Pass or Purchase 2021 Episode 2 : ColourPop

Hey doll hey!!! How’s your day/night going? Great I hope. I’m very much still in a world of pain.

I spent the little bit of energy I had decluttering makeup whilst I was going over this year’s makeup inventory (I’ll be doing a rapid fire declutter post soon.)

I decided to release my newest episode of Purchase and Pass since I had a lot of time on my hands since I’m not doing my makeup today.

The first episode is titled Pass or Purchase 2021 Episode 1 : Makeup Revolution and BH Cosmetics

If you have been reading my blog for any length of time than you know about my love for this brand. They are great quality at reasonable prices and almost always knock it out of the park for me.

ColourPop has released many new collections lately (something they are known for).

Valentine’s Day collections Love Me Love Me Not 🌟

There are 2 value sets: (from left to right and up and down )

The collection is offered in 2 value sets and as individual items….

• The first value set is called Love Me Not, retails for $114 and has a value of $121. The full Valentine’s Day collection set includes all 3 new 5-pan palettes, 3 blush compacts, the Pink Heart Face Stamp, the Heart to Heart Hand Mirror, the All Nighter Mini Fourth Ray Skincare Kit, and SOL Body Pink Truffle Shimmering Dry Oil and Face & Body Highlighter.

• The second value set is called Love Me, retails for 70 and has a value of $77. This makeup collection set includes all 3 5-pan eyeshadow palettes, 3 blush compacts, the Pink Heart Face Stamp, and the Heart to Heart Hand Mirror. 

Both of the value sets are a PASS for me. I don’t need that much pink and red themed makeup and there are some things offered that I’m just not interested in.

Other Sets Offered: (from left to right and up and down )

• All Nighter Mini Skincare Kit, retails for $24 making each item offered $6 a piece. It’s billed as the perfect on-the-go skincare kit for your next all nighter! Includes nourishing Rose essentials in the cutest travel bag. Includes our Rose Overnight Lip Mask for super soft lips by morning, AM to the PM Gel Cleanser to wash away dirt & impurities first thing in the AM, Rose Face Milk to soften, nourish, & moisturize dry, tired skin, and Fresh AF Energizing Mist to awaken & refresh skin after a long night.

I’m very particular with my skincare and have worked very hard to curate the perfect for me regimen, this set is a PASS for me.

• Through the Phone Eye & Cheek Set, retails for $18.50 and has a value of $20 making each item $9.25. This set is billed as being able to create a flirty hot pink look with the 143 Palette and complete your look with a warm true pink blush. 

Darn it I really love both of them but I don’t want anymore palettes with pressed glitters and this set is currently sold out anyway… even if it wasn’t this would still be a PASS.

• Love Letter Eye & Cheek Set, retails for $18.50 and has a value of $20 making each item $9.25 each. This set is billed as being able to create the perfect romantic look with warm pink eyes and burnt red blush.

Darn it I wish I would have been quicker at purchasing from this collection. This set is sadly out of stock however if it was available it would be a 100% PURCHASE for me. With a light hand that blush would make a stunning kissed by the sun shade to the cheeks.

• Double Truffle Sol Body Oil & Highlighter set, retails for $18.50 and has a value of $20 making each item $9.25. This set is billed as the Pink Truffle duo with pale baby pink glow with gold shimmers that complete your romantic look. 

I’m not into body shimmers at all even though I do think that the swatches I have seen of both products are beautiful however for me this is a PASS.

There are a few eyeliners offered, 1 of which is a repromoted item : (from left to right and up and down )

• Pink Heart Face Stamp, retails for $8 and is billed as Super long-wearing QT Mark Face Stamps deliver the perfect true warm pink stamp that lasts.

I’m not a fan of face stamps. ColourPop offers 3 matte black face stamps, a 1/2 moon, a star and a heart but I’m just the wrong demographic for this trend. This stamp is a PASS for me.

• BFF Liquid Liner in the shade Ducky (bright bubblegum pink), retails for $8 and is billed as an ultra-fine felt tip liquid eyeliner that delivers intense pigmentation in one easy swipe.

I purchased 2 of their liquid liners and they are just a mess. They don’t go on even, they streak, they are no where pigmented enough and you have to layer up to get a solid payoff which causes them to crack, it’s a hard PASS for me.

• BFF Liquid Liner in the shade Try Me (bright red) repromote, retails for $8 and is billed as an ultra-fine felt tip liquid eyeliner that delivers intense pigmentation in one easy swipe.

I own this shade. It’s beautiful in the swatch but again it is steaky, not very pigmented and cracks. I wish I never purchased it but will continue to try and make it work because the shade is stunning.

