Milani Retro Glam & Fantastical Plumage Sponge Mani

Hi everyone! 

Long time no post! I'm back to share 12 new Limited Edition polishes from Milani. Hope you like! :)

Retro Glam Sponge Mani

Colors used:

Almond Bliss - biege, yellow 

Strawberry Shake - soft baby pink

Raspberry Delight - bright magenta 

Creamy Pistachio - name says it all! This was my favorite from this collection! 

Mint Chip - spearmint creme 

Sprinkles - black and white glitters (1 generous coat)

Fanstastical Plumage Mani #1 

Colors used:

Canary - bright, canary yellow 

Scarlet Ibis - orange with reddish undertones 

Carnival - black and white glitter (1 coat)

Fanstastical Plumage Mani # 2

Colors used:

Peacock - dusty, sky blue/turquoise 

Blue Jay - cobalt blue creme 

Purple Martin - medium purple with a subtle shimmer 

Sprinkles & Carnival Combo 

$4.49 ea 

This LE collection is available at CVS & Milani's website. 

As always, hope this helps & happy shopping!

Do you own any nail polishes from these collections? Thoughts?! I'd love to know down below!

These were sent for review

Review & Swatches: Limited Edition Milani Textured Cremes

As if you all don't already know, textured polishes are among many of the hottest top nail trends to date. Today's second post features the Limited Edition Milani Textured Cremes. Here are my swatches.

Shady Gray: 2 coats

Yellow Mark: 2 coats

Tainted in Red: 2 coats

Aqua Splash: 2 coats

Spoiled in Fuchsia: 2 coats

Purple Streak: 2 coats

Overall, I'm sold on all these shades! The formula one these are very easy to work with making application a breeze. The first coat dries almost immediately and the second coat provides a more opaque finish. Compared to the OPI Liquid Sand polishes, the Textured Cremes only require a minute or so for the textured effect to appear. I used two coats of each polish for the above swatches. My top picks from this collection would have to be Shady Gray, Yellow Mark, and Aqua Splash.

TEXTURE CREAMS Specialty Nail Lacquer

Limited Edition Collection - $4.99 ea - 0.45 fl oz/13.2 ml

Shop:

http://milanicosmetics.com/p-161-texture-creams-specialty-nail-lacquer.aspx

As always, hope this helps & happy shopping!

Do you own any texture polishes? What are your thoughts on these?! I'd love to know down below!

These were sent for review.

New Limited Edition Milani Color Play Felt Tip Liquid Pens Review & Swatches

Hi everyone!

Today I have the new 6 Limited Edition Color Play Felt Tip Pens from Milani.

 Here are some swatches!

Top to Bottom

Blue Definition, Jaded Edge, Pink Point, White Line, Grey Strokes, and Black Line

3 second rub test

As you can see, some of the color was rubbed off, but the black and white seemed to stay put the most.

- Glides on smooth

- Super fine point for precise application

- Nicely pigmented

- Buildable color 

- Dries quickly

- Smudge proof/no transferring onto the lids 

- Long lasting

-Water resistant 

- Can be used on the face and body

- Inexpensive $6.99 ea

- A pink eyeliner?! Yes, please! :)

- Available on http://www.milanicosmetics.com/

Limited Edition

Walgreens and Fred Meyers Exclusives 

Grey Strokes was the least pigmented against my skin tone

Overall, I'm very pleased with these babies! I love how they effortlessly create a cat eye and how they make  thin, crisp lines. The black, white, and pink were my top picks. 

As always, hope this helps & happy shopping!

Do you own any of these pens? What are your thoughts?! I'd love to know down below!

A  sample of these products were provided for review purposes. I am not being compensated in anyway, shape, or form. The reviews on Deuce Beauties are my honest opinions, based on my experience/knowledge with each product mentioned.

Review: New Milani Instant Eye Makeup Remover

Good morning, everyone!

Today, I have a review on Milani's new Instant Eye Makeup Remover. 

They have specifically developed this product due to the feedback received from their fans and customers. It's great to have companies that work closely with their customers and take the time to consider our feedback and requests. 

 I personally do not use any makeup remover, so I thought that I would put this product to the test with a water-proof mascara. Let's get started! 

