Crystal & Topaz: My Colourpop Collection!

I first became interested in ColourPop's products last summer, when the company was beginning to gain momentum on YouTube and other beauty blogs. The affordability, variety and quality are so hard to beat on most of their products and continue to improve as they launch new items. Needless to say, I'm really excited to see how their new Ultra Satin Lip line will look like! Those are set to launch on February 25 by the way. Here's a look at my ColourPop collection. It's mainly lippie stix with some lippie pencils and eyeshadows as well. You can probably tell I tend to gravitate toward nude and nude pink shades.

Lippie stix
Even though they aren't the longest lasting lip products I own, I love putting a couple in my purse and or schoolbag and just take them with me wherever I go. My favorite aspect about this company is that they put in a lot of work to make sure there were all types of their lippie stix finishes available for everyone! There are also all sorts of fun colors that aren't typically seen in a traditional range of lip stick. The only drawback is that you have to heavily rely on online or video swatches to see what colors you might be interested in purchasing since they don't have a storefront so that you can actively visit and swatch some colors on yourself. Who knows, with all the new developments Colourpop has been implementing, I wouldn't be surprised if they ended opening a storefront sometime in the future. If that happens, I will camp out for the grand opening, just saying.

The lippie stix finishes are beneath each photo set. Overall, the shades are beautiful although some matte formulas were more drying on the lips which means you should exfoliate and apply some lip balm if your lips are on the dry side, but this doesn't really bother me too much. The colors are beautiful; they definitely have something for everyone. I haven't really tried anything from their matte liquid lipstick range, so that's number one on my list to try out soon. I definitely look forward to growing my collection!

Eyeshadows
These cream to powder shadows are probably my favorite item Colourpop sells. The pigmentation on these outdoes some of my more expensive eyeshadow singles and palettes. Again, Colourpop has made sure to have a superb color range with all kinds of finishes so you can probably find whatever you've been looking for.

My only complaint with these is that there is sometimes some serious fallout (try saying that five times fast) and I'd have chunks of the shadow fall onto my face when using my finger. I think that the best approach for avoiding something like this might be to take smaller amounts of pigment onto your finger and keep applying the color in layers so that the shadow doesn't get damaged.

All the shadows are in metallic finishes except for Cornelius.

The payoff on these are exceptional, especially considering the price point. I have tried higher end shadows that don't begin to match the quality of these. Since they're so creamy, they are definitely best applied with your finger instead of a brush, as recommended by the ColourPop website.

The lippie primer applies completely clear and feels like a light balm on the lips. It does lengthen the wear time of the lippie stix I wear that day, but I wish it did a little more for filling in the cracks on my lips. Still, I use this all the time before applying a lip product.