Kiko Milano Water Eyeshadow

Here I have the Kiko Milano Water Eyeshadow in 208 Light Gold. I bought this online after seeing a lot of YouTubers talk about it and use is as a highlighter. And since I absolutely love golden highlighters, I caved and got it, and a few other things from the Kiko Milano website. I got them for about half the price because they were having a sale at the time, but the original price is $14 USD, it’s still very affordable for such a high end quality product.

So this is what the packaging looks like, it’s kind of chunky for an eyeshadow packaging, but not too bad,  but that’s because of how the main product looks like. It’s suppose to be like water ripples, hence the name “Water Eyeshadow”. I think it looks stunning though.

You get 3g of product, it also comes with a really cute mirror. I don’t use the mirror but it can be handy, especially if you’re going to bring this with you when you go out.

This shade has been compared with other popular highlighters in the market, especially the limited edition ones like the famous Mac Whisper of Gilt, Mac Oh Darling,  Estee Lauder Heat Wave, etc.

Here’s a swatch comparison:

(From left to right:) Becca Champagne Pop, Anastasia Beverly Hills Illuminator in So Hollywood, Kiko Milano Water Eyeshadow in 208 Light Gold, Mac Oh Darling.

Overall, I think this product is just absolutely amazing. The quality, the price, and how versatile it is. It can be used wet or dry and they have a variety of colours you can choose from. Mind you, the shades in this line are all (either) shimmery or metallic. But you can find matte eyeshadows in their other collections.

Makeup Revolution Vivid Baked Highlighter

I have here the Makeup Revolution Vivid Baked Highlighter in the shade Radiant Lights. ✨✨✨

  I got this from Ulta for $6. They have three colours available but I just went with Radiant Lights. I actually wanted to get the other one called Golden Lights, but when I swatched it, it was really chalky and felt dry on my skin which would result for it not to blend very well. 

Here’s a swatch of Radiant Lights.

  The shade is like a light pink champagne colour, but it looks like it has a hint of lavender on some angles, and it’s absolutely gorgeous. This can be a subtle highlight to give you a really glowing effect without it being too over the top. Of course you can get an intense highlight with it, you just have to build it up, depending on your preference.

Personally, I think I can only pull this off during the winter time when I’m much lighter, seeing as it can be a bit obvious, as in a stark white powder on tan skin. But overall, I give this product a big thumbs up. The formula’s nice, very affordable, and of course, gives you the beautiful glow we all look for in a highlighter. 👍

Mini Makeup Haul 😍

So I couldn’t help myself.. 👀😁✌🏼️ 

I have here a mini makeup haul to share. I’m so excited with these babies and I can’t wait to use them!

Okay, so believe it or not, I’ve never tried any TheBalm products before. I know, I’m sooo late in joining the bandwagon. But I’ve heard lots of YouTubers rave about the Mary Loumanizer highlighter and I’ve always been curious, but I never got it. So when I got the chance, I picked that up, and a few more products that I was interested in, like the Bahama Mama bronzer, the Sexy Mama translucent powder and two (the other lipstick hasn’t arrived yet) lipsticks. And then I got two Illamasqua brushes, a contour brush and a blush brush. These are so incredibly soft! And then I got two of the Anastasia Beverly Hills Illuminators in the shade Starlight and So Hollywood. I’m mainly excited about So Hollywood, also, now that I saw it in person, Starlight is looking a little bit too light for me. I mean I don’t want a stark white stripe on my face when I use this, so hopefully I can make it work. Those two were the only shades I was really interested in, I did debate on getting Riviera but I feel like it might be too dark for me. Moving along, last but not the least, I got the limited edition Swirl and Sparkle brush cleanser in Pumpkin Cheesecake which is a new scent added to their store for a limited time. I’ve talked about this cleanser before and how much I love it. Still the best brush cleanser in my opinion.

So that’s all I’ve got for this haul. Till next time! Cheerio! xx

Becca Radiant Glow

I have here the Becca Radiant Glow Collection.

