Collab Day

Kiko Collab

Hello Everyone, 

This post is a little different. I am making this post in collaboration with one of my closest friends - Audrey. She has a blog as well where she talks about beauty and beauty in music industry. Please go and give her some love you can find here here!

We wanted to make a post about Kiko products. I have this one which is actually one of my faves. I love Kiko for their lipsticks and nail polishes. They have every colour of nail polish in their collection however, their lipsticks are laking some berry tones. If you know me I love my lipsticks to be bright. 

I am actually not sure if you can find this lipstick anymore. Some shops do sell their old stuff and some have completely got rid of their old things. I also don't remember the price of these as I bought them on a sale but I am pretty sure they are no more than £6. 

These are so lovely their texture is so light but so moisturising. It feels like oil on your lips but the pigment is so strong you hardly need much of the product.

Because it is like oil it might move a lot so I recommend wearing a lip liner underneath. 

This colour is just plain gorgeous, it is so pigmented you truly are wearing a perfect dark red lip. 

Because it comes in this pencil tube I thought you only get as much product as you can see but I was wrong you can sharpen this and use it again and again. 

This is a perfect lip balm with lipstick qualities! 

What are you lipstick faves? What do you look for in a perfect lip colour? 

Yours Izabele 

xoxo

Kiko Bronzer

I was shopping on Kiko website and I found this bronzer. I have never used Kiko skin products so I thought I might give this one a go. To be completely honest I really wanted ashy bronzer so I can use it as a contour but alas they all come in orange/yellow undertone. 

Kiko are bringing new design into the stores which looks very pretty but is a little bit more expensive. This bronzer is in older packaging and I payed for this about £5 on sale, now however they have the same product and the same colours but in new packaging and it costs £12.90. 

This bronzer is in colour Cinnamon. I have no idea why I picked this colour but it looked more ashy on the picture, which is not what it looks in real life. It is so hard to buy anything online because some things photographs one way but are completely different to the naked eye. 

I would pay a £5 for this bronzer. It is pigmented but bendable it doesn't go patchy, it is nice. However, I probably wouldn't pay £12.90 for this. It is not that amazing and you can find a bronzer that does exactly the same for cheaper. 

What bronzer do you use? What do you contour your face with? 

Yours Izabele

xoxo

Kiko Cream Eyeshadows

I have heard a lot of good things about Kiko cream eyeshadows so I though I want to give it a go. I was thinking to get colours I could use underneath my normal eyeshadows but I also wanted a colour I could wear on its own. 

The colours I chose are: 04 Mat Taupe, 08 Pearly Dark Brown. At the moment they are for sale for £3.40 online and I'm pretty sure you might find then in certain Kiko shops. 

These shadows are very pigmented but you can blend them easily and make them as sheen as you want them to be. They set quite quickly but it gives you enough time to play around with them. When they set it feels as if this eyeshadow becomes your skin but they do crease after a while even with eyeshadows on top. When you put powder on a cream product you kind of set the cream product with powder. It is like to fill in the blanks. This way the product stays for longer. 

To be honest I wasn't too sure about the colours when I received them but I absolutely love them once I tried them on me.

The texture of these eyeshadows is very interesting. It feels like these eyeshadows are whipped and it feels really nice on your eyes and your hands. 

I think this is such an amazing and useful product and it is also cheap!!

Do you use cream eyeshadows? what are they? 

Yours Izabele

xoxo

Eyeliner that LASTS!

I have reached 100 blog posts, this one is 101 and I thought it would be nice to up my game a little. I have come a long way and I know that people love to be positive and happy in their blogs but that is not me. I love to keep things real, if I like something I will praise it if I don't I will diss it. I have come up with a few blog posts that make me passionate but once I have written them I would think "are they a little too negative?". Why would it matter, personally I love reading juicy gossipy bits. I have never met a person who would be happy about EVERYTHING.

Now I feel like I have started this of by saying that I wanna be true and I wanna share my experiences even though this post has nothing to do with negativity. 

Although I am still going to be talking about things that I love and my love is Kiko! (Nothing new here!)

