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Brilliant Work, Milani! Your Majorly Moisturizing Brilliant Shine Lip Glosses Shine Like Diamonds

January 15th, 2014 by Karen 26 Comments

Milani Bare Secret Brilliant Lip Gloss 01
Milani’s Brilliant Shine Lip Gloss in Bare Secret ($5.49)

Just in case you were wondering…Milani’s new line of Brilliant Shine Lip Glosses will not make it through an intense chow-down session with your (my) favorite salad in the whole wide world.

Tostada salad with grilled shrimp and avocado from Blue Barn Marin
The King of All the Salads! — the tostada salad with grilled shrimp and avocado from Blue Barn Marin

They will, however, make it through an intense 35-minute-long eye rolling session while watching Hansel & Gretel: Witch Hunters.

So painful!

Actually…I’m sure they could’ve lasted the movie’s entire 90-minute length (wear time is from 2-4 hours), but the movie was just so, so bad that I couldn’t sit through it (not even the J. Renn eye candy/savory biceps could save it).

Drugstore shoppers, these absolutely gorgeous glosses are smooth like the skin on J. Renn’s bulging biceps and have a comfy, non-sticky formula, mountains of moisture and a light and lovely butterscotch scent (they are unflavored, though).

Milani Spring 2014
The new Milani Brilliant Shine Lip Glosses

But be warned… The formula’s quite thick and reminds me of Guerlain’s Gloss D’Enfers, so you may want to wear your hair back in a ponytail. Yes, when you wear these, your mane will get caught in your kisser if you whip your Victoria’s Secret hurr back and forth.

Sometimes I like the way thicker glosses feel on my lips, so I don’t mind.

And ooh! — the choices here. Lots of colors, finishes (cream, shimmer and frost) and coverages ranging from sheer to opaque, and thanks to the flocked sponge applicator, all of the shades, even the deepest, most intensely pigmented ones, are easy to apply.

Milani Brilliant Lip Gloss Swatches from the left: Bare Secret, Mai-Tai, Luminous, Mauve Fetish, Berry Timpting, Ravish Raspberry and Pink Lady
Swatches from the left: Bare Secret, Mai-Tai, Luminous, Mauve Fetish, Berry Timpting, Ravish Raspberry and Pink Lady

Milani Brilliant Lip Gloss Swatches from the left: Rose Blush, Sweet Grapefruit, Coral Crush, Nude Touch, Red My Lips, Brown-Berry and Black Cherry
Swatches from the left: Rose Blush, Sweet Grapefruit, Coral Crush, Nude Touch, Red My Lips, Brown-Berry and Black Cherry
Milani Mai-Tai Brilliant Lip Gloss 02
Mai-Tai
Milani Luminous Brilliant Lip Gloss 03
Luminous
Milani Mauve Fetish Brilliant Lip Gloss 04
Mauve Fetish
Milani Berry Tempting Brilliant Lip Gloss 05
Berry Tempting
Milani Ravish Raspberry Brilliant Lip Gloss 06
Ravish Raspberry
Milani Pink Lady Brilliant Lip Gloss 07
Pink Lady
Milani Rose Blush Brilliant Lip Gloss 08
Rose Blush
Milani Sugared Grapefruit Brilliant Lip Gloss 09
Sugared Grapefruit
Milani Coral Crush Brilliant Lip Gloss 10
Coral Crush
Milani Nude Touch Brilliant Lip Gloss 11
Nude Touch
Milani Red My Lips Brilliant Lip Gloss 12
Red My Lips
Milani Brown-Berry Brilliant Lip Gloss 13
Brown-Berry
Milani Black Cherry Brilliant Lip Gloss 14
Black Cherry

I think Milani did a great job on all of these colors, but for me the creams really stand out. Freakishly smooth and shiny, they’re like glosses that would otherwise run $30 or more in a department store.

If you can’t decide where to start, may I suggest Bare Secret, Sweet Grapefruit, Pink Lady or (and!) Coral Crush? They’ve been my 24/7 partners in crime this week.

Wow, I must say — Milani’s having a major moment right now, especially when it comes to lip products. Great quality, colors and price. Products like these make me love drugstore makeup even more.

PRICE: $5.49 each
AVAILABILITY: Coming February to CVS, Walgreens and Walmart stores (and also online)
MAKEUP AND BEAUTY BLOG RATING: A+

Your friendly neighborhood beauty addict,

Karen

Brilliant Work, Milani! Your Majorly Moisturizing Brilliant Shine Lip Glosses Shine Like Diamonds / Originally published January 15th, 2014

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  1. Alison M says

    January 15th, 2014 at 2:17 pm

    These look amazing! It’s going to take awhile for me to narrow down which ones to get. Milani is bringing it this spring. And that salad? Oh. Mah. Word. Hangry.

    Reply
  2. Lauren says

    January 15th, 2014 at 3:19 pm

    Nude Touch and Rose Blush look so beautiful! But I think Black Cherry looks the best on you. And that price? Amazing! I need to buy one of these and try for myself.

