Hey guys so I purchased the Kylie Cosmetics 325$ holiday edition bundle kit she was offering on the first launch (21st November). First off I want to say my experience on actually trying to 'purchase' the collection was a NIGHTMARE! As per usual, it's a mad rush to order from Kylie and you end up in a long 'waiting' page to get on to the checkout.
Ordering Experience
It was a major stressful experience, but what annoyed me the most was 95% of the products selling individually sold out pretty much instant but the holiday edition bundles stayed in stock for two days after the launch?
- Okay fair enough
But then! Then, Kylie offered a huge 20% Black Friday discount PLUS freebies if you purchase on the Cyber Monday? I was so annoyed when I herd this, first off because I paid FULL price but the fact the item didn't really 'sell out' instant was frustrating that I could of waited a few days and saved a huge amount of $.
Order Processing
What lead to an even more distressing experience was it took about 12 business working days before they even dispatched the item. Like what? On her website it says between 4-5 business working days to process and dispatch. I attempted to contact Kylie's customer service slightly frustrated as people who ordered LATER than myself have had theirs dispatched. In-fact, I could of simply ordered at a cheap price and got it sent out sooner than waiting this time... There response was 'due to the holiday season, and high demand we are taking a little longer than predicted' , 'we can not do anything about a refund, or price changing' which is a complete RIP OFF!
Shipping
So after the long awaited shipping, then international shipping my product finally arrived in the UK just before Christmas. On my USP tracking it was completely messed up, it was informing me my item had traveled from London up to Scotland (completely bypassed my home address) and had attempted to be delivered but nobody was in? I was slightly worried due to the high amount of money I had invested in, so yet again I attempted to contact Kylie's customer service team. I actually emailed them three times over my UPS tracking, where was my product? But I had 0 response, nobody has ever to this day replied from her service team. As a result, I had to rush around, find phone numbers for UPS and UK posting services and track down my own parcel. I had to travel over 30 minutes in the car to pay a custom fee charge of £65+ then pick my parcel up! (so whats the point in shipping when I have to collect it myself, so annoying!)
So the actual products?
Merry Lip Kit - 30$ each
Now if I'm honest, I am totally disappointed in this product purely down to the shade. I was expecting a gorgeous red/burgundy colour that was dramatic but different. But honestly, its very orange toned like a washed out red which goes so patchy its unreal! I used this product once and that will most likely be the last time I will ever use it.
Rate: 2/10
Vixen Lip Kit - 30$ each
I LOVE this kit! The shade is 100% my colour, its a dark deep purple/plum and applies so softly and smoothly I feel like the pencil wears down rather fast is will probably 'run out' rather quick. But the colour is so dramatic and perfect for dark hair, pale skin, and for ME! I'm using this all the time this winter.
Rate: 10/10
Snow Kyliner Kit - 26$
Well, value for money? I'm not sure, if I'm honest I am not very sold on this product. You get the gel pot, a brush, and a pencil (the pencil is pretty useful) and the pot/brush seems to work fine. I'm just not sure I can justify paying 26$ for it when there is very similar products out there, plus the colour 'white' isn't all me. I mean, its great for a dramatic look or something different but well.. I'm just not sure!
Rate: 6/10
Holiday Palette Kyshadow - 42$
WOW! I'm in love with this beauty, this was the main product I was most excited about. The shades are beyond pigmented its crazy, one swipe across your eyelid and BAM you have maximum pigmented colour. Plus, the combination of colours seems to work great they are a little darker than expected but oh well! And, the silver shade is super pigmented but I'm currently obsessing with applying a small amount on my waterline (it looks majorly dramatic, it lasts literally ALL day and doesn't irritate at all)!
Rate: 10/10
Camo Creme Shadow - 20$
This is a.. 'Bleh' item, I feel like its majorly overrated in terms of the shade I was expecting a pigmented, shimmery tone but its much more just plain and creamy. It's nice and smooth to apply but the shade just isn't for me, it's too simple, boring.
Rate: 3/10
Golden Plum Creme Shadow - 20$
This is probably my favorite shade out of all three of the creme shadows, it's a nice deep tone but again, it lacks in shimmer and the 'wow' factor.
Rate: 7/10
Yellow Gold Creme Shadow - 20$
Out of all the creme shadows this is the worse, the colour is just shocking if I'm honest. It's very plain, yellow and not majorly shimmer or pigmented its just so... well! Something I would not recommend.
Rate: 2/10
Makeup Bag - 36$
If I'm honest this is completely overpriced at 36$ it's just crazy! When it arrived I was a little took back, I was expecting it to be very 'cheap' like material. But I have to give Kylie some credit, the material of the bag is rather thick, heavy quality. You have a zip across (which does seem a little plastic like) but inside you get two rather large pockets and is very spacious. But I would never pay the asking price...