I have parted quite a lot from Kiko in a past few years. I would love going into the shop but alas I would walk out empty handed. Nothing tickled my pickle. You know how annoying it is when you walk into your favourite shop and you cannot find anything for months!!! 

Recently I have done a Kiko order online and I got a lot of great things on sale which I worship. 

I almost ran out of my MAC Black Track which was amazing don't get me wrong but it is three times more expensive than this Kiko Lasting Eyeliner. I previously had a bad reaction to Kiko mascara so I wasn't sure if my eyes going to love this eyeliner. 

It is Lasting Gel Eyeliner which I wouldn't call gel but most definitely call it lasting. It is a black liner that sets matte but it's paint like texture. Very soft and very easy to maneuver. I wanna call it watery but I don't mean it in a way that the colour fades, no colour is as black as it comes. It is just super light and trust me a little goes a long way. Once it dries which is in seconds it is as if it is a part of the skin. Even my make up remover had to have a good fight with this eyeliner to get it off my lids. It did not seem to run after a long day and I have super oily eyelids and I just love it. 

It is still on sale for £4.40 on Kiko website. 

If you are looking for a super black eyeliner that DOES NOT MOVE this little guy is the best! My only advice is get a really thin tempered brush as is it very soft it doesn't hold the bristles together. 

What are your go to eyeliners that you swear by? I need to try as many as I can, although this will last me a long time. 

Also do you like juicy gossipy posts? 

Yours Izabele

xoxo

Metallic Shine

Another Kiko post? Of course! 

It is a limited edition very metalicy and shimmery eyeshadow. Not gonna lie I though this was a cream eyeshadow even thought it did say on the website that it was a powder. I think the tub made me believe that it was cream eyeshadow. 

It is from Metallic Shine  collection in colour 06 Dynamic Taupe. I love this colour and consistency. It is super shimmery and has a bit of a grey undertone once it is on the lids. It is quite creamy too. I think this would be super nice for the inside corner. It stays on pretty well and I love how much of the product you get and it also comes in a snazzy as tub! 

As it is a limited edition I don't think Kiko shops have this but you can order it on their website and it is only £3.40. It comes in four very pretty colours and I feel like these eyeshadows are buildable. You can make them as sheen as possible or as strong. I also think it has that wet look once you apply as it so shimmery.  

It is such a good value for money and just a really nice treat for yourself. 

Tell me what is your go to eyeshadow for inside corner of your eyes? I would love to try some more new products. 

Yours Izabele

xoxo

Luxury on your lips!

I told you about those Kiko posts. Here's another one! 

This is a limited addition Intently Lavish lipstick in Luscious Red. It is a very deep red with a little pink/purple undertone but very pretty and luxurious. It is super creamy and when it kind of dries out the colour stays very strong but it isn't sticky or glossy. 

I feel like this colour would look amazing on mature ladies as well as young people. I mean youngsters can pull anything of. 

The packaging - OMG. It is so luxurious and it feel so expensive. At first I was imagining Charlotte Tilbury's lipstick to feel this expensive but when I held her lipsticks it didn't feel as good as this one. Everything is in rose gold and it is kind of heavy. That is a good thing because heavy pens and heavy make up brushes give you more precision. 

I don't feel like it runs or that it dries so much your lips are gross. This lipstick make your lips worth a million, try it!

I absolutely love the detail on this lipstick and I just want to cherish it at the same time I wanna use it all and show the world what a great lipstick it is. It is a limited addition but, on Kiko website you can get this gorgeous beauty just for £3.80 and the shipping is free!!! What more do you want? 

If I haven't sold this beauty to you yet then I don't know what will. It is truly something!

Was I pushy enough? Do you feel like you need this lipstick? Please let me know.

Yours Izabele 

xoxo

Kiko Eyeshadow Trio

Are you ready for Kiko posts? I have been shopping and I have tons of things to share with you! 

I am in love with Kiko. I have so many things from them and variety colours from their collections and I love it to bits. 

