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I finally got around to picking up Wet N Wild's lipstick in Bare it All. Word has it this is a pretty good dupe for MAC's Velvet Teddy; that was never one that I had in my collection, but here is a swatch of it for those of you looking for a dupe.
Secondly is a dupe for Jeffree Star's Masochist Liquid Lipstick. This is Milani's Amore Matte Lip Creme in Gorgeous. I picked this up not realising it would be so close to Masochist. So for those of you that don't want to support JS or want a cheaper option (£7.99 for the Milani, £14 for JS), these are a pretty dang good match....
I have one on the top lip, the other on the bottom; can you tell the difference?
In the hand swatch the difference is more noticeable but on the lips, once they dried down there's really not much between them at all!
The top lip is Milani and the bottom is JS by the way!
Formula wise, the Milani one smells nicer and is a bit thinner, I also prefer the applicator. I'm not a fan of the Jeffree star wands, but I know a lot of people love the curved shape.
Milani wand (flat like the Urban Decay Naked Concealer wand)
Jeffree Star wand (sorry it's blurry, it's a curved wand)
Lip close up, again Milani on the top lip, JS on the bottom.
As for staining, with a bright pink like this there is GOING to be staining. As you can see, JS stained more than Milani.
The only thing I can't compare is wear time, as I was going out so had to wipe them both off right after taking the pics. Next time I work from home I'll try and remember to reapply and test the wear of both lipsticks.
I'm double checking this is vegan! The website says it is but it has lanolin listed on the ingredients more than once! *UPDATE - IT IS NOT VEGAN! MILANI MADE A MISTAKE ON THEIR WEBSITE :(
Everlasting Liquid Lipsticks, Metal Crush Eyeshadows and Tattoo Liner in "Trooper"
Metal Crush Eyeshadow - "Electric Warrior"
Metal Crush Eyeshadow - "Raw Power" (THIS SHADE IS NOT VEGAN :( I THOUGHT ALL THE MC EYESHADOWS WERE BUT FOUND AFTERWARDS THIS ONE ISN'T )
Everlasting Liquid Lipsticks
Top: "Beloved". Bottom: "Nosferatu"
When I swatched Beloved, I thought it might be pretty similar to "Berlin", which I also have. So I swatched Berlin to the right and they are similar but Berlin is a deeper, brighter pink.
I mention in the video that I think High Voltage is SUPER similar to one of the Freedom Pro Melts in the shade "Smooth", that I swatched on my lips in THIS video.
The formula of the Lip Amplifications and the Freedom Pro Melts is pretty much, if not completely, identical (they are sister brands so this is not surprising). These two shades are not exactly the same but they are SO similar that you don't really need both! Also, both are £3!
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L-R: "You Need Love", "Piece Me Together", "One More Piece", "Love Torn", "Stolen Chocolate"
As with the Jeffree Star Palette, the first swatch on the left is the finger swatch and the one immediately to the right is the brush swatch.
L-R: "Smooth Criminal", "Chocolate Love", "You Need More", "What a Way to Go", "Endorphins Ready!"
And here's a look I created with it - super simple!
"Fortune Favours the Brave with BritishBeautyBlogger" Eyeshadow Palette
As the eyeshadows are smaller and there's lots more of them, I just did finger swatches for this palette as there are so many and I was losing the light :/
Bottom Row L-R: "Soft", "New World", "Favour", "Sunset Hour", "Super Gold", "Winning", "Brave", "The Revolution"
I'm working through playing with all this stuff right now still, so I don't want to comment too much on what I like/don't. But if you want a video of an in-depth review or for me to film a look with any of the palettes, then let me know in the comments or over on youtube.
Eyes: Concrete Minerals "Ember" Pro Matte Shadow (crease), Furless "*" Shadow (inner part of lid), Sugarpill "Royal Sugar" Chromalust Shadow (outer lid). Yellow from the Sleek Acid Palette (inner corner) and a bit of dark brown from the Sleek Au Naturel Palette. Too Faced Better Than Sex mascara, Makeup Geek Gel liners in Immortal & Electric. False lashes - random ones I found in my drawer (some old Nyx ones I think!). Eyeko Magic Brow Boost.
Lips: Jeffree Star "Blue Velvet" Liquid Lipstick (LOVE!)
