Kiko Haul

 

Hey hey!

Thought I'd share a few things purchased from my recent trip to Kiko, I only bought to items because i had to show some form of self restraint! First I picked up a velvet mat lipstick in 610 which is described as a 'rosey pink'. 

The struggle is so real when picking out a lipstick at Kiko, they have so many beautiful colours and finishes to choose from but in the end I knew I was in need of an everyday shade, so I limited myself to the pinky-browns. 610 velvet matt is a beautiful (hate to say it, but you all know what i mean) Kylie Jenner shade, a subtle 90's pinky brown on the lips. As this lipstick was described as a velvet mat, i was expecting a more bold matte finish, the lipstick is actually more sheer then expected. However I would still class it as a matt, just with a slight moisturising sheen, Which to be fair makes it awesome to mix with a liquid lipstick to tone it down!

I also picked up the gel liner from Kiko, I have to say I am a little bummed out about this product. Yes, it is a super pigmented black gel liner and yes it lasts a long time, but unfortunately I find the consistency of this product far to liquid-y which makes application difficult. Also for some reason my eyes were STREAMING with this product to the point where literally all my makeup had ran off my face, which is pretty weak.

Anyway I hope you all are having an amazing week! Let me know what you've been loving!

Gabbi :)

Products For The Perfect Summer Glow

Bahama Mama bronzer, Topshop Glow

 

Hola Chicas,

 Thought i'd share the perfect combo I have been luuuuuuuurving over summer to get a contoured yet glowy face. I discovered this combo while on holiday in Rhodes three weeks ago, to begin I use Girl Meets Pearl Benefit mini- as a lovely irredescent liquid highlighting cream/ primer, which is perfect to use alone for that 'daytime' summery glow. I then dot a little foundation over the top. 

To 'chisel' in my cheekbones and slim down my jaw line using the amazing Bahama Mama bronzer from TheBalm, before I continue can we appreciate how amazing and tropical the packaging is (I WANT TO BE THAT GIRL, and is it just me who thinks she could be Beyonce?). Bahamma mamma is a beautiful cool brown bronzer amazing for contouring. It is actually very similar to hoola by Benefit but about a tenner less and slightly more warm toned.

Finally for that extra intense glow, I blended in Glow highlighter from Topshop using a foundation brush onto my cheek bones, temples and cupid bow. I love cream highlighters compared to powders, they just apply so much more evenly and are so much nicer to wear in the summer! This highlighter also looks the bomb in flash photography! Winner.

MUA Luxe Velvet Lip Liquer 'Kooky'

Whilst browsing through superdrug in my lunch break, I was gripped by the new MUA Luxe Velvet range, and their astonishingly beautiful range of colours; I seriously wanted every single one! However due to the student budget I selected the shade 'kooky'; a really interesting unique colour, especially for drugstore!

Prcied at £3 I wasn't sure what to expect from this collection, especially due to the scary effects matte textures can have on my dry lips. When swatched the lip liquer is literally opaque and paint-like, on this lips nothing much changes expect it dries. Once fully dry it felt chalky and flakey, however after experiments, I realised applying a little bit of lip balm after combatted this problem.

My verdict is that, the colours they have concocted are stunningly beautiful. However for me personally, a little to dry on the lips.