Kiko ‘Light Taupe’ Pigment

Pigments are one of those makeup items I started using and loving in 2014, along with lip liners. I used to be too lazy to ever use pigments and I thought they were such a mess to work with. But actually pigments are amazing, they’re just a little bit messy, that’s true. I have tried the MAC pigments, which I love so much, so I decided to try a few other brands as well. Whilst I was shopping at Kiko a few weeks ago, I came across this loose eyeshadow that looked really beautiful to me. After swatching it in store and being really impressed by it, I decided to add this one to my collection.

This loose eyeshadow comes in a rather big tube and contains 6g, which is a lot of product! I will probably never ever in my life use this up, but that’s okay. I consider Kiko a drugstore brand, and for being a drugstore brand the packaging looks very sleek and luxurious, I like it! 

The loose eyeshadow pigments come in a range of 13 shades and of course, I grabbed one of the neutral colors. Light Taupe is a greyish silver/mauve shadow with flexes of golden shimmer in it. Depending on the lighting, it can look more taupe or more grey-toned. This color is such a beautiful lid color and I’m just obsessed with it.

The texture of this pigment feels a bit grainy but once you blend it out it looks very even and soft. That’s the thing I love about this pigment, although it feels a bit grainy, it’s very blendeable and easy to work with. I use a wet brush to apply this pigment, and I didn’t experience any fall-out using this technique. I do recommend spraying some sort of setting spray on top after applying it to the lid, just to make sure you don’t experience any fall-out throughout the day. This pigment is beautiful, pigmented and very easy to apply!