Last summer, Milani released four rose-embossed blushes and I bought & reviewed two of them – I was not impressed. So when I found this year’s set of four blushes, I thought I’d skip them. Luckily I posted a on Instagram and several people commented that this year’s were worth it. I ended up deciding to buy all four. I haven’t had a chance to really play with them yet, so today I have swatches and my first impressions.
First, here are too many photos of the blushes in the pan. They’re just so pretty.
Coral Cove 05
Lady Rouge 06
Love Potion 07
Tea Rose 08
All together! Clockwise from lower left: Coral Cove, Lady Rouge, Love Potion, Tea Rose
First I tried swatching them with a sponge tip applicator. They applied well, but fairly sheerly. Lady Rouge was the most sheer, so this is about 4-5 swipes – the others were 2-3 swipes.
Coral Cove // Lady Rouge // Love Potion // Tea Rose
Then I went over the swatches with a fingertip. Due to the skin’s natural oils, this always results in much more vibrant swatches – good for comparing colors, not so good for seeing how they actually would apply with a brush. Again, Lady Rouge was the most sheer, and here you can see that it’s also a bit patchy, while the other three are smooth.
Coral Cove // Lady Rouge // Love Potion // Tea Rose
Again, I haven’t played with these blushes yet – or even tried them on my face. However, with that caveat, they seem to be really lovely, especially for drugstore blush. And they’re definiitely superior to last year’s rose blushes!
Ingredients, in case it matters to you.
I found these at Walgreens, and they were $7.49 each – my guess is that MSRP is actually $6.99 (all the Walgreens in LA charge more than MSRP). They are limited edition.
Will you be looking out for these?
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