Colourpop II-- the hunt for nudes

I've written so much about my search for the perfect nude lip color.  I fell in love with Colourpop, in terms of their formula, though I had yet to really find the colors I loved.  I'm pretty picky about my lip color (outside of red, which is always a good choice) and its hard with companies that only deal in ecommerce, because I cant try to colors on before I buy.  I hate not trying the colors before I buy. 

After our last try with Colourpop on the blog, I knew I wanted to try again.  I love this formula, and you really cannot be the $6 price point.  Colourpop tends to read a little dark on me, so I figured if I got some really light colors, it would come out just right.  Sort of.

Shockingly, this order got here really fast.  Colourpop is everywhere right now, and they warn you to expect a little wait when you order, but these were on my doorstep in less than a week, which I felt was extraordinary.

From left to right, the colors pictured are Vice Midi and Solow.  I figured one of those had to be pretty close to what I was looking for.  I fell in love with Solow the first time I put it on.

 

Its essentially the color that my lips already are, but it gives them that polished liquid look.  I wore it all weekend and found it really wearable no matter what else I had on.  Colourpop tends to be a little bit dry and these are no exception.  I also found, with all three shades, that they were really not budging.  Not even soap and water could take them off.  I had to use makeup remover and scrub.

 

It took my two tries with Midi to fall in love, but I'm there now.  Its the truest nude that I've ever work, and I really enjoy it.

 

 

I ended up wearing Midi to work today, and it had no trouble staying put through the whole day.  Both Midi and Vice are a little more sheer, so it takes a couple of coats to really get total coverage.  I didn't run into that problem with Solow, and there are worse problems to have.  Its only $6.

 

I am not loving Vice.  Its too light.  Even for me, someone who magically makes Colorpop colors appear way darker than they would on another human, cannot make it dark enough.  I took lots and lots of pictures of this one, so that someone considering Vice gets a really good idea of just how light it is.

 

 

I don't even know who could wear this color or where.  Maybe if I ever found myself as an extra in a movie about the 1960's.  I theorize that a very tan blond person could maybe bring out the peach tones in this color, but otherwise, its probably one to skip.  Its so light that it ends up being a little streaky, so I'm really not sure what to do with it. 

 

I'm sure this won't be my last order with Colourpop, as they have too many great shades that I still want to try.  I love that once the formula dries, that it isn't moving for anything, and it really gives the look of liquid that I love.  I don't understand how this company can make such an inexpensive product, but far be it from me to ask questions.  And this time, I feel like 2/3 were great choices.  For me, when I can't try them on in advance, that's a big victory.