I’ve had my eye on Milani Cosmetics for a while now and I
found the perfect opportunity to try out some new products. My local CVS had a 75% off sale which I assume
means they are discontinuing certain products, either way, I’m still game. I’ve owned two products (an eye shadow and a
blush) from Milani that I purchased once and a nude gloss that I buy over and
over and those three products happen to be some of my go-to products. Both the blush and the eye shadow that I own
are super pigmented and in my opinion, great quality. My Mango Tango powder blush is in a million
pieces but it looks so vibrant on my skin.
The purple eye shadow in Shock (15) has just the right amount of shimmer,
almost borderline iridescent. They’re
both a good time. But the gloss is my
favorite – Milani Crystal Gloss in Secret.
It’s small so it fits in my purse and so affordable. It’s also the perfect nude for my brown skin
color.
But it’s a new year so out with the old and in with the
new. Let’s talk about new Milani
products. These are the products I
picked up:
·Cream-To-Powder
Makeup in Medium Beige (07)
·Multi-Tasker
Face Powder in Light Tan (04)
·Lip Flash
Shimmer Gloss in Star Flash, Hot Flash, and News Flash
·HD Advanced Lip
Color in Raspberry Blush, Rich Caramel, & Lovely Rouge
·Color Perfect
Lipstick in: Pink Passion, South Beach, Barely There, & Red Label
As I said, I purchased my Milani products at CVS but they
can also be purchased at www.cherryculture.com.
I’ll start with the Cream-To-Makeup Powder. I like the way it transforms from cream to
powder. This is not new to the makeup
industry but it’s still appreciated. It
reminds me of my Benefit Some Kind-a Gorgeous Foundation Faker. Milani being the more affordable at $7.99 and
the Beneift was part of my Cabana Glama kit which I paid $19 for. So I can’t tell how much the mini version
would cost (.06 oz. vs. .34 oz) but the
regular size will run you $30. For my
money, I’d go with Milani. I literally
did half of my face with each product and I couldn’t tell the difference. Let’s move on.
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| Cream to Powder |
With such a profound title like
multi-tasker, I’m going to expect a product to do more than one thing. That was not the case with my face
powder. I can’t figure out what the
multiple tasks are that it’s supposed to do, but I did discover one of them:
create a dirty-looking canvas for my blush.
Needless to say, I was unimpressed and I would like my money back. But I only return makeup if it’s the wrong
color and that’s not really a return, it’s an exchange. So that was $8.99 that I’ll have to write off
to my entertainment expense account.
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| Face Powder |
Now onto the Lip Flash Shimmer Glosses. I thought these were a good buy, especially
at $1.89 after the 75% off discount. I’ve
got an Urban Decay Super-Saturated High Gloss which has the same texture. Both are very creamy and offer great
color. My only problem is the
shimmer. And it’s not really a problem;
I would have just liked to have seen some colors in non-shimmer. I wanted more options but I was still very
happy with the colors. As far as staying
power, I think it did pretty well.
Overall, I’d give it a 4/5 stars.
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| Lip Flash |
Today I purchased three HD Advanced Lip Colors and I also got them at the splendid price of $1.99 (75% off retail price). I should also note that my purchase today was discounted by an additional $5 due to my beauty rewards club membership. For every $50 I spend at CVS, I get $5 off. This makes me very happy. But let’s get back to the Lip Colors. Let me point out these are not lipsticks, they’re more of a tinted balm. And I like them. I’m not a frequent purchaser of tinted balms but I’m glad I made this purchase. It opened my eyes to the world of tints. But I think I’m going to stay in the slow lane on this one. Although I’m happy with the product, it’s not very exciting. I need a little more pep to my lip products. Let me put it this way, when I discovered the Lip Tar in Pretty Boy by OCC, my life was complete.
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| Rich Caramel, Raspberry Blush, Lovely Rouge |
And last but not least, the Color Perfect Lipstick. I was really happy about finding a gem in
this Milani clearance haul – Barely There (53), again at $1.89 ea. These lipsticks are moisturizing and the pigment
was wearable. I only chose colors that
were on sale but I would wear all four of them.
I also really love the smell of these too. It’s nostalgic for me; it reminds me of my
mother’s lipstick that I wore as a kid. One particular color, Pink Passion, would be
perfect for the office for me. I always
want to wear a bold, bright color but I have to remember that my coworkers don’t
wear sunglasses in the office. So this
would be a good choice.
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| Color Perfect Lipstick: South Beach, Pink Passion, Red Label, Barely Nude |
All in all, I'm very excited to start using all of my Milani products and anxious to try more. So if you have any experiences with Milani products, I'd be happy to hear about them. And as always, keep...
Staying Beautiful,
Makeup Maverick
