As much as I love branching away from
my ‘comfort brands’ (as I like to call them) to try new things, there’s always
a risk you’ll end up splashing your cash on something completely rubbish. I
have, unfortunately, splashed my cash on something I completely can’t get on
with. I’m so disappointed!
I’ve wanted to try KIKO lipsticks for a
while, having seen some of my favourite YouTubers with their products and
knowing they’re really affordable. While I was in Italy at the end of summer
with my dad, I decided to grab a couple of lipsticks. Actually, I was looking
for a Velvet Teddy dupe, or something similar at least because the MAC in
Verona had sold out! I ended up with the Intensely Lavish Lipstick in 02 and
the Luscious Cream Lipstick in 506.
First of all, I don’t like that the
lipsticks don’t have names. I know it might seem a bit trivial (and I suppose
it is!) but I find it easier to remember names of shades if they’ve got quirky
or memorable names, rather than numbers. Secondly, the packaging for the
Luscious Cream lipstick was at first “so cool!” and “futuristic!”, now it’s a
pain and I can’t ever seem to work it out. It also doesn’t fit in my acrylic
lipstick holder *angry face*.
As I said, I was looking for a shade
similar to MAC’s Velvet Teddy (something I’ve still been unable to track down
(Bristol Debenhams I’m coming for you!)) and the sales assistant pointed me
towards these two. I suppose they are similar; warm beigey nudes. The Luscious
Cream 506 is almost spot on when tested on the back of my hand, but there’s
definitely something missing when I apply it to my lips. It’s almost like MAC
Myth on my lips; far too beige and pale. As for the Intensely Lavish 02, which
is much darker, rosier and just nothing like the shade I was looking for, and I
don’t like this one either. At least with the Luscious Cream the texture was
lovely and plumped my lips; unfortunately with the Intensely Lavish it goes on
quite crayon-y and needs a few coats to look even.
At £6.90 each, they’re extremely affordable. KIKO also has a vast range of
lip colours, even black (squealing with excitement), so despite the fact I
couldn’t find what I wanted on this expedition to their store, they might
deliver better next time. I’m disappointed at the moment, but I know my order
was tall (a £7.00 version of Velvet Teddy by MAC? Come on). I’m not writing
KIKO off quite yet, but for now, these lipsticks are a firm thumbs down.
Lots of love,
Jasmine
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