When I saw that ColourPop and KathleenLights were teaming up again for a new collection, I was thrilled!
I loved their first collaboration released a few months ago.
KathleenLights is one of my favorite beauty YouTubers. Despite her young age, she has real talent for makeup, she wears really nice color combinations and the final result is actually wearable (which is not always the case with the US Youtubers).
Where The Night Is, is the new collaboration designed by Kathleen for ColourPop.
It was released last December, and it’s clearly inspired by the festive season with a strong “evening makeup” vibe. The eyeshadow shades are quite dark and intense and the lip colours are very neutral.
To celebrate this new collab, ColourPop decided to release all the KathleenLights products for sale individually, because for the first collection, you had to buy the eyeshadows quad (= 4 eyeshadows).
Now, even the products of the first collab with Kathleen are available for sale individually! Great news! wink
OK, so for those who had seen the eyeshadows’ colors on Instagram, I will cut the suspense right away: no, I didn’t purchase the color Telepathy, the super bright golden green. It’s not that I don’t like this color, but quite honestly, I know that I would never use it. And my makeup skills aren’t good enough to make it wearable on me (but is it really? If you can do something nice with it, please, feel free to share in the comments section, I’d love to see the result! wink ).
ColourPop X KathleenLights Where The Night Is, the shades:
Super Shock Shadows:
– Weenie: probably the color I liked the most in the whole collection! This is a real rose gold which for once is not too coppery but quite pinky. It’s ultra metallic without being glittery, like some liquid metal. Super pigmented, it looks really intense on the lid. Stunning!
– Porter: a beautiful dark burgundy red with teeny tiny silvery glitter. It looks gorgeous on the entire eyelid for a smokey eye effect or in the outer corner of the eye to intensify a look. And of course, it’s beautiful paired with Weenie! wink
Lippie Pencils & Lippie Stix:
– Aquarius Lippie Pencil: it’s a beautiful nude beige, slightly pink. This is exactly my kind of nude! I’m not a fan of too beige or orange nude which look like concealers on me and make me look sick… I definitely need a pink undertone! wink
I’m super fan of the ColourPop Lippie Pencils, they are a great value for money.
– Aquarius Lippie Stix: same color as the Aquarius Lippie Pencil, a lovely beige pink nude. The finish of this Lippie Stix is creamy. I like this finish, it’s very comfortable and well pigmented, with a good coverage, in this color, anyway! wink
– Taurus Lippie Pencil: OK, this shade was a test! This is a real chocolate brown, but I was not 100% sure that the color would suit me so I just purchase the lip pencil to pair it with a lighter lipstick for a 90’s lip effect. I tried it out with the pencil worn alone and paired with Aquarius Lippie Stix and both looked nice, really. Not my favorite color, but occasionally, why not? At $5, I didn’t took a lot of risks… wink
ColourPop X KathleenLights Where The Night Is, the swatches:
Super Shock Shadows:
For those of you who want to know if La La by Colourpop is a dupe for Weenie, I did a comparative swatch of the 2 shades:
I’m not sure you really need to have both (except for the crazy makeup collectors like me). To differentiate them, I would say that La La is a bit more copper and less pink than Weenie. So I have to choose between them, I would go for Weenie, who looks better on me! wink
Lippie Pencils & Lippie Stix:
ColourPop X KathleenLights Where The Night Is, a makeup look:
For this very simple makeup look, I applied Weenie on the entire eyelid with Porter in the outer V and along the lower lash line. I also used Aquarius Lippie Pencil and Lippie Stix on my lips.
I love the colors of this collection, especially for a nice evening makeup. It’s still quite natural, but a little more bright than a classic makeup look. It’s typically the makeup style I enjoy doing on me! smile
The ColourPop X KathleenLights Where The Night Is collection is available on ColourPop website. Every product is sold $5.
And you, what do you think about this collaboration? What are your favorite shades?
Photo credit: bonnie-garner.com
EDIT (12/07/16):
Great news! Worldwide delivery is finally available for ColourPop! (Well, to be precise, it will be tonight wink )
The brand is now delivering all over the world, except China and Turkey. I don’t know all the details yet but apparently the delivery fees will depend on the location and the weight of each package.
FINALLY!!!