I have read so many rave review of Kiko recently, and as if
by some divine intervention, when I was in Leeds the other day on my way to the
train station, I happened to walk by one. It would’ve been a crime not to pop
in… Wouldn’t it?
Kiko was established in 1997, in Italy. Today it is a
cutting edge brand, which is committed to making women feel like they can have
the best products, no matter their budget (whoop!) Their cosmetics are
hypoallergenic, and are non-comedogenic and are opthalmologically tested. Living
in Newcastle, my closest store is in Leeds (thankfully where I live in the
holidays), disappointingly Leeds is the only Northern store (boo). If you live
near Oxford, Cambridge or London there are 7 stores in that area, as well as
the stores online.
I am on the hunt for the perfect nude lipstick. I’ll admit
that now. I tend to find however that because I naturally have quite bright
lips (strange thing to say), finding a nude that is perfect for me is bloody
difficult. I lust after the nudes of Kylie Jenner, because I’m never going to
be able to pull off those perfect brown nudey colours. sobs into duvet
At Kiko I continued on my quest, picking up 3 lip shades.
The Velvet Matte in shade 613 Pink Carnation; The Smart Lipstick in shade 913 Rosewood (yes I chose this because of PLL); and the Kiss Balm in shade 06 Blackberry. The kiss balm kind of
fell into my basket as an after thought, so I didn’t actually pay too much
attention to the colour, but I’m glad to find out that fate picked very well
for me. The reason I ended up with the kiss balm is, while I was in the Leeds
store, Kiko had a promotion where (if it wasn’t already cheap enough) if you
bought 2 skin care products, you received a free kiss balm – worth £5.90. I was
already buying a Micellar Cleansing Water – I am determined to find one that I
like – so I thought, screw it, free lip balm, and bought the Ene rgy Face Mask
too.
From first impressions these lipsticks are amazing. I’ve had
a cheeky wear of the matte lipstick, and its so nourishing on your lips with
such great staying power. The kiss balm as well is such a lovely colour, and
really moisturises my lips. I haven’t tried the Smart Lipstick yet, but I cant
wait to try it out!
One thing that I’m excited about trying is the Micellar
water. Not just because of the skin care benefits, but the bottle is so
freaking cool! Its like a pump that you can put your cotton pads on, them pump
on the product. It’s probably so sad to get this excited about a bottle, but
yeah. I’m a sad gal.
So there’s my quick Kiko Makeup and Skincare haul! What do
you guys think? Is there anything from Kiko I should try next?
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This is a great post . Loving it ! Need to get my hands on it
ReplyDeleteThank you - yes Kiko is awesome you definitely need to go/look online!!xx
DeleteI'm jealous! I love Kiko, they have my favorite nude lipstick of all times! I also love the shades you picked, especially shade 913
ReplyDeleteAhh me too - which is your favourite??? Aww thank you :) xx
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