The Individual Items In This Collection

The Eyeshadow Palettes In This Collection: (from left to right and up and down )

Each palette retails for $10 and has (5) .03 ounce pans making them $2.00 per shade.

Swak is billed as a nude pink 5-pan palette with a mix of sparkling metallics and rich mattes to create the perfect date night look.  The shades are: besos: metallic pale gold with pink pinpoints, smooch: sequin matte pinky nude with pink and gold pinpoints, xx: metallic pinky rose gold, canoodle: deep matte rose and mack*: deep matte red.

This is a freaking stunning palette and I have nothing like it. It would create a sophisticated Valentine’s Day look and yet is still versatile enough that it can be worn on a date night as well. This is a 100 % PURCHASE for me.

Melt 4 U is billed as a warm pink 5-pan palette is sweeter than a box of chocolate! Create the sweetest looks with a mix of metallic and matte shadows perfect for your everyday look. The shades are: bonbon: metallic soft peachy pink, sweetie: matte yellow pink, dipped: metallic pink with a gold shift, ganache: sequin matte mid-tone warm pink with pinpoints of hot pink and gold pearl and dutch*: matte warm rose.

Whilst the palette as a whole is very stunning I have shade that resemble the first 3 so I can not justify purchasing this palette just for the last 2 shades. Sadly this one is a PASS for me.

143 is billed as a hot pink 5-pan shadow palette. Let this mixed finish palette spell it out for you, you’ll love the rich pops of color, iridescent glitter, and vibrant metallics. The shade are: aww: metallic pale baby pink, qt*: matte cool toned soft pink, my boo*: pressed glitter pale baby pink with opalescent rainbow glitter flecks, loml*: sequin matte sparkle cool hot pink with hot pink and silver pearl, luv*: metallic fuchsia.

Here we go again… another useless pressed glitter in an other wise stunning palette! If that 3rd shade was anything other than a pressed glitter I would be all over this palette… but since it is this palette is a PASS for me. (I have changed my mind about this palette, I left my original thought about it because that’s how I felt in the moment however, I watched a TikTok where this palette was used and they used NYX Glitter Glue before applying the pressed glitter and not only did it apply more uniformly but it did not have any fall out…. I change my mind this is a 100 % PURCHASE for me.)

The lippies in this collection: (from left to right and up and down )

• Lux Gloss in the shade Check In (warm mauve with a silver sheen), retails for $8 and is billed as cushiony soft lip gloss delivers obsession worthy shine and hydrates lips with the best feel-good antioxidants for your best looking lips.

AS you can see in the picture this is super milky and pale, to me makes the lips look like you are oxygen deprived, hard PASS for me.

• Lippie Stix in the shade Red Pocket (true red) repromote shade, retails for $7 and is billed as one swipe pigmentation in a blur finish in a super creamy and comfortable formula loaded with skin-loving ingredients like shea butter and Vitamin E.

I love a good red lippie! The swatches of this shade are amazing and is a 100% PURCHASE for me.

• Lippie Stix in the shade Fizz Pop (cotton candy pink) repromote shade, retails for $7 and is billed as one swipe pigmentation in a blur finish in a super creamy and comfortable formula loaded with skin-loving ingredients like shea butter and Vitamin E.

This shade looks stunning on every skin tone! It’s the perfect pink shade for Spring/Summer and is the epitome of Valentine’s Day… this is a 100% PURCHASE for me.

• So Juicy Plumping Gloss in the shade Fly Like Me (cool toned baby pink with hot pink pinpoints), retails for $8 and is billed as your lips but bigger. This hydrating, plumping lip gloss creates fuller looking lips with the ultimate glassy, high shine finish.

This is another super milky and pale shade that just doesn’t do anyone justice. It’s a hard PASS for me.

• So Juicy Plumping Lip Gloss in the shade Princess Cut (clear) repromote, retails for $8 and is billed as a hydrating, plumping lip gloss creates fuller looking lips with the ultimate glassy, high shine finish.

I’m curious to see if this gloss ACTUALLY plumps the lips. It’s clear so can be used with any lip combo. It’s a PURCHASE for me.

The cheek products in this collection: (from left to right and up and down ) All 3 blushes are billed as brightening your complexion with the perfect natural flush of colour in a soft and buildable powder blush and all retail for $10

• LUV Me Not (burnt red) is a stunning color and I’m so sad I missed this launch. I put myself on the waitlist … it’s a PURCHASE for me … if it ever comes back in stock.
• My Type (warm true pink) is pretty but just not the right shade of pink for me… it’s a PASS
• Kiss N’ Tell (mid-tone peachy nude) is pretty and I would love to own it but again it’s out of stock and I did put myself on the waitlist… it’s a PURCHASE if it ever comes back in stock.

