ColorPop Lippie Stix Review

Everyone has heard about the colour pop craze, and for good reason! They are affordable, come in an amazing range of colours, and they ship to New Zealand , who would have thought.

These lippie stix (i hate the name.. just saying), come in a plastic cylinder, with a cap that just pops off. The end off the cylinder has a colour edge so you can easily see which colour is which.

The colours i have are westie, bound & Lumiere. Firstly these smell nice and slightly sweet and the colours are gorgeous. As well as colourpop having a great range of colours, they also have an amazing range of finishes. The colours i got are really pigmented, and apply so smoothly giving even coverage. Seriously, the first time i used these i was in awe. However, the product does not wear well, (although using it with the liner does help). But when you have to use a liner with this product, it makes that a $10 usd purchase, for not a whole lot of product.

Overall, these are nice lipsticks, with a great range and a good price tag. They are not long wearing, but for $5 (usd), who can complain.

I generally don't like lipsticks that aren't in bullet form but I couldn't ignore all the BR enablers on here! There are a 6-7 finishes available but I only bought lippies with a matte finish with my favourites being Lumiere and LBB (LittleBlackBoots).

They come in a white twist up pen which from afar reminds me of cheap chunky felt pens. Amongst the sea of white it's easy to identify the shade your after because the colour is marked at the end of the pen.

Oddly enough I don't find any of the shades I bought to be matte-like. They're semi-creamy with a bit of shine and hold so that it clings comfortably to the lips. I really enjoy how it feels - my lips feel like they have sort of soothing balm on. They apply on like a dream no tugging or dragging and I don't find them drying at all BUT they bleed a little too easily.

The longevity is decent 4-5 hours but the pigmentation is fantastic with the darker shades staining your lips. I like to apply this with a brush I just think it lasts a little longer and doesn't bleed as much.

Everyone raves about Lumiere so I'll focus on LBB - it's a gorgeous plum wine shade perfect for autumn or if you're like me and don't follow such seasonal lippies it's perfect for anytime hehe!

These could have easily been my new favourite lipsticks but it moves a little too much for my liking.

I've found the formula comfortable to wear and very pigmented. I've only dried the darker, more vampy shades mind. The only downside is that they transfer quite easily and don't last all day. At least it's easy to reapply. I prefer the size of the actual lipstick compared to the traditional ones as being smaller makes it easier to get a more accurate application. Great product for the price and a huge colour range.

I have these in Westie and Lumiere. Firstly, the scent. It's meant to be vanilla, but it just reminds me of crayons. Cheap crayons. But you don't get that smell once the lipstick is applied.

The lipstick lasts really well. Westie is what I would call a warm baby pink, and Lumiere pulls plum on me. They are creamy for a matte and don't tug at your lips to apply.

The pen size makes them easy to find in a large handbag too. And you cannot argue with the price or the shipping to NZ.

I don't always reach for these lipsticks and I don't know why. I would like to try some more shades however.

I loved the amount of colours I could pick from the website, and the amount of product was more than I was expecting. The last power isnt as great as i would like it to be and the matte can be slightly drying on my lips. I found that they worked just as well without a lip liner which was great, but the smell was not my favourite.

Colour pop is a new range that seems to have a lot of hype surrounded by it. Anyway before I became aware of this new sensation I was a girl who liked to shop in store. Until recently I have discovered that you can get some awesome deals with online shopping. I was given three lippy stix as a present. Funny thing before I was given them, I had been going on the colour pop website day dreaming about them. I saw that they were $5 us; seemed like one hell of a bargain.

Packaging comes in this stick, with this holographic Colour pop down the side. Looks pretty cool. White plastic sized pens. I take the lid off it, to find the tip is same colour as the lip stick inside , good idea! When I wind it up I'm quite surprised at the thickness of it. It's quite thin.The scent of it reminds me of a vanilla ice cream. Smells so good. The colours I was given was Tuxedo, Lady Matte and Tutu matte.The texture of them is smooth and surprisingly not drying. The colour in these are so rich and vibrant. Unfortunately it didn't have much staying power. There definitely was Colour pop.

