Review | Clinique Pop Lip Colour + Primer

When I first received the invitation to preview the new Clinique Pop Lip Colours, I was expecting the lipsticks to be sheer, like a number of new collections which were recently launched. Sheer lipsticks were a thing of the past for me now. Ever since I learnt to moisturize my lips properly so that they don’t dry out quite as easily as before, I also learnt to fall in love with rich, pigmented and even matte lipsticks. You can imagine my excitement when I realised these sweet pops were not sheer at all!

Formula | Lipstick + Primer?

So it is a lipstick and primer all-in-one? Yay!! Basically, the formula of the lipsticks is a complex composition of sodium hyaluronate, ceramides, shea butter and murumuru butter which serves to smooth lips over time. The formula also provide full coverage that doesn’t bleed or fade away. I find the formula to be very creamy and comfortable to wear. It reminds me a lot of the NARS Audacious lipsticks.

Shades Selection

This collection comes in 13 shades, divided into 4 different groups – Nudes, Tawnies, Pinks and Violets. So there’s really something for everyone.

Why only 13 shades? Clinique has performed extensive surveys worldwide and determined that these are the best selling shades.

NUDES: 01 Nude Pop | 03 Cola Pop | 04 Beige Pop

TAWNIES: 05 Melon Pop | 06 Poppy Pop | 08 Cherry Pop

PINKS: 09 Sweet Pop | 10 Punch Pop | 11 Wow Pop

VIOLETS: 13 Love Pop | 14 Plum Pop | 15 Berry Pop | 16 Grape Pop

Clinique Pop Lip Colour + Primer

Rich Colour lipstick + smoothing primer in one. Perfect fun, flirty colours with built-in primer that smoothes, defines and nourishes lips to keep them conditioned throughout the day. Available 9 April at $33 each. 

Final Thoughts

I’m very impressed with these, I just wish there was a true red. The closest to a red is Cherry Pop but it leans slightly blue pink. Other than that, these are really quite nice.

Here are some shots of me wearing the 3 shades I got.