The non makeup related items in this collection are: (from left to right and up and down )

• Falsies Faux Lashes in the style Lover (repromote style), retails for $8 and is billed as cute and coy, and adds the perfect amount of volume. These 100% cruelty free, faux mink falsies look perfect with any look.

I love their falsies they are really great quality. I think I might even have this style in my stash… if not this style is a little to subtle for me so this style is a PASS.

• Crystal Face Jewels in the style MIXED, retails for $7 for 30 gems and is billed as being a shining star (or heart) with this sheet of Crystal Face Jewels! Customize your look with a mix of iridescent stars, hearts, and gems! Each jewel is self-adhesive and reusable! Everybody’s starry eyed for this cute rhinestone set!

This is a PASS for me. It’s juvenile, I remember when these sticky gems use to be used as earrings for those of us who didn’t have piercing’s.

• Heart to Heart Hand Mirror , retails for $9 and has the Dimensions: 6.1 x 0.88 x 8.17 inches and is billed a sweet hand mirror! This new mirror is the perfect addition to your vanity, with its baby pink exterior, cute matching logo, and heart-shaped mirror on the front. 

I already have a hand mirror so this one is a PASS for me.

• Falsies Faux Lashes in the style Queenie (repromote), retails for $8 and is billed as feel like royalty in these faux mink false lashes! 100% synthetic fibers are soft, lightweight, and flared to elongate the eyes and create the perfect cat eye!

I have this style in my collection it’s super flirty and adds a pop to any eye look. If I didn’t have 3 pairs it would be a PURCHASE for me.

The Animal Crossing Collection: 🌟

There are 8 Value Sets : (from left to right and up and down ) *there is no savings in purchasing the sets, all the sets retail at full price.

• Full Collection Set, retails for $125 and is billed as complete collection of the ColourPop x Animal Crossing™: New Horizons Collab! The collection includes all 4 mini 4-pan palettes inspired by your favorite Animal Crossing characters like Tom Nook, Timmy & Tommy, Isabelle, the Sable Sisters, and Blathers & Celeste! Get yummy island fruits in 3 Mini Lip Tint Duos, the prettiest flower inspired Blush Compacts, a new shade of our iconic Super Shock Shadow, and shine in gold with Billionaire Glitter Gel! Includes an exclusive sticker sheet featuring some of our favorite islanders!

I never got into the whole Animal Crossing crazy so I didn’t bother with this collections. I think it’s a well thought out collection however this is a PASS for me.

• So Fruitful Lip Tint Mini Kit Set retails for $36 and is billed as 3 brand new Mini Lip Tint Duos inspired by the island fruits! This set includes Fruit Baskets, Fruit Roots, and Pick of the Bunch Duos.

I’ve never tried their lip tints and would have liked to try this set because I like every shade. Sadly they are out of stock. I did put myself on the waiting list so if they come back in stock it’s a PURCHASE for me.

• Fruit Basket Lip Tint Kit, retails for $12 and is billed as nourishing shine and a sheer hint of color, featuring the shades Juicy Apple and Cherry Cherry!

Again this is a PURCHASE if I can’t get my hands on the full set and this one comes in stock first.

• Fruit Roots Lip Tint Kit, retails for $12 and is billed as a peachy Mini Lip Tints that feature the shades Peach Surprise and Orange Cutie!

Again this is a PURCHASE if I can’t get my hands on the full set and this one comes in stock first.

• Pick of the Bunch Lip Tint Kit, retails for $12 and is billed as a nude Mini Lip Tints feature the shades Coconut Juice and Incom-pear-able!

Once again this is a PURCHASE if I can’t get my hands on the full set and this one comes in stock first.

• It’s Raining Treasure Eye & Glitter Set, retails for $17 and is billed as adding some glimmering gold to your look with Billionaire Glitterally Obsessed Glitter Gel and Balloon Pop Super Shock Shadow!

I love their super shock formula but I freaking HATE glitter. This is a hard PASS for me.

• Garden Wagon Pressed Powder Blush Set, retails for $24 and is billed as the prettiest blushes to complete your DIY look! This set includes Flower Power and Flower Tender Blush Compacts inspired by our fave island blooms.

I like only 1 of the blushes so the set would be a PASS for me.

