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While such a Minhag is recorded in Poskim, and mentioned by the Rebbe regarding Kos Shel Bracha of public farbrengens, the longstanding Chabad practice as verified by venerate Chabad Rabbanim is not to say ones own blessing by Kiddush, and this is only done by Hamotzi.
See Admur 167:14 and 18; Admur 619:8; Mateh Efraim 625 Alef Lamateh 74; Ketzos Hashulchan 79 footnote 29; Igros Kodesh 14:29, printed in Shulchan Menachem 2:83; Shulchan Menachem Volume 1 120 and vol. 2 163; Piskeiy Teshuvos 271:36; Response of Rav Eli Landa Shlita, and Rav YS Ginzberg.
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