One thing I adore from Kiko is their eyeshadows. They have released now a third 'range' of their eyeshadows and they are just the best. These in the picture are from the second range called Infinite pigment eye shadows and they come in these pans rather than a secure box. To be completely honest I hate the fact that it comes in these pans because you can easily break them. 

I have three eyeshadow from this 'range'. Purely just because I got a lot of my eyeshadow colours in an original 'range'. When I talk about 'ranges' I mean their core range. They do other eyeshadows like Water eyeshadow which you can use both dry or wet there are also many glittery and shimmery eyeshadow that don't fall into these 'ranges' I am talking about. The reason they are different because they don't offer as many colours as the core 'range' does. I hope I didn't confuse you with all the 'range' talk. 

The ones I have are: 239 Matte Gray Taupe, which is a very light ashy/browny grey, 271 Pearly Gray, which is grey with like a light green undertone and shimmer, 289 Matte Dark Oak, which is very dark brown with ashy undertone. I use the 289 on my eyebrows when I am wearing a full make up, if I go for something really light on make up then I use 239. The difference between colours are massive but it works for me. I think using 239 with a full face makes me look like I don't have eyebrows. I would fill my eyebrows with 289 then brush it out and then if I need more definition I would go back to 239 and put that on top and then brush it out again. 

These eyeshadows are very pigmented but they blend so well and they stay on nicely. I just love them. Right now they are on offer for £2.80 their original price was £5.90. 

You can also look for palettes to put in these eyeshadows but I don't think they have many 2,4,6 eyeshadow palettes but you can find a single eyeshadow box for £1.90 on Kiko website.

I recommend you these shadows if you wanna have a few really good quality eyeshadows without hurting your bank account. These are the best!

Have you ever tried Kiko eyeshadows, or make up in general? What are your thoughts?

Yours Izabele

xoxo

Kiko Nail Polish Rainbow

I love Kiko. I always have and I always will. I love their lipsticks and eyehsadow and I love their nail polishes. They are super pigmented and long lasting and you get a lot of the actual polish. I notice that they don't dry out as quickly and I use them all the time. 

My favourites are (from left to right): 275 (black), 244 (dark purple), 245 (dark shimmery purple), 242 (shimmery red), 326 (dark grey), 631 (coral with a sugar matte effect), 207 (very light pink/almost light white), 230 (which is clear  with lots of sparkles). 

One of the reasons why I love Kiko is because they are really affordable and the quality is just amazing. If you have never tried Kiko you must go into the store and check it out! 

I highly recommend their nail polishes among other make up things in that shop. Not only these nail polishes are £3.90 for a 11ml tub but they are such a good quality and they always come on some sort of deal. Right now they are for £2.50. 

Please give it a try I promise  you wont be disappointed. 

What is your favourite Kiko product? 

Yours Izabele

xoxo

Pencil Lip Gloss

Because I own half of Kiko store, every time I go into the store I always look for something cool and affordable. Kiko are always bringing out new cool things, even perfume which actually is pretty good if you into these fresh smells.

I always uses to see these Pencil Lip Glosses and majority of them are in pretty nude colours so I though I should pick up one and try it out.

The price of these pencil was £3.90 and there were 17 colour you could choose from. Some of them had extra glitter in it and others were plain with little bit of shimmer.

I had picked up a plain one in colour 11 Mauve Beige. This one is in brown shade but still has some pink in it although not too much.

These pencil lip glosses are super pigmented but they aren't as glossy as you would think. Yes it has a gloss but it was very subtile and these aren't too sticky, which I love. 

I am more of a bright colour lover but I just put in on now with no make up and I think with strong brow and plain face it would look so nice. It is one of those no-make up make up looks that are a little big stronger and different than just mascara and a blusher. 

At first I thought this colour is not gonna suit me and as it is quite brown but it is lovely and it goes well with my greenish-blueish eyes.

My only downside is that you have to sharpen it. It is quite a chubby pencil so you need a big sharpener for it and those are hard to find, having said that I swear I had one of those, I need to find it.

I would highly recommend to a nude lover because it is super pigmented and moisturising and just looks great and is super affordable. 