Rate: 7/10
Full-Size 4PC Matte Liquid Lipsticks & Gloss - 45$
Cupid (coppery rose gold) GLOSS:
I LOVE this shade, it's a major favorite of mine! It's super pigmented, shimmery, shiny and I love the metal texture. It doesn't last very long and does come off rather quick but still! I LOVE IT!
Rate: 10/10
Angel (mauve-y pink) Liquid Lipstick:
This is the worse out of the set, the shade is something I would probably never personally wear, why? Well it's very 'washed out' pinky tone, it looks too plain for myself and doesn't stand out much.
Rate: 3/10
Blitzen (deepen raspberry-plum) Liquid Lipstick:
I love love love this product, it matches perfect with the Vixen lip kit too. The dark shade is just honestly a new favorite for me it goes perfect with my hair/skin. Although again, after a short while it does become patchy, and wear off so you need to carry it with you and top up throughout the day.
Rate: 10/10
Noel (true copper) GLOSS:
This is another product which seems to somewhat catch my eye, I mean myself personally I prefer a GLOSS anyway. The product is very shimmery, and glow like but the colour is a little odd, its something a bit more harder to match with an outfit etc.
Rate: 7/10
Mini Kit Matte Liquid Lipsticks - 36%
I was totally shocked when I saw these, I know from Kylie's birthday edition the mini's was a major popular item and sold out FAST! But the products themselves are so small and tiny, I was completely shocked they are something I personally wouldn't ever buy again. You get a good range of shades, something which might be useful to try out before buying full sizes but they just didn't appeal to me. I feel like after 2-4 uses they will be completely empty.
Rate: 4/10
Dancer Metal - 18$
The shade of this product is another LOVE! First off the texture of the metal is WOW, it stands out so much plus it has that shimmer shine. As for the shade, its perfect for my dark hair, stands out and lasts somewhat longer than some of the other products in this collection.
Rate: 10/10
Jolly GLOSS - 15$
This is a super pigmented, deep raspberry like gloss that is so soft and smooth on the lips! What more could you ask for? I love it!
Rate: 10/10
Naughty GLOSS - 15$
The shade of this product is much more apple red and honestly, I feel like it looks a bit plastic like the shade could of been better.
Rate: 4/10
Overall;
I wouldn't buy this kit again, some of the products are great but most I either wouldn't use again or felt like it was overpriced/overrated. I would much rather take the risk and buy separately, however with the lack of support from Customer Services and yet again the high custom fees I won't be ordering from Kylie again.
Ordering Experience
It was a major stressful experience, but what annoyed me the most was 95% of the products selling individually sold out pretty much instant but the holiday edition bundles stayed in stock for two days after the launch?
- Okay fair enough
But then! Then, Kylie offered a huge 20% Black Friday discount PLUS freebies if you purchase on the Cyber Monday? I was so annoyed when I herd this, first off because I paid FULL price but the fact the item didn't really 'sell out' instant was frustrating that I could of waited a few days and saved a huge amount of $.
Order Processing
What lead to an even more distressing experience was it took about 12 business working days before they even dispatched the item. Like what? On her website it says between 4-5 business working days to process and dispatch. I attempted to contact Kylie's customer service slightly frustrated as people who ordered LATER than myself have had theirs dispatched. In-fact, I could of simply ordered at a cheap price and got it sent out sooner than waiting this time... There response was 'due to the holiday season, and high demand we are taking a little longer than predicted' , 'we can not do anything about a refund, or price changing' which is a complete RIP OFF!
Shipping
So after the long awaited shipping, then international shipping my product finally arrived in the UK just before Christmas. On my USP tracking it was completely messed up, it was informing me my item had traveled from London up to Scotland (completely bypassed my home address) and had attempted to be delivered but nobody was in? I was slightly worried due to the high amount of money I had invested in, so yet again I attempted to contact Kylie's customer service team. I actually emailed them three times over my UPS tracking, where was my product? But I had 0 response, nobody has ever to this day replied from her service team. As a result, I had to rush around, find phone numbers for UPS and UK posting services and track down my own parcel. I had to travel over 30 minutes in the car to pay a custom fee charge of £65+ then pick my parcel up! (so whats the point in shipping when I have to collect it myself, so annoying!)
So the actual products?
Merry Lip Kit - 30$ each
Now if I'm honest, I am totally disappointed in this product purely down to the shade. I was expecting a gorgeous red/burgundy colour that was dramatic but different. But honestly, its very orange toned like a washed out red which goes so patchy its unreal! I used this product once and that will most likely be the last time I will ever use it.
