Trying to find a lip product that stays on your lips through everything is a struggle nowadays. They come off when eating, or when wearing a mask, or simply don’t stay put. So, when I see a well-loved tint, like Colorgram Thunderbolt Tint Lacquer, I know I need to try it out for myself. Keep reading to learn more about the palettes, my and the Koreans’ thoughts, and where you can find one yourself.
Things to know about the Colorgram Thunderbolt Tint Lacquer:
Colorgram Cosmetics, a brand made by Olive Young, the Korean beauty retailer, is all about having fun with Color and letting your beauty shine. They believe makeup should be playful but simple – so that you can spend more time “getting creative”. They have the top-selling eyeshadow and tint on Olive Young, plus they were voted Amazon’s Choice.
There are 9 Total:
- 01 Romance Tok
- 02 Heart Tok
- 03 Light Tok
- 04 Daily Tok
- 05 Shocking Tok (retired in 2021)
- 06 Pretty Tok
- 07 Glam Tok (retired in 2021)
- 08 Crush Tok
- 09 Soft Tok
What Complexions Do They Suit?
Cool tones:
- 02 Heart Tok
- 08 Crush Tok
Warm Tones:
- 03 Light Tok
- 06 Pretty Tok
- 09 Soft Tok
All Skin Tones:
- 01 Romance Tok
- 04 Daily Tok
What are the Undertones?
Orange Toned:
- 03 Light Tok
- 06 Pretty Tok
Brown Toned:
- 04 Daily Tok
- 09 Soft Tok
Pink Toned:
- 01 Romance Tok
- 02 Heart Tok
- 08 Crush Tok
K-Points: 7/10
So, for beauty reviews, unlike my album unboxings, I will be much harsher because this can directly impact your health, whereas buying K-Pop albums does not. It just impacts your wallet. As such, all of my beauty reviews will be out of 10 points. I will not be going over that number.
I really enjoy these tints. They last quite a while and are not drying at all. Plus, when you eat or drink there is still some of the tint left afterward. The reason I’m taking 2 points off is that although they are nice, I don’t reach for them as often as many of my other lip products. Basically, there are other products that I like more. That being said, when I do end up reaching for these, I am always pleased with how they complete the look.
What are the Koreans saying?
I was digging through reviews on 화해 (Hwahae)*, a Korean skincare app that lists out the ingredients of products from many brands for people to look through as well as post reviews. So, instead of going through and talking about what the Koreans thought since there are 7 shades, I will rank all 7 in order based on the number of reviews and stars.
X in Order of Popularity:
- 02 Heart Tok (4.09 out of 5 stars -107 reviews)
- 03 Light Tok (4.10 out of 5 stars – 52 reviews)
- 06 Pretty Tok (4.14 out of 5 stars – 29 reviews)
- 04 Daily Tok (4.02 out of 5 stars – 44 reviews)
- 01 Romance Tok (3.77 out of 5 stars – 30 reviews)
- 09 Soft Tok (4.33 out of 5 stars – 3 reviews)
- 08 Crush Tok (no reviews as of January 2023)
Where Can I Buy It?
Whenever I buy K-Beauty, I do shop at a couple of different places. If you want to see all of the places that I shop at, you can check them all out here. I picked these up at a number of different places, including Style Korean and Olive Young. With a number of the places I shop for cosmetics at, you can also use Rakuten for cash back off of your purchases on their site.
What is Rakuten?
Rakuten is a cashback site that gives you money for purchases you may have already made. They even have an extension for multiple browsers so when you go to a website that uses Rakuten, it will automatically pop up the cashback button to make sure you are saving money. I use this all the time, and I got over $80 back from them for purchases I was going to make anyway. That’s about 3 more albums I can buy!
If you’ve never used Rakuten before, you can use this link to get $10 when making a qualified purchase of $25 when using Rakuten. You will also get whatever percent cashback is being offered from the site you are purchasing from. Sephora, typically has 4% cashback, through here. Ulta typically has 3%. These are just some of the companies on the website, but there are other major retailers on there as well!
Rakuten also has a Google Chrome extension that will tell you as soon as you log onto a site that has cashback with a little pop-up in the corner so that you can ensure you are saving money!
Which shade of the Colorgram Thunderbolt Tint Lacquer is your favorite, K-Nuggets? Let me know in the comments down below!
사랑합니다!
–Rachel
*Note: 화해 still only exists in Korean, but some of the products can be searched for in English.
