ColourPop Stella Ultra Glossy Lip ($10.00 for 0.11 oz.) is a light, yellowy-orange (almost gold but enough orange in it to be more orange-tinted) paired with iridescent sparkles and fine pearl.
FURTHER READING:
Formula Overview
for details on general performance and characteristics (like scent).
These are the dupes the editor has pulled but not yet rated and officially entered.
- NARS At First Sight (LE, $26.00).
- MAC Nippy’s Shimmery Gold (LE, $21.00).
- MAC Goldfinch (P, $21.00).
- Anastasia Citrine (P, $16.00).
- Becca Champagne Creme (P, $22.00).
- Jouer Skinny Dip (P, $16.00).
- Dose of Colors Brillo (LE, $17.00).
- ColourPop Puppies (LE, $7.00).
- ColourPop Phoenix (LE, $8.00).
- Sephora Sand (37) (P, $12.00).
Formula Overview
$10.00/0.11 oz. – $90.91 Per Ounce
The formula is supposed to have “hi-shine” with a “non-sticky” texture that “feels amazing” and includes five finishes “from 3-D pearl to sheer tinted colour.” They are designed to be a sheerer formula, so many shades are sheer with a smattering of shimmer or sparkle and then a few are more tinted with sheer to semi-sheer coverage but no shimmer. Each gloss has a short, brush-type applicator, which worked better than I expected and didn’t leave streaky results behind (in general). They had a sweet, vanilla scent but no discernible taste.
The “Tinted” finish (“glass-like shine with tint of sheer colour and no shimmer”) was the least consistent–sometimes prone to unevenness and getting into lip lines, particularly with deeper/richer shades, whereas Pearlescent (“glass-like shine with subtle shimmer”) and Prismatic (“glass-like shine with floating multi dimensional pearl and glitters”) are sheer to translucent with the major difference being finer shimmer in the Pearlescent finish and larger, more glitter-like particles in the Prismatic finish. Both finishes tended to look plush and more smoothing on my lips. The Creme finish is a “medium-coverage gloss with a creamy finish that does not contain any pearls or glitter.” The Metallic is described as a “full-coverage gloss with a mix of pearl and metallic finishes.”
The wear time varied by shade but the sheerer ones tended to wear between two and three hours as the formula was, indeed, non-sticky and smooth, which made them lighter-weight and comfortable to wear but shorter wearing. A lot of the sheerer shades ran together, so I would recommend just picking up one or two rather than several as the differences are likely to be lost! Also, keep in mind that sheerer lip colors can look different from person to person due to much of the natural lip color coming through.
Browse all of our ColourPop Ultra Glossy Lip swatches.
Ingredients
Hydrogenated Polyisobutene, Simmondsia Chinensis (Jojoba) Seed Oil, Octyldodecanol, Synthetic Beeswax, Silica Dimethyl Silylate, Calcium Sodium Borosilicate, Flavor, Ethylhexyl Palmitate, Glycerin, Diethylhexyl Syringylidenemalonate, Silica, Synthetic Fluorphlogopite, Tribehenin, C12-16 Alcohol, Caprylic/Capric Triglyceride, Sorbitan Isostearate, Hydrogenated Lecithin, Palmitic Acid, Betaine, Tin Oxide, Momordica Grosvenori Fruit Extract, Palmitoyl Tripeptide-1, Aluminum Calcium Sodium Silicate, Calcium Aluminum Borosilicate, Polyethylene Terepthalate, Polylactic Acid, Polymethyl Methacrylate. May Contain: Blue 1 (Ci 42090), Iron Oxides (Ci 77491, Ci 77492, Ci 77499), Manganese Violet (Ci 77742), Mica (Ci 77019), Titanium Dioxide (Ci 77891), Yellow 5 (Ci 19140), Yellow 6 (Ci 15985), Yellow 10 Lake (Ci 47005).
Disclaimer: Ingredient lists are as available by the brand (or retailer)
at the time of publishing. Please always check product packaging, if it exists, for the ingredient list applicable
to the product you’re purchasing, or the brand or retailer’s website for the most up-to-date ingredient list.