• True Friends Eyeshadow Set, retails for $48 and is billed as featuring 4 brand new 4-pan eyeshadow palettes. Create a complete look inspired by your fave characters or mix and match them for your very own DIY look!

All 4 packets are so cute and the color stories are beautiful! Damn it why did I miss this!!! I put myself on the wait list and this is most definitely a PURCHASE for me.

The Individual Items In This Collection:

The Eyeshadow Palettes: (from left to right and up and down ) Each retail for $12 for a 4 pan palette making each shade $3, each palette features a matte, a sequin matte, a metallic and a pressed glitter. I hate glitter but these palettes are so cute and I just learned of a way to make glitters work for me so I might be changing my mind about this while press glitter thing.

• Labelle of the Ball is billed as a 4-pan palette features fun lavender and purples in a range of finishes to create a look that’s always on trend with the main characters being the Able Sisters. The shade are: able sisters: pastel lavender with multidimensional shift – metallic, tailors ticket: eggplant with teal duochrome flip – sequin matte, custom design: pastel lilac with silver pearl – metallic, serene sable*: midtone plum – matte.

This little palette is super cute and the shades pair so well together…. this is PURCHASE for me and I am on the waiting list.

• Five Star Island is billed as a new palette featuring Isabelle, our favorite island assistant! This 4-pan palette is full of pastel pinks and a pop of yellow in a range of finishes to create the sweetest look. The shades are: isabelle: pastel yellow – metallic, island tune*: peachy pink – matte, island designer: true pink with multidimensional glitters – pressed glitter and resident rep.: midtone rose with gold and hot pink pearl – sequin matte

I love how there is a range of color in such a tiny palette, I put myself on the waitlist and it’s a PURCHASE for me.

• What a Hoot is billed as our favorite brother and sister duo, Blathers and Celeste! This 4-pan palette features warm nudes in a range of finishes to create a look fit for exploring your island and night sky. The shades are: meteor shower: opalescent gold glitter – pressed glitter, celestial*: neutral peach with hot pink pinpoints – sequin matte, all aflutter: true copper with gold pinpoints – metallic and who!: warm red brown – matte

This is a great little nuetral palette. 100 % a PURCHASE for me.

• Nook Inc. is billed as being inspired by Tom Nook and the adorable Timmy and Tommy, this palette features a range of finishes from matte, metallic, and Pressed Glitter to create a look that’s perfect for a fierce island adventure! The shades are: yes, yes!: vibrant mint – metallic, made in the shade: sage mint with silver pinpoints – sequin matte, ceo: pastel mint with multidimensional glitters – pressed glitter and water landing: deep teal – matte.

WOOO baby, that teal shade is life!! I would purchase any palette with that shade in it. This is another waitlist item for me and a 100% PURCHASE for me.

The Blush Singles: (from left to right and up and down ) Both retail for $12 and are billed as the perfect natural flush of colour in a soft and buildable powder blush.

• Flower Tender is a vibrant coral with gold pinpoints.

I mean… come on it’s a CORAL … of course it’s a PURCHASE for me… sadly I’m on the waitlist.

• Flower Power is a pinky lilac with silver pinpoints.

It’s pretty but not my cup of tea… it’s a PASS for me.

The Wild Child Collection: 🌟

There are 6 Value Sets: (from left to right and up and down )

• The full collection retails for $59 and is valued at $67 (making each item’s value $6.56) and is billed as a rich chocolate collection! The full set includes the Wild Child Palette, 3 new Lippie Stix, 3 new Super Shock Shadows, and 2 new Blush Compacts.

I don’t really like either of the blushes and 2 of the super shock shadows so the full set is a PASS for me.

• The Wildest Dreams Eye Set retails for $28 and is valued at $32 (making each item’s value $7) and is billed as the perfect rich neutral eye look with our newest 9-pan palette Wild Child and 3 new shades of our iconic Super Shock Shadows!

I just don’t see me using 2 of the super shock shadows so this is a PASS for me.

• The Animal Instinct Eye & Lip Set retails for $30 and has a value of $33 (making each item’s value $7.50) and is billed as having rich pigmentation and brand new shades that create the perfect full face look! This set includes our newest 9-pan palette, Wild Child, and 3 new shades of our Crème Lippie Stix.

I love everything except 1 shade of the lippie stix and since the lippie stix in this bundle are valued at a higher price point than their core lippie stix are (even though the palette is valued at a lower price point) I just can’t see myself purchasing this set… it’s a PASS for me.

• Passport Ready Pressed Powder Blush Set is retailed $14 and has a value of $18 (making each blush’s value $7) and is billed as  rich new blush compacts that create the perfect vacay glow! This set includes Jet Set and Trippin’ Pressed Powder Blush Compacts.

