MILANI COLOR STATEMENT MOISTURE MATTE LIPSTICK COLLECTION-Lip Swatches, Reviews

Hi peeps, the Milani color statement moisture matte lipsticks (a 2015 collection) have been much raved and talked about and this post has been loong coming, I really feel like the late comer on this bandwagon lol. From the presentation, amazing non drying formula to the pigmentation, Milani with this range has chosen to be a serious game changer providing affordable dupes to popular high-end brands.

Company Description

Meet your matte. Your fantasy matte. The matte that not
only feels great (yes, you read that right – it’s actually
comfy) but also lasts for hours and has “a-mazing
Instagram self I envy ” written all over it. Infused with grape seed
extract imported from Italy, this smear-proof lip soother
delivers mega color that won’t budge, even after a close
encounter with a cappuccino cup. In eight luxe, go-the-
distance shades, from the oh-so-sweet, pale pink Matte
Innocence to the va va voom, fiery-red Matte Passion. This
matte? So major.

There are 16 matte lipstick shades currently available as per their website.
These are listed below

68- Matte Iconic- True Universal Red/matte
69-Matte beauty-warm brown rose
70-Matte fearless- intense vampy plum
71- Matte Flirty - Deep Raspberry
72- Matte kiss- vibrant Pink Red

73 Matte love- Deep Mauvy Plum
74 Matte darling- Lavender pink
75 Matte Luxe- vibrant warm orange
60 Matte Innocence - matte pinky nude
61 Matte Naked- matte medium nude
62 Matte Blissful- matte girly bluish pink
63 Matte Diva- matte poppy hot pink
64 Matte Orchid - matte super flattering Fuchsia
65 Matte Glam- matte yummy grape- Italian-ice purple
66 Matte Passion- matte fiery sunset orange red
67 Matte Confident-matte bold brick red

For the purpose of this post I will be reviewing and lip-swatching Matte Naked, Diva, Orchid, Glam, Passion and Confident.

Matte Naked

Mauvy brown nude that is great for all skin tones without making me look like a golliwog. I find it a perfect everyday nude wear, not drying to the lips at all. This is a lipstick I reach for both on those lazy makeup days and when a bold eye makeup would require only subtle attention to the lips.

Matte Diva

This is your quintessential in-your-face light girly pink that is both playful and Haute. Whenever I wear this shade I always get compliments.
It has been compared to MAC Candy yum yum, I would probably swatch the two for you guys and see how that goes.

Matte Orchid -

 This is a more demure blue toned pink leaning towards Fuchsia and more wearable for most skin tones than Matte Diva.it has been compared to MAC's Flat Out Fabulous. This shade gives a sophisticated/sexy look when I wear it, I just imagine my Insta-ready pose,  lol selfie mode activated!

Matte Glam

This shade is gorgeousness personified! It is much talked about dupe to MAC heroine and a tad bit more wearable because it has a wine pink undertone. It wears evenly leaving behind a gorgeous stain.  It is a unique shade that is always sold out.  I had to wait 2 weeks for this shade to come in after I had gotten the other shades. As of this writing, this shade is out of stock on the website.

Matte Passion 

This is a sunset orange shade with brick red undertones. It is a lovely shade for women of colour especially. It is so wearable that I usually require almost no lip liner.
For those that find Mac's Lady Danger too "Dangerous", you will totally be able to pull this off!

Matte Confident 

This is an awesome deep red shade  that is suitable for all skin tones due to its cool undertones.
It's a great and safe red shade for the red-cautious, blending to suit the wearers skin tone. 

Though the pigmentation of these mattes are intense, the lighter shades may require a few extra swipes to achieve full opacity. They can also settle in fine lines so lip exfoliation prior to their application (and any matte lip product for that matter is important).

The first time I tried these lipsticks, I used a lip balm underneath and found they had a powdery feel and seemed not to adhere to my lips with some slight feathering . I then exfoliated, applied lip balm and gently wiped this off before applying the lipstick and it worked perfectly well!

They are not moisturising as the name may imply but are not drying either.

Overall I am absolutely loving these matte shades from  Milani.  From the non-drying formula to the intense pigmentation. They wear  comfortably and evenly for about 5 hours remaining true to colour without any flakiness or dryness.
The watermelon fragrance of the colour statement lipsticks has also been replaced with a mild vanilla scent like MAC lipsticks.

 They are available at Milani retailers for N2000.

Have you tried any of the Milani moisture matte Lipsticks?  Do share your opinion in the comment section below.

Till my next post...

Hadassah.