Kylie Birthday Edition Collection: Review & Swatches

Kylie Jenner came out with a special Limited Birthday Edition collection (no longer available, except for maybe eBay) of makeup to commemorate her birthday. Her paper insert inside the package stated: "It's my Birthday! I wanted to do something special for you guys to help me celebrate..." I'll share my thoughts on that statement later. As a makeup collector, I love special edition makeup collections. They're usually unique, one-of-a-kind and only a few people have them. This collection contained a makeup bag with Kylie's signature lip logo on it, a mini set of her popular matte lipsticks (it was offered at a great price, but I had most of them) and a Kylie shadow/eyeliner. I passed on all of those! The construction/material of the makeup bag, looked like a school back pack! I couldn't imagine paying $42 for it. I did purchase a few things, that I thought I would like. This collection contained METAL shades (which I love) and a VAMP color. So how did this makeup party turn out? Let's see...

Sweet-Bittersweet-NotSweet

supersweet(run & buy it) sweet(really good,buy it) bittersweet(ok, issues)not sweet(not good,don't buy this stuff) 

  Kylie Birthday Edition Poppin Gloss is Sweet

 Kylie Birthday Edition Lord Metal Matte Lipstick is Sweet

Kylie Birthday Edition Copper Creme Shadow is Supersweet

Kylie Birthday Edition Leo Matte Liquid Lipstick is Bittersweet

Kylie Birthday Edition - Poppin Gloss

I purchased Kylie's matte lipstick shades when she first started her makeup line. But since then, I've fallen out of love with her mattes (mainly due to their formula) and more in love with her glosses & metals. Poppin gloss is a beautiful gold that's build-able. It can be used as a topper or alone. I love her glosses because they're not sticky and they last a really long time. I really like Poppin and plan on mixing it with Lord below :)

Kylie Birthday Edition - Lord Metal Matte Liquid Lipstick

Lord is a beautiful bronze-y gold, coppery color! Kylie does a great job with metal lipsticks. I'm always impressed with the coverage and how even they apply. They don't settle into fine lines. They're not tacky or drying. I love this color alone and plan on topping it with Poppin above.

Kylie Birthday Edition - Copper Creme Shadow

Popular items in the collection were her Creme Shadows. This is the copper shade, but she also came out with a rose gold shade (which I didn't get). She has stated she plans on coming out with more of these and I think she should. They're really gorgeous. I think she should make the copper and rose gold permanent. They're staple colors many enjoy.

Kylie Birthday Edition - Leo Matte Liquid Lipstick

Lastly, we have LEO! Obviously her birth sign. Leo is a vamp, vamp, vampy shade! HaHaHa It comes off more purple on me, but more deep red on others. I love the look Leo gave me below. I wear vamp makeup well, but let me tell you LEO is HARD TO APPLY. I have 3 coats on my lips below and the reason for it, is it applies streaky (look at my hand). And you better have a stable hand, because if you mess up, it's a PAIN to fix. If you don't apply this right, you risk having that "stained"..."i just ate cherries" or "wine stain" look. You definitely need the lip liner, not only to outline your lips but also to fill in. Leo dries fast! So apply with care and you may have to add 2 more layers as I did to get an EVEN LOOK. Once everything is in place, it's beautiful and it stays...but you cannot be in a rush when applying this. I much prefer applying Dose of Colors Corset (it was also limited edition). But I love THE LOOK of Leo. I have another purple matte lipstick of Kylie's (forgot to review). I'll have to do that soon.

I was very pleased with all of my purchases (except for the formula of Leo ... even though I like the look). I'm constantly hearing how her mattes are different from when she first started her line. So I've stayed away. I hope she makes the matte colors available in glosses & metals (which I prefer). I think the only thing that perturbed me with this collection was the exorbitant cost of the makeup bag and the way Kylie continuously makes getting her products so difficult. She offered this collection 3-4 times, but some people still didn't get anything. The hysteria of it all is crazy! Offer a pre-sale and everyone can get what they want. But I guess she lives for the hype! It's crazy. But what do I know. LOL Those are my thoughts you guys.