so i finally decided to bite the bullet and place a colourpop order! the main reason i hadn't done one before is because its pretty pricey (everything is in USD) for them to ship to Australia but they had a few good promotions on when i placed my order which meant i basically saved enough that shipping didn't matter.

it's not a huge haul but i think its a good start to my colourpop collection and pending my experience/reviews, i will definitely place another order.

i think colourpop is really good because of how affordable it is. even considering this, so far i haven't noticed the difference between a high end version and their versions. which i think is really great if you are on a budget or don't love spending hundreds of dollars on makeup.


i picked up the Heavy Hitter Pressed Palette firstly because i loved the colours and then the description won me over "This nude quad packs a punch with its warm, sandy tones.​" it describes summer and i thought this would be perfect for my holiday. Not only is it compact but i can already think of multiple looks i can create with this palette.

the colour pay off seems really good from swatching it, although the lightest shade "full-zip" matched my skin colour almost perfectly so you couldn't see it in the swatch (i obviously need a tan haha) but overall i am pleased with the palette and how it swatched, i am looking forward to trying it out and taking it on holiday.


my next purchase was the Amaze Super Shock Shadow. i figured this would complement the eye shadow palette really well and i could use it for adding a little more 'sparkle' to my night time looks on holiday.

i am so glad i picked this one up, the shade is amazing and it is so pigmented!!!! i knew it was going to be good but i didn't think it would be have such good pigment/colour payoff and no fall out but it does. thankgod for cream shadow and i good one at that.


i picked up two lip pencils and without realising they are almost the same shade hahaha oh well a girl can never have enough nude lip pencils. i picked up the shades Curvii which is apart of the iluvsarahii  collection and is described as a warm beige as well as the shade Skimpy which is described as a soft pinky nude.
although they have completely different descriptions they do swatch very similar so i am intrigued to see how they pay off on the lip and whether they are noticeably different.

but i have only heard good things about their lip pencils and you honestly cant go past a good lip pencil that is also cheap!!


my next two products were actually freebies apart of a promotion they had going which was spend X amount get one free, spend X amount get 2 free and so on. so i spent enough and got two free lip products. i think they had 3 lip options and then 2 shadow options but i opted for the matte lip and gloss option as i thought they were the colours i would wear the most.

if you do see colourpop doing a promotion like this i would definitely buy at this time because not only are you spending what you would of anyway to get what you needed but also getting limited edition products for free to try out as well.


the matte lip was the limited edition ultra matte in the shade Take Five. this is described as a "mauve-toned rose" and it is gorgeous!! it also swatches so nice and so far i like the formula.
i haven't tried a colourpop lipstick at all before but everyone i have known to wear them raves about them so i am excited to put this one to the test.

again this is something else i strategically picked for my holiday, i think the pinky tones to it will look really nice in the 'summer time'.

also even though i didn't have to pay for this one, their matte lipsticks or any of their lip products are super affordable even after you do the exchange to Australian dollars


the gloss i picked up was the Nine to Five Ultra Gloss which is described as a "mauve with a golden shift." to be honest i probably won't wear this shade, its way more metallic then i pictured it to be so lucky it was a freebie.

overall i am very happy with my colourpop haul and the products i got, i definitely see myself placing  another order in the future. perhaps to try out the new concealers 💭

xx

Take Five Ultra Matte Lipstick (limited edition but would retail for $6.00 USD)
Curvii Lip Pencil $5.00 USD
Amaze Super Shock Shadow $5.00
Skimpy Lip Pencil $5.00 USD
Nine to Five Ultra Gloss (limited edition but would retail for $6.00 USD)
Heavy Hitter Pressed Power Palette $12.00 USD