Kiko Lovegrove Collection Haul

I've been lusting after the Kiko Milano Lovegrove limited edition summer collection since the Spring when I saw sneak peeks on social media. The rose gold packaging is designed by Ross Lovegrove (an industrial designer from Wales) and it's some of the most beautiful makeup packaging ever...especially at an affordable price! Everything looks really high-end and I love the beautiful texture that the embossed pattern gives the products. I happen to have a Kiko store at my local mall so I picked up a few products to try and have been using them for a while now, so I thought I'd do some mini reviews on each one.
Let's take a look!

Desert Dunes Trio Baked Blush in Lust Coral
$18 at KikoCosmetics.com

Kiko's baked blushes are made in Italy and this one is infused with a beautiful scent that almost smells like Too Faced's chocolate products...it's supposed to be vanilla but it smells a bit like chocolate to me...with maybe a little vanilla in there. It's not strong or overpowering and you don't notice it once the product is on your face. It just smells so delicious in the pan!

Let's just take a second to admire this rose gold compact...just stunning!

Inside, there's a mirror and the baked blush, which has three different tones. I should also mention that these come in three different options...Lust Coral (which is the one I have), Gypsy Pink, and Impulsive Mauve.

The blush is generously sized which means you can use this many different ways. You can use each shade individually, or mix just the lighter two shades, just the darker two shades, or swirl them all together. The texture is fantastic...it picks up easily and feels so smooth and silky, which is one of the reasons I love baked blushes (think Milani and Laura Geller). This one doesn't have a lot of shimmer, which I like. I have a lot of shimmery baked blushes, so it's nice to have an option that's a little more satiny (it's not completely matte).

Mirage Lip Stylo in Fired Earth Pink
$15 at KikoCosmetics.com

The packaging of this lipstick looks so beautiful and high-end, I actually love pulling it out of my purse and hearing people say, "oh my gosh, what brand is that??" When I tell them, they can't believe it's not more expensive. It has a unique design that's tapered in the middle, almost like an hourglass and it has a really strong magnetic closure. When I go to replace the cap, the magnet just sucks it together by the time I get the cap halfway down the tube.

This lipstick claims to have the coverage of a lipstick, the shine of a gloss, and the comfort and feel of a balm. I would agree with two out of three...it does have amazing coverage and feels super hydrating just like a balm, but while it gives a little bit of shine, it's not as much as a lip gloss would give in my opinion.

Wear time isn't terrible, but because of the melty texture it does wear off in a couple of hours. That being said, it doesn't claim to be long-wearing, so I didn't expect it to be. It actually does stain my lips just a little bit so the stain lasts for a while after the lipstick has worn off.

It doesn't seem to have any scent whatsoever and comes in 15 shades.

Heatwave Lip Oil 
$14 at KikoCosmetics.com

Lip oils are huge right now and I couldn't resist trying this one because it comes in delicious flavors like Coconut, Vanilla, and Grapefruit. Normally I'm all about coconut, but when I got to the store, I actually liked the vanilla-scented one a little bit better. This formula is enriched with jojoba oil, shea butter, wild mango butter, and vitamin E. It feels nice going on, but my dry lips just suck it right in and my lips feel dry again a little while later...kind of like how the Milani ones were. I want to love lip oils but so far they don't seem to keep my lips feeling as moisturized as a balm or even a gloss because they disappear so quickly and I find myself constantly reapplying. For me this one was a miss, although I did love the scent and the packaging.

In the swatches below, you can see that the lip oil goes on clear even though it looks pink in the tube. The Mirage Lip Stylo in Fired Earth Pink is a beautiful pinky-peach nude color...sort of a MLBB shade. The bottom swatch is the blush in the shade Lust Coral, which is a gorgeous peachy nude with all three shades swirled together. You can see how it has more of a satiny finish than a shimmer or matte finish.

Final Thoughts: 

Overall, I give the Kiko Lovegrove collection two thumbs up for packaging...very well done! I also love the products I got with the exception of the lip oil...and honestly it's not necessarily this lip oil that's the problem, I'm just not a fan of them in general. But that doesn't stop me from trying them...maybe one day I'll find one I really like!

You can see the entire Kiko Lovegrove collection at KikoCosmetics.com

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