Beauty Care: ColourPop Desert Aura & Mid-Century Glowing Lips Reviews & Swatches

Desert Aura

ColourPop Desert Aura Glowing Lip ($8.00 for 0.06 oz.) is a brighter, medium orange with moderate, warm undertones–not too yellow or red-based–paired with a lightly pearlized cream finish. There were slight streaks due to the amount of slip in the formula but it wasn’t noticeable from a normal viewing distance.

Medium to semi-opaque, buildable coverage
Creamy, almost melted during application
Lightweight, comfortable to wear, hydrating
Decent wear (3 to 4 hours on average)

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

Top Dupes

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Maybelline Electric Orange (DC, $7.99) is less shimmery, darker (90% similar).
Estee Lauder Out of Control (P, $32.00) is darker, cooler (90% similar).
Bobbi Brown Soft Coral (P, $37.00) is less shimmery, darker, cooler (85% similar).
Revlon Siren (P, $8.49) is less shimmery, darker (85% similar).
Charlotte Tilbury Happipeach (P, $34.00) is less shimmery, lighter, glossier (85% similar).
Chanel Corail Sanguin (848) (P, $55.00) is darker, cooler (80% similar).
Revlon Kiss Me Coral (P, $8.49) is less shimmery, darker (80% similar).

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Possible Dupes

These are likely to be very similar shades based on our duping algorithm.

Maybelline Tangy Tulip (960) (LE, $7.49).

Formula Overview

$8.00/0.06 oz. - $133.33 Per Ounce

The formula is supposed to have a "glowy" finish that is hydrating and gives buildable color with "buildable, glowy shine." They managed to feel more velvety and glide-on rather than melty and glossy, despite the end result having a moderate about of shine and glow. As a result, the formula was more like a balmy lipstick than a glossy lip balm.

The coverage ranged from semi-sheer to semi-opaque but were generally in the more medium, buildable range, which was in line with the brand's marketing. They were fruity in scent but had no discernible taste. The shades applied evenly, felt comfortable to wear, and typically lasted three to four hours with moderate hydrating.

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Ingredients

Polybutene, Brassica Campestris (rapeseed) Seed Oil, Ricinus Communis (castor) Seed Oil, Punica Granatum Sterols, C12-15 Alkyl Lactate, Diisostearyl Malate, Paraffin, Elaeis Guineensis (palm) Oil, Oleyl Lactate, Polyethylene, Synthetic Beeswax, Copernicia Cerifera (carnauba) Wax, Flavor, Hydrogenated Soybean Oil, Stearic Acid, Diethylhexyl Syringylidenemalonate, Butyrospermum Parkii (shea) Butter, Caprylyl Glycol, Tocopherol, Microcrystalline Wax, Phenoxyethanol, Cocoyl Hydrolyzed Collagen, Theobroma Cacao (cocoa) Seed Butter, Hexylene Glycol, Caprylic/capric Triglyceride, Argania Spinosa Kernel Oil, Saccharin, Fragaria Vesca (strawberry) Seed Oil, Prunus Armeniaca (apricot) Kernel Oil, Rubus Idaeus (raspberry) Seed Oil, Sambucus Nigra Seed Oil. May Contain: Iron Oxides (ci 77491, Ci 77492, Ci 77499), Red 6 (ci 15850), Red 7 Lake (ci 15850), Red 28 Lake (ci 45410), Red 40 Lake (ci 16035), Titanium Dioxide (ci 77891), Yellow 5 Lake (ci 19140).

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