Kylie Lip Kits

Kylie Lip Kit is a new lipstick and lip liner duo following the current matte liquid lipstick trend. They are created by Kylie Jenner, 18, the youngest of the Kardashian empire and are available in a number of varying shades all in representation of the Kardashian name.

Launched earlier this year, King Kylie has record breakingly sold out every time her products are restocked. It has become a popular trend to own one of these kits with prices raising the roof on Ebay of up to £100+ - just to own one these exclusive items.

(Kylie Lip Kit, Candy K, Dolce K and True Brown K, pictured left)




Kylie Cosmetics℠ products are not tested on animals, and all shades of The Kylie Lip Kit℠ (excluding Candy K) are vegan. Kylie has extended her lip kits from Matte Duos to Glosses and Metals. She has created 15 shades to date, with a new Black Matte Metal with a Blue Hue shade on the table to be released very soon.

Mattes Include;


Candy K

Dolce K

True Brown K

Posie K

22

KoKo K

                                            (Kylie Lip Kit shade 22 as pictured above)

MaryJo K

Kourt K

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All of these shades retail for $29 for the ultra matte lip and lip liner duo.

Glosses include Like, Literally and So Cute $15 each or $45 for set

Metals include King K, Heir and Reign $18 or $54 for set.

(Glosses; Like, Literally and so cute, see pictured left)

(Metals; King K, Reign and Heir

see pictured right)

Kylie Lip Kit's Newest Shade (unnamed tba)

As wonderful as all of this sounds, Kylie Jenner, has been under immense scrutiny over her products. There have been many speculations regarding the manufacturing of the product, its ingredients and the overall branding. Comparing Kylie Lip Kit to another leading beauty range who dwells in the ultra matte liquid lipsticks, Colourpop produces the same line of lipsticks. Looking closer at both products, the ingredients are, if not the same, extremely close in content. It is also known that both Kylie Lip Kit and Colourpop Cosmetics are owned by the same parent company.

Technically, when it comes to celebrity endorsed products, you are simply paying for the name. Factories tend to have products already made up ready to be rebranded for the mass production that celebrities fanbases entail. Colourpop cosmetics Ultra Matte Liquid Lipsticks are a fraction of the price for the same lipgloss density and construction.

(See pictured above, a comparison of Kylie Lip Kit and Colour Pop swatches)

(See pictured left, Kylie Lip Kit and Colour pop Price comparison)

If you haven't been able to get your hands on one of the coveted Kylie Lip Kits because they sell out faster than your fingers can type in your credit card number, here's a similar product to get your fix for a fraction of the price. Below is a chart of the ingredients with a colour coded key to show how similar kylie lip kit and colour pop really are;

Everything in yellow is the same ingredient and same order in the formula.

  Everything in blue is the same ingredient, but different order in the formula.

   Everything in purple is the same pigment, but different order in the formula.

Considering Colour pop is made up of everything inside a Kylie Lip Kit, or clearly vice versa as Colour pop existed first - does it not make sense to purchase something of the same quality and a quarter of the price. Is it fair to accept that as a materialised society we would still aspire to have a Kylie Lip Kit knowing this information?

Here are a few swatches to show how close to colour Kylie Lip Kit and Colourpop compare;

If this still doesn't sway you, up until most recently, many Kylie Lip Kit buyers have been receiving their items empty due to theft along the way. Deliveries of the Kylie Lip Kits are apparently being stolen along the postal network. The Better Business Bureau say that they are unable to define whether they are being removed in transit or on people's doorsteps. However, one thing that seems to make these thefts easier is the 'highly recognisable' packaging. A black and white box featuring the distinctive lips logo which are unmistakably Kylie's. Luckily, Kylie's team are working on a way to design a little less obvious to deter any future thefts.