These KIKO eyeshadows are rich, vibrant creams which can be used as eyeliner or eyeshadow. They claim bright and sparkling shades with a creamy, light texture. In their heavy glass pots, they certainly look bright, both colour and sparkle wise. They're also not a dry, solid texture, as you can see from the fact that some time spent on their sides has led to the eyeshadow cream shifting about a bit.
Swatched, you can really see how intense the colour is, particularly on Fierce Violet, which is an absolutely stunning colour. Island Shimmer, a fine silvery pink, is also very pretty, albeit eminently dupeable.
They also blend out very well, losing little of their intensity - Fierce Violet is still incredibly bright, and Island Shimmer has only a little less concentrated shimmer. Luckily, the shadows remain blendable on the lid for a good minute before they set down firm, giving you plenty of time to work them into the lid and smooth the edges out.
I chose to apply Island Shimmer on the inner corner, blending it across the centre of the lid, and the blending a dot of Fierce Violet into the outer corner. You only need the tiniest amount of shadow - they're very pigmented, and a little goes a long, long way.
Wear wise, I managed around five hours without creasing without primer, which is impressive given my super oily lids. With primer, my purple gradient lasted a full fourteen hours before I removed it with cleansing oil. Impressive stuff.
Given the quality of these lovely cream shadows, I was really surprised to find that not only do they usually retail at just £6.90, a fraction of the cost of some of the cream eyeshadows I've tried recently, KIKO are currently selling them for just £3.40. Run, don't walk, to the KIKO website now - or pop into their stores at either Westfield centre in London.
Disclosure: PR samples
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That purple is intense! I absolutely love it. It goes so well with the color of your eyes, too. I'm sad that Kiko still doesn't sell in the Netherlands ;)
ReplyDeleteOh no! Can you not order online from the UK store?
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