Rate: 2/10
Vixen Lip Kit - 30$ each
I LOVE this kit! The shade is 100% my colour, its a dark deep purple/plum and applies so softly and smoothly I feel like the pencil wears down rather fast is will probably 'run out' rather quick. But the colour is so dramatic and perfect for dark hair, pale skin, and for ME! I'm using this all the time this winter.
Rate: 10/10
Well, value for money? I'm not sure, if I'm honest I am not very sold on this product. You get the gel pot, a brush, and a pencil (the pencil is pretty useful) and the pot/brush seems to work fine. I'm just not sure I can justify paying 26$ for it when there is very similar products out there, plus the colour 'white' isn't all me. I mean, its great for a dramatic look or something different but well.. I'm just not sure!
Rate: 6/10
Holiday Palette Kyshadow - 42$
WOW! I'm in love with this beauty, this was the main product I was most excited about. The shades are beyond pigmented its crazy, one swipe across your eyelid and BAM you have maximum pigmented colour. Plus, the combination of colours seems to work great they are a little darker than expected but oh well! And, the silver shade is super pigmented but I'm currently obsessing with applying a small amount on my waterline (it looks majorly dramatic, it lasts literally ALL day and doesn't irritate at all)!
Rate: 10/10
This is a.. 'Bleh' item, I feel like its majorly overrated in terms of the shade I was expecting a pigmented, shimmery tone but its much more just plain and creamy. It's nice and smooth to apply but the shade just isn't for me, it's too simple, boring.
Rate: 3/10
This is probably my favorite shade out of all three of the creme shadows, it's a nice deep tone but again, it lacks in shimmer and the 'wow' factor.
Rate: 7/10
Yellow Gold Creme Shadow - 20$
Out of all the creme shadows this is the worse, the colour is just shocking if I'm honest. It's very plain, yellow and not majorly shimmer or pigmented its just so... well! Something I would not recommend.
Rate: 2/10
If I'm honest this is completely overpriced at 36$ it's just crazy! When it arrived I was a little took back, I was expecting it to be very 'cheap' like material. But I have to give Kylie some credit, the material of the bag is rather thick, heavy quality. You have a zip across (which does seem a little plastic like) but inside you get two rather large pockets and is very spacious. But I would never pay the asking price...
Rate: 7/10
Cupid (coppery rose gold) GLOSS:
I LOVE this shade, it's a major favorite of mine! It's super pigmented, shimmery, shiny and I love the metal texture. It doesn't last very long and does come off rather quick but still! I LOVE IT!
Rate: 10/10
Angel (mauve-y pink) Liquid Lipstick:
This is the worse out of the set, the shade is something I would probably never personally wear, why? Well it's very 'washed out' pinky tone, it looks too plain for myself and doesn't stand out much.
Rate: 3/10
Blitzen (deepen raspberry-plum) Liquid Lipstick:
I love love love this product, it matches perfect with the Vixen lip kit too. The dark shade is just honestly a new favorite for me it goes perfect with my hair/skin. Although again, after a short while it does become patchy, and wear off so you need to carry it with you and top up throughout the day.
Rate: 10/10
This is another product which seems to somewhat catch my eye, I mean myself personally I prefer a GLOSS anyway. The product is very shimmery, and glow like but the colour is a little odd, its something a bit more harder to match with an outfit etc.
Rate: 7/10
Mini Kit Matte Liquid Lipsticks - 36%
I was totally shocked when I saw these, I know from Kylie's birthday edition the mini's was a major popular item and sold out FAST! But the products themselves are so small and tiny, I was completely shocked they are something I personally wouldn't ever buy again. You get a good range of shades, something which might be useful to try out before buying full sizes but they just didn't appeal to me. I feel like after 2-4 uses they will be completely empty.
Rate: 4/10
Dancer Metal - 18$
The shade of this product is another LOVE! First off the texture of the metal is WOW, it stands out so much plus it has that shimmer shine. As for the shade, its perfect for my dark hair, stands out and lasts somewhat longer than some of the other products in this collection.
Rate: 10/10
This is a super pigmented, deep raspberry like gloss that is so soft and smooth on the lips! What more could you ask for? I love it!
Rate: 10/10
Naughty GLOSS - 15$
The shade of this product is much more apple red and honestly, I feel like it looks a bit plastic like the shade could of been better.
Rate: 4/10
Overall;
I wouldn't buy this kit again, some of the products are great but most I either wouldn't use again or felt like it was overpriced/overrated. I would much rather take the risk and buy separately, however with the lack of support from Customer Services and yet again the high custom fees I won't be ordering from Kylie again.
Hey guys so I purchased the Kylie Cosmetics 325$ holiday edition bundle kit she was offering on the first launch (21st November). First off ...
