Koko Kollection

Ask and you shall receive!

By popular request from you guys, here are my lip swatches of the Koko Kollection from Kylie Cosmetics.

I love every single colour and this pack would be a great start for anyone wanting to try our her stuff - though it is limited edition (Christmas). I daresay she'll be back with them though! TOO GOOD.

Y'all know how I feel about Kylie Cosmetics, so without further ado...

KHLO$

OKURR

DAMN GINA (gloss)

GORG

(TBH probably should have used a liner under this but it worked okay)

Can you guess which was my fave?

Sparkles, naturally 😜

If you managed to get your hands on this beautiful collection, let me know your favourite!

And as always, thank you for your requests, keep them coming.

J x

Kylie Lip Kits

Are they worth the hype?

Honestly, they're awesome, long-wearing products and I have no regrets, but if you're after something comparable + cheaper, you will probably find it elsewhere.

I started with 'Kristen' and liked it, and decided to take the plunge with other colours. My favourite part? The smell of these are LEGIT. I feel like a crack addict sniffing these when I open them #SorryNotSorry.

The nitty gritty - each lip kit comes with a 0.03oz/1.0g lip liner crayon, which Kylie is known to wear on its own (not pictured because let's face it, you've seen them 100 times by now) and a 0.11 fl.oz/3.25ml matte liquid lipstick with doe-foot applicator. The liner reminds me of NARS packaging, but without the retractable mechanism, which is kinda annoying. But the matching liner system just makes sense and convenient for those too lazy to source compatible bases (like Jen).

Of the other liquid lipstick brands I own, I find the closest resemblance in texture, wearabilty & longevity is Kat Von D Everlasting Liquid Lipstick. Though arguably, Kat has a much lighter, barely-there feel to it.

The glosses come in the same packaging as the lipsticks, with 0.09fl.oz/2.60ml in product and brush applicator.

I stupidly left 'Kristen' on my makeup table and forgot to add it to my swatches, but leave me a comment or tweet me @seren14dipity if you want to see that added in. Enjoy :)

MATTE LIQUID LIPSTICKS

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J x

Massive Beauty Haul! - Mecca Maxima, Kiehls, Sephora

The stash pre-unpackaging!

The wait is finally over - I checked out Mecca Maxima's Urban Decay launch!

(Did not get first 100 freebies - devastated!!!)

Also took a trip to Kiehl's, and been saving my Sephora Sydney mini haul for this blog post.
Check out what I've picked up this month:

-The Line Up-

We were treated with free water, museli bars and reading material.
First 100 in the line got a makeup bag with deluxe samples - I was number 106! Cue frustration.
I ended up with 2 deluxe samples with purchase, though - Perversion mascara, and the usual eye primer that comes with Naked purchase.

 -The Haul-

I deliberated whether to get Naked or Naked 2 (already own Naked 3), but the colours in the original swayed me.
I feel like I will probably get Naked 2 at some point in time though (who could resist). Same deal with the Naked Basics range, I loved the matte shades in Naked Basics 2.

No swatches of the Naked palettes, as I'm sure there are a hundred on the internet somewhere.
I did swatch my lip products though (sneaky Too Faced purchase happened), photo below!

The original Urban Decay Naked Palette

Urban Decay Naked Basics 2

Urban Decay Sheer Revolution Lipstick Sheer Streak

 This UD lipstick colour caught my attention and I could not say no! So. damn. pretty.
Texture reminds me of Maybelline Whisper range, or the Revlon Lip Butters but more durable. So, it does have that gloss factor to it.

Seems like a hydrating flush of colour - pretty keen to take it for a test run! Standard packaging, but I'm loving the signature UD purple.

Also picked up Too Faced Melted liquid lippy in Melted Velvet.
Have been wanting to try this for A G E S.

So many tempting colours, but I picked a Winter shade so I can play with it in coming months.

The squeezable, doe foot applicator could get messy, but I'll give it a go!

I'll keep you posted on the outcome of these two lip products, as I'm sure you're intrigued about the hype as much as I am.

Oh - got two lip liners on a whim as well. Nothing exciting, just for staple purposes - details in the swatch below:

L-R: UD Sheer Streak, Too Faced Melted Velvet, Rimmel Lip Liners in 004 Indian Pink & 049 Natural.

 -Kiehl's-

Wanted to try out two skincare products I cannot stop hearing about (Zoella, I'm looking at you)!

Midnight Recovery Eye gel, and Blemish Control Daily Skin-Clearing Treatment.

Sales woman also threw in samples of the Creme de Corps moisturizer, and Rare Earth Deep Pore Cleanser.

Again, will keep you posted on the outcome!

 

-Sephora, Sydney-

Obsessed with masks lately, picked up a Honey Mask from Sephora.

Got overwhelmed with the product range, panicked, and ended up picking up Sephora blush Pink Flush, and Sephora cheeks & lips Brilliant Jumbo 04 Vintage Pink.

Not really sure if I love them, but I'll see how they go haha!!!
Was super overwhelmed, and had a friend waiting so didn't take my usual time swatching, etc.
When in doubt, go for the subtle, neutral tones!

 

Did you check out the Urban Decay launch today?
Or got any favourites from Sephora Australia?

Let me know :)

J x