    Reply
  3. Rads says

    January 15th, 2014 at 3:20 pm

    Did you actually watch that movie..even 30 minutes? I could barely sit through trailers on TV!!!

    The salad looks yummm…and you look amazing! 😀

    Reply
    • Karen says

      January 15th, 2014 at 3:26 pm

      Dude, I tried. I think I was too tired to pick up the remote control, LOL. Plus… J. RENN.

      Reply
      • Rads says

        January 15th, 2014 at 4:26 pm

        I say that all the time..”too tired to pick up the remote” 😀 😀 😀

        Reply
  4. fancie says

    January 15th, 2014 at 3:32 pm

    These are so pretty!

    Reply
  5. Rikki Poynter says

    January 15th, 2014 at 3:40 pm

    Some of them look really nice as layering lipglosses!

    Reply
  6. Jacy says

    January 15th, 2014 at 4:37 pm

    OMG – I want Mai Tai and Brown berry in my possession RIGHT MEOW! No seriously, go to your drawer, get them out, put them in a box and mail them overnight. God dammit…why do I need to live in Canada where Milani is so hard to get??

    Reply
  7. Erin says

    January 15th, 2014 at 5:03 pm

    What beautiful colors! I’ll have to go pick up a handful.

    Reply
  8. Sue says

    January 15th, 2014 at 5:59 pm

    Gorgeous colors, especially loving Black Cherry..and you look positively radiant! Also loving the look of that salad! What are the ingredients?

    Reply
  9. Rachel P. says

    January 15th, 2014 at 7:10 pm

    You look perrfffff in all those colors!! I must say, I am FREAKIN out about Milani’s new stuff. I get more and more excited for these new collections and keep ravaging the drugstores but none of the new stuff has emerged yet. I mean, I know the release is February, but I for sure want to be first in line for this stuff! It’s just tempting, you know?

    Reply
  10. Amber says

    January 15th, 2014 at 7:23 pm

    Oh Milani!! Those are some super gorgeous shades! I can’t wait for the spring release!

    Reply
  11. Erica Ferguson says

    January 15th, 2014 at 7:38 pm

    I love all of them!! It will be hard to close just one shade if Milani distributes in Canada.

    Reply
  12. Kala Nofsinger says

    January 15th, 2014 at 7:54 pm

    Awwww I kind of liked the story of that movie, could have been less jumpy all over the place but I found the characters enduring and some parts are funny! I love SO many of these colors

    Reply
  13. hanna says

    January 15th, 2014 at 8:29 pm

    These look so nice!

    Reply
  14. Gowthami says

    January 15th, 2014 at 11:35 pm

    These look very good!! Amazing swatches 🙂

    Reply
  15. Sylirael says

    January 16th, 2014 at 2:10 am

    Yowza! These look amazing! I saw gloss, pigmented, and butterscotch, and kind of went off in a happy dream…

    Reply
  16. Marina(Makeup4all) says

    January 16th, 2014 at 2:42 am

    Wow, these look stunning. And that salad, I need it, NOW.

    Reply
  17. Jennifer says

    January 16th, 2014 at 5:47 am

    I see quite a few that I want!

    Reply
  18. Kim says

    January 16th, 2014 at 8:40 am

    Sorry, were you talking about some kind of makeup? I got distracted at J Renn. HAHA! Word, on that movie. Just horrific. The upside is that you didn’t see it in the theater like someone else here… 🙂 I had to sit through the entire thing. If not for J, then for the $9 I paid. I was hoping it would be “so bad, it’s good”. Yeah. Not so much.

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    • Karen says

      January 16th, 2014 at 10:01 am

      Please tell me the twins were there with you and you didn’t watch it on your own, LOL!

      Reply
  19. Natalie says

    January 16th, 2014 at 10:53 am

    Im at home sick right now, and I tried to watch Hansel and Gretel on Netflix earlier! It really was pretty bad. J. Renn was really the only good part of it.

    Reply
  20. Trude says

    January 16th, 2014 at 1:25 pm

    Wow, an A+? I’m definitely going to have to check these out next month! So many pretty colors!

    Reply
  21. artemis says

    January 16th, 2014 at 1:49 pm

    Gorgeous everything 🙂

    Reply
  22. Danielle says

    January 17th, 2014 at 10:24 am

    Mai-Tai is my favorite! I am a sucker for anything orange!

    Reply
  23. yelitza says

    September 1st, 2014 at 6:30 am

    Hi Doll! I’m seriously in love with these glosses, When you said that these can run easily for 30 dollars, it’s true! they feel luxurious, but on the thick side (I love thick gloss formula). I own Elizabeth Arden lip glosses;They are eerily similar and the packaging is the same:) BTW Elizabeth Arden are now discontinued in Puerto Rico “sigh”.

    PS: I own bare secret, mai tai, and mauve fetish.

    Reply

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