Colourpop Phase 1 Nectar Review

Hi all! Have you picked up anything from Colourpop's monochromatic lines? I got two items from the Nectar Collection, but I will be skipping the Pink collection because I am not a fan of pink blushes (if you couldn't tell). This was my first time trying Colourpop's powder eyeshadows which I was really excited to try out, and obviously this was the first time trying their powder blush formula (obviously). Let me know down below what you picked up and what you loved or didn't love!

Blow Me Away Eyeshadow Quad - $18
This quad includes the shades: Take a Break (metallic), Issues (matte), Centerfold (matte), and Slim Fit (matte). These are very pigmented albeit a little powdering eyeshadows. My personal favorites from this quad are Take a Break and Issues, they are the best for everyday wear (for me). I feel like I am failing at reviewing eyeshadows? Like what even should I talk about? The wear time is pretty good without a primer and I have no issues with creasing, granted I don't have oily eyelids, in fact my skin has been insanely dry for the last week or so (plz help). I have been using this palette every day for the last week or so and I have really been enjoying it. Had I been the creator of it I would have included one more midtoned neutral peach shade because Issues is a little light for me to use as a crease shade but Centerfold is a little dark for me to use as a crease shade, just for reference I am pretty fair.

                               Top L-R: Take a Break, Issues, Centerfold, and Slim Fit.                              Bottom L-R: Excuse my French and Like to Watch

The Knockout Palette - $16
This is $1 more than the Topaz palette (here), which kind of threw me off at first because like, why? Anyway, these remind me a lot of the Topaz palette in terms of formula, but the highlighter (Like to Watch (this name though?)) is way way way way better than the highlighter in the Topaz Palette for my skin tone and it is much more sheeny and less glittery. Like to Watch is a beautiful peachy highlighter shade with a golden shift and I really like it. The blush (Excuse my French) is a beautiful mid tone peachy pink matte blush. I really like this shade for everyday wear, it looks natural and effortless (which fits my aesthetic (lol wut) of no makeup makeup).

I personally would recommend the blush palette over the eyeshadow palette, I would say just make your own eyeshadow palette with Colourpop for $2 more, which is what I am going to do next time I need eyeshadows (which will be like never, I have way too many). But the blush palette I love.


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