The set includes a mini Shimmering Skin Perfector in Moonstone, an undereye concealer, a liquid highlighter in Opal, and the Beach Tint Lip Shimmer in Raspberry/Opal.

I got this set from Ulta for $32, which for me is still a little pricey but not too bad nonetheless. I think it’s great if you want to try out some of these products without committing to buying the full size product. I also want to point out that you do get a good amount of the liquid and pressed highlighter, since you don’t need to use much because they are pigmented and will definitely last you a while.

Becca Minis

How adorable are these?! 😍 I got this set for free from Ulta by purchasing a certain amount. It includes a bronzing skin perfector, a primer, the Shimmering Skin Perfector Poured in Opal, and the Shimmering Skin Perfector Pressed in Opal. Of course I couldn’t resist this because, if you guys didn’t know, I have a massive obsession with any mini/deluxe size makeup items. Especially those mini compacts! 😍 I don’t know what it is about them! So yes, I don’t really need these but I haven’t tried any of their primers, bronzing skin perfector, and also the “poured” highlighter. So this is definitely a good way to try them out. Can’t wait! 👍🏼👍🏼👍🏼

Champagne Pop

Can I just say.. I’ve never ever ever loved a highlighter so much, ever! Not kidding. This one got me so obsessed with highlighting. For me, it’s the perfect shade for my skin tone. I know everybody loves Moonstone and Opal, but I think that Moonstone is too light for me and Opal is just too dark, so Champagne Pop is a shade in between those two, which makes it a perfect highlighting shade for me. It’s so creamy and smooth to apply, it’s heaven! I literally can’t stop wearing it everyday. I keep telling myself that I would change it up, because I usually try to “rotate” my makeup each day, but I just can’t help myself. Champagne Pop is definitely my favourite highlighter! It’s just so freaking gorgeous, gaaaah! I think I don’t need to say anything more about this product, it’s perfect. 😉✨✨✨ It’s a limited edition highlighter (👎), so get it while you still can!!! 🏃💨😁

Laura Mercier

I’m in love. 😍
I have been wanting to get this highlighter for ages! I first heard about this from Kathleen Lights, she mentioned it in a few of her videos, and so I was very curious and wanted to try it out myself. I’ve been holding off because, well, I don’t really know. I try not to buy too much makeup (Yeah right!), because I know that I still have a lot and should probably use those instead of buying new ones. But alas, we all know that that’s never gonna happen. 😝 So I actually went to Sephora first, I looked for it, I saw it, and I swatched it. And oh my bloody hell, it’s gorgeous. It’s literally all GLOW, no glitter whatsoever, which I love because it’ll look more natural. At least that’s how I see and want it. So I was so sure already that I was gonna get it. But when I looked behind it (it was at the very bottom shelf so I didn’t see behind it right away), it was empty. I don’t know if they’re restocking or what but I was already horrified. So I went to Nordstrom.. I was looking around and the lady at the counter approached me and asked if she can help me find something, and I said yes because I couldn’t find it. So I told her what I was looking for and described it to her. She checked her stocks and pulled a box out. I was getting so excited but when she read the label, it wasn’t what I was looking for. So she looked again, and she found the Highlight 01!!! So inside I’m screaming, YASS!!!!!!!! So I was able to get it and I’m in love with it, and I highly recommend it. 😘 xx

MAC Wash & Dry

Picked up the Refined Golden bronzer, Freshen Up highlighter, and the Tumble Dry liptick. 😍 Again, Mac’s packaging is so beautiful! I really like the bronzer, and although it’s a permanent shade, I’ve never tried it before. It has gold shimmer when you look at it on the pan, but it’s not really that noticeable when applied to the skin. Next is the highlighter which I don’t agree to be a highlighter. It swatches like a peachy pink shade which I personally think is more of a blush than a highlighter. The only shimmer or glow you can really see is when you swatch it for the first time, and that’s because of the overspray. It was kind of disappointing but still a beautiful shade nonetheless.