The only thing that could make these new Clinique Pop Lip Colour + Primers better is if they actually came with Pop Tarts.
That, and if they were free and summoned fluffy kittens and unicorns. 🙂
By the way, if we’re handing out Pop Tarts here, I’ll take a strawberry with frosting, please. The others are a complete and total sham!
But I digress…
These new $18 lippies resemble one of my favorite high-end (much more expensive) lipsticks of all time. Keep reading to find out which one!
The Clinique Pop Lip Colour + Primers: Deets you need to know/overview
- These are a brand new line of $18 full-coverage, long-wearing, moderately moisturizing lipsticks with a built-in smoothing primer.
- There are 16 unflavored, unscented shades divided into four color families — nudes, tawnies/corals, pinks, violets.
- They have an interesting finish that I’d characterize as about two-thirds cream, one-third matte. Still a little shiny, but not completely matte. It reminds me of the NARS Satin Lip Pencils.
- Texture-wise, they feel creamy and slightly thick on my lips but aren’t heavy.
- I get five or six hours of wear time from the more intense shades, and four or five hours from the less intense ones.
- Of the six I’ve tried, the vibrant, colorful shades, particularly hot pink Punch Pop, reddish coral Poppy Pop and warm red Cherry Pop impress me the most. One layer of each gives me full, even coverage that stays out of my horizontal lip lines (yay!).
- I’m not crazy about pastel pinkish purple Fab Pop, though. It settles into my lip lines, looks patchy, and I can’t get it to stay where it belongs on my lips.
- For me, the stars of this show are the brights! 🙂 They totally remind me of Guerlain’s $51 Rouge G line. They look the same and feel the same to me, but they don’t taste or smell the same, so FYI, if you absolutely must have that rosy Guerlain flavor and scent, you won’t find that here.
I still love the Rouge Gs to bits and probably always will, but these Clinique Pop Lips are a fabulously affordable $18 option (versus $51!).
Pop over to your neighborhood Clinique counter or Sephora store to check ’em out (or find them online).
Amy says
May 5th, 2015 at 10:33 pmI love the formula on these too! I’ve been enjoying Love Pop a lot.
Karen says
May 6th, 2015 at 8:33 amYES! What do you usually wear with Love Pop, Amy?
lorraine e r says
May 5th, 2015 at 11:16 pmThe only one i wouldn’t want is Fab pop, it’s just not my shade but these sound fantastic !
The price isn’t bad either, yay!
Thank you for posting
Karen says
May 6th, 2015 at 8:33 amThere’s a lot more fun colors at the counter! I hope you check them out; they’re wonderful!
MizzJ says
May 5th, 2015 at 11:51 pmThese look so fun and I love the packaging. The case has that very satisfying click to it.
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Karen says
May 6th, 2015 at 8:32 amYes it does! I also love how each color matches its packaging.
Kiss & Make-up says
May 6th, 2015 at 3:44 amI have three of these and I’m seriously impressed by the formula and the finish.
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Karen says
May 6th, 2015 at 8:32 amWhich shades do you have? And which one is your favorite?
Kiss & Make-up says
May 6th, 2015 at 8:34 amBare, Plum & WoW Pop! Plum is definitely my favorite.
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Ankita@corallista says
May 6th, 2015 at 5:44 amI’ve wanted to try these since I first laid eyes on these (on the Internet of course :P). These have finally launched in Japan a couple of days ago. I’m hitting the Clinique counter this weekend!
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Karen says
May 6th, 2015 at 8:32 amHave fun! What shades are you interested in the most?
Ankita@corallista says
May 6th, 2015 at 9:37 pmThere’s a shade called Plum Pop that seems like a great plum tinged pink for my medium complexion. And Punch Pop of course (though I have too many hot pinks already!).
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tirurit says
May 6th, 2015 at 6:01 amwow this really is a breathtaking launch! A marvelous range of colours (including violets) and at such affordable prices? I AM IN!
I am really excited about these arriving here and being able to play with them at the store 🙂
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Karen says
May 6th, 2015 at 8:32 amIt is beautiful! Let me know if you have any other questions about them. Happy to help!
Indya says
May 6th, 2015 at 6:19 amOooh Poppy Pop looks interesting! The price isn’t half bad either.
Karen says
May 6th, 2015 at 8:31 amNope, not bad at all. Let me know if you have any other questions about the line!
gio says
May 6th, 2015 at 6:20 amThese sound amazing! And the colour are so pretty too. Love Pop and Poppy Pop are just up my alley.
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Karen says
May 6th, 2015 at 8:31 amThey are amazing! A home run for Clinique.
Agata says
May 6th, 2015 at 6:54 amI am so glad you like them. I have read only great things about these lipsticks and I saw these at Ulta last weekend and I definitely want one. I couldn’t decide between Wow Pop (which is a hot pink) and Melon Pop (a soft peach). But I am definitely going back to get one!
My Ulta just brought in a giant Clinique counter and it’s amazing!
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Karen says
May 6th, 2015 at 8:31 amI vote for the hot pink. The brights are the stars of this show!
Fancie says
May 6th, 2015 at 7:47 amLOL I thought I was the only one who only liked the strawberry pop tarts with icing. The rest are an easy skip! But these? Not so easy. The colors look really pretty and the formula sounds really interesting too. A built in smoothing primer? Sounds like something I need lol
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Karen says
May 6th, 2015 at 8:30 amYeah, and they have to be toasted. I never, ever eat them raw. NO TIME FOR THAT NONSENSE!
Erin says
May 6th, 2015 at 10:02 amI’ve been waiting for these to drop near me but my local counter doesn’t have them yet! They seem to be a few months behind on all the releases though except the seasonal stuff.
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Lulle says
May 6th, 2015 at 10:11 amI was swatching these guys in a store the other day. I started with the lighter color and was thinking “meh”, then I got to Cherry Pop, and boom! I need it!
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Kris says
May 6th, 2015 at 11:21 amHi Karen. I have Love, Beige, Fab, and Bare. Bare and Love are my favorites but Sweet and Poppy and maybe Cherry are on my list. Can’t beat the price for the quality. I may just have to make a special trip to swatch them 🙂
Tatiana says
May 6th, 2015 at 11:43 amI seriously need to find a counter and check these out, especially if they’re unscented. I like the Rouge G line, except for the scent. Just don’t like heavy scent in my makeup. The colors you swatched are pretty. The only one I wouldn’t wear is Fab.
thatiane gomes says
May 6th, 2015 at 12:17 pmkaren I want!I loved your review
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Erin says
May 6th, 2015 at 1:39 pmI actually like that its unscented!! Can’t wait to pick one up!
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Rachel R. says
May 6th, 2015 at 7:29 pmGreat shades! I was wondering about the primer component. It’s for smoothing, not long-wear like I’d originally thought. They certainly do look smooth and creamy.
Trude says
May 7th, 2015 at 12:34 pmI’ll have to check these out! I love my Bite Beauty lipsticks, but always looking for more colors and longer wear time. 🙂
Charley says
November 19th, 2015 at 5:02 amThese lipsticks are my faves as are the cheek pop blushes ! Both have amazing pigment and last ?