I feel like, after nearly five years of blogging and a heck of a lot longer being a member of the online beauty community as a reader/viewer/follower, I've started to be able to see trends coming. I think it's pretty much impossible to not notice the patterns and the peaks and valleys that inevitably happen in this community. One thing that is really starting to bum me out, particularly with eyeshadow palettes, is the tendency for most companies to follow leader so that everything feels like more of the same. This is honestly one of the biggest reasons that I have so much respect for Colourpop. Rather than following leader, I feel like they've been making their own way ever since the brand's inception, and that's what has made them so successful. The reason I bring all of this up is because that's what really sticks out to me most about the Colourpop Good Sport Pressed Powder Palette, which I'm super excited to review for you guys!

When it was announced that Colourpop was going to be carried at Sephora, I was personally really curious about how that was going to work. As a Canadian, it can be a bit of a pain to get Colourpop products since the exchange rate is pretty steep at the moment and oftentimes we have to pay duties once the products arrive. That being said, I'm actually a huge fan of the brand and I think their formulas are overwhelmingly impressive, particularly for the price point, so I was hopeful about the Sephora launch. As we all know now, the launch has been pretty sparse, but they did release a couple of palettes that are exclusive to Sephora and as soon as I saw the Colourpop Semi-Precious Eyeshadow Palette, I absolutely had to have it so I ordered it on launch day at about 7am.

For my thoughts on this palette - plus a bit of a rant about this launch - keep reading!

If you saw my recent Colourpop Haul, you'll know that I just couldn't resist picking up some of their new pressed powder eyeshadows. I'm actually a pretty big fan of Colourpop's products in general and I think that if the Canadian dollar was better, I would probably buy a lot more, but these days I really have to decide what I really want and only order those things. Anyway, I wanted to review the four shadows that I got and let you know what I think overall.

Keep reading for more!

As much as I'd like to, I don't order from Colourpop often - but I do suspect that now that they offer free International shipping at orders over $50USD I will likely be ordering a little bit more often. My experience with Colourpop has actually been overwhelmingly positive, generally, and I still reach for a few of their Super Shock shadows really, really consistently. So of course, when I had the opportunity to ship orders to a family friend's US condo and have my dad bring them back for me after a holiday, I had to take the opportunity to pick up a few things. Right? I had no choice in the matter!

Anyway, keep reading to take a look at what I picked up!

This is my favorite kind of fall look generally. I like to take warm matte brown, mauve, and burgundy shades all over the lid and blended up into the crease for a really soft, smoky look that isn't too deep. I keep the cheeks warm and natural and add a bold berry or wine shade to the lips to really pop the whole look. For this look I also skipped liner, because I felt like it kept everything a little softer but still impactful. The only part of this look that's not matte is a little bit of subtle highlight on the tops of the cheekbones and the cupids bow, nothing too intense but enough to bring a little light to the face.

To take a closer look and see what I used for this look!

When I was planning my trip to Florida, one of the things that I wanted to do was make a Colourpop order and have it shipped to one of my friends out there. The cost of shipping Colourpop products to Canada is just so astronomical that most of the time I can't justify ordering even when there are products that I really want. I'd been wanting to try out the Ultra Matte and Ultra Satin lips for ages now, but again just couldn't the expense of the shipping. Anyway, it wasn't a huge haul but I did get some great things!

Keep reading to take a look at what I picked up!