In the first image, I used one thick coat of Milani's Power Lash Volumizing Mascara. The second image was during the actual removal process of the mascara. Lastly, we have the final result.

- Perfect for water-proof eye makeup

- Gentle formula, no tugging or pulling

 - Silicone, oil, and fragrance free

- Fan/customer requested 

-  Available exclusively at www.milanicosmetics.com.

- Twist off cap reveals wide opening, be cautious when pouring onto cotton ball/swab

A little bit goes a long way!

 You only need a tiny amount to remove the makeup off each eye. 

To avoid excessive oiliness, again, use a small amount.

The removal process can be a bit messy and will cause makeup to bleed around the surrounding parts of your face(see 2nd image), which is not ideal for huge touch ups. I recommend applying any eye makeup before applying foundation.

I really enjoyed seeing the quick results with this product. It removed the water-proof mascara immediately and effortlessly. I wear contact lenses, so I was pleased that this product did not effect my eyes during and after removal. Good vibes with this product, but again, be cautious when using this product; a little bit goes a long way!

As always, hope this helps & happy shopping!

Do you use any eye makeup removers? What are your thoughts?! I'd love to know down below!

A sample of these products were provided for review purposes. I am not being compensated in anyway, shape, or form. The reviews on Deuce Beauties are my honest opinions, based on my experience/knowledge with each product mentioned.

Milani: Pure Love LE Collection Nail Polishes Review & Swatches + OPI Metallic For Life Dupe!!

Good morning, lovelies! 

It's such a beautiful day here in the Bay. It's been cold and rainy for a while, so I'm glad to see some sun and a soft, warm breeze. 

 Today, I have the new Limited Edition Pure Love Collection nail polishes from Milani. This collection consists of 3 new nail polishes and 1 eye shadow trio.  

Wedding Dress

A silvery, white infused with teenie, tiny magenta and green micro shimmers. This has an interesting finish and leans foil/pearl/metallic. This is so, so much more beautiful in person. This was 2 easy coats. 

Brides Maid

A champagne foil infused with silver and copper micro shimmers. I'm not sure, but this reminds me of my beloved Rage from Orly, which I cannot find for some strange reason. -_- This was 2 coats.

Bonus Shot

Gray Tux

Ooh la la! A sheer, black base with a combination of silver glitters and small & medium hex glitters. The above image was 2 coats. 

If this looks familiar to you, you're probably thinking of OPI Metallic For Life from the Nicki Minaj Collection. See comparison below!

Index & Ring: Milani 

Middle & Pinky: OPI

IMO, I prefer Milani for the simple fact that the glitter are much more packed and plentiful than OPI's. Both, however; require 3 coats for complete opacity. 

Gray Tux & Brides Maid

-Good formula

-Smooth application

-Average dry time

-OPI Metallic For Life dupe, if not better! + cheaper

-Polish colors go hand-in-hand with the name of the collection

(It bothers me when nail polishes have no relation to the collection)

- Exclusively available at select Walgreens  

- Limited Edition 

Pure Love should already be in stores(April), so be on the look out if you're interested! 

As always, hope this helps & happy shopping!

Will you be purchasing any of the nail polishes and/or eye shadow trio? What are you're thoughts on this collection?! I'd love to know down below!

A sample of these products were kindly sent to me for review purposes. I am not being compensated in anyway, shape, or form. The reviews on Deuce Beauties my are honest opinions, based on my experience/knowledge with each product mentioned.

~Carla

Swatchfest: New Milani 2012 nail lacquers (picture heavyyy)

Good afternoon, beauties!

From the image and title, you know that there's a TON to cover! Let's get to it!

Juno

A delicate, peachy pink pastel infused with a subtle, pink shimmer. A bit streaky on the first coat, but evened out after the next. The pink shimmer is more apparent in person.

U Pinky Swear

A peachy, salmon pink creme. This was 2 coats.

A Rose Mylady 

A peachy, misty rose infused fine silver shimmers. 

Orchidia

Orchidia is well, a medium orchid infused with silver shimmers. The formula was fairly thin and required 3 coats for opacity. 

