Beauty Care: ColourPop Loyal Friend & Partner in Crime Fresh Kiss Lip Cremes Reviews & Swatches

Loyal Friend

ColourPop Loyal Friend Fresh Kiss Lip Crème ($8.00 for 0.24 oz.) is a light brown with moderate, warm undertones and a cream finish.

Opaque pigmentation in one layer
Smooth, creamy, spreadable
Applied evenly with minimal emphasis of lip lines
Long-wearing (4.5 hours), lightly hydrating

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

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Formula Overview

$8.00/0.24 oz. - $33.33 Per Ounce

The formula is supposed to be a "hybrid" product that has the "colour of a lipstick with the care of a lip balm" in a "creamy matte finish." They described the coverage as "buildable." They feature a flexible, doe-foot applicator that has a more rounded side and a more slanted, triangular side (the latter worked well for getting crisper lines of color).

The product had more semi-opaque to opaque coverage in a single pull of product, though one could certainly use just one side's worth of the applicator product to achieve sheerer, more buildable coverage if desired.

The consistency was mousse-like with an airy, velvety-smooth feel that made it easy to spread across my lips and kept it comfortable to wear. It wasn't clingy, but there was a bit of adhesion without tackiness, the kind I tend to find is present with more velvety, silicone-heavy formulas like this one.

It has a more cream-like finish that wears down to a soft matte finish after an hour or two. They don't have a full dry-down, so they are not transfer-resistant or ultra long-wearing. They lasted between four and six hours with deeper, more red-toned shades tending to last the longest and leaving behind light stains. They were lightly hydrating over time. There didn't appear to be a scent, and there was no taste.

They are much lighter-weight and less "wet" in feel going on initially compared to the brand's prior Ultra Satin formula. The Ultra Satin formula adhered more and was very long-wearing, and while not initially transfer-resistant, it was more transfer-resistant after an hour or two of wear.

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Ingredients

DIMETHICONE, BIS-DIGLYCERYL POLYACYLADIPATE-2, DIISOSTEARYL MALATE, DIMETHICONE CROSSPOLYMER, HYDROGENATED POLYISOBUTENE, PHENYL TRIMETHICONE, KAOLIN, DIMETHICONE/VINYL DIMETHICONE CROSSPOLYMER, HDI/TRIMETHYLOL HEXYLLACTONE CROSSPOLYMER , METHYL METHACRYLATE CROSSPOLYMER, SILICA, NYLON-12, PHENOXYETHANOL, DIETHYLHEXYL SYRINGYLIDENEMALONATE, PASSIFLORA EDULIS SEED OIL, TOCOPHEROL, CAPRYLIC/CAPRIC TRIGLYCERIDE. MAY CONTAIN: BLUE 1 LAKE (CI 42090), IRON OXIDES (CI 77491, CI 77492, CI 77499), RED 7 LAKE (CI 15850), RED 28 LAKE (CI 45410), TITANIUM DIOXIDE (CI 77891), YELLOW 6 LAKE (CI 15985).

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