And it was because of Colourpop's newest release, at the alluring price of $12.
When I saw this palette released, I was ready to buy it. But I waited a day, and paused. Even though the colors and their names are so completely right up my alley (Chick Lit, Fanfiction, and Sleeper especially), I couldn't shake the feeling that I had these colors already, and that purchasing the palette would add nothing to my collection.
So, I endeavored to make my own purple palette, inspired by My Pleasure. It's a bit expanded, and made up of singles and depotted shadows (some of which got a little banged up 😢) .
Instead of going over every single color, I will list the top ones that I think truly capture the spirit of the CP Palette.
1.) Looxi, Charmed. This is the shadow right underneath the white one. Colourpop has been doing a bit with duochromes lately, especially with blue reflects. I have a feeling that Do or Dough from the CP palette is an exact dupe of this Looxi shadow, which can also be worn as a highlighter. I also included another blue shifter shade, Glass Bull.
2.) Nabla, Calypso. This is literally at the center of my palette because it is my perfect purple shimmer shadow. Looking at the two darker shimmers in the Colourpop Palette, Bare Minimum and Chicklit, one looks too red and one looks too blue. Calypso for me is just right.
3.) No Filter, a "blue based dusty rose," from Give Me Glow. This is the largest pan in my palette. Though I think the CP palette could have benefitted from actual mid-tones of purple, rosy saturated mattes can be found, which is what I hope No Filter is replicating. I did expand upon matte options by just including more in my palette.
So, again, even though I really like what CP did, I just don't have the heart to buy it, because I know I have this palette. But, I do know CP is coming out with a series of "monochromatic" palettes, so I am exciting to see what they will do.
If you want to know what the other shadows are, please let me know! I'll also be doing some looks with this palette in the coming week, so stay tuned!
Thanks for reading.
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