When I first started getting into makeup, it was the drugstore stuff that pulled me in. At the time I was watching Michelle Phan and Holly Ann get ready with NYX, Maybelline and Milani. Those were the brands I heard a lot about and I bought everything they used because they were the first Asian influencers I saw using shades that worked with my skin tone. Now, I have MANY women of colour to choose from which is fantastic and though I feel like I have moved on from drugstore makeup as a whole, there are still brands that stay on my radar because they do have some cult favourites that I swear by. When it comes to Milani, it has to be their Liquif'eye Eyeliner and their Luminoso Blush. I am literally wearing this blush as I type this! Now, I had never tried a lip product from them and why I decided to be adventurous and blindly buy these Amore Matte Metallic Lip Cremes I don't know, but it was on a lunch break at work and maybe I was feeling sassy. Regardless, they did not turn out to be something I would want to experience often, but they did seem pretty cool in theory.
The premise of this product is pretty simple in that it is supposed to be just like a matte lipstick with a lightweight consistency that will last all day in a metallic finish. We don't often see this with metallic finishes which is what attracted me to this product right away. It also came in some everyday shades which I was curious about so I grabbed two that looked suitable for me based on looking at the shades through the tube.
The formula was very smooth, you can see the metallic finish right away and is pigmented without much product. No need to dip back into the tube!
Mattely in Love
Cinematic Kiss
I liked "Mattely in Love" a little more in colour than "Cinematic Kiss" and the finish is indeed metallic, but oh my goodness is it ever unforgiving on every single line you have on your lips! I am closer to 40 now, so my lips aren't as plump as they were in my 20s, but from swatches on others the lines on the lips and the metallic finish seem to go hand in hand.
Final verdict: As cool as these seemed and even look, I doubt I will be wearing these very often. I have finally learned to love the matte lip and I am fairly used to the feeling of a liquid lipstick that dries down fully matte and dry to the touch, but these were not hydrating in the least and felt almost a bit uncomfortable. Since the only person who could see these on in person was my husband, he would also like all of you to know that "they made my lips look very dry". This is what happens when you buy drugstore on a whim without any reading any reviews, but that's okay. I haven't' sworn off Milani, but next time I will be a little more discerning.
I picked these Milani Amore Matte Metallic Lip Cremes up at my local Rexall.
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