At last I've had the chance to do lip swatches of the Milani LE High Speed Fast Dry One Coat nail lacquers in Yellow Whiz (hehe) and Purple Rush, as well as the four limited edition Milani Haute Flash Glosses. The purple, In a Flash, got me itching to compare it to all the random purples I have, so I thought I'd include them as well. Sorry, this will be picture-heavy! But please note how white teeth look with purple lip color, and how my green eyes are intensified. If you're curious, I'm wearing Stila's Beach Girl Travel Palette in Living the Life in Laguna $14 on eyes and cheeks, with Lancome Hypnose Drama Mascara (much better than Hypnose Doll Lashes, imho).
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| Left to Right: Sephora OPI IM Beauty topped with Sally Hansen Xtreme Wear in Disco Ball, Sephora OPI IM Beauty alone, Milani High Speed Fast Dry in Yellow Whiz |
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| Left to Right: Milani Yellow Whiz, Sephora OPI IM Beauty, topped with Sally Hansen Disco Ball, Milani Yellow Whiz |
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| Milani High Speed Fast Dry in Purple Rush on Thumb. I couldn't photograph the red tones in this polish, but it is really a good purple between warm and cool |
Yellow Whiz is definitely a cheerful, Corvette yellow, while IM beauty is more of a Marshmallow Peeps yellow.
Guess what? Between the bottle, the brush, the coverage (1 to 2 coats to full opacity), the shiny finish, and the quick dry-down time, this is without a doubt the best fast-drying polish I've ever used. However, fast-drying polishes always chip on me within a day, so if these make it 1 day or more they are still winning. I am very seriously considering ordering the rest of the colors but I have a million nail polishes I've yet to use...
Next up, the Haute Flash Glosses. These aren't so much glossy or moisturizing as they are shimmery (not frosty, though, which is nice). They feel similar to other Milani glosses I tried before but I can't remember the line name. They smell as usual, too, which is sort of plastic vanilla, but it's light and doesn't bother me. They are a little tacky but I don't personally have to worry about getting hair stuck in my gloss, obviously :P
The feel and wear time are nothing special but these are definitely show-stoppers:
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| Star Flash (is more opaque than it looks) |
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| Flashy |
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| Hot Flash (I lovelove this in the center of my lips over Maybelline Colorsensational Lipstick in Are You Red-dy) |
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| In a Flash |
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| My lips bare, for reference |
That purple is GORGEOUS! I don't know why I have so many purples, but I love to put them on when I'm not going anywhere and In a Flash triggered a swatch-fest:
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| Milani In a Flash (FYI the gloss pencil Milani makes that is also called In a Flash is far lighter and pinker) |
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| MAC All of My Purple Life Lipglass |
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| Wet n Wild Megalast Lipstick 919B |
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| Cover Girl LipPerfection Lipstick in Divine (I have worn this to the office a few times XD) |
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| The "divine" stain CG Divine leaves behind |
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| NYX Round Lipstick in Castle |
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| NYX Mega Shine Lip Gloss in African Queen |
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| Stila Lipglaze in Guava, for reference. Notice how my eye color appears duller? |
I hope you enjoyed the comparisons! I'm going to make a colorful look with the LE Milani paint palette this weekend and actually wear it around (it's not ideal for the office... duh).
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| Regular Teeth |
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| Holy Nuclear Smile, Batman! |
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| Brighter Teeth |
Of course, the only woman of my coloring who'd wear a lipstick this intense would probably be a Batman character, ha.
You're way more adventurous than me, which is awesome! I love the quality of your pictus and your expressions. They're quite engaging. I have to say my favorite is the stila lip glaze. Your eyes still look amazing with the nude color
ReplyDeleteThanks, Dovey! I'm less adventurous with the makeup I actually leave my house in, i.e. the Stila lip glaze. I agree it's the most flattering overall, but it was fun showing how the different shades of purple affected the rest of my face
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