These shades are not what I’m in the market for… they would only work as a bronzer on me and I’m just not ready to purchase anymore bronzer so this set is a PASS for me.

The Individual Items In This Collection

• The Wild Child Palette retails for $14 for 9 pans making it $1.56 each shade … cheaper than their single shadows. It’s billed as new a 9-pan rich warm chocolate monochromatic palette featuring perfect rich chocolate browns in multiple finishes. The shades are: #spotted: warm mid-tone brown – matte, fierce: soft copper – metallic, ground crew: deep terracotta – matte, close up: warm chocolate – metallic, lashes*: chocolate glitter with pinpoints of silver and copper – pressed glitter, grasslands: deep brown with silver an gold pearl – sequin matte, herd to get: chocolate cherry – matte, icon: dark chocolate – metallic and feisty: blackened plummy brown – matte

This palette is GORGOUS! It’s missing a brow bone shade but I guess that wouldn’t really go with the theme of the pallet and with a palette this amazing I don’t mind at all… it’s a PURCHASE for me. It’s a neutral girls dream palette.

The Super Shock Shadows: Each one retails for $6 and is billed as the revolutionary crème-powder eyeshadow, famous for its unique bouncy texture, delivers bold colour & fine glitter in one swipe without creasing, fading or fallout.

• Run Wild – soft bronze with pinpoints of silver, purple, and gold pinpoints

Pretty as an inner corner highlight or a subtle wash of color on the mobile lids…. stunning, it’s a PURCHASE for me.

• Basic Instinct – blackened copper

I’m not really a fan of the shade but it’s pretty. It’s a PASS for me.

• Free Reign – deep chocolate with gold & purple pinpoints

This shade is just strange to me chocolate with purple pinpoints just makes it look muddy…. it’s a hard PASS for me.

The Lippie Stix: Each retails for $7 and are billed as one swipe pigmentation in a melt-on-your-lips crème finish in a super comfortable formula loaded with skin-loving ingredients like shea butter and Vitamin E.

• Brat Pack – mid-tone pinky nude

This is a pretty shade I love a good brownie nude and that’s how this one swatches… it’s a PURCHASE for me… I just love the lippie stix formula.

• Sassy – rich plummy brown

This one swatches more of a caramel color than a plummy brown – I don’t like it personally so it’s a hard PASS for me.

• Oh Behave – rich chocolate cherry

This is such a vampy shade it’s a stunner!!! 100% PURCHASE for me.

The Pressed Powder Blush – each retail for $9 and are billed as the perfect natural flush of colour in a soft and buildable powder blush.

• Jet Set – mid-tone warm brown with gold pearl

This shade would be a great winter bronzer for me, however I have heaps of bronzers and this one isn’t unique enough for me to want it as part of my collections … it’s a PASS for me.

• Trippin’ – rich chocolate brown

A great reddish brown bronzer shade perfect for summer but I just don’t need it in my collection … it’s a PASS for me.

The Cloud Spun Collection: 🌟

This collection comes with 6 value sets: (from left to right and up and down )

• The Full Cloud Spun Collection retails for $75 with a value of $101 (making each item’s value $6.25) and is billed as a pastel pink collection is sweeter than candy! The set includes the sell-out hit Cloud Spun Palette, Candy Floss Super Shock Highlighter, 2 new Pressed Powder Blush Compact, 3 new Lippie Stix, 3 new So Juicy Glosses, and 2 Crème Gel Liners.

I very seldom purchase a full collection because there are almost always things within the collection that I’m not interested in. I don’t like the the highlighter and I’m not needing any more glosses so this was an easy PASS for me.

• Oh So Sweet Eye & Cheek Set retails for $24 with a value of $32 (making each item’s value $8) and is billed as the pink palette and blush set will give you a sugar rush.

I already own the palette but I really love the blushes… sadly this is a PASS since I already own the palette.

• Candy Stripes Shadow Palette Set retails for $20 with a value of $28 (making each item’s value $6.67) and is billed as the perfectly pink shadow palette and liner set is oh so sweet! This set includes the Cloud Spun Palette and 2 pink Crème Gel Liners.

I don’t really like either of the liners and I own the palette already so this set is a PASS for me

• Taffy Swirls Pressed Powder Blush Set retails for $14 and has a value of $18 (making each item’s value $7) and is billed as being able to add the perfect pink flush to your look with these two matte pink blush compacts!

I love both these shades and really want them as part of my collections since I don’t own very many pink blushes. I did sign up for the waitlist and if they come back in stock it’s a definite PURCHASE for me.