My results of using these products for over a couple of weeks now. I absolutely love them. I would love to try some more products from colour pop. The smell of them are so yummy! I think their pretty good.

When they were first launched, I was really excited and I ordered a number of different shades. Online shopping has its down sides and it is the shade not matching what I see on the computer screen. Anyways the formula was really nice and creamy, but that wasn’t the case for all of the shades and finishes I’m afraid. And once it has gone past it’s use-by date, the smell goes off and the formula goes weird too.

I did a massive order on Colourpop as a treat to myself, unfortunately only a handful of the things I received I actually liked. The Lippie Stix were some of those. I brought the shades "Skimpy" and "Oh Snap" They wear nicely on and are hydrating and pigmented. I found one of major issues with most of the lip products I brought was the color variation, I looked online and at numerous reviews and swatches for these colors and then when they arrived most of them looked completely different, which I understand a slight change between online vs in person but these shades looked nothing similar. So most of the shades I received didn't suit me and as a result have put me off the brand and products a bit, even though these lippie stix are good quality - especially in regards to their pricing and they go on well and continuously wear well on the lips.

I heard about how great these lipsticks were and how they were super cheap. I made a purchase off the website and use Youshop to get them into New Zealand. It took about a month for them to arrive. I brought 11 lippie stixs. They had so many amazing colours and different range. The smell of the lippie stixs are amazing, they have a smell of vanilla. They are really creamy even the matte shades. I wasn't to impressed by the fact that after about 20 or so minutes of wearing the lippie stix I would have a line on my lips, a build up of the lippie stix and would need to re-apply or try to remove the build up which I found to be tricky. I love the colours and how creamy the lippie stixs are but I wouldn't recommend these to a friend.

Like anyone that watches youtube, I have been curious about these as they have been receiving so much hype. Initially I ignored the hype but started to listen to it when I saw friends talk about how much they liked these. I went on to Colourpop's site and ordered Pitch and their Forget the Fruit Cake set which has 6 lippie stix.

Pitch is a matte, medium brown. This is by far my favourite lippie stick. The colour payoff is good but the wear time isn't. It lasts around 2-3 hours on my lips before needing a serious reapplication. Their mattes aren't super matte as they are very hydrating, so they slide around a bit.

Cookie is a beautiful beige nude Matte. Good pigmentation but the lasting time isn't fantastic.

Confetti is a bright orange red with a glossy finish. This is super comfortable and pigmented but the wear time is again, disappointing. I am lucky to get 2 hours out of this before needing to reapply.

The other shades in the set are as follows (I haven't worn them as I intend to gift these to a friend),

Tuxedo - a super glossy lipstick, is is neon pink.

Cheers is a deep red matte

Tutu is another matte that is a dark, dark red

Lady is a deep raspberry/purple matte.

You may be fooled into thinking that these are great bang for your buck. I was. At only $5US each, these seem like a great price yeah? Well actually they work out quite expensive... You get 1gm of product per lippie, whereas Jordana lipsticks for example have 3.4gms and cost less than these. This may seem nit picky but I like to get the best bang for my buck and I feel that these are a little deceptive. Also the postage costs from the site are - quite frankly, extortionate. If you plan on ordering from here I recommend you either do a large order to make the postage costs worth it, or order with a friend so you can split the costs.

The packaging is kind of ugly in my opinion. These come in a long white tube with the colour at the end. I like that they're colour coded but the long white tube reminds me of old school tampons. Colourpop is on the side of the tube in holographic type which is one thing I like about the packaging.

These twist up and are angled like a lipstick so applying them is super easy. They have lids which is great for hygiene purposes.

Overall I am very much 'meh' about these. When I first got them I thought they looked amazing, and Pitch is a gorgeous colour. But after using them for a while and having explored them a bit more I won't purchase them again and I wouldn't recommend them to a friend. It isn't that they are bad products, I just think that for the price you can get something else just as decent (if not better).