Beauty Care: Kaleidos North & Echo Valley Cloud Lab Lip Clays Reviews & Swatches

North

Kaleidos North Cloud Lab Lip Clay ($12.00 for 0.08 oz.) is a light, almost peach-tinted brown with moderate, warm undertones and a satin finish. It had more fluidity to it than other shades and took about 15 minutes before it was more matte in finish.

Nearly opaque pigmentation
Smooth, airy, mousse-like feel
Spread evenly across my lips
Lightweight, comfortable
Long-wearing (4 hours), non-drying

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

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Formula Overview

$12.00/0.08 oz. - $150.00 Per Ounce

The formula is supposed to have a "cream-to-powder texture" that is "kiss-proof once set" with a "silky and weightless" feel on the lips. The brand didn't specifically make any claims about pigmentation in their description, but the promotional swatches included at the point of purchase show fully opaque coverage across the board.

They have a very lightweight, mousse-like texture that was very lightweight, velvety, and smooth with good spreadability. The applicator held a good amount of product without being too generous, as I did not feel like I had to wipe off excess. They took a few minutes to dry down, and the dry down time varied a little between some shades. They were forgiving of most lip texture and weren't too prone to emphasizing lip lines or settling into them.

Most shades had opaque color coverage in one layer of product. With deeper shades, two layers tended to be better for full, even coverage, despite the shades themselves being quite pigmented in a single layer, but they were more prone to spreading and diffusing unevenly. The shades tended to dry down within 15 minutes with some doing so within five minutes to a more transfer-resistant finish.

The formula wore between four and eight hours on me with deeper, reddish shades lasting longer and leaving subtle stains behind. They felt non-drying over time. I did not notice any scent or taste.

Browse all of our Kaleidos Cloud Lab Lip Clay swatches.

Ingredients

DIMETHICONE, ISODODECANE, SILICA, DIMETHICONE CROSSPOLYMER, POLYGLYCERYL-2 TRIISOSTEARATE, KAOLIN, VINYL DIMETHICONE/METHICONE SILSESQUIOXANE CROSSPOLYMER, DIISOSTEARYL MALATE, BIS-DIGLYCERYL POLYACYLADIPATE-2, TRICALCIUM PHOSPHATE, DISTEARDIMONIUM HECTORITE, TRIBEHENIN, VP/HEXADECENE COPOLYMER, CETYL PEG/PPG-10/1 DIMETHICONE, SORBITAN ISOSTEARATE, PROPYLENE CARBONATE, POLYHYDROXYSTEARIC ACID, MICA, TOCOPHERYL ACETATE, ETHYLHEXYL PALMITATE, ISOPROPYL MYRISTATE, ISOSTEARIC ACID, LECITHIN, TRIETHOXYCAPRYLYLSILANE, DEHYDROACETIC ACID, POLYGLYCERYL-2 DIISOSTEARATE, POLYGLYCERYL-3 POLYRICINOLEATE, FRAGRANCE (PARFUM), TITANIUM DIOXIDE (CI 77891 ), IRON OXIDES (CI 77492, CI 77491, CI 77499), YELLOW 6 LAKE (CI 15985), BLUE 1 LAKE(CI 42090), YELLOW 5 LAKE (CI 19140), Red 7 Lake (CI 15850).

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.

North

PPermanent. $12.00.

A-

Product

9.5

Pigmentation

Texture

8.5

Longevity

Application

91%

Total

Echo Valley

Kaleidos Echo Valley Cloud Lab Lip Clay ($12.00 for 0.08 oz.) is a light-medium, more neutral-toned brown with rosier undertones paired with a mostly matte finish.

Opaque pigmentation
Smooth, airy, mousse-like feel
Spread evenly across my lips
Lightweight, comfortable
Long-wearing (5 hours), non-drying

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

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Formula Overview

$12.00/0.08 oz. - $150.00 Per Ounce

The formula wore between four and eight hours on me with deeper, reddish shades lasting longer and leaving subtle stains behind. They felt non-drying over time. I did not notice any scent or taste.

Browse all of our Kaleidos Cloud Lab Lip Clay swatches.

Ingredients

DIMETHICONE, ISODODECANE, SILICA, DIMETHICONE CROSSPOLYMER, KAOLIN, POLYGLYCERYL-2 TRIISOSTEARATE, VINYL DIMETHICONE/METHICONE SILSESQUIOXANE CROSSPOLYMER, DIISOSTEARYL MALATE, BIS-DIGLYCERYL POLYACYLADIPATE-2, TRICALCIUM PHOSPHATE, DISTEARDIMONIUM HECTORITE, TRIBEHENIN, VP/HEXADECENE COPOLYMER, CETYL PEG/PPG-10/1 DIMETHICONE, SORBITAN ISOSTEARATE, PROPYLENE CARBONATE, ISONONYL ISONONANOATE, ETHYLENE/PROPYLENE/STYRENE COPOLYMER, POLYHYDROXYSTEARIC ACID, MICA, TOCOPHERYL ACETATE, ETHYLHEXYL PALMITATE, ISOPROPYL MYRISTATE, ISOSTEARIC ACID, LECITHIN, TRIETHOXYCAPRYLYLSILANE, DEHYDROACETIC ACID, SORBITAN OLEATE, POLYGLYCERYL-3 POLYRICINOLEATE, FRAGRANCE (PARFUM), BIS-PEG-15 DIMETHICONE/IPDI COPOLYMER, ISOPROPYL TITANIUM TRIISOSTEARATE, PEG-2 SOYAMINE, TITANIUM DIOXIDE (CI 77891 ), IRON OXIDES (CI 77492, CI 77491, CI 77499).