Showing posts with label Kiko Milan. Show all posts
Showing posts with label Kiko Milan. Show all posts

Sunday, 30 October 2011

Kiko Milan Cosmetics - eyeshadows

Even though I bought these eyeshadows way back in JULY when I was in Venice, for whatever reason I haven't gotten around to reviewing them til now! I'm sorry!
 I bought three shadows, for 3 Euros each:
 A gorgeous dark brown, shade 123.
 A copper-y golden brown, shade 124.
 And a lovely pearly white, shade 168.
Here are the shadows swatched on my forearm, in the opposite order (top>bottom 168, 124, 123). The darkest brown (123) is very deep and nutty, whereas the lighter shade (124) has golden undertones and appears much more metallic on the skin. the while is quite shimmery but still gives good pigmentation, you just need to build the colour on the skin. It's great for using in a smoky eye look for when you don't want to be too dramatic.

The quality of the eyeshadows is absolutely brilliant, they're ridiculously pigmented so you barely need any product on your brush at all. They're smooth and relatively creamy to apply and don't crease much. The packaging is very stylish for such a cheap, drugstore-style brand (reminiscent of MUA eyeshadows perhaps?!) and you do get quite a lot of eyeshadow in one little pot! Overall I'm very very impressed with the value for money here, and will be heading out to the new Kiko Milan store in the Westfield centre to check out what other bargains are on offer here in the UK! Linky!
xx

Sunday, 18 September 2011

Koko Cosmetics Store Opening in Westfield, London!

If you remember back in August I posted about finding a wonderful new brand called Kiko Milan Cosmetics whilst in Venice (click here if not)... well guess who's opened a new store in Westfield, London?! Kiko!
I was at Westfield with my best friend a couple of weeks ago when I noticed the store and was overjoyed! What a coincidence that only last month I discovered the brand whilst in Italy, & quickly became besotted with their nail varnish (and eyeshadow, which I will review next weekend). The store opened on the 9th so pop down today and see what all the fuss is about, you won't be disappointed! I'm looking forward to investing in some nail art tools, as I saw quite a few I liked the look of when I was in Italy but didn't have the rucksack space!
Click here for the official Kiko website.
xx

Saturday, 13 August 2011

Fabulous Nails - European Edition!

Whilst in Venice I came across a brand called Kiko Cosmetics, and as a beauty junkie I was immediately drawn into their shop...
They had such a wide variety of make up for ridiculously low prices!
 From eyeshadow...
 ...to mascara...
 ...to an epic range of nail varnish!
I ended up buying 3 eyeshadows that I'll be reviewing in a couple of weeks' time, and 4 nail varnishes. I got the two on the left as a present for my Mumma, cause I'm nice like that, and treated myself to the gorgeous purple toned baby blue pastel on the right and a fabulous glitter polish.
 This is the blue (3 coats) on its own. It's such an unusual colour I love it! But of course I didn't stop there...
 I applied the glitter polish over the top, and got this absolutely gorgeous effect! I can't help but feel like a mermaid with this on my nails! I love it! It's a lot less chunky than the Barry M glitter paints and so much easier to remove.
I applied these polishes without any other form of topcoat and they lasted a good 5 days before beginning to wear/chip at the tips. At 1.50 Euros for the glitter and 2.50 for the blue polish, I'm incredibly impressed!
Click here to go to the Kiko cosmetics website to see their full range of nail lacquers!
xx