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| Clockwise L-R Loud Night Bronzer in Supple Satin Honey, Latex Like Lipstick in Plastic Red, Colour Impact Eyeshadow Palette in Lounge Warm Tones, Twinkle Eye Pencil in Matita Occhi |
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| Clockwise L-R Loud Night Bronzer in Supple Satin Honey, Latex Like Lipstick in Plastic Red, Colour Impact Eyeshadow Palette in Lounge Warm Tones, Twinkle Eye Pencil in Matita Occhi |
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| Loud Night Bronzer in Supple Satin Honey |
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| Colour Impact Eyeshadow Palette in Lounge Warm Tones |
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| Latex Like Lipstick in Plastic Red |
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| Twinkle Eye Pencil in Matita Occhi |
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| Using the Colour Impact Eyeshadow Palette in Lounge Warm Tones and the Twinkle Eye Pencil in Matita Occhi |
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| Latex Like Lipstick in Plastic Red |
Loud Night Bronzer in Supple Satin Honey* - £14.90
This bronzer is everything that a bronzer should be. Housed in beautiful packaging with a huge mirror, it was love at first sight. I struggle with bronzer - I tend to end up looking more Oompa Loompa than Kim Kardashian when I apply it but this honey toned, natural looking bronzer is everything that I've been looking for. Nicely pigmented it blends into the skin like a dream and leaves it looking glowing and sunkissed. As it's semi-matte (it has a tiny bit of shimmer in the pink and cream raised areas) it can be used to contour the skin to give it a more defined look - lovely for evenings. The colour is perfect, the formula is perfect, the packaging is perfect and it's allowed me to fall in love with bronzing. The only problem is, it's limited edition. Gah.
Colour Impact Eyeshadow Palette in Lounge Warm Tones* - £16.90
I love myself a good eyeshadow palette. It's rare that I find one that I love as much as my Urban Decay ones but this one definitely comes close. Cased in further beautiful packaging with a big mirror is three matte shades and three shimmery shades. The shimmery shades are stunning, easily blendable and pigmented but sadly, I do experience a lot of fall out when applying them. However due to the fact that they're gorgeous, I can live with that. The matte shades are the winners in the palette. Buttery soft to the touch these aren't like your typical matte shades as they're not chalky in the slightest. The colours in the palette are stunning and allow you to create the perfect smoky eye in numerous different ways. If you wet your brush before using these shadows, you get a more intense pigment too. The swatches above show the shadows when they're used dry.
Latex Like Lipstick in Plastic Red* - £7.50
If you read my blog often then you'll know that when it comes to lipstick, I'm a bit iffy. Recently, I've been embracing the lip crayon trend. Those nicely pigmented, smooth and gliding sticks of joy are without a doubt my faves and the majority of my lipsticks have been thrown aside. Except for this one. I'm a sucker for a red lip and as you can tell from the swatch, this isn't half a red lipstick! The swatch above shows the pigment in just one swipe - it's glossy, beautiful and doesn't bleed which is a big must when it comes to red lippy. This is divine and a pleasure to use. I'll be donning it tomorrow for my sister's graduation - eek! However after looking back at my shoddy application, I'll most definitely be using a lip brush. Damn my shaky hands!
Twinkle Eye Pencil in Matita Occhi* - £6.90
I've always been a black eyeliner addict. Ever since I can remember I've been smudging and drawing black lines around my eyes so much that I quickly dismissed this pencil. On first look, I saw that it was a browny, purpley, taupey colour and it wasn't something that I was interested in. But as soon as I applied this to my waterline I was converted. It's less harsh than black liner and looks gorgeous during the day. It defines the eyes nicely but in a subtle and beautiful way. The liner is the perfect mix of soft and hard and lasts a good five or six hours on the waterline before it starts to wear off. In the look above, I used this to add a bit of definition to my upper lash line and because the formula is so incredible, it looks lovely when I do that too. A good versatile pencil that's a stunning colour and a great price.
As you can probably tell by this post, I love this collection a lot. It's what I would call a perfect Autumn make up collection and if you're new or loyal to the brand, it's one I suggest you take a look at. You can view the rest of the collection here which includes eyeshadow pencils, a serum, highlighters and stick blushers. I reviewed the Laser Nail Lacquer from the collection here and next week, I'll be featuring the incredible Dark Heroine Face Brush from the collection which you may have seen me raving about on Twitter.
Have you tried anything from KIKO before? What do you think of this collection?
*PR Sample
*PR Sample
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