I was so excited when Colourpop recently launched a line of Sheer Lippie Stix ($5 each). Before they were released, I thought about ordering some of their matte liquid lipsticks but they sold out in a hot minute and then I decided it was probably for the best. I've tried enough matte liquid lipsticks to know that they're not for me. I've always had really dry skin and my lips have quite a few lines in them now that I'm in my mid-thirties so I'm at the point where I try to look for moisturizing lipsticks, balms and glosses. Anything that feels dry or accentuates my lines is just a bad, bad idea, no matter how trendy it is.
So getting back to these...I was so happy to see a sheer, moisturizing formula (they're enriched with coconut oil) that I jumped online and ordered all 8 shades, because, well...they're $5 and they're Colourpop so that's all I needed to know! Let's take a look...
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| Colourpop Sheer Lippie Stix Left to Right: Tiger, Peacocky, Whip, BYOB, Juice Bar, Kiddo, Safari, Crunch |
These look identical to the original Lippie Stix that come in various finishes but these feel more moisturizing on my lips. While I loved some of the original finishes, the mattes, satins and cremes felt a little bit drying...not terrible but the most comfortable ones for me to wear were the glossy and hyper glossy finishes, for sure.
The Sheer Lippies also have the same yummy vanilla scent!
The thing that really surprised me about these is that even though they're sheer, they're not "sheer". Maybe if you did one quick pass over your lips they'd look sheer but you can't do that with these anyway. The bullet is small so for me (because I have fuller lips) I have to go back and forth a few times to cover the entire surface area. Plus, even though these are moisturizing, they don't glide easily, they still drag a bit during application and end up looking patchy. So I ended up going over my lips a couple of times and I was impressed with how much these can be built up! As you'll see in my photos below, you can get these to completely full coverage in about 2-3 passes!
Here are the swatches on my arm first...this is two swipes each and they lay down some impressive coverage for a sheer lipstick! They also leave your lips with a really pretty shine that's not super glossy. They also stain the lips so these last several hours on me without fading and when they do, they fade evenly without patching or leaving a ring around the outer edge of my lips.
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| Colourpop Sheer Lippie Stix Swatches |
I'm really loving the color range too. In all honestly I didn't expect to love every shade, especially Safari because it looked like a scary orange in the tube. Peacocky and Tiger also scared me because I usually steer clear of dark shades, yet somehow, they all work! Safari isn't nearly as scary once it's on your lips and the sheerer formula makes the darker shades ideal for those who are afraid of red lips like I am...they're much more wearable than you'd think.
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| Crunch- Peachy Coral One of my favorites! This looked totally different on my lips...it looks very light peach in the tube, but more coral-pink on. |
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| Safari- Bright true orange Definitely orange in the tube but I guess because it's sheer the pink from my lips shows through and tones it down a bit. |
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| Kiddo- Warm taupe pink One of my favorite shades...it's the perfect pinky brown/MLBB! |
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| Juice Bar- Cool toned berry pink Another one of my favorites! I love cool-toned lip shades and this one gives a pop of color without being too bright. |
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| BYOB- Cool-toned neon Barbie pink I'm not sure I'd wear this one out of the house...I love the color but I have no idea where I would wear this, haha! |
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| Whip- Vivid blue-violet This looked straight-up purple in the tube, but kind of like Safari, I think my lips add an element of pink to it that keeps it from looking too severe. |
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| Peacocky- Blue red I usually don't like red lipsticks but this cool-toned one is really pretty! |
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| Tiger- Rich plum wine Another darker shade that I wouldn't normally wear but in a sheerer formula it seems more wearable! |
Have you tried the Colourpop Sheer Lippie Stix yet? What are your favorite shades?
Wow, these look great, not sheer at all. I think Kiddo looks the best on you (Katherine T.)
ReplyDeleteThank you so much Katherine! :) It's my favorite one! And yes, they're surprisingly not that sheer!
DeleteThese look great and I've been waiting for your review to try and decide what color to choose. I have similar coloring to you so I like to see them on instead of just looking at people's swatches which doesn't really help me because it's harder to imagine how they look on. On a side note, you are gorgeous and every single color looks good on you! I have no idea how that's possible but it's true.
ReplyDeleteAww Natalie! Thank you so much, you're too kind! I'm glad I could help you decide. :)
DeleteI originally bought Crunch and Kiddo when these first came out but after seeing these on you I really want Juice Bar and Whip! They looked kind of bright on the website but they look great on you and much more subtle than in the tube. #fmf
ReplyDeleteThanks Mia! :) If I wasn't a beauty blogger and had to buy every color for review, I would have bought the same two that you bought for the exact same reason! But the other colors are so pretty too, I never would have guessed!
DeleteThese all look beautiful. I like that while they are sheer, they are still very pigmented.
ReplyDeleteWow, Kiddo is amazing! And I really love the look of Tiger and Juice Bar as well. They really ALL look lovely on you!
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