love using this as a highlighter shade but it's works very well as a lid shade as well.

Paradox- described as a warm, satin, burgundy red and it's exactly that with a slight cherry-pink undertone! It's my favourite shade in the collection, particularly because I haven't come across a red as distinct and packed with pigment as this. Usually reds are messy to work with, but this would not budge after setting within minutes which is great.

Elixir- described as a matte terracotta. This one was a little harder in texture in comparison to the other which is probably due to the fact that it is matte. It had good pigmentation, not exactly on the level of Paradox though. I personally don't mind that as I use this more as a crease colour than a lid colour.

 

Seeker-described as a matte warm reddish brown and yes, the reddish undertone is clearly distinct. Although it is described as a matte, it was more soft to touch than Elixir and had somewhat of a sheen like Paradox which is of course satin finish. So I will consider this more as a satin shade than matte. This one had some crumbles when I picked it up with my fingers and as expected, there was a little fallout. Nothing troublesome though and certainly nothing that would stop me from continuously using it.

Would I recommend it?:

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