ALERT ALERT: Kiko
Cosmetics is available in the United States. And now just in a couple stores on
the East Coast, but they are now available ONLINE! Bonus, a lot of their products are on sale, especially their limited edition collections!
If you have been following my blog for a while now, you know
that Kiko has been one of my favorite European cosmetics brands for a few years
now, mainly because of their low-mid range prices and excellent quality. Something about the simple black packaging
also really appeals to me, much in the same way that MAC’s or Nars’s packaging
appeals to me. Every time I go back to Europe, I basically go crazy trying to
stock up on all of my favorite products.
It makes me immensely happy to know that I don’t have to overstuff my
suitcase anymore, and that I can buy their products online now.
Since a lot of US readers may not have tried a lot of the
Kiko products, I thought I would take the chance to highlight some of my
favorite products from the brand.
Keep Reading to find out more details about my top picks from the brand!
Keep Reading to find out more details about my top picks from the brand!
Long Lasting Stick
Eyeshadow – I’m sure that these are the most famous products from all of
Kiko’s products. Since the craze of the
eyeshadow sticks started (thank you, Laura Mercier and ByTerry), Kiko has made
the most well-known dupe of the higher-end versions. I actually prefer the Kiko versions, as I
think they have better shade options, as well as more neutral shades. I love them especially when I’m in a rush and
just need some quick eyeshadow to define my eyes, and they stay all day without
budging. Usually, I prefer to layer
eyeshadow over my cream bases, but with these, I can truly just apply and
go. Added bonus – these are WAY cheaper
than the Laura Mercier and ByTerry versions at $12,90 a pop.
In the swatches I applied them straight from the stick, and then blended up as I would on the lid.
From L-R: 05, 06, 36, 38 |
Color Sphere
Eyeshadow – These are the baked mineralized eyeshadows, not the refillable single eyeshadows
that you can put in a palette. While I have swatched many of those, I don’t
actually own any. Instead, I have a few
of the baked Color Sphere eyeshadows, which can be used wet or dry and are so
much more convenient that using a loose pigment but they offer all the
luminosity. For some reason, I usually
stay far away from baked mineralized eyeshadows from other brands, but I love
my two Kiko shades.
Dry, then wet swatch |
I also did a comparison of #4 with L'oreal's Amber Rush. They are nearly the same color/shade, except L'oreal still has a slightly more metallic look to it.
Blush – I think
Kiko blushes are hands down, some of my favorite blushes on the market. They are so silky and pigmented, blending seamlessly
on my cheeks. While the shade selection
is not as wide as, say, MAC, it is a well-edited range of shades. As I mentioned in my previous post, shade
#100 has been one of my go-to shades recently, because it is the perfect
peachy-tan shade that also adds a glow.
I’ve found that both the shimmer and matte shades blend smoothly.
Lipstick – Smart
Lipstick – Kiko has various different lipstick lines, but I really like
their Smart Lipstick line. I only own one of the shades, but I find it
to be pigmented, moisturizing, and long-lasting. I haven’t really tried any of their other
lines, but I know that their slim
lipsticks are also well-loved!
Nail Polish – Kiko
has a HUGE range of nail polishes, and they are great quality for the price
range. I probably own about 6 shades
now, and I find them extremely long lasting, pigmented, and smooth. I find that the formula is a little thinner
than OPI, but it isn’t a runny formula by any means.
Lastly, I should note that Kiko does some amazing limited
edition collections. They are (almost)
on par with MAC collections, but in my opinion, they are much more creative and
well thought out. The packaging is
always adorable, and they really bring out some awesome products. The only downside is that they are well...limited
edition. So you really have to snatch them up before they disappear. The upside
is that they usually go on sale, up to 50% off, before they completely
disappear. One of my favorite
collections that they ever released was their Queen of Hearts Collection, which came out last summer. I picked up one of their eyeshadow quads, but
I could have easily bought the entire collection for the packaging alone.
Some of the products that I haven’t tried are their base
products. I’m pretty loyal to the
products that I know work for me, so while I don’t have anything I can say
about how they work, I do know that they also have quite an impressive range of
face cosmetics.
I hope this helps all of you decide what to check out on the
Kiko website! I know that the amount of products that they have can be kind of
overwhelming sometimes, but these are my personal favorites. Happy shopping!
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