Review: ColourPop Give It To Me Straight Palette

Hey Guys,

I'm back to review another ColourPop palette! I've wanted this one for a while so I finally picked it up. Keep reading to hear my thoughts!

ColourPop Give It To Me Straight Palette $16.00

  Here is what is said about this product on the ColourPop site:
"We’ll be frank, this is our favorite palette yet. Full of warm coppers and rich, romantic mauves, it complements multiple skin tones and satisfies all your moods. Includes 7 buttery mattes and 5 intense metallics that can be used wet or dry."

This palette contains 7 matte and 5 metallic shadows. The names of the shadows are listed right below each pan which makes it helpful to determine which colors you are using.

The back of the palette also lists the names but I find it kind of confusing because they aren't  directly behind each of the shadows. The back of the palette names the colors as if they were facing you. So it's kind of backwards.

Here are close ups of the shadows:

 

without flash

 

with flash

Matter of Fact: pale pink

Up Front: metallic pale gold with a silvery sheen
Straight Up: metallic warm gold
BS: matte orangey brown
Frank: matte warm brown
Candid: metallic bright copper
Forthright: neutral metallic rose
Downright: matte soft pinky beige
Truth Hurts: matte peachy beige
Be Blunt: metallic rich raspberry
TMI: matte dusty burgundy
Actually: matte deepened chocolate brown

Here are swatches of the shadows:

 without flash

with flash

Overall, this isn't my favorite ColourPop palette. I don't really reach for it. I thought I would like it a lot more. These purples may just be too purple for me. I like lighter mauves and these are kind of dark. I also feel like brow shade (Matter of Face) is too pink on me. I wish they had an ivory or bone colored brow highlight. All the colors have nice pigmentation and are very similar in performance to the shadows in all the other ColourPop palettes that I own. I am going to play around with this palette so more to see if my views will change. I really want to pick up the Double Entendre palette that I think will be a daily go to for me. Those colors call to me and I prefer a more natural/neutral look on a daily basis. UPDATE: I may or may not have picked up the Elements of Surprise and Double Entendre palettes during the Ulta 20% off sale. Stay tuned for reviews for these!

What are your thoughts on this ColourPop palette? Post your comments below!