I actually have some older ColourPop haulage to post (I’ve only posted Part I) but my newest order just arrived, and I wanted to share it since I got the new She Pressed Powder Eyeshadow Palette from the Karrueche Fem Rosa collection!
I have some comments on Canadian customs below; you can skip it if you’re not interested!
Alas, I have gotten dinged by Canadian customs on a ColourPop order for the first time. It makes sense, since this is the first time I’ve gone with free international shipping with a US$50+ order. All other orders that avoided customs were placed during ColourPop’s unlimited free international shipping promo in the spring, during which I placed several orders but kept each one around US$30 in value.
On the positive side, customs saw that since ColourPop products are all made in the USA—thanks to ColourPop for the huge “MADE IN LA” printed on the side of each box!—they are duty-free because of NAFTA, and my total customs charge consisted of Canada Post’s handling fee (CA$9.99) and sales tax (CA$8.09, 13% HST in Ontario on the US$50/CA$62.22 order value).
Now I’m starting to wonder whether it makes more sense to just keep ColourPop orders to Canada at about US$30, and pay the $10 shipping fee. The only reason not to do this is if Canadian customs doesn’t always catch everything—then it might be worth the gamble. Guaranteed US$10 fee, or chance of ~CA$18 fee? I actually have a second US$50 order arriving soon from ColourPop (the Yes, Please! palette came back in stock, and I couldn’t help myself, what with the Canadian dollar rising!), so I’ll eventually have two data points to help me make a future decision. Another option, of course, is to just make one massive ColourPop order—the Canada Post handling fee remains the same regardless of order value, and then it’s just a percentage sales tax that has to be paid.
Anyway, enough about Canadian online shopping issues!
Here’s the haulage:
- She (Fem Rosa, Karrueche, Summer 2017) Palette, Pressed Powder Shadow × 12
- Summer Solstice (Summer 2017) Foursome, Super Shock Shadow × 4
- Gemini by Night (Sonya Esman, Spring 2017) Palette, Pressed Powder Shadow × 4
- Pressed Powder Shadow in Board Shorts (Metallic)
Photos follow:
ColourPop She Palette
Karrueche × ColourPop, Fem Rosa, Summer 2017
Pressed Powder Shadow × 12
MSRP $16
ColourPop She Palette, $16
Karrueche × ColourPop, “Fem Rosa”, Summer 2017
Pressed Powder Shadow × 12: Ladylike (Metallic), Babe (Satin), Dainty (Metallic), Chick (Metallic),
Mademoiselle (Metallic), Gal (Metallic), Empress (Metallic), Filly (Metallic), Dear (Matte),
Missy (Matte), Damsel (Matte), Duchess (Matte)
ColourPop Summer Solstice Foursome (Summer 2017)
Super Shock Shadow × 4
ColourPop Summer Solstice Foursome (Summer 2017)
Super Shock Shadow × 4: Sundance (Ultra Metallic), Summer Side (Matte),
Noontide (Ultra Metallic), Lightning Bug (Ultra Glitter)
MSRP $18 (each shadow is MSRP $5)
ColourPop Super Shock Shadow in Sundance
“Soft metallic peach“
ColourPop Super Shock Shadow in Summer Side
“Rich red brown“
ColourPop Super Shock Shadow in Noontide
“Deep metallic chocolate brown“
ColourPop Super Shock Shadow in Lightning Bug
“Golden copper with a ton of silver, gold and pink glitter on top“
ColourPop Gemini by Night Palette
Sonya Esman × ColourPop, Spring 2017
Pressed Powder Shadow × 4
This is the cardboard sleeve. The palette itself is just a plain ColourPop empty palette,
which doesn’t have any special collection labeling. On the positive side, it’s reusable and customizable,
since the magnetized shadow pans pop right out!
