Holiday glimmer and glamour
If there’s a time to quite literally shine, it’s the holiday season, when everything’s aglow and agleam.
An Italian makeup brand known for fun innovations, Kiko Milano presents its latest offerings just in time to sprinkle sparkles into any holiday look, with its wonderfully glittery products inspired by the golden streetlights and squares of Italy throughout Christmastime.
From the elegant black-and-gold packaging and delightfully twinkly cases and bottles to the lustrous and luscious formulas, the Holiday Wonderlights collection is as pretty as it is a dream to wear (and it smells heavenly, too). But because a little goes a long way for many of the products, it’s better to start light then build on your look as you go.
The 2-in-1 Silky Glow Foundation and Concealer comes with a double-ended brush for either application. The creamy texture blends beautifully, and just a tiny glob gives amazing coverage with a bright finish.
Festive Flash Eyeshadow Palette contains 12 colors with plenty of neutrals and a handful of shimmery choices mixed in with the matte that are perfect for a snazzy soirée but can still be used beyond the holidays. The velvety feel is lovely and pigmentation is quite rich but not too intense, blending pretty well.
Radiant Flush Blush is a stunning ombre pan of shimmer that looks like a start of a Christmas crush, turning from a lustrous beige to rose gold to bright holographic pink. Even just a light application brings out a sweet sheen that lends an irresistible glow to any look.
The Starry Night Sparkling Lipstick is holiday glam in a glittery tube. Adding to the fun is how the bullet is decorated with playful glimmering string lights and stars all over, and the formula itself makes lips ultra sparkly and holiday-feasting (and -smooching?) ready.
The Festive Duo Lipstick and Gloss, infused with infinitesimal glittery specks, can go from subtle succulence to bold. The long-lasting formulation, infused with licorice extract and sweet almond oil, smells yummy and stays on for hours.
It’s mesmerizing to watch the movement inside the glass of Gleam of Glam Triphasic Highlighter (not to mention listening to the cute bell-like tinkling the metal mixing ball makes). The water, the oil, and the fine pearly sediments swirl in a hypnotic dance midshake as you prepare to apply the solution on either body or face—or both.
The serum feels light and cool on the skin, and leaves skin glistening with an alluring radiance that makes you feel and look fresh and downright merry.
