Kylie Cosmetics Birthday Edition Mini Matte Liquid Lipsticks Review + Swatches

Hello, everyone!  How was your weekend?

I was lucky enough to win yet another Instagram giveaway!  Katie (mrslanglam on IG) held a giveaway for reaching 20K followers and the prize was this Kylie Cosmetics mini matte set.  I haven't tried anything from this brand before (I don't want to deal with the super fast sell outs and shipping costs), so I was pretty excited to win this.  First off, these smell amazing!  Everyone says they smell like cupcakes, but my first thought was actually red licorice.  Second, the packaging is beautiful.  I'm loving the gold details on the tubes.  Next, these do not budge!  After swatching these I really had to work to remove them.  Lastly, I like that this set includes a nice range of neutral shades, a brighter shade, and a vampy shade.  There's definitely something for everyone in this set.

Exposed

Dolce K

Koko K

Candy K

Kristen

Leo

Swatches

I also swatched some of my other liquid lipsticks to see if I could find any dupes.  L-R: Rimmel London Apocalips Show Off Lip Lacquer in the shade Nude Eclipse, Kat Von D Beauty Everlasting Liquid Lipstick in the shade Bow N Arrow, KVD Beauty Everlasting Liquid Lipstick in the shade Lolita, Ofra Cosmetics Long Lasting Liquid Lipstick in the shade Pasadena, and Buxom Cosmetics Wildly Whipped Lightweight Liquid Lipstick in the shade Centerfold.

As you can see, KVD Beauty's Bow N Arrow is a veryyyy close match to Dolce K.  Ofra's Pasadena is pretty close too.

I'm excited to try these all out on my lips, but I'm really looking forward to wearing the shade Leo this Autumn.  It's such a nice color.

Thank you for stopping by, and I hope you have a nice week!

*Thank you again, Katie, for sending me this prize and the nice note!  You're incredibly sweet and generous.*