ColourPop Ashton vs e.l.f. Espresso Martini: What's the Difference?
ColourPop Ashton and e.l.f. Espresso Martini are both medium-deep brown lip liners, but they do not read the same once applied.
Ashton and Espresso Martini are both cool browns. Ashton is cooler and more muted, while Espresso Martini is deeper and browner.
The main decision point is depth and muting. Ashton gives a lighter, softer cool-brown line, while Espresso Martini gives stronger contour-style definition.
At a glance
Ashton
Lighter cool muted brown
- Cooler and more muted overall
- More greige-taupe leaning than Espresso Martini
- Lighter, lower-contrast effect
- Useful when you want cool brown without heavy depth
Espresso Martini
Deeper cool brown definition
- Cool brown direction
- Less muted and less taupe-leaning
- Deeper, more visible definition
- Useful when Ashton feels too light
Short recommendation
Choose Ashton if you want a cooler, more muted, lighter brown effect.
Choose Espresso Martini if you want a cooler brown with deeper definition and more contour.
If you are using this as a cool-brown decision, Ashton sits closer to a muted greige-brown lane, while Espresso Martini sits closer to a classic cool-brown lane. For adjacent cool-brown references, see ColourPop cool-toned lip liners and cool-toned brown lip liners.
ColourPop Ashton: cooler and more muted
Ashton usually reads cooler and more muted than Espresso Martini.
Relative to Espresso Martini, it leans more greige- or taupe-adjacent and is visibly lighter, which can be useful when you want cool brown without deeper contour contrast.
Within ColourPop's brown-liner options, Ashton sits in the more defined muted lane, especially compared with softer shades like Cool BFF.
e.l.f. Espresso Martini: cool and softer
Espresso Martini reads cool, but less muted, browner, and deeper than Ashton.
Compared with Ashton, it usually shows a stronger lip-line edge and more contour effect because of its deeper value.
Within the e.l.f. Cream Glide range, Espresso Martini sits below Dark Cocoa in contour strength, and closer to a balanced medium-deep brown role.
How they compare
| Feature | ColourPop Ashton | elf Espresso Martini |
|---|---|---|
| Undertone | Cooler muted brown | Cool brown |
| Depth | Lighter | Deeper |
| Muting | More muted | Less muted |
| Brown vs greige/taupe | More greige- or taupe-leaning | More classic brown |
| Definition level | Softer everyday definition | Stronger contour effect |
| Product-line placement | Deeper muted option within ColourPop's cool-leaning browns | Medium-deep cool-brown option in e.l.f. Cream Glide browns |
- Ashton is cooler than Espresso Martini
- Ashton is lighter than Espresso Martini
- Ashton is more muted and more taupe-leaning
- Espresso Martini reads browner while still cool-toned
- Espresso Martini gives stronger contour-style structure
- Ashton gives softer everyday definition
- Ashton is usually closer to a cool-brown target
Similar shades from the catalog
If Ashton is close but too cool, try ColourPop BFF 3 for a slightly softer neutral-cool brown. If Espresso Martini is close but not muted enough, compare with e.l.f. Dark Cocoa for a deeper, more muted direction.
Which one should you choose?
- If you want the cooler option: Ashton.
- If you want the more muted option: Ashton.
- If you want the deeper option: Espresso Martini.
- If you want a browner cool option: Espresso Martini.
- If you want softer everyday definition: Ashton.
- If you want stronger contour: Espresso Martini.
Bottom line
Ashton and Espresso Martini overlap in depth, but they answer different undertone needs.
Ashton is cooler, lighter, and more muted. Espresso Martini is also cool, but deeper and browner.
If your goal is a cool, lighter, more muted brown, Ashton is usually the closer match. If you want a cool brown with deeper contour-style definition, Espresso Martini is usually the better fit.