Beauty Care: ColourPop Caftan & First Bite Glossy Lip Stains Reviews & Swatches

Caftan

ColourPop Caftan Glossy Lip Stain ($8.00 for 0.21 oz.) is a brighter, medium-dark red with warm undertones and a high-shine, glossy finish.

Medium, somewhat buildable coverage
Water-like initially, then slightly thicker with minimal tackiness
Spread somewhat evenly but give it a few seconds to thicken, then even out, slight settling into lip liknes
Longer-wearing (five to six hours, only lightly staining), hydrating

FURTHER READING: Formula Overview for details on general performance and characteristics (like scent).

Top Dupes

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MAC Fortune Red (LE, $21.00) is lighter, cooler, less glossy (90% similar).
Fenty Beauty Fruit Snackz (P, $19.00) is darker, cooler (85% similar).
Pat McGrath Blood 2 (P, $30.00) is darker, cooler (85% similar).
Bobbi Brown Rock and Red (P, $27.00) is darker, cooler (85% similar).
Chanel Romance (784) (LE, $30.00) is cooler (85% similar).

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Formula Overview

$8.00/0.21 oz. - $38.10 Per Ounce

It's supposed to have the "long-lasting powers of a lip stain" with the "shine of a gloss" paired with "medium to buildable coverage" that is "non-drying." The initial texture was almost watery, overly spreadable (and the applicator often picked up more product than necessary, so take care during application) but dried down to a more satiny shine that was less glossy and more like a satin lipstick with some translucency.

The initial shine wore off within two hours, so it looked like a true satin finish--this was true of doing nothing or just taking a drink of a glass as it wasn't transfer-resistant. The stain did not power through a meal and tended to leave a very strong ring around the edges of my lips as it wore away so quickly while eating. Left to its own devices, most shades wore around six hours with a faint stain left behind.

It had medium, buildable coverage but quickly built to more semi-opaque coverage without an official second layer (just going back and forth to get an even layer of product). A couple of shades were truer to medium and others were more semi-opaque from the first layer.

There didn't seem to be any added fragrance nor taste while worn.

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Ingredients

Caftan

LELimited Edition. $8.00.

A-

8.5

Product

Pigmentation

8.5

Texture

9.5

Longevity

Application

90%

Total

First Bite #2

ColourPop First Bite #2 Glossy Lip Stain ($8.00 for 0.21 oz.) is a light-medium coral with moderate, warm undertones that leaned slightly more orange paired with a glossy finish.

Medium, somewhat buildable coverage
Water-like initially, then slightly thicker with minimal tackiness
Spread somewhat evenly but give it a few seconds to thicken, then even out with slight product in deeper lip lines
Longer-wearing (five to six hours, only lightly staining), hydrating

FURTHER READING: Formula Overview for details on general performance and characteristics (like scent).