ColourPop x Hello Kitty Yummy Smoothie Lip Balm Trio Review & Swatches

Yummy Smoothie

ColourPop Yummy Smoothie Glowing Lip Balm Trio ($34.00 for 0.11 oz.) includes three creamy lip colors with more medium coverage that had a lot of creaminess and glide. They felt more like ultra-creamy lipsticks than a like a lip balm, which can be emollient but has less substance to it. They are overly emollient, so while comfortable to apply and to wear, they don’t look that flattering on. It is the type of formula that feels better than it looks, and if you’re someone who looks more at a distance, they may be sufficient for you!

Ingredients

Yummy Smoothie

LELimited Edition. $34.00.

C+

7.5

Product

Pigmentation

7.5

Texture

6.5

Longevity

Application

77%

Total

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Hello Fruity

Hello Fruity is a brighter, raspberry pink with subtle, cool undertones and a glossy, cream finish. It had medium color coverage with a very creamy, emollient consistency that never tugged but was a little too readily slid across my lips, so it was harder to get even edges for me. The product applied evenly and didn’t emphasize my lip texture. It wore well for three hours and felt lightly hydrating over time.

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

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Shiseido Pink Flash (214) (P, $26.00) is more pigmented, less glossy (90% similar).
Pat McGrath Love Interest (P, $36.00) is darker, more pigmented, warmer (90% similar).
Urban Decay Checkmate (P, $18.00) is more shimmery, lighter, more pigmented (85% similar).
Make Up For Ever C306 (DC, $22.00) is more shimmery, lighter, more pigmented (85% similar).
ColourPop Maui Wowie (P, $7.00) is darker, more pigmented, cooler (85% similar).
ColourPop Bling Ring (LE, $7.00) is lighter, more pigmented, less glossy (85% similar).
MAC You're So Vain (P, $19.00) is darker, more pigmented (85% similar).
Givenchy Rose Flanelle (202) (P, $37.00) is lighter, more pigmented, cooler (85% similar).
Tom Ford Beauty Possession (Right) (LE, ) is lighter, more pigmented (85% similar).
Giorgio Armani Dress Code (515) (LE, $38.00) is lighter, more pigmented, warmer (85% similar).

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Formula Overview

$9.00/0.09 oz. - $100.00 Per Ounce

The formula is supposed to be "hydrating" with a tint of color and shine. They're lightly hydrating but not a replacement for top tier lip balm in my experience, but they're comfortable to wear, easy to throw on, and pretty much do what I think most readers would expect from a tinted lip balm.

The tint was noticeable, which was nice, so the shades didn't run together. The consistency was firmer but not stiff, and it glided comfortably across my lips without tugging. They had more semi-sheer to medium coverage with an even amount of translucency, which applied evenly and seemed more forgiving of lip texture. They lasted two to three hours, and the tint wasn't that much of a stain, so they required frequent reapplication.

There was a sweet, minty scent but no discernible taste.

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Ingredients

polybutene, vegetable oil, punica granatum sterols, ricinus communis (castor) seed oil, c12-15 alkyl lactate, diisostearyl malate, paraffin, oleyl lactate, polyethylene, synthetic beeswax, flavor, copernicia cerifera (carnauba) wax, hydrogenated soybean oil, stearic acid, diethylhexyl syringylidenemalonate, caprylyl glycol, tocopherol, phenoxyethanol, microcrystalline wax, butyrospermum parkii (shea) butter, theobroma cacao (cocoa) seed butter, hexylene glycol, saccharin , caprylic/capric triglyceride, alumina, triethoxycaprylylsilane, dimethicone. may contain: bismuth oxychloride (ci 77163), blue 1 lake (ci 42090), iron oxides (ci 77491, ci 77492, ci 77499), manganese violet (ci 77742), mica (ci 77019), red 6 (ci 15850), red 6 lake (ci 15850), red 7 lake (ci 15850), red 7 (ci 15850), red 27 lake (ci 45410), red 28 lake (ci 45410), red 28 (ci 45410), red 40 (ci 16035), titanium dioxide (ci 77891), yellow 5 lake (ci 19140), yellow 6 lake (ci 15985), yellow 10 lake (ci 47005).

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Hello Fruity

LELimited Edition. $9.00.

8.5

Product

8.5

Pigmentation

8.5

Texture

7.5

Longevity

Application

84%

Total

Tropic Cute

Tropic Cute is a brighter, medium coral with moderate warm undertones–not too pink, not too orange–with a creamy finish. It had semi-opaque color coverage, which did not apply as evenly as ideal and looked streaky along the edges. I had to be careful not to press my lips together as the product moved around easily and left lines of demarcation. It lasted for two hours and had a tendency to settle into my lip lines, though it was lightly moisturizing over time.

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

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Becca Blaze (P, $24.00) is more shimmery, darker (95% similar).
Pat McGrath Amour (LE, $38.00) is lighter (90% similar).
Charlotte Tilbury Enchanting Kiss (P, $34.00) is lighter, glossier (90% similar).
MAC French Silk (P, $19.00) is more shimmery, lighter (90% similar).
MAC King Salmon (DC, $21.00) is lighter (90% similar).
Sephora Slay (18) (P, $13.00) is darker, cooler (90% similar).
Guerlain #588 (P, $33.00) is more shimmery, darker, warmer (90% similar).
Estee Lauder Musings (534) (P, $32.00) is more shimmery (90% similar).
Lisa Eldridge Go Lightly (LE, $36.00) is lighter (90% similar).
YSL Nude Avant-Garde (91) (LE, $38.00) is more shimmery (90% similar).

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Formula Overview

$9.00/0.09 oz. - $100.00 Per Ounce

There was a sweet, minty scent but no discernible taste.

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Ingredients

Tropic Cute

LELimited Edition. $9.00.

C-

Product

8.5

Pigmentation

Texture

Longevity

Application

70%

Total

Fun in the Sun

Fun in the Sun is a muted, peachy-coral with warm undertones and a cream finish. It had semi-sheer color coverage, which made it closer to the marketing of the three. The texture was lightweight, smooth, and very creamy, which made it comfortable to apply but it often over-applied or glided too easily across my lips. This shade was prone to emphasizing and catching around any imperfections (even after exfoliating) and getting into my lip lines. It stayed on decently for two and a half hours but was lightly hydrating.

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

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Tom Ford Beauty Insatiable (P, $55.00) is cooler, less glossy (90% similar).
Hourglass At Dawn (LE, $34.00) is darker, cooler (90% similar).
Charlotte Tilbury Carina's Star (P, $34.00) is darker (85% similar).
Tom Ford Beauty Benedetta (LE, $36.00) is more shimmery, darker, warmer (85% similar).
Marc Jacobs Beauty Wet Your Lips (570) (LE, $29.00) is more shimmery, lighter, cooler (85% similar).
NARS Barbarella (P, $26.00) is darker, cooler (85% similar).
ColourPop Spring Roll (P, $7.00) is lighter, cooler (85% similar).
YSL Illegal Rosy Nude (207) (P, $39.00) is more shimmery, warmer (85% similar).
Bite Beauty Atlanta (LE, $26.00) is darker, more pigmented (85% similar).
Milani Lustful (P, $8.99) is darker, cooler (85% similar).