Wednesday, May 1, 2013

Kiko ~ 402 Jewel Pink



Kiko ~ 402 Jewel Pink
Pink linear holo

I was very pleased to get my hands on the Kiko holos! There are four of them, and I got all four – I wonder how long they’ll last :D 

The formula is great like it’s been in all the Kikos I’ve tried. I used my regular base coat and had no problems with dragging or anything. It took two easy and fast drying coats to make it look like this – there’s no top coat yet:



The pictures are taken in the sun, which definitely makes this polish look fantastic. I love those rainbows on my nails!


But here’s why this polish probably isn’t a keeper: A picture taken in my light box:



The holo is still there and visible, but out of the sun the polish shows a tone that clashes with my skin tone: Salmon!

I wanted to make this mani really girly, and painted some hearts on it with polish. Unfortunately I picked the wrong polish for it; I chose Isadora’s Ancient Ruby, which is a dark burgundy. It turned out almost black on my nails, which definitely wasn’t the look I was after!


The polishes I used:


I love a good pink polish, but I can only wear it if it stays away from the coral tone that doesn’t look very good on me. So I am very sad to admit that this is the first Kiko polish that ends up in the box of shame :/

Did you jump on the holo-wagon yet? Or did you jump off it already?


Opacity: 9/10
Colour, prettiness: 3/10
Durability: 8/10
Value for money: 8/10
Overall: 7/10
Buy again: No

14 comments:

  1. Well, it's personal preference, but I don't think this polish clashes badly with your skin. :)

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    1. You don't? That's actually really nice to hear, thank you! :)

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  2. I have this too and don't like how it looks without the holo effect. Such a shame.

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    1. Yes, I think so too. I bought all four in the series, and I really only like the blue and the black :)

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  3. What a gorgeous holo! Even with the dark hearts this manicure looks really cute! <3

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    1. You don't know how glad it makes me! Thank you :)

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  4. Kiko polishes are the greatest of all the brands I have tried, and this holo is great too! And I like little hearts so much :)

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    1. Aww, thank you so much!! Kiko are indeed really good polishes, I'm a fan of them too :)

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  5. This is so pretty! I love the shade and the holo effect! Hehe... I actually think this color doesn't look bad against your skin at all. ;-)

    ~ Yun

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    1. I'm actually surprised to hear that it doesn't look as bad as I thought it did. Perhaps I need to be more open minded ;)

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  6. I like this and I am not a huge fan of the pink tones
    This is very pretty
    I also do not think it is bad against your skin

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    1. Oh wow, that's really cool to hear. I might keep this one then :)

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