ColourPop There’s Always Tomorrow Lip Duo ($16.00 for 0.145 oz.) is a new, limited edition red-hued lip duo that included a cream finish lipstick and a matching lip pencil. They were both in a deeper, ruby red with strong, cool undertones. They had more opaque coverage and longer-wear, though the lip pencil wasn’t quite as smooth nor as gliding as ideal if you need your lip pencil to work for both lining as well as for filling in.
Rudolph is a deep red with cool undertones and a cream finish. It had nearly opaque pigmentation in a single pass, which applied evenly across my lips as the texture was lightly creamy without being overly emollient. The product stayed on nicely for over six hours, left a moderate stain behind, and felt moisturizing over time.
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Formula Overview
for details on general performance and characteristics (like scent).
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Formula Overview
$7.00/0.12 oz. – $58.33 Per Ounce
The formula that is supposed to be a “creamy-matte” that “glides on like butter, doesn’t feather or bleed, and lasts so long you’ll forget you’re even wearing it.” The majority of the shades were quite pigmented with full color payoff in a single stroke with a few in the more semi-opaque coverage range.
The texture was, on average, smooth, lightly creamy, and not too thick or too thin, so there was no tugging during application but the color didn’t feel slippery while worn, which made them easier to apply straight from the tube and low-maintenance on the lips.
They tend to dry and wear down to a soft matte finish within one to three hours of wear, and while they are very lightweight on, they hug the lips more as they become more matte (compared to initial feel). The wear time has been between four and six hours for most shades, and most shades were non-drying to lightly hydrating. They were vanilla-scented but had no discernible taste.
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Ingredients
octyldodecanol, hydrogenated polyisobutene, polyethylene, hydrated silica, flavor, butyrospermum parkii (shea) butter, tocopherol, simmondsia chinensis (jojoba) seed oil, hydrogenated vegetable oil, elaeis guineensis (palm) butter, punica granatum seed oil, euterpe oleracea pulp powder , triethoxycaprylylsilane.may contain:blue 1 lake (ci 42090), iron oxides (ci 77491, ci 77492, ci 77499), mica (ci 77019), red 6 (ci 15850), red 6 lake (ci 15850), red 7 (ci 15850), red 7 lake (ci 15850), red 28 (ci 45410), red 28 lake (ci 45410), red 40 lake (ci 16035), titanium dioxide (ci 77891), yellow 5 lake (ci 19140), yellow 6 lake (ci 15985)
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Rudolph is a deep red with cooler undertones and a flat, matte finish. The pencil yielded full color payoff in a single stroke, but it wasn’t as easy to get an even layer of coverage on my lips when used to fill-in, so I would make sure to use it to outline my lips or ensure it was merely a base for something more opaque (like the lipstick in the duo). There was enough glide to work for outlining, but it was more prone to tugging and felt on the thinner side for all-over color. This shade lasted for over six hours and felt slightly drying over time.
Ingredients
dimethicone, ceresin, trimethylsiloxysilicate, alumina, polyethylene, stearoxy dimethicone, silica, may contain:blue 1 lake (ci 42090), iron oxides (ci 77491, ci 77492, ci 77499), mica (ci 77019), red 6 (ci 15850), red 6 lake (ci 15850), red 7 (ci 15850), red 7 lake (ci 15850), red 28 (ci 45410), red 28 lake (ci 45410), red 40 lake (ci 16035), titanium dioxide (ci 77891), yellow 5 lake (ci 19140), yellow 6 lake (ci 15985)
Disclaimer: Ingredient lists are as available by the brand (or retailer)
at the time of publishing. Please always check product packaging, if it exists, for the ingredient list applicable
to the product you’re purchasing, or the brand or retailer’s website for the most up-to-date ingredient list.