Campus Idol♥*

Kiko is a brand which I hadn't tried much from. When I received some makeup items from their Campus Idol* range earlier this month, I was intrigued. Although the packaging is meant to represent cheerleaders, I wouldn't describe the packaging to match my personality (it describes itself as sporty, ahem..) but putting that aside, I find that it's quirky and fun. The products themselves though? Let me begin.

I had no clue that Kiko did brushes, so when I saw the Campus Idol Face Brush*, I was delighted. Doesn't everyone just love getting new brushes?! I didn't know quite what to use this brush as, but I have resorted to it being a "multi-tasking" brush - I use it to make sure all my foundation is blended, powder my face or blend out any contouring lines. The bristles are closely packed making the brush dense. The colours of the bristles look extremely pretty, I love the fact they're white but contrast into a purple, and not forgetting the fact they are super soft!

Face palettes are just so convenient - who doesn't want a blush, bronzer and highlighter all together in one place? The All Stars Face Palette* certainly does that. With Spring just around the corner, I've been trying to incorporate blush into some of my makeup looks, so it's no surprise that the blush comes in useful. It's a gorgeous, dusty pink which is subtle. The bronzer is quite an orange tone shade, so I gathered it's best to use for bringing warmth to your face rather than contouring. Of course, the star of the show that stole my heart was the highlighter. As much as I love a strong highlight, this is a lot lighter, however, paired with a liquid highlight as a base, boom!

Who here doesn't love trying new mascaras?! I know I cannot resist trying out new ones. When I noticed the Pump It Up Volume & Curl Mascara* in my package, I was captured. The first thing I like to do is take a look at the wand. It's completely different to anything I've ever tried. Essentially, it looks like an eyebrow mascara wand, but times two, and sitting together. It felt a little intimidating to use at first as every mascara requires a different technique to apply it, and with this one being round, I didn't know the best way to go for it. When applied properly, it adds a lot of volume to the lashes.

I haven't seen many products like the Double Match Lipstick and Lipliner*. The idea of having a lipliner on one end and a lipstick on the other is simply brilliant. Having a lipstick and lipliner in the exact same shade couldn't be any better either. I have the shade "Strawberry Pop", which as the name would suggest, it's a beautiful strawberry shade. This doesn't lack pigmentation in any form - when applied, it's vibrant, pigmented and glossy. My new favourite Summer lip product!

Initially when I saw the Urban Sheen Lipglosses* in their boxes, I imagined they were actual lipglosses. When I discovered they were in a crayon form, I couldn't have been happier! Lip crayons are perhaps one of the easiest lip products to apply. I have two - one in 02 Vibrant Camellia and the other in 04 Chic Geranium. 02 is a natural pink - a "your lips but better". I love it for days where I'm wearing a natural makeup look. 04 is a lot brighter and has more colour to it - it's a pretty fuchsia shade. It can either be wore as it is or tone it down a level by blending out. Both ways look gorgeous. 

This is near enough my first experience trying Kiko - in the past, I've only tried one of their glassy lip glosses. Genuinely, I am impressed by what they have to offer from this range. I think it's fair to say, I would definitely buy more from Kiko!

Have you tried Kiko? What products do you recommend?

*PR samples