Yours Izabele

xoxo 

Eye liners

Everyday eye liners

I am a eyeliner girl and my favorite is black. It's simple it's easy and you can have different shapes to create different eye looks. However, this summer for me was all about light make up and black eyeliner was too strong so I turned to my pencil friends. They are great, you can use different colours like purple, green, blue and you can control the intensity of the pencil which is why I loved it.

The chubby vertical one is Long lasting stick  8 hour no-transfer eyeshadow.  It is priced at £6.90 and the colour is 39 Dark Taupe. I love this colour because it is dark yet not black. It makes your lash line stand out but it is not a sharp colour and it is beautiful with green or blue eyes. I don't know about 8 hour non-transfer as I only use it on my lash line and there is not much to transfer but when I used is as a shadow stick it didn't really hold that well and I have veryyyyy oily eyelids. 

The horizontal eye pencil is Glamorous Eye Pencil in colour 413. I don't seem to see this colour on the Kiko website but it is currently on offer which cost £2.10 but originally is £4.20. It is a beautiful dark green with golden sparkles that is super pretty and goes so well with green eyes. 

They are both from Kiko (my favorite shop) and they both are brilliant. They are very bendable and not too harsh to put on. I used them a lot this summer and I highly recommend them! 

Yours Izabele

xoxo

Lipstick

Autumn Lips.

As autumn is 7 days in and is not backing down, so should lipsticks. This one is from Kiko (my fav store which should ban me...) it is in colour 12 and it's a velvety finish that stains your lips and does not move. That is a brilliant reason to get this lipstick and love it. Literally it is so hard to get it off and the colour is in between sheen and matte which is such a autumny thing. I opted for a red wine colour that kind of has a purply undertone so it is not fully red. I like it because it is such a sassy colour on me and it really does remind me of colder months. 

I got this on a deal but I think it's original price is around £6. It's a normal price for a lipstick that you will love using and just love like I do! 

Yours Izabele

xoxo

Hair care

Hair! Hair! Hair!

Hello pretties! So I though I might just give you a little update on what styling products 

I use to make my hair even curlier and to look after my end. 

 1. Macadamia Oil Extract Hair Treatment - quite recently I was just walking around Lidl trying to figure out what to buy for dinner and I noticed shower section and everything was 99p so I thought why don't I have a look, and then I spotted this little gem. Seriously I cannot describe how good this is. It leaves your hair soft, it smells like super luxury product and it is so cheap. However, this is a hair mask so better use it once a week otherwise your hair will get too much of this goodness - and that's not good!

2. Avon Advance Techniques 360 Nourishment Moroccan Argan Oil -  A lot of Moroccan Argan oil are good however, I really didn't like Elvive so I bought this one to try and it is really good. It keeps your hair protected from everything and it smells really good as well. It should leave your hair shiny however, I haven't noticed that.
I use this on both dry and wet hair.

3. Kiko Curly Hair Serum - oh... my....goodness.... seriously it is probably the best thing ever for your curls. It works so well and smells soooo gooooood! The curls are nice and light and also they go all in one direction. You can use this on both wet and dry hair however, I mostly use it on wet hair and let it dry by itself and it forms really nice curls. It gives some lightness to the curls. HOWEVER, this has been discontinued so if by any chance you can get your hands on this grab it!!! Also it comes as serum for straight hair and just a hair serum.

4. TRESemme Heat Defence - honestly I have no idea what a heat defense spray should do but I can tell you that this did protect my hair, I didn't have a lot of split end once I started using it. One thing that I really like about it, is the smell. It smells fabulous. That's all I'm saying.

5. Batiste Dry Shampoo -  ahhh I love this. One really good thing about this, is if you are blond and you have the roots showing this will hide them and trust me it will. Maybe not fully but your roots will be unnoticeable. To me this is the one that smells the best but I do like the one with cherries too. On the down side it leaves the scalp very powdery if you touch it. So if you are planning to impress someone you better wash your hair rather than use this because once they touch your hair they won't like it, for sure!

