Kiko Lavish Oriental Limited Edition Collection

I don't often post Kiko nail polishes but truth is they have quite an amazing range and I love them so much that I own more than my own share ^_^
If you're unfamiliar with the brand, Kiko Cosmetics is an Italian based company that offers a large selection of colorful professional make up products. The things that I love the most about them is that they release new collections every couple of months, have very regular sales and carry no less than a hundred core nail colors!



So today I present to you their latest limited edition collection : Lavish Oriental, featuring holos!!!




399 Silk Taupe
Cool toned nude linear holo. Two coats, no topcoat.





400 Steel Grey
Charcoal grey linear holo. Two coats, no topcoat.





401 Peacock Green
Turquoise linear holo. Two coats, no topcoat





402 Jewel Pink
Raspberry pink holo. Two coats, no topcoat.





Formula was excellent in this collection. I applied them all directly over my regular basecoat (NailTek Foundation II) and didn't experience major dragging or patchiness. You still have to be cautious with application but it definitely wasn't nightmare like Gosh Holographic or Nfu Oh 60 holos, for example, which require an aqua base.
As for the wear, I've had Silk Taupe on my nails for 24h, topped with Color Club 0-60 speedy topcoat (doesn't dull holos), and it's still looking perfect, zero chips or tipwear. Considering that I've been rather hard on them, including washing dishes without gloves (which you should never do!), it's quite extraordinary for a linear holo if you ask me.


Overall :
I'm head over heels for this collection. Unfortunately I haven't been able to swatch them during the day but please believe me when I say these really come to life in the sun, if you follow me on Twitter or Instagram, you know what I mean ;-)
The linear holo isn't crazy strong in Peacock Green and Jewel Pink but the colors are beautiful. And Silk Taupe and Steel Grey are just perfection! Strong linear effect without being "in your face", wearable on all occasions...


The Lavish Oriental collection is available in Kiko Stores throughout Europe and should make it through kikocosmetics.com in next to no time.
The nail polishes retail for 4.90€ / £4.90 (11ml / 0.37fl.oz).



29 comments:

  1. Beautiful swatches, you can never go wrong with holo. Sadly, I don't believe these are available near me!

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  2. Oh these are beautiful! I wonder how much the overseas shipping is..The grey is to die for!

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  3. all of them are beautiful and your nails just perfection

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  4. unfff *neeeeeed* Wishing I can fly to Italy now! :((

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  5. Sooooo beautiful!! The turquoise is perfection!

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  6. Peacock Green kinda made my eyes pop out of my head! Wow, what a color!

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  7. Too bad there is no Kiko store in my country. I heard their polishes are great, and these are adorable. Especially Steel Grey.

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  8. I think I absolutely need silk taupe. Gahh I mean im really aching for it.

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  9. I am seriously sad that these weren't in the shops when I was in Germany last month. They are stunningly beautiful!

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  10. It's very beautiful! But the 400 and 401 Steel Grey Peacock Gren - gorgeous!

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  11. Dammit, why were they not already out when we went there? Now I have to wait for the new Kiko shop to open near my home and hope that these will make it there...
    They are utterly gorgeous on you, as usual!

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  12. I have seen this brand before, but have not used it myself. The colors are lovely. Love the tiny shimmers.

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  13. I'm not such a fan of holos, but Peacock Green is my favourite :)

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  14. Wow, those are amazing! At times like these I really dislike the fact that Kiko doesn't have any shops in the Netherlands or in Belgium :o

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  15. I love those colors! Especially Peacock Green. Sadly I do not have a Kiko store close to me but I will order it online as soon as it comes to their website :)

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  16. I am running out of superlatives here!!! Beautiful, amazing, blindingly stunning!!! Thanks for those gorgeous picture!!!!

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  17. I love them, with every new colour i sighed, wow

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  18. I love your new style of swatches, with the bottle and such ♥.

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  19. OH MY GOD!!!!!! your nails are beautoful but right.... THE POLISHES ARE PERFECT TOO<3

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  20. They are so lovely, they are all from now on lemmings...

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  21. I bought all 4 this morning and I *LOVE* them all! So hard to decide which one to wear first... :D

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  22. Oh my god YOU are driving me crazy with those beautiful Lacquers.

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  23. LOVE!!!

    I need to get these and soon!

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  24. @nici-licious

    where were u able to get them? not sure where ur at.
    i am already emailing my friends from London and Paris.

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  25. Would love to see a comparison of Kiko's Peacock Green with China Glaze's DV8. Could this polish be a cheaper alternative for DV8?

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