ColourPop Summer 2015 Collection Swatches/Review

Hi All! I finally received this week my highly anticipated ColourPop's Summer 2015 Collection. And let me tell you, I'm in LOVE with the colors they came out with for all of it! I got most of it except the Lippie collection called Sunday's in Silverlake (the colors just weren't calling my name...), a stand alone lippie called Polliwog (not a big fan of light brown nudes on my skin tone) and some of the bronzers (yes, ColourPop did bronzers!!) just for the fact that they wouldn't go with my skin tone very well. Anywho, on to the goodies!

Monday's in Malibu Set

 Top to Bottom: Hot Tamale, Sand Swoon, Snakebite, Gecko, Prickly Pear, Mirage

Monday's in Malibu Collection

Let's just take a moment to appreciate Gecko...it doesn't show up as well on camera but it has a blueish green and pink duochrome to it that is to die for!! Pretty sure this is my favorite shade of the collection. Hot Tamale is reddish brown with some bronze sparkles in it, Sand Swoon is a pastel pink with gold sparkles, Snakebite is a warm gold with an "ultra metallic" finish, Prickly Pear is warm plum with gold and pink glitter and Mirage is a sage green with a champagne gold finish.

 Top to Bottom: Plunge, Nillionaire, High Tide, Shark Attack, Flipper, Coconut

Single Shadows

First thing I did with this batch of shadows was pair Shark Attack and Coconut and I loved it! I'll be posting the look later this week. Plunge is a light warm beige with a golden sheen, Nillionaire is a warm bronze with gold and multi colored glitter, High Tide is a pale champagne gold, Shark Attack is a mid toned warm coral with a gold duo chrome, Flipper is a soft tangerine with pink and silver glitter (it looks more yellow on my skin for some reason...) and Coconut is a bright peacock blue in a pearlized finish (it's so awesome, it's already sold out on their website, that rarely happens!).

All the shadows are the same awesome formula that has me going back each time they release new colors. I do use my finger to apply the shade(s) I want on my lid but I do use a crease blush in the actual crease to get everything blended perfectly. You can use a primer but you don't really need one their staying power is so awesome.

Top to Bottom: Skinny Dipping (Bronzer), Paradise Cove (Bronzer), Get Leid (Matte Blush), Jelly Fish (Pearlized Blush)

As you know from my previous post on the Super Shock Cheek blushes, I love ColourPop's formula for these cream like blushes. Get Leid looks like a nice natural flush on your cheeks where Jelly Fish is brighter and has a pearlized finish. Paradise Cove and Skinny Dipping are a part of ColourPop's expansion of the Super Shock Cheek line into bronzers. I'm just now getting into bronzers (I don't know what I was thinking earlier in my life when I didn't think I needed bronzer and now I can't live without...). Both are recommended for Light to Medium Skin tones, Skinny Dipping is a matte finish and Paradise Cove is a satin finish that has a golden sheen to it. They're the same formula as the blushes and blend just as beautifully. I did find that I had to keep putting product on to get a good color payoff but I was using a stippling brush and they recommend using your fingers for a more intense payoff. All in all they are creamy, buildable and blendable products that are definitely worth the $8 price tag.

Top to Bottom: Toucan, Luau, Fiesta, Topanga

Toucan (Matte)

Luau (Hyper Glossy)

Fiesta (Cream)

Topanga (Satin)

First, let me just say I didn't realize until I sat down to write this post that I bought four different finishes of lipsticks...I just bought them for their colors LOL. So far, Topanga is BY FAR my favorite of the four I bought for this collection, Toucan and Luau are tied for second. I'm not sure about Fiesta yet, it looks way to pale on me and for some reason, if I don't blot it after applying it, it builds up along the edges of my lips...one of their other colors (Monkey, a hyper glossy finish from their Spring 2015 release) does this as well and it's a similar color but a little more pink. It won't stop me from finding a way to make it work, it is a pretty color...maybe when I get a tan it will look better...

I haven't talked about ColourPop's lippie stix on here yet but I love them! My favorite finish so far would have to be cream followed by matte (good staying power but it does kind of dry out your lips but if you put a chapstick on first or a moisturizing primer you'll be golden) then satin and hyper glossy and glossy. All the finishes are long lasting and you just need to touch up a few times a day after eating just like with any other lipstick. And the price point gets me every time ($5!!!)

CoourPop has really out done themselves again with this collection. The release of the bronzers was an amazing addition to their permanent line up! Are you going to be snagging anything out of this collection? Let me know!

xoxo
Shell