This is my little collection that I use A LOT. I didn't want to mention any shampoos 

because that's just everybody's preferences however, if you really interested then I quite like TGI, Wella, Pantene or any of Garnier new range ones. I hope you like this one. ;)

Yours Izabele
 xoxo

P.S. Do not quote me on any of my opinions of any products, What works for me might not work for you, we are all individual and we are all unique. I can only tell you if I liked it or not but it might be a completely different experience with you. 

Make-up

My Kiko collection

Before I took all of my items out for the pictures I though I had a variety of Kiko products but it turned out that I only had eye shadows and lipsticks, and I think they are the best.

These eye shadows are super pigmented and can be used wet and dry. It stays quite well and it doesn't fall out that much when applying. However some of these eye shadows that I own are discontinued. For example:
white shimmery (168 discontinued) - really nice as highlighter and to wear on the inside of the eye. It has a lot glitter sparkles so it's great for dressy make up.
sparkly black (28 discontinued) - again great wet or dry. I use it as eyeliner if I don't want to use eyeliner. Sparkly bits are hard to see but I think they make your make up look prettier.
brown (120 discontinued but could be substituted by infinity eyeshadow 217 satin ebony) - mainly I use it for the eyebrows also because it is mat. It has ashy undertone, which works very well with brown. It creates a really nice natural colour for your eyebrows (works well with all type of hair colours).
satin wood brown (123) - also great wet or dry. This one is lighter than 120 and has shimmer in it. Great colour for crease work. It blends easily and it can be build into intense brown colour.
purple with a blue sparkles (159 discontinued) - this is an amazing colour. It works for purple and for blue as sparkles are blue (or at least it appears so). It is a great colour to have.

 

this is another pallet (addictive song 02) that has been discontinued. I think it was one of their street limited edition pallets. It has great autumn colours, which can be use wet or dry and they are really pigmented and stays on the eyes pretty well.
white gold (18) - sparkle based pigment. It's great for snazzing up your make up because the sparkles as very noticeable.

Let's move onto lipsticks. It's probably my favorite part of the make up.

 

coral (904 strawberry pink) - great every day colour. It is bright but not too bright. It is very moisturizing and has a glossy finish.
pink (911 watermelon) - this colour is very subtle and has some shimmer, it would be very nice with heavy eye make up to make those lips even prettier.
purple (914 amaranth) really dark colour. It does make you look a little bit older and without a lip liner you will not survive but it is really pretty autumn colour and it would work really well on a night out with some light eye make up.

pink (804 pearly watermelon) - these lipsticks are in between lip gloss and lipstick, they are pigmented but they do have a really glossy finish. Also they smell really good. It's a subtle colour and has some glitter particles - great for every day.
purple (811 raspberry ) - same as above, pigmented but super glossy, smells great. However it is much more of a darker colour but not too dark so for those who like brighter lipsticks - this one is for you.
dark pink ( 42 discontinued ) - it is a shame that they discontinued it because it is such an amazing lipstick. it smells like cherries and almonds and the colour is deep but really wearable AND it has a velvety finish - PERFECT AUTUMN LIPSTICK or winter.

Last but not least are the lip liners.

 

purple (  710 rouge noir ) - I use this one with my 914 lipstick as they mach perfectly and sometimes with 811. Also I use it under red lipstick and it gives me a nice dark red with a purple undertone, which looks nice. This pencil is mat and stays very well on the lips.
orange ( 605 orange ) - I use this with 804 as it brings out the coral colour of the lipstick. This pencil is a glossy pencil and it is not as pigmented as the 710 so this could be worn just on it's own. AND it smells like skittles!!

My Kiko collection isn't big but I wear a lot of these products daily. They are at a great price and the quality is just amazing. Also I think the packaging looks so chic. However I tried couple of their mascaras and I was not a fan of those. I liked the wands but I didn't like the actual product. And their pink exfoliating wipes are also really nice, if you like wipes that is (but they smelled really nice).
All in all I would 100% recommend this brand for everyone!

Yours Izabele
       xoxo

P.S. I also have nail polish collection if you wanna see that.