• Gummy Yummy Crème Gel Liner Set retails for $10 and has a value of $14 (making each item’s value $5) and is billed as that yummy with our best selling Crème Gel Liners! This set includes OG favorite, Boots and brand new pastel pink shade, Fluffie!

I don’t care for either of the shades so this was an easy PASS for me.

• Candy Melts Lippie Stix Set retails for $18 and has a value of $21 (making item’s value $$6) and is billed as Candy coated dreams! Get 3 new Crème finish Lippie Stix in the prettiest pinks to complement your cotton candy loo

This set has 2 repromotes in it so this again is an easy PASS for me.

The Individual Items In This Collection

• Cloud Spun 9 Pan Palette retails for $14 (making it $1.56 per shade) is billed as a baby pink palette that is sweeter than candy! Featuring a perfect mix of Super Shock, Pressed Glitter, matte and metallic finishes and a range of pinks to create the sweetest looks!  The shades are: chicle: iridescent light pink with hot pink flecks – super shock shadow, cotton cloud: pale blush pink – metallic, candy fluff: baby pink – matte, pixie stick: mid-tone pink – metallic, flossy: cotton candy pink with multidimensional glitters – pressed glitter, pillow mint: coral pink – matte, turkish delight: rosey pink – matte, glow pop: true pink – metallic and bonbon: hot pink – matte

I already PURCHASED this palette. It’s super flirty and soft and a great addition to my collection.

• Candy Floss Super Shock Highlighter (icy silver with warm pink pinpoints) retails for $10 and is billed as their famous Super Shock formula has a bouncy texture that creates the ultimate glow. It’s buildable, blendable, and so buttery soft.

I like the super shock formula but this shade is just too icy for my makeup aesthetic, it’s a PASS for me.

The Blushes both retail for $9 and are both billed as being able to brighten your complexion with the perfect natural flush of colour in a soft and buildable powder blush.

• Take the Cake – vibrant pink

This shade is so pretty! I want it so bad but … sadly it’s sold out …. I did join the waitlist and will PURCHASE if it comes back in stock.

• Truffle Shuffle – midtone rose pink

This shade is pretty but a little to muted for me. I like my pinks to be vibrant and really pop… it’s a PASS for me.

The Liners In This Collection are: both retail for $7 and are billed as the same pigmentation and long-lasting, transfer-proof wear of our Crème Gel Colour Eyeliner in a pencil!

• Boots BFF Crème Gel Liner – true hot pink (repromote shade)

I like hot pink but this shade leans more berry than hot pink so it’s a PASS for me.

• Fluffie BFF Crème Gel Liner – pastel pink

I’ve already purchased several shades of light and pastel pink liners and am not currently in the market for a new one so this is a PASS for me.

The Lippies In This Collection: There are 3 Lippie Stix (each retails for $7 and are billed as one swipe pigmentation in a melt-on-your-lips crème finish in a super comfortable formula loaded with skin-loving ingredients like shea butter and Vitamin E.) and 3 So Juicy Plumping Lip Glosses (each retails for $8 and is billed as our lips but bigger. This hydrating, plumping lip gloss creates fuller looking lips with the ultimate glassy, high shine finish)

• Fizzy Pop – cotton candy pink (repromote shade)

This shade is also offered as part of the Valentine’s Collection, it’s super pretty and I have already PURCHASED it. (I purchased it today whilst making this post)

• Caramella – pale baby pink

This is a cute way to get a nude look with a pop of color to it… it’s just too pale for my liking so it’s a PASS for me.

• Dreamsicle – midtone pink

This shade swatches more lavender than pink and I don’t like lavender shades on the lips so it’s a PASS for me.

• Candy Coated – baby pink with silver flecks

Once again I do not like milky, frosted and pale shades on the lips … this is a hard PASS

• Jaw Breaker – hot pink with bright pink flecks

I like the shade but I don’t like glitter on my lips, too scratchy and textured for me this is a PASS

• Big Chew – cotton candy pink with hot pink flecks

Another pretty shade but it has glitter so it’s a PASS for me.

The Raw Beauty Kristi Collection

*I have to say that this was one of those collections I was SUPER excited for. I absolutely ADORE Raw Beauty Kristi!!! Sadly I wasn’t fast enough to get my hands on anything and I’m currently on the waitlist.

• The Full Collection Set : Retails for $82 with a value of $87 (making each item in the set a value of $8.20) and does not have a billed as tag line.

I only really want 5 of the 10 items sold in this set and so it wouldn’t be a value for me so the full collection set is s PASS for me.

