Kiko Cosmetics | Moon Dust Face Power

If you follow me on Instagram, you'll know I'm a big Kiko fan. I think they have a fantastic range of products, great quality and you can come away with a bag full of products and not feel like you've got to live on baked beans for the rest of the month!

Luckily, I work in a large city centre, with my office located a very short walk away from the Kiko store (bonus!) So many a lunch break is spent swatching the eyeshadows (they have so many shades!) and I like to go check out the new collections when they launch.


I was particularly excited to see the Christmas collection, Cosmic Starlets, when I popped in last week, the stand out item for me was the Moon Dust Face Powder. Kiko have released two shades; 01 Mysterious Pink & 02 Fairy Taupe, naturally I had to pick up both!

These powders are in essence, illuminating baked blushes. They are very pigmented, silky and the finish they give to the skin is beautiful. They do not add any glitter or shimmer to the cheeks but just the right amount of warmth and glow.

They remind me a lot of the Hourglass Ambient Lighting Blushes, which I love, but at a fraction of the price.

The packaging, although plastic, is still very sturdy, each blush presented in a red, geometric-shaped, compact complete with a mirror.

I think the shades will suit all skin tones, on deeper skintones these could be used as highlighters.

Overall, I'm very impressed and wouldn't they make a lovely gift for someone this Christmas! I would definitely bag a cheeky one for yourself as well, after all, they are limited edition and when they're gone, they're gone!

Lauren x

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Eyeshadow Palette For Under £4

Whilst perusing the aisles of Boots on your lunch break (as you do) I stumbled across the Collection stand, and spotted their eyeshadow palettes.

There were 3 shade choices, I decided to go for the Nude Bronze Palette

I was initially impressed by how compact the palette was (ideal for travelling) and the fact that a brush is included, although I don’t like these types of eyeshadow brushes, it’s always handy for any ‘make up emergencies’ we all know too well!

I also noticed that every shade corresponded to one from Urban Decays original Naked palette, which is a very loved palette for me.

I think this is a great palette, and when swatched, I matched each shade to one from the Naked Palette. Shades from the Collection Palette are on the left and listed on the top, and Naked Palette to the right, each of the shades listed on the bottom.

The pigmentation is great, they are buttery and last really well on the lid without creasing. I think this is a great palette for general day to day, for anyone starting out with make up and for taking on holiday too due to it’s compact size, you can create some great looks and smokey eyes with the shades…

And all for £3.99!! 

What palettes would you recommend?

Lauren x

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Supermarket Skincare #1

When it comes to the make up removal process, I imagine I'm not alone when I say I want something, quick, effective and makes my skin happy (or as happy as it can be!) Not too much to ask, right? I've been using the Clarins Pure Melt Cleansing Gel and it's ticked all the boxes above,  at £20 a go however, it's certainly not cheap... so with the tube nearly making it's way to my 'empties' pile I thought it would be  good time to hunt for a cheaper offering...

Enter (a total surprise offering) the Pro Formula Radiance Melting Gel Cleanser from good old Tesco! Like the Clarins offering, it's a light gel cleanser, works a treat at removing make up and contains Green Tea & Vitamin E, leaving my skin feeling soft and looking radiant.

The normal price of the Tesco version is £5, for reasons unknown to me, the price of it in my local Tesco was £1.24, so naturally it was a sign to stock up! I picked up 4 tubes and already want to go back for more, in case this is a sign that they are discontinuing it! I hate it when that happens.... grrrrrrrr. I cannot see any reason to switch back to the Clarins gel cleanser (unless my suspicions above are confirmed) and it just shows you that there are always cheaper alternates out there that do just a good a job, and this one is definitely one to pop in your trolley when doing the weekly shop!

I have heard that Aldi offer some great 'dupes' with their Lacura range, I think that will be my next visit. Does anyone else have any supermarket steals when it comes to skincare? Lauren x

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