Kiko Gold Christmas: Cosmic Sphere Trio Eyeshadow and Extra Volume Lipgloss (LE) swatches

Just a quickie post to share with you the rest of the swatches of Kiko's Gold Christmas 2010 collection which I introduced to you yesterday! My excuse for going to the Kiko shop this time was that I needed to buy some milk and since there's a Kiko corner in one of the shopping centres near my home it seemed only natural that I should have a second look at the new collection, I hope you all agree!!

Again, please refer to the official Kiko website to see what the products look like, SAs don't really like people taking pics of products in-store so I just covered my hand in glitter and ran for the door...

First up, the stars of the collection, the Limited Edition Cosmic Sphere Trio Eyeshadows, which come in four variations:

01 Black (silver sparkle, black with silver shimmer, frosted mid-gray)

02 Taupe (beige/champagne sparkle, taupe with fine shimmer, frosted brown with           lilac undertones)

03 Violet (light pink sparkle, pearly light blue violet, frosted rose)

04 Sea Green (whit sparkle, shimmery light teal, shimmery dark gray)

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01 Black, left - 02 Taupe, right

03 Violet, top - 04 Sea Green, bottom

These baked shadows (to be used dry or wet) are quite smooth and nicely pigmented, apart from the sparkly shades that would probably be best used to highlight the corner of the eyes. I like all the colour combinations, but if I had to choose I would probably go for the taupe and the violet spheres. The eyeshadow trios come in rounded gold cases with a mirror and a little double-ended applicator. They are free from parabens and mineral oils and cost 8,90 euros each.

Personally, I think they will be very pretty used during the Christmas holidays at parties and such, but only if you like a lot of shimmer! I think they are best used wet to enhance the colour and the pearly/sparkly effect and also to improve their lasting abilities, which are not too good as far as I could tell from the hand swatches.

I also swatched the 4 Limited Edition Extra Volume Lipglosses (the permanent line already has 14 of these, ranging from neutrals to pinks and reds). These cost 7,90 euros each (permanent ones are 6,90euros but don't have a golden cap, haha!). There are four shimmery shades:

15 Pearly Beige

16 Pearly Pink

17 Pearly Red (more of a hot pink really!)

18 Pearly Cherry

These are supposed to plump up your lips without stinging. In truth I think the volumizing effect is mainly optical due to the shimmery particles, but I do agree with Kiko's claim that these glosses are highly moisturizing. They're also non-gritty an quite long-lasting. Pretty shiny colours, too, although not particularly original. Nothing bad to say about these, really, they will be great also as stocking fillers or to keep your lips looking super for all those kisses under the mistletoe!

Let me know what you think of this very festive collection in the comments! Anything you're planning to get or would like to get if Kiko was available in your country?

Anna xx