ColourPop Flora Ultra Glossy Lip ($10.00 for 0.11 oz.) is a yellowy-chartreuse with warm undertones and a mix of iridescent sparkle and finer pearl throughout a glossy shine.
FURTHER READING:
Formula Overview
for details on general performance and characteristics (like scent).
These are the dupes the editor has pulled but not yet rated and officially entered.
- MAC Nippy’s Shimmery Gold (LE, $21.00).
- Becca Champagne Dream x Bellini (LE, $22.00).
- Dior Gold Essence (212) (LE, $30.00).
- MAC Goldfinch (P, $21.00).
- ColourPop KT (LE, $10.00).
- Marc Jacobs Beauty Shine a Light (LE, $29.00).
- Marc Jacobs Beauty Pick Up (388) (LE, $29.00).
- MAC Marble Faun (LE, $21.00).
- Jouer Skinny Dip (P, $16.00).
- MAC Twerk for Gifts (LE, $20.00).
Formula Overview
$10.00/0.11 oz. – $90.91 Per Ounce
The formula is supposed to have “hi-shine” with a “non-sticky” texture that “feels amazing” and includes five finishes “from 3-D pearl to sheer tinted colour.” They are designed to be a sheerer formula, so many shades are sheer with a smattering of shimmer or sparkle and then a few are more tinted with sheer to semi-sheer coverage but no shimmer. Each gloss has a short, brush-type applicator, which worked better than I expected and didn’t leave streaky results behind (in general). They had a sweet, vanilla scent but no discernible taste.
The “Tinted” finish (“glass-like shine with tint of sheer colour and no shimmer”) was the least consistent–sometimes prone to unevenness and getting into lip lines, particularly with deeper/richer shades, whereas Pearlescent (“glass-like shine with subtle shimmer”) and Prismatic (“glass-like shine with floating multi dimensional pearl and glitters”) are sheer to translucent with the major difference being finer shimmer in the Pearlescent finish and larger, more glitter-like particles in the Prismatic finish. Both finishes tended to look plush and more smoothing on my lips. The Creme finish is a “medium-coverage gloss with a creamy finish that does not contain any pearls or glitter.” The Metallic is described as a “full-coverage gloss with a mix of pearl and metallic finishes.”
The wear time varied by shade but the sheerer ones tended to wear between two and three hours as the formula was, indeed, non-sticky and smooth, which made them lighter-weight and comfortable to wear but shorter wearing. A lot of the sheerer shades ran together, so I would recommend just picking up one or two rather than several as the differences are likely to be lost! Also, keep in mind that sheerer lip colors can look different from person to person due to much of the natural lip color coming through.
Browse all of our ColourPop Ultra Glossy Lip swatches.
Ingredients
Hydrogenated Polyisobutene, Simmondsia Chinensis (Jojoba) Seed Oil, Octyldodecanol, Synthetic Beeswax, Silica Dimethyl Silylate, Calcium Sodium Borosilicate, Flavor, Ethylhexyl Palmitate, Glycerin, Diethylhexyl Syringylidenemalonate, Silica, Synthetic Fluorphlogopite, Tribehenin, C12-16 Alcohol, Caprylic/Capric Triglyceride, Sorbitan Isostearate, Hydrogenated Lecithin, Palmitic Acid, Betaine, Tin Oxide, Momordica Grosvenori Fruit Extract, Palmitoyl Tripeptide-1, Aluminum Calcium Sodium Silicate, Calcium Aluminum Borosilicate, Polyethylene Terepthalate, Polylactic Acid, Polymethyl Methacrylate. May Contain: Blue 1 (Ci 42090), Iron Oxides (Ci 77491, Ci 77492, Ci 77499), Manganese Violet (Ci 77742), Mica (Ci 77019), Titanium Dioxide (Ci 77891), Yellow 5 (Ci 19140), Yellow 6 (Ci 15985), Yellow 10 Lake (Ci 47005).
Disclaimer: Ingredient lists are as available by the brand (or retailer)
at the time of publishing. Please always check product packaging, if it exists, for the ingredient list applicable
to the product you’re purchasing, or the brand or retailer’s website for the most up-to-date ingredient list.
