Beauty Care: 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).

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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)

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So Vintage

PPermanent. $9.00.

B+

8.5

Product

Pigmentation

8.5

Texture

8.5

Longevity

4.5

Application

89%

Total

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.