Sail Away

Probably my favorite nail polish from this entire post. Sail Away is a denim blue infused with silver micro shimmers. This def. reminds me of a pair of jeans. Application was beautiful and only required one coat for complete opacity! 

Beach Front

Beach Front is a gorgeous, powder blue infused with silver micro shimmers. Can you believe that the image above was one coat?! Yes, ladies, one coat! This has def. made it to my top picks list!

Mint Candy

A warm, teal infused with beautiful green/teal shimmers. This was 2 coats.

Key West

An aqua, teal shimmer. The formula was a bit thin and required 2 coats for opacity. 

Silver Stilletos 

A silver, metallic foil. Most silver foils in my stash tend to drag and/or be streaky, but this one applies effortlessly in 2 coats. 

Signature Gold

Hmm, I wouldn't call this gold, but your basic, metallic copper. This applied nicely after 2 coats. 

Teddy Brown

A greige or mushroom creme. Honestly, I have tons of nail polishes similar to this shade, that unfortunately, this color did not impress me to much. Perhaps, a golden shimmer would have set this apart. Nonetheless, this was 2 easy coats. 

Chocolate Sprinkles

A dark brown infused with golden shimmers. This was 2 coats and has also made its way to my top picks.

Dark Coffee

A glossy, chocolate syrup creme. Dark coffee is extremely pigmented and required 2 coats for opacity. One coat could be achieved if you are more careful.

Deep Thoughts

An intense, royal purple infused with magenta shimmers. This is richly pigmented and is oh, so beautiful in person. Not to mention, this nail polish is extremely glossy making it top coat optional. This was 2 easy coats, but I could have gotten away with 1 if I were more careful. Deep thoughts has also made my top picks.

On the Spot

Your basic white creme. This was a bit streaky, but evened out after the second coat.

Black Swift

Your basic black creme that is extremely glossy. First coat was thin and required 2 coats for opacity. 

Yellow Whiz

A bright, yellow glossy creme. Like most yellows, this was pretty streaky and required 2 coats.

Violet Dash

A medium, violet creme. Great formula and is also extremely glossy. This was 2 coats.

Hot Pink Frenzy

A bright, hot pink infused with pink and blue shimmers. This was 2 coats. 

Fast Fuchsia

A cool, fuchsia creme that is opaque after 2 coats. Great formula and flawless application. 

Jiffy Orange

A caution cone orange creme. I had trouble capturing the actual color, so just think of a caution/traffic cone. This was 2 coats and offered beautiful application.

   

Rapid Cherry

A cool, bright red creme that was opaque after 2 coats.

Pink Flare

A sheer, light pink base infused with silver and pink micro shimmers and small hex holographic glitters. This was 2 coats.

Lavender Fizz

A clear base infused with lavender micro glitters and small lavender hex glitters. This was 2 coats.

Twinkle

 A clear base infused with purple glitters and  small aqua hex glitters. This was 2 coats.

Teal

A clear base infused with aqua glitters, medium aqua hex glitters,  medium  green hex glitters, and  medium  silver hex glitters. 

Lavender

A clear base infused with lavender glitters and medium hex glitters. This was 2 coats.

Fuchsia

A clear base infused with magenta glitters and medium magenta hex glitters. This was 2 coats. 

Hot Pink

A clear base infused with medium fuchsia and holo glitters. This was 2 coats.

Red

A clear base infused with medium hex glitters. I have been searching for a plain red hex glitter and Milani did not disappoint! 

Sail Away, Beach Front, Chocolate Sprinkles, Deep Thoughts, Hot Pink, and Red

The good

Great application

Great formula

Ultra glossy 

Maximum of 2 coats

Even Distribution of glitter

The not so good

Some colors were not too unique. 

Each retail for $4.99 and you can find these at your local drugstores Walgreens, CVS, Walmart, and Traget etc. 

As always, hope this helps & happy shopping!

Do you own any of these colors? Which colors have caught your attention? Thoughts?! I'd love to know down below!

A sample of these products were kindly sent to me for review purposes. I am not being compensated in anyway, shape, or form. The reviews on Deuce Beauties my are honest opinions, based on my experience/knowledge with each product mentioned.

~Carla