The Individual Items in This Collection:

• At Forrest Sight Palette retails for $20 for a 12 pan palette (making it $ 1.67 each shade) is billed as inspired by the Pacific Northwest, Kristi created this palette to capture her love for her home state! With rich mattes in a range of marigold, olive and chocolate to create dimension and magical metallics to highlight your look, create Kristi’s signature looks grounded in the PNW. The shades are: puffball: mid-tone yellow brown – matte, chanterelle: muted marigold – matte, rainier: terracotta – matte, old growth: muted warm pink – matte, evergreen: olive – metallic, west coast: yellow gold – metallic, homegrown: chocolate brown – matte, amanita*: rich merlot – matte, fiddlehead: olive – matte, emerald city: deep teal – matte, pnw: navy – matte and let it rain: black with copper pinpoints – sequin matte.

This palette is sublime! Kristi did a wonderful job and curating an amazingly sophisticate yet sultry color story! There isn’t a brow bone shade but I don’t even care about that with how special this palette it! Sadly I’m on the waiting list and when it comes back in stock it is a 100% PURCHASE for me.

The Super Shock Shadows : Each retails for $7 and is billed as a revolutionary crème-powder eyeshadow, famous for its unique bouncy texture, delivers bold colour & fine glitter in one swipe without creasing, fading or fallout.

• Olympic – cool ivory with silver pinpoints

This is a pretty shade! perfect for inner corner highlights and subtle washes of color on the mobile lid. It would even be cute as a topper over a deeper shade. Were I in the market for single shadows this would be a PURCHASE.

• Like a Moss – metallic golden olive

I don’t really like this color for me. It feels to murky for me. It’s a PASS.

• Camp Fire – metallic orange with silver and gold pinpoints

Such a pretty way to represent orange… it’s a very fall weather shade…. Were I in the market for single shadows this would be a PURCHASE.

• Mycelium – pale gold with silver and gold pinpoints

Such soft and demure shade. Perfect for an all over wash of color, an inner corner highlight, could be used as a face highlight as well… Were I in the market for single shadows this would be a PURCHASE.

The BFF Crème Gel Liner Pencils : Each retails for $7 and are billed as The same pigmentation and long-lasting, transfer-proof wear of our Crème Gel Colour Eyeliner in a pencil!

• Spare Thyme – matte forest green

ooof!!! This green on brown eyes would be heaven! It’s such a pretty sage green… not really a forest green…. it’s a PURCHASE for me if it ever comes back into stock.

• Marigold – matte marigold

I don’t find myself ever really needing a yellow liner … I do have 1 yellow liner in my innovatory but I don’t need more than that… it’s a PASS.

• Woodsy – mid-tone warm brown

This brown is a very unique shade… I’ve never come across another shade similar to this… It’s a PURCHASE for me.

The Lux Glosses : each retail for $9 and are billed as cushiony soft lip gloss delivers obsession worthy shine and hydrates lips with the best feel-good antioxidants for your best looking lips.

• Wildflower – soft pinky nude

I wish this shade had more pigment because the shade in the picture above is so pretty but on the swatches there is barely any pigment… it’s a PASS.

• Glacier – icy ivory with silver pinpoints

Again, this shade barely has any pigment and I’m just not in the market for another clear lip gloss so this is a PASS.

The 2021 Lunar New Year Collections:

The Value Sets:

• 2021 Full Lunar New Year Collection retails for $68 with a value of $82 (making each item $8.50) and is billed as 2 new curated palettes in exclusive Lunar New Year packaging. This set also includes the Light My Firecracker Lippie Stix Kit, Lantern Fest Super Shock Highlighter, a new shade of SOL Mini Shimmering Dry Oil, and Fourth Ray Beauty Vanilla Pearl Lip Mask.

This collection isn’t really up my ally there are a few this I think are pretty but nothing that really stands out to me … the whole collection is a PASS for me but I will list the whole collection so that you can see it.

• The Lunar the Better Shadow Palette Set retails for $26 for 18 shades with a value of $36 (making it $1.45 each shade) and is billed as 2 new curated palettes that will create the most festive looks to ring in the year of the Ox.

There are really only 3 unique to me shades out of both palettes , the palettes are well thought out but this is a hard PASS for me

• Ox Steady Eye & Cheek Set retails for $22 with a value of $26 (making each item $11) and is billed as the Lucky Ox curated palette and brand new icy rose gold Super Shock Highlighter in Lantern Fest to create your festive look.

I think the highlighter is super pretty but I just don’t need the shades (save for the super pretty red shade) in the palette so this is a PASS for me.