ColourPop Gemini by Night Palette
Sonya Esman × ColourPop, Spring 2017
Pressed Powder Shadow × 4: Golden Gate Bridge (Matte), The Hidden Hills (Satin),
Manhattan Coffee Run (Matte), Moscow Sunrise (Metallic)
$12 on sale (MSRP $18)
ColourPop Pressed Powder Shadow in Board Shorts (Metallic)
“Mr. Fitz would approve of this metallic bronze”
$4 on sale (MSRP $5)
fivezero 
I’ve still not tried any Colourpop products but they look so nice😍 I think the shipping is still a issue here too with it upping the order cost a fair bit x
LikeLiked by 1 person
I hope they’ll run that free unlimited international shipping promo again sometime, and maybe then you can give them a try! 🙂
LikeLiked by 1 person
Yes! I’ll have to keep an eye out😊x
LikeLiked by 1 person
😍😍😍😍 I wish I’d not read this! Any orders over 15 dollars in value here qualify for customs charges, with a base price of £8 things can get pricey even on a small order! I really want the rosa palette, that 16 dollar palette soon becomes £30 if that’s all you’re ordering! But I think it’s what I’ve been looking for as a modern renaissance esque palette but wouldn’t want to pay that much for those shades! I’m going to see how I feel when I come into contact with my yes please palette next week, but I anticipate ordering it already! That summer solstice collection looks amazing too, I’d not spotted that!
I thought you weren’t a big eyeshadow wearer!?
LikeLiked by 1 person
Ugh, Can/UK have such low minimums for customs charges. In the US I think it’s like $800 or something! We can only dream.
I actually got the ABH Modern Renaissance palette during a Sephora sale! Ahhh and I gotta go on a no-buy, now 😀 Will be interesting to compare the two!
Hope you love the Yes, Please palette! I think I like the look of it better than the She palette, personally.
I am not a big eyeshadow wearer in the sense that I don’t do anything fancy! I have li’l eyes (not much lid real estate) and even less application talent, so I just keep it simple. 2-3 shades at a time, max. Doesn’t stop me from buying meeellions of taupe eyeshadows, though. (TBF I do not buy as much lipstick as I used to, since lippies nowadays don’t seem to last long, at all!)
LikeLiked by 1 person
Looks like you got some great things! I just did a little ColourPop haul as well. I love the Gemini by Night palette! It seems great for every day looks! Xx
LikeLiked by 1 person
I’d love to see what you hauled! And yes I was quite smitten by the Gemini by Night set! The Super Shock shadows are so amazing. [Edit: LOL I got confused. I do love that the GbN palette looks so easy to use. Like a no-brainer eyeshadow palette!]
LikeLiked by 1 person
I did a post a couple days back — I love their eyeshadows! Especially the Yes Please! Palette
LikeLiked by 1 person
What an awesome haul! I especially love the look of the Gemini palette 🙂
LikeLiked by 1 person
I am most looking forward to trying out the Gemini shades! Can’t get enough of the bouncy Super Shock shadows 😀 [Edit: Oops I got confused. But yes the GbN palette looks really versatile!]
LikeLiked by 1 person
I should’ve bought the She palette! I’m kicking myself! I hope it restocks. I have the Yes, Please palette, and I love those shades too!
LikeLiked by 1 person
Ahh I hope you get another chance to pick it up! 🙂 They keep putting up these small numbers for sale and they are out-of-stock in about 10 minutes!
LikeLike
I know what you mean! I’m crossing fingers! Lol
LikeLike
I love the look of that shadow palette! I’ll have to add it to my wishlist.
LikeLiked by 1 person
They just restocked it! 🙂
LikeLike
Oooh!
I’m glad customs weren’t erks and charged the customs fee, only taxes and handling (but still, handling is $10 now!) I will wait for your 2nd CP order to arrive to weigh in on which method is better… 😛
The Karrueche × ColourPop palette is gorgeous! 😮
PS, I like the little notecard message they sent you! 😆 I wonder how many they have to write of them per day. Some poor sod.
LikeLiked by 1 person
erks = jerks 😉
LikeLiked by 1 person
My second order arrived with no charges! 😀 Wheeee! But still, I think it’s probably best to save up for one big ColourPop order to Canada. Customs is cracking down (I recently got hit CA$14 on a US$23 order from Etsy! 😩 It was vintage toys); it looks like smaller orders will start to get stopped more often.
Oh the notecard is definitely printed. Hehehe. I checked the first time I got a CP order!
LikeLike