The description says it has light flexible polymer fibres, it promises 2x longer lashes, it has something called Adapti-Flex™ and a serum with panthenol. It's one of the nicest regular formulas I've tried, but I haven't heard much about it since it launched. It was barely mentioned once on their social media, so I don't know what that's about. 

 

This is one of those mascaras with a transforming 2-step mascara brush. It's very similar to the Deborah Double Effect Volume & Length Mascara and Bourjois Twist Up Mascara, and all feature a silicone brush that swaps between a lengthening and volumising type. This is the Midnight Black version, while the regular black has a silver tube.

The brush design switches from a classic long design with parallel rows of bristles to a short one with a swirly positioning of bristles. They don't mention which step they recommend first, but I find the long first, then short is best. The long brush is meant for separating and lengthening the lashes and shortening it concentrates the formula, so it starts building more volume. It's an ok mascara, I don't know what else to say. It creates big lashes, but it doesn't stand out considering I've tried dozens of regular formulas. The long brush creates a natural look and creates length by darkening the lashes, while the shorter brush quickly builds up the volume, but can start sticking the lashes together. It's a regular formula with not much hold, so it doesn't keep my lashes curled. Removal is easy enough with a cleansing oil. I still prefer their 2000 Calorie.

 

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This mascara is usually in black packaging (I believe before it was dark blue or purple), I just happen to have one of the LE versions, but it's the same thing. Oriflame calls it its icon and it's been popular since it launched back in 2007. The 5-in-1 means that it promises 1. volume, 2. length, 3. a curling effect 4. definition and 5. care.  

Regular price is 12 €, but it's often on offer. 

 

*PR product. Not a paid review.

A BB cream (foundation) that claims to also act as a smoothing primer and it has an SPF 20. As far as skin care ingredients are concerned it has niacinamide, acetyl glucosamine, panthenol, allantoin, green tea extract and a peptide.

Texture is creamy, moisturiser-like and it blends easily. You can apply this quickly with fingers if you wish.

Coverage is maybe about a light-medium - it's hard for me to say, as the depth of the shade provides a level of coverage on my pale skin, but it is lower than is usual for Asian (proper) BBs and it's higher than a tinted moisturiser. Finish is nicely glowy without looking or feeling greasy. If the shade fit me, I'd like this. It doesn't slip into lines, but it doesn't hide them, nor does it blur pores. Overall this looks quite fresh and natural. I can see why it's popular (it's been a best seller in Slovene DMs for a long time, but I don't know popular it is abroad).

There are sadly only two shades. I got the lightest of the two and despite lower coverage, this is noticeably too dark for me. 001 is quite dark for a lightest shade, but this will fit those that wear shade such as Revlon's Colorstay Full Cover foundation 200.

These are so far the best liquid eyeshadows I've tried so far, though admittedly the bar was pretty low, as most such formulas are either sheer and/or crease fast, but these perform a lot better than most.

Pigmentation is strong, but once you start blending they sheer out a lot, so just like at most liquid eyeshadows, they need to be built up for an opaque look. They blend ok, though the matte one stands out in this respect, as being the best in the bunch, while the shimmery shades are expectedly a bit less smooth due to the shimmer particles. It takes more time to blend them than creamy stick eyeshadows, but it also depends on the shade, the lighter they are, the easier it is. Once these set, they don't move. If I try to run my finger over them, they don't smudge. These can be applied to look very metallic.

I'm a fan of the Vamp! "original" regular and waterproof mascara in the silver tube. This version is similar in terms of how quickly it builds volume and creates big lashes, but the formula is more wet when freshly opened, so it's not as successful at fanning out the lashes and definition. It improves within weeks after opening and becomes a great volumising formula, but it's perhaps not quite as impressive as the silver Vamp! version, though they are close.

This became my most used mascara, since it dried a bit. The effect is now much nicer than on the pictures I took when it was freshly opened. It defines the lashes well, it doesn't crumble or smudge. It can't hold a proper curl, but it also doesn't drop them immediately, so it's kind of decent for a regular formula. I can remove it with a double cleanse using just a baby shower gel.

This is one of those mascaras that has a changing brush, so you in a way get two different mascaras in one. There are several versions of these Twist Up mascaras, I believe there are four, or at least that many. It's a regular formula that doesn't hold my lashes up, so don't expect an enthusiastic review from me.

This is overall very similar to Max Factor Masterpiece 2 in 1 Lash Wow Mascara I got recently. Both have a very similar 2-step brush and a regular formula. 

It costs 15,79 € in DM.

This quickly became one of my favourite eyeliners. It's intensely black, super pigmented and it manages to stay in the waterline even at the end of the day, though it is a bit faded. It transfers easily into the waterline, while for the top lash line it's not as creamy as Maybelline Colour Tattoo, but the line it draws is intense and is very long lasting. 

The pencil has a smudger in the back and a sharpener. So far the pencil hasn't broken, as such twist up designs often do.

A highlighter for those that like a strong glow. It's very pigmented and despite looking beige-champagne in the packaging, on my pale cheeks it ends up golden. On warmer, deeper tones than mine, it should look great, but this is not my colouring. It's intense quickly on the cheeks and the shimmer is more on the larger side compared to my other highlighters, but it's not chunky. 

I believe this is the most popular shade of these baked blushes. I imagined it very differently, a classic peachy-pink, so I was surprised when I first saw it in the shop at how orange it is. That time I picked Petal Primavera instead and have since set my eyes on Dolce