Hi Guys & Dolls,

Do you want a luxury lipstick at a bargain price? Duh who doesn’t! Back when I was first getting into lipstick I stumbled upon these at Walgreens and flipped out over how fabulous & affordable they were. Back then I was always questing for MAC type products, and they were the ultimate MAC dupes: similar in texture to an Amplified Cream Lipstick at less than a third of the cost, heck they even smelled like MAC’s signature vanilla smell!

For years I’ve loved the Milani Color Perfect Lipstick formula- it’s creamy, smooth, hydrating, wonderful color payoff, and the price point makes it so easy to experiment with colors you might not normally try. Years later, the quality is still there, though the shape and smell is different. The shape of the lipstick itself is now a geometric point and the smell is sort of perfumey. uh-oh. You guys know I hate perfume or floral scented lipsticks. Many very high-end lipsticks have a perfume/floral scent, and for me that’s usually a turn off. When Milani first changed the scent I was so annoyed, but over time it’s grown on me- I even open the tubes to sniff them on purpose. I think they changed it to emulate those high-end lipsticks, so if you want a Luxury Lipstick on a shoestring budget, give these a whirl! Continue reading →