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FOTD

Face Of The Day


Inspiration: These earrings


FACE:
Korres Vitamin E Face Primer
Revlon Custom Creations Deep #60 foundation setting #2
NARS Albatross (highlight)
MAC Sculpt N Shape - dark side only (contour)
e.l.f. Clarifying Pressed Powder #3(tzone), #4 (contour areas)
MAC Prep N Prime Transparent Finishing Powder
Make Up For Ever Mist & Fix


EYES:


L'Oreal De-Crease
Wet N Wild Creme Shadow Pencil 133
Milani Illusion (tear duct, bridge/highlight)
Milani Shock (mobile lid)
Make Up For Ever #92 (crease)


Jane Mineral Gel Eyeliner BLACK (top Lid only)
L'Oreal Wear Infinite Kohl Pencil EBONY (bottom waterline)
Amuse Eyeliner Pencil METALLIC LAVENDER (tearduct to middle under lashline)
NYX Eye Pencil PURPLE (middle to outer edge under lashline)

CHEEKS:
NARS Albatross (highlight)
NARS Powder Blush Crazed


LIPS:


NYX Lip Pencil PRUNE
L'Oreal HiP l/s MOXIE
Maybelline Wet Shine Diamonds RHINESTONE PINK

What do you think about that MUFE #92?

Milani Buzz Worthy Lip Gloss Trials

Is it all about lips? Yeah, sometimes it is! LOL
I had fun this morning playing around with my new
Milani Buzz Worth Lippies!



Smells like & tastes like honey! YUM


NYX Long Lip Pencil CHESTNUT $1.00
NK Lip Crayon AC39 Gold $1.00
Ruby Kisses RLS20 Golden Orange $1.00
Milani Buzz Worthy Lip Gloss Busy Bee 02



Smells & tastes like honey!


Milani Lip Liner Bonfire
ABSOLUTE Lip Crayon AC40 Copper $1.00
Milani Lipstick Bonfire 25 $4.99
Milani BEE-bold 08 Lip Gloss


Smells like grapes. Has a sweet taste.

NYX Long Lip Pencil PRUNE $1.00
NK Lip Stick AMETHYST $1.00
BEE-utiful 07



What do you think?

Milani Dressed Up = MAC Rue D'Rouge Dazzleglass Dupe?

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In full support of my makeup obsession, my husband lovingly purchased this lipgloss to me, despite the snickers of the women in the comsetics department @ our local Walgreens. Now, that's true love! LOL

I did feel all "Dressed Up" when I topped one of my favorite shades of red lipstick with this beautiful lip gloss. It evoked color & texture reminiscant of Dorothy's Ruby Red slippers from the Wizard of Oz.


You need this in your life.
It's a steal @ $4.99 vs. $18.00 for the MAC Rue D' Rouge Dazzleglass. That's a savings of $13.00.


1) Milani Bonfire Lip Pencil (outlined & filled in)



2) NK Lipstick $1.00 #100 Ruby Red dupe for MAC Ruby Woo lipstick $14.00
(MAC Ruby Woo is matte, but the NK Ruby Red has a little shine to it)


3)The piece d' resistance: Milani DRESSED UP Lip Gloss $4.99


4)Concealer applied around the lips to prevent feathering. Black Radiance 8001 $1.99


What do you think?

Milani Serendipity Lip Gloss/MAC Oh Baby Lipglass Dupe

I love all metallic lippies! I recently watched a vid by Erin (scandalous beauty) on You Tube. She said that Milani Serendipity is a dupe for MAC Oh Baby Lipglass. Always the spendthrift, it merited investigation.

I purchased mine from Walgreen's for $4.99.

Swatch (Tungsten Lighting/no flash)


MAC Oh Baby Tinted Lip Glass $14
Shade description: Golden bronze flecked with sparkling glitter (Glitter)




The difference in price? $10...work it out!
What do you think?

Milani BuzzWorthy Lip Gloss

GASP! Bee still my heart!
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My newest acquisitions


Swatches (Tungsten Light without flash)


If you are searching for a less expensive alternative to MAC Dazzleglass, you may be interested in this product!

This lipgloss has a pleasant vanilla smell. My 12 year old daughter said is kind of smells like sugar cookies. It also has a sweet vanilla taste.

