Get the ultimate Italian makeup look

KIKO MILANO launched its new makeup collection “Lost In Amalfi”, which is a beauty lineup fusing Italian quality with the vibrant colours of traditional ceramics and citrus scents of the South. Inspired by ancient culture, impressive eye-catching landscape and the effortless simplicity of endless summer, the collection will conjure a perfect explosion of colours and scents even as fall descends with an authentic packaging inspired by majolica ceramics.

Create a beauty look that plays with contrasts just like those seen in Amalfi’s sensational scenery, experimenting with light and shade for a look that last beyond summer. Choose shades of bronze, terracotta and dazzling gold that channel Amalfi’s sunkissed coastline, mixing them with pops of fuchsia, pomegranate purple and azure blue straight from the Marina Grande.

Formulations bring the best of Italy, to your beauty bag, with products enriched with ingredients and scents of the region as well as long lasting, water resistant properties. A Made in Italy set to be loved everywhere.

PREP: FRESH AND CITRUS

Start the day by invigorating the senses and prepping your face with citrus scented skincare designed to deliver a burst of energy. Use Transforming Cleansing Foam, massaging the gel formula until it turns to a foam, then reach for Exfoliating Face Scrub to smooth skin and reveal and effortless glow. Next, protect your skin with Multi Protector Face Fluid SPF 30, a hydrating fluid that acts as the ideal make base and delivers all-important year-round UV protection.

BASE: all about glow

Next, create a lightweight, uniform base by applying a no transfer Lightweight Velvet Foundation with the Foundation Brush, building coverage in the centre of the face and sweeping outwards for lighter coverage across the cheeks. Offering a long-lasting matte effect up to 16 hours with none of the heaviness, this will feel like a second skin through the day and act as the perfect base for the rest of your look.

Cover imperfections with Core Stylo Concealer, lightly dotting over areas of redness and under the eyes.

Fix the base with a sweep of translucent Finishing Powder, mattifying areas that might usually start to feel shiny through the day, then tuck into your bag for touch ups through the day.

Next, get ready to glow. Lightly sweep the Kabuki Brush across the Baked Bronzer in Warm Melange or Bronze Melange to pick up a light dusting of powder, applying under the hollows of the cheeks and across the high points of the face for effortless luminosity that enhances natural colour and brings natural brightness to the face.

Otherwise, use the water resistant Bronzer & Highlighter Duo in Bonne Mine or Sunkissed to add definition and contour, playing with light and shade in the face to play up the features you like best. Add a flush of warm, healthy colour to the apples of the cheeks using Baked Blush, taking in the silky texture and the citrus scented powder.

Next comes the playful part: pick up the Jelly Highlighter in Ray of Light, Coral Sky or Golden Cliff and use your ring finger to delicately dab the gel texture formula onto areas of your face that could use a little extra luminosity or even your body. Pick out the top of the eye socket, the highest corners of your cheekbones and the cupid’s bow to bathe your face in light and get a goddess glow. Fast drying and buildable, you’ll create a post-facial glow in seconds.

STEP TWO: GODDESS GAZE

It’s time to catch attention with a look that brings the beauty of your eyes to life. Choose rich gold and bronze shimmer to stand out at golden hour, or create an eye look full of Mediterranean intensity with ocean blues or bright bougainvillaea pinks.

For a gilded effect, pat super pigmented Metal Chrome Eyeshadow across your entire eyelid, applying with your fingers for a soft shimmer or packing on with a shader eye brush for a high impact look. Choose champagne, copper or rose shades to catch the light or deep brown and burgundy for smouldering intensity.

For a high drama eye effect, reach for Maxi Eyeshadow Palette in A Dive In The Blue Sea or Bougainville Balcony. Combining 9 tonal shades of nude or purple, the palette’s grid format offers complementary shades of matte, metallic and glitter guaranteed to attract attention. Sweep lighter shades up to the brow and layer richer colour across your lid and towards your lashline, blending and defining as you go for a look that’s both potent and playful.

Finish with two coats of 24 Hour Lasting Click Mascara for long-lasting volume and drama with an original packaging “Click & Go”, then create an iconic cat eye flick using the water resistant Eye Marker Duo feathering a line across your lid with the slim end and drawing a dramatic wing with the wider end. Groom and define brows to frame your face with Fill & Brush Eyebrow, following the natural shape of your brow and a long lasting up to 10 hours.

STEP THREE: KISS KISS

Turn the dial to one hundred with a lip look that’s full of Italian passion – it’s time to get expressive! Dress your lips in nude tones to enhance and shape your pout, or get creative with a spectrum of tangerine orange, cherry red and magenta, each guaranteed to turn heads. Start by defining your natural lipline with one easy stroke of waterproof, matte Long Lasting Lip Liner, matching it to your chosen lip shade. Next, it’s time to decide on a texture – will it be kissable, creamy colour or a rich, velvet matte? If it’s a rich, luminous effect that you’re craving, choose Glide & Bright Lip Stylo, which glides onto lips and delivers a perfect dose of weightless, silky colour. Select a soft pink or warm beige to enhance your own lip tone or pick a rich red for megawatt glamour. If your look would be better suited to a matte effect, Lasting Matte Lip Color will be the ideal finishing touch. Offering eight hour coverage without a hint of dryness, its lightweight liquid formula sets to a super matte finish with a velvety feel on lips.

And just like that, you’re ready to take the spirit of Amalfi with you wherever your day takes you. Enjoy yourself!