ColourPop So Vintage & Espresso Martini Ultra Blotted Lip Reviews & Swatches
So Vintage
ColourPop So Vintage Ultra Blotted Lip ($9.00 for 0.1 oz.) is a dark, purpled-berry with cool undertones and a light sheen. This shade seemed more emollient than others in the range and took awhile to really dry down.
- Medium, buildable coverage
- Lightweight, slightly thin, very fluid consistency
- Flexible after dry down but took 30-60 minutes for “diffused matte” finish
- Could have applied more evenly
- Long-wearing (4.5 hours)
FURTHER READING: Formula Overview for details on general performance and characteristics (like scent).
Top Dupes
- MAC Got a Callback (P, $26.00).
- ColourPop Doin' Fine (LE, $7.00).
- Givenchy Violine Retro (P, $37.00).
- NARS Zipped (LE, $27.00).
- MAC Toung 'n' Chic (LE, $18.50).
- MAC P for Potent (P, $22.00).
- Milani I Am Powerful (P, $6.99).
- Charlotte Tilbury Hel's Bells (P, $37.00).
- MAC Babes and Balls (LE, $19.00).
- ColourPop Galore (LE, $7.00).
Formula Overview
$9.00/0.1 oz. - $90.00 Per Ounce
The formula is supposed to have "medium coverage" that dries down to a "diffused matte finish" with "no cracking or flaking." Most of the shades had semi-opaque to opaque coverage, so they were more pigmented than marketed.
The texture was lightweight, thin, and very fluid (almost watery in a way, that being neither pro nor con!), which made it easy to spread across my lips and get an even application of product. I noticed that the formula was generally forgiving of lip texture/lip lines and didn't settle into my lip lines while drying down.
Most shades took 30 to 60 minutes before they were more matte, or else one could blot gently to achieve that diffused matte finish faster. Once the formula was mostly dried down, it remained flexible and comfortable to wear while feeling lightweight. I achieved four to five hours of wear and felt that the formula was non-drying over time. It had a subtle, sweet scent but no discernible taste.
Browse all of our ColourPop Ultra Blotted Lip swatches.
Ingredients
Isododecane, Octyldodecanol, Methyl Methacrylate Crosspolymer, Trimethylsiloxysilicate, Cyclopentasiloxane, Diisostearyl Malate, Polypropylsilsesquioxane, Silica, Disteardimonium Hectorite, Dimethicone Crosspolymer, C30-45 Alkyl Cetearyl Dimethicone Crosspolymer, Propylene Carbonate, Butyrospermum Parkii (Shea Butter), Tocopherol, Ethylhexyl Palmitate, Persea Gratissima (Avocado) Oil, Hydrogenated Vegetable Oil, Tribehenin, Sorbitan Isostearate, Palmitoyl Tripeptide-1. May Contain: Bismuth Oxychloride (CI 77163), Blue 1 Lake (CI 42090), Copper Powder (CI 77400), Iron Oxides (CI 77491, CI 77492, CI 77499), Manganese Violet (CI 77742), Mica (CI 77019), Red 6 (CI 15850), Red 7 (CI 15850), Red 7 Lake (CI 15850), Red 27 Lake (CI 45410), Red 28 Lake (CI 45410), Red 28 (CI 45410), Titanium Dioxide (CI 77891), Yellow 5 Lake (CI 19140), Yellow 6 Lake (CI 15985)
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.
So Vintage
PPermanent. $9.00.
Espresso Martini
ColourPop Espresso Martini Ultra Blotted Lip ($9.00 for 0.1 oz.) is a muted, medium-dark rosy brown with cool undertones and cream finish with a subtle sheen.
- Semi-opaque, buildable coverage (slightly more pigmented than marketed)
- Lightweight, slightly thin, very fluid consistency
- Flexible after dry down but took 30-60 minutes for “diffused matte” finish
- Spread evenly and was fairly forgiving of lip texture/lip lines
- Long-wearing (4 hours)
FURTHER READING: Formula Overview for details on general performance and characteristics (like scent).
Top Dupes
- Jaclyn Cosmetics Independent (DC, $18.00).
- LORAC Tres Chic (LE, ).
- Propa Beauty Closer (P, $12.00).
- NARS Raiatea (LE, $25.00).
- MAC Whirl (P, $19.00).
- Tarte 5 O'Clock (P, $21.00).
- Pat McGrath She's Heaven (DC, $40.00).
- Bite Beauty Hard Cider (P, $24.00).
- ColourPop WYD (DC, $6.50).
- Tarte Siesta (P, $21.00).
Formula Overview
$9.00/0.1 oz. - $90.00 Per Ounce
The formula is supposed to have "medium coverage" that dries down to a "diffused matte finish" with "no cracking or flaking." Most of the shades had semi-opaque to opaque coverage, so they were more pigmented than marketed.
The texture was lightweight, thin, and very fluid (almost watery in a way, that being neither pro nor con!), which made it easy to spread across my lips and get an even application of product. I noticed that the formula was generally forgiving of lip texture/lip lines and didn't settle into my lip lines while drying down.
Most shades took 30 to 60 minutes before they were more matte, or else one could blot gently to achieve that diffused matte finish faster. Once the formula was mostly dried down, it remained flexible and comfortable to wear while feeling lightweight. I achieved four to five hours of wear and felt that the formula was non-drying over time. It had a subtle, sweet scent but no discernible taste.
Browse all of our ColourPop Ultra Blotted Lip swatches.
Ingredients
Isododecane, Octyldodecanol, Methyl Methacrylate Crosspolymer, Trimethylsiloxysilicate, Cyclopentasiloxane, Diisostearyl Malate, Polypropylsilsesquioxane, Silica, Disteardimonium Hectorite, Dimethicone Crosspolymer, C30-45 Alkyl Cetearyl Dimethicone Crosspolymer, Propylene Carbonate, Butyrospermum Parkii (Shea Butter), Tocopherol, Ethylhexyl Palmitate, Persea Gratissima (Avocado) Oil, Hydrogenated Vegetable Oil, Tribehenin, Sorbitan Isostearate, Palmitoyl Tripeptide-1. May Contain: Bismuth Oxychloride (CI 77163), Blue 1 Lake (CI 42090), Copper Powder (CI 77400), Iron Oxides (CI 77491, CI 77492, CI 77499), Manganese Violet (CI 77742), Mica (CI 77019), Red 6 (CI 15850), Red 7 (CI 15850), Red 7 Lake (CI 15850), Red 27 Lake (CI 45410), Red 28 Lake (CI 45410), Red 28 (CI 45410), Titanium Dioxide (CI 77891), Yellow 5 Lake (CI 19140), Yellow 6 Lake (CI 15985)
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.
Not as if I need any more lipsticks, that’s for sure! But, these are both really gorgeous, so they went on my WL anyway.
I quite like the Espresso Martini shade – lovely colour.
So Vintage is so pretty but I have a couple of close dupes or at least they look like it on my lips and they are very comfortable to wear. Probably my most used lip liner is MAC Nightmoth and I like to pair it with a couple of different lippies/glosses. I have paired it with Black Honey Gloss and my favorite pairing is with Rouge Bunny Rouge’s Sheer LIpstick in the shade, “Perfume of His Gaze”. Also my favorite shade name for a lippie. Anyway, paired they make a similar color as So Vintage and much more comfortable to wear.