• Golden Coin Eye & Cheek Set retails for $22 with a value of $26 (making each item $11) and is billed as good luck and fortune this year with the Get That Coin curated palette and new icy rose gold Super Shock Highlighter in Lantern Fest.

Neither of the items in this set appeal to me … hard PASS for me.

• Sparks Fly Lip & Cheek Set retails for $29 with a value of $31 (making each item $7.25) and is billed as 3 brand new shades of Blur finish Lippie Stix and Lantern Fest Super Shock Highlighter!

Out of the set I only truly like he lippie stix shades so this is s PASS for me.

• Light My Firecracker Lippie Stix Set retails for $20 with a value of $21 (making each item $6.67) and is billed as the newest trio of Blur finish Lippie Stix! Find your perfect shade of red in this trio of 3 brand new shades!

This is when the repromote colors of the previous collections was released. I absolutely LOVE this set and it is a PURCHASE for me.

The Individual Items in This Collection:

• Get That Coin 9 pan palette retails for $16 for a 9 pan palette (making it $1.78 per shade) and is billed as giving good fortune this year with our golden curated palette! With a mix of matte, metallic, and Pressed Glitter formulas, you’ll be shining all year long! The shades are: tease me: pale creamsicle with gold flecks – sequin matte, butter cake: pale yellow gold – metallic, au naturale: muted saddle brown – matte, cahuenga: vibrant copper – metallic, duh*: gold, copper and orange glitter – pressed glitter, gold star: bright warm gold – metallic, complicated: warm rust brown with gold pinpoints – sequin matte, gno: burnt orange – matte and hwy 1: chestnut brown with gold flecks – sequin matte.

The shades in this palette are shades that I have in other palettes, outside of the packaging there is nothing special about this palette. It’s a PASS for me.

• Lucky OX 9 pan palette retails for $16 for a 9 pan palette (making it $1.78 per shade) and is billed as a fierce bold look with our newest curated palette! With a mix of matte and metallic shadows, this neutral palette packs a multidimensional punch! The shades are: full exposé: creamy vanilla – matte, pink slip: soft beigey taupe – matte, fuzzy: true red copper – metallic, get crackin’: cool brown with silver flecks – sequin matte, prix fixe: antique bronze – metallic, spoiled: brick red – matte, cruisin’: pale yellow gold – metallic, coolada: cool taupe brown – matte and the feels: deep black with silver sparkle – sequin matte

Most of these shade I have in other palettes, they only ones that I’m interested in are the 2 reds and the sequin matte black… 3 out of 9 shades only? This is a PASS for me, although it is a very well incorporated palette.

• Lantern Fest Super Shocks Highlighter (icy rose gold) retails for $10 and is billed as the famous Super Shock formula that has a bouncy texture that creates the ultimate glow. It’s buildable, blendable, and so buttery soft.

Such a pretty shade but I’m just not in the market for any more highlighters at this time. It’s a PASS for me.

The Lippie Stix in this collection: all retail for $7 and are billed as one swipe pigmentation in a blur finish in a super creamy and comfortable formula loaded with skin-loving ingredients like shea butter and Vitamin E.

• Red Pocket – true red

I am in love with this red shade it’s the truest red I’ve ever seen… it’s a PURCHASE for me.

• Lion Dance – brick red

This red is smokey and sexy and I must own it… It’s a PURCHASE for me

• Lucky Charm – berry red

OK… so I’m low key obsessed with a good red lip … yes … it’s a PURCHASE for me.

• Golden Pearl Sol Shimmering Dry Oil Mini (shimmering white gold) retails for $10 (but is on sale for $5) and is billed as  that Friday feeling in a bottle. delivers a shimmering, good-for-the-sol glow that nourishes skin and highlights your highlights.

I’m not a fan of body highlights or shimmers and not a fan of body oils either… hard PASS for me.

• Vanilla Pearl Lip Mask retails for $10 and is billed as wake up with the softest, sweetest pout ever. This super cushiony, vanilla & gold pearl-infused lip mask melts into lips and locks in essential hydration overnight. Formulated with a moisturizing blend of Squalene and Shea Butter to leave lips nourished and ultra-kissable by morning. For an extra soft, kissable pout!

I have a curated skincare routine and so I’m just not in the market for a new lip mask right now. This is a PASS for me.

That’s it …. if you made it to the end … thanks for sticking with me. I hope you enjoy the rest of your day/night and that you are in great spirits and health.

Remember dolls…. Save a spoon for a bit of lipstick.

XOXO, Nita