Walgreen's sells them for $5.99 each. CVS sells them for $6.99 each. CVS is having a BOGO this week. Buy 1 Get 1 half off.

I'd love to collect them all.
So far, I have 3.

Busy Bee 02
Gold with Gold Shimmer


Bee Bold 08
Orange/Copper with Gold Shimmer


& hot to death for fall...

Bee-Utiful 07
Chanti Plum with Shimmer


What do you think?
Please leave a comment. Thanks :O)
No access to CVS or Walgreens? Pick them up @

www.milanicosmetics.com
www.cherryculture.com

MAC COLOUR-CRAFT Mini-Haulage

Mineralize Eye Shadow spun into a stylish pinwheel pattern of four shades to provide contrasting and complementary colours in a range of glitter, pearl or shimmering mineralized finishes. Limited edition.
2.2 g / 0.07 US OZ
US $19.50

I picked up the Mineralized Eye Shadow Quad in NATURAL FLARE!
It's a winner! A lil' on the chunky side, so beware if you are not a fan of the "glitterific".

NATURAL FLARE swatches!


Advantages over dupes:
- The MAC e/s has longer staying power than any of the dupes. However if you use a good base & perhaps even a mixing medium to foil the colors, you may have a similiar effect.
- It is really convenient to have all 4 colors in 1 compact container.
Minerals are great for our skin & protect us from the harmful rays of the sun.

Short on Cash?
Consider these dupes...

Messy but the color is pretty close! $1.00 each!

tungsten lighting/no flash


LA COLORS Loose Eyeshadow Sunshine 9620
NYX Ultra Pearl Mania ORO PEARL LP21
NYX Ultra Pearl Mania ORANGE PEARL LP18
NYX Ultra Pearl Mania WALNUT PEARL LP23

flash


LA Colors/NYX Ultra Pearl Mania Dupes on top row
MAC NATURAL FLARE on bottom row


$7-$8 each (buy 1 get 1 free is the best deal @ local drugstores)
L'Oreal HiP Duo FLARE 404
L'Oreal HiP Duo GILDED 806
L'Oreal Hip Duo SAUCY 818

MAC NATURAL FLARE on top row

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Milani Lip Mixers $5.49 show some SERIOUS potential as dupes for MAC Marbelized Lip Gloss!

MAC Marbelized Lip Glass $18.00



A marbleized melange of three summer-light and get-ready-for-fall tones swirled into one high-shine Lipglass formula. Limited edition.
5 ML / 0.16 US OZ
US $18.00

Milani Lip Mixers $5.49



Three playful social shades of color, shine and shimmer are expertly matched to create one dynamic lip gloss color. Theultimate multidimensional shine is achieved when all three layers are mixed together. Contains reflective pearls, high shine polymers and conditioning color.
Available in 6 reflecting shades.
NET WT. 0.09OZ / 2.7g

If you decide to purchase anything from the Colour-Craft Collection or the dupes, please leave a comment.

Milani Cosmetics Now Available @ CherryCulture

YAY! Save on shipping. Order $40 or more & get free shipping!

www.cherryculture.com

Milani Cosmetics

Have you found Milani's products to be elusive in your shopping district?
Fret no more!

Renown on many makeup boards, Milani's reputation for high quality @ an affordable pricepoint have made their single pan eyeshadows very coveted. Many tout them as the closest dupes for MAC eyeshadows because of their texture and pigmentation. The lack of their availability can be frustrating.

I have
Atlantis
Garden Mist
Blue Ice
Golden Bronze

I wanted to complete my collection this weekend. I was MORTIFIED to find that the closest Walgreen's to me no longer carries them. How thrilled was I when I found out I could purchase them DIRECTLY from Milani's website?

http://www.milanicosmetics.com/

Check out Dezi1016's Comparison of MAC vs. Drugstore Products Video


Look for Ltd. Edition Milani Roulette Wheels @ your local CVS Pharmacy


Check out Dezi1016's Review, Swatches & Tutorial on YouTube


Check out TheWorldsDresser's MAC Eyeshadow Dupes video on YouTube
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=IRzN1gOfD8g

You still may be able to find some of the unavailable Milani colors on ebay.