✧ Online Haul: ColourPop Cosmetics ✧

Hi everyone!

It has been more than a month since my previous ColourPop Cosmetics haul annnnnd I'm back today with another one. All my previous ColourPop purchases have been made through local Instagram sellers because ColourPop did not ship internationally. But since the 12th of July this year, they have officially started their worldwide, international shipping!

That news came alight to me when when I was sent an email by ColourPop as I have signed up as member wayyy back when. That was the best news I heard all week! I already started adding things into my cart even before the 12th of July because I'm kiasu like that haha. I joke, I joke. I was just genuinely excited!

I made my purchase on the day that they launched their international shipping, and my order was fulfilled and dispatched on the 14th of July via USPS. My package arrived Brunei on the 27th of July, but I only received the post office postcard/notice to collect my package on Friday the 29th.

My entire online purchase consists of 17 items = 4 ultra matte lips, 7 ultra satin lips, 3 lippie stix's  in their latest matte x formula and 2 blushers and one highlighter. Now, before you say I'm crazy for hauling that many items, I'd like to say something! The shipping fee is a flat rate of USD25 (≈ BND34) which in my opinion, is rather hefty. So to *ahem* justify spending that much money on the shipping fee itself, I decided to go all out on buying more products. So for each item, shipping would only be roughly BND2 (=BND34 ÷ 17 items). That way, I'm actually making the shipping worthwhile. Amirite!?

Ultra matte lips and ultra satin lips are USD6 (≈BND8) each. Lippie stix's are USD5 (≈BND6.70) each. Blushers and highlighters cost USD8 (≈BND11) each. So when you add the shipping fee of BND2 to each item, you are still paying much lesser than you do when you buy from local sellers here. But of course, it'll only be cheaper purchasing online yourself when you order a lot and make use of the hefty shipping fee. You can always gather some friends to buy online and split the shipping fee accordingly!

So if my calculation is correct, one ultra matte lips is BND10, one ultra satin lips is BND10, one lippie stix is BND9, while blushers and highlighter each is BND13. The prices of these will potentially be lower as you buy more products in a single purchase, taking full advantage of that hefty shipping fee. So from this experience of purchasing online myself, I'd say it will only be cheaper purchasing online yourself than buying from sellers if there are more than 15 items in your order.

Now, time for pictures that I took today! 😊

⬇︎ The beautiful box that my order came in ⬇︎

▶︎ 10 points to ColourPop for the Harry Potter reference! ◀︎

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⬇︎ Lippie Stix Matte X⬇︎

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↬ Pillow Talk - a medium brown shade with a matte finish.
↬ Cami - a muted and rosy plum shade and has a matte finish.
↬ Back Up - a purply plum shade with a matte finish.

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⬇︎ Ultra Satin Lips ⬇︎

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↬ Echo Park - a peachy, nude shade.
↬ Spritz - a medium bubblegum pink shade.
↬ Alyssa - a light, dusty pink shade.

↬ November - a medium peachy pink shade.

↬ Dopey - a medium, dusty rose shade.

↬ Frick 'N Frack - a rosy, terracotta shade (I LOVE this one!)

↬ Panda - a deep violet shade (which reminds me of NYX's Prague but a deeper colour).

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⬇︎ Ultra Matte Lips ⬇︎

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↬ Solow - a light, neutral pink shade. 

↬ Clueless - a dusty, mauve pink shade (a little darker than Solow).

↬ Scrooge - a deep, rosy shade. 

↬ Bad Habit - a medium, plum shade with a hint of pink undertone.

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⬇︎ Blushers and highlighter ⬇︎

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↬ Butterfly Beach - a soft, peachy shade with gold and silver highlights.
↬ Birthday Suit - a light, neutral pink in a satin finish.

↬ Cruel Intentions - a warm rose matte shade with no shimmer.

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 ☃ A little round up.. ☃

I've blogged about ColourPop Cosmetics for the umpteenth time and all I'm going to say is, you will definitely get your money's worth. I've read articles and watched videos that Kylie Jenner's lipkits particularly her liquid lipsticks, and ColourPop's ultra matte lips have the same formula and that they are made from the same factory. So to some people who do not want to invest so much in Kylie's (overpriced) lipkits, ColourPop has many dupes and has wayyy more variety of shades. I have tried both and I daresay the qualities are almost similar and both apply totally the same. The only significant difference I notice is the smell from Kylie's liquid lipsticks, which are heavily scented. ColourPop ones don't have that much of a strong scent.

If you're interested in trying out ColourPop's products but you don't want to spend so much money on ordering online (that shipping fee though, sigh), you can perhaps purchase one or two from local Instagram sellers and give it a whirl. There are tons of sellers who carry ColourPop products. Ultra matte and satin lips often range within BND15 to BND20 while lippie stix's range within BND10 to BND15. I haven't seen that much of the blushers and highlighters but you can always ask the sellers on their prices.

I hope this blog post has helped you in a way or two! Thank you for reading and have a grrrreat weekend!

Gladyator signing' out.

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Review: ColourPop Sundays In Silverlake set

First and foremost, a (very belated!) Happy New Year 2016 errbadeh! 2015 had flown by so quickly. But as they say, time only goes fast when you're having fun. I hope this year brings you health, joy and love all year round!

My first post of this year will feature another one of ColourPop's lippie stix set, which is called Sundays In Silverlake. I purchased mine at BND54 with my 10% discount from TwixBN (click HERE for their Instagram page!). This set contains 6 lippie stix and all are in different finishes.

Here are some pictures I took today! :)

↑ Front of the product packaging.

↑ Back of the product packaging which lists all the product ingredients.

↑ What you get inside!

↑ (L-R) Ace, Parker, Chel-La, Thirsty, Pasties, Cougar.

↑ (L-R) Ace, Parker, Thirsty, Chel-La, Pasties, Cougar.

↑ (L-R) Ace, Parker, Thirsty, Chel-La, Cougar, Pasties.

↬ Ace - a light pink shade in a crème finish. 

↬ Parker- a medium nude in a matte finish.

↬ Thirsty - a pinkish berry in a satin finish.

↬ Chel-La - a peach shade in a crème finish.

↬ Cougar - a red shade with a hint of pink in a matte finish.

↬ Pasties - a fuchsia shade in a hyper gloss (!!) finish.

Out of the six from this collection, I like Parker the most because I tend to lean towards to brown tones. But of course, the other five are as beautiful! These lippie stix, as I've mentioned in my previous blogposts, smell amazing! They aren't drying on the lips too. I've blogged about ColourPop's Back to Cool lippie stix set (link) as well as their three lippie stix in the Strobing II set (link). Do check them out if you're interested to see the different kinds of shades and finishes :D.

I guess this is all for now. If you have any questions, please don't hesitate to leave a comment down below :). Thank you for reading and have a great weekend ahead of you!

Gladyator singing out.

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Review: ColourPop Back to Cool Set.

Hi everyone! I'm back today with a short blogpost, featuring ColourPop's Back to Cool lippie stix set! I purchased mine at BND54 with my 10% discount from TwixBN (click HERE for their Instagram page!). Amazing customer service as always by the two ladies that run TwixBN. 

Enough talkin'. Here are some pictures I took today! :)

↑ Front of the product packaging.

↑ What you get inside!

↑ (L-R) Choker, Mosh Pit, Baewatch, Out Of Sync, Too Sexy, TGIF.

↑ (L-R) Choker, Mosh Pit, Baewatch, Out Of Sync, Too Sexy, TGIF.

↑ (L-R) Choker, Mosh Pit, Baewatch, Out Of Sync, Too Sexy, TGIF.

↬ Choker - a muted, nude shade in a crème finish. 

↬ Mosh Pit - a medium, brown shade in a matte finish.

↬ Baewatch - a dusty rose shade in a matte finish (love this!!).

↬ Out Of Sync - a darker Barbie pink shade in a matte finish.

↬ Too Sexy - a basic purple shade in a satin finish (this very much reminds me of Dose Of Colors' Berry Me shade).

↬ TGIF - a classic, medium, dark red shade in a matte finish.

And for an extra, little something something..

↑ A dearest friend sent me this picture via WhatsApp, thought I'd share it here!

These lippie stix smell amazing as usual, just like caramel! I've yet to put them on my lips to try them on, though. But all three lippie stix's in my previous post (link HERE!) apply very well and they last for a long time, especially the matte shades! Even the matte shades do not appear drying on my lips. I often moisturise my lips using Vaseline or The Body Shop's lip-balm before I go to bed and also, fifteen minutes prior to applying any lip products. I feel that this simple step of daily moisturising really makes a difference in making any lip product glide on smoothly!

I guess that's all for now! Big hugs to you if you've made it this far! Thank you so much for reading and do not hesitate to leave a comment down below if you have any questions! Have a great week ahead of you!

Gladyator signing out.

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