KathleenLights X ColourPop Blushes: Review

By M.C. -
So, a couple of weeks ago, KathleenLights collaborated with ColourPop to release a line of blushes, and I just about lost my mind. I've been eyeing ColourPop's powder blushes for a long time, but none of the colors ever really appealed to me. Then, Kathleen -- one of my personal makeup heroes -- came along and dropped a blush bomb of amazing-ness on everyone. How could I not be over the moon?

In their new launch, Kathleen and ColourPop released four new powder blushes and re-released the shadows from her Zodiac Palette as single shadows. Now, I love the Zodiac Palette, but, since I already have it, and I'm not running low on any of the shadows in the palette, I won't be picking up any of the single shadows. I did, however, pick up, two of the blushes.

I grabbed the shades Lunar Has It and I Need Space. Lunar Has It is a warm toned, peachy blush, and I need Space is a nuetral pink with a touch of brown and a subtle shimmer (KathleenLights described it as the blush version of the shade The Libra from the Zodiac Palette). Every blush in this complexion is $7, which is a very reasonable price in my opinion, especially since the pans are pretty big (I don't think I'll be using up these shades anytime soon, let's just say that).

I Need Space
Lunar Has It

The only problem is that these blushes only come in a loose pan; if you want a compact, you have to buy it for $2 extra. The compact itself is just the standard ColourPop compact, which annoys me because you can't see the shade name. I would have liked an option to buy these blushes with a custom compact. I know that a lot of people will probably just put these blushes in a magnetic palette, but I like to have blushes in individual compacts for ease of transportation.

I think the two shades I purchased will be crowd pleasers with people who have light to medium skin tones (I think the other two shades would be more appealing to those with deeper skin). I don't think the shades are super unique, but they're both very versatile blushes that will flatter a lot of complexions and a lot of makeup looks; I know I've been reaching for them all the time as I'm doing my makeup.

In terms of the formula, I think this is a great product. The blushes are very easy to blend, and they have just the perfect amount of pigment: enough to show up on the cheeks, but not so much that it's overpowering.

Bottom line, if you like these shades and you're in the market for new blushes, I would totally recommend this collab. If you have a large blush collection, you probably don't need these products, but I've certainly been enjoying them.

Final rating: 9/10

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