Milani Colour Statement Lipsticks Nudes and Browns- Review, photo, swatches #paintedlipsproject#

 Milani is a drugstore brand that came out with the  Milani color statement lipsticks. It’s a formula with 30 different shades and 6 textures ranging from vinyl, metallic, cream, shimmer, pearl, to matte finishes.

The lipsticks are creamy and lightweight, moisturizing to the lips and are highly pigmented.

The lipsticks come in gold packaging with the shade colour and name depicted at the bottom of the tube.

The lipstick tubes come sealed, made in USA. The lipsticks are very smooth, easy to apply. give good colour pay off with a watermelon scent that is not too overpowering and wears off in time.

About the lipsticks the Milani website says;

“Bellissimo! You know how some (lesser) lipsticks look one way in the store, and then completely different in your bathroom mirror? Color Statement is the antithesis of that. A super-luxe, grown-up girl lipstick, it delivers true instant colour in a single swipe. Laced with vitamins A and C to hydrate and nourish, this collection is all about options: Corals and Reds, Orchids and Plums, Nudes, and Pinks. Trust us, you’ll want an entire wardrobe.”

These neutral shades work for a variety of skin tones and are quite flattering, range from pale nudes with brown and pink undertones to metallic golds and deep brown with berry tones. However they would work best with a lip liner (especially the paler nudes and browns)

For the purpose of this post I used a warm brown lip liner to balance it a against my skin tone while at the same time aiming to introduce the least possible interference with colour on my lips. On a given day however I would love to combine these lipsticks with different types of liners shades of brown and nude lip liners would look fantastic with them!

They last about 4 hours (a bit less with drinking and eating) wearing off evenly over time, the deeper shades being more pigmented lasting longer.

The roll call for the nudes and browns include;

·         Nude crème

·         Dulce caramelo

·         Candied toffees

·         Teddy bare

·         Chocolate berries

·         Double espresso

·         Bronze beauty

·         D'oro

Of these, I purchased and will be reviewing the following:

Nude Crème-

This is described as a nude pink cream lipstick. It’s a very lovely muted pink. It would be very difficult for deeper skin tones to pull this off without some form of lip liner and even at that the lipstick would need to be applied sparingly. I sometimes also use it in the center of the lips in combination with dark lipsticks as a lip highlight or for ombre effect.

It can accentuate the lines on the lips so I tend to apply and often wear with a lipgloss for a lovely nude lip look. I like that it has a pinky undertone making it more wearable while not looking ghostly!

Pretty natural- it’s a gorgeous creamy natural pink shade that makes the lips look full and pouty. It is creamy and is flattering to different skin tones, with mauvy undertones. lasting about 4hrs before a need to re apply.

Rose Femme- warm brown rose toned lipstick.It is like Pretty natural but with more brown undertones promising to be flattering to a wider variety of skin tones.

Teddy Bare-This is a brownish pink creamy lipstick. A MLBB (my lips but better) shade which is particularly creamy and oh! Applies like butter. Love it!

Chocolate berries - This is a berry toned deep brown creamy lipstick. Its name says it all. It’s a brown lipstick shade mixed with some sort of berry shade.

 Deeper skin toned women will be comfortable pulling this off while it may be challenging for much paler skin tones It is a highly pigmented deep vampy shade, definitely not for the faint hearted! it lasts over 4hrs despite the creamy formula because it is highly pigmented and wears off to leave behind a stain.

PROS

·         Good quality at the price point comparable to higher end brands

·         Nice watermelon scent not too overpowering

·         Highly pigmented

·         Lots of variety to choose from different shades and finishes

CONS

·         Can transfer (maybe the creamy texture is to blame).

·         Some shades can be difficult to find

·         Gold packaging attracts finger prints

P.S

I apologise guys for my dry-looking "pore-ified" skin, the weather was not just "werkin" for me on that day!

Overall I think these lipsticks are great budget friendly option with good colour pay off, the paler colours however require a bit of working in on more pigmented lips and may also slide around a bit more.

Amount-0.14oz/397g

Price- from N1, 500

Where to Buy:  Milani retailers, online via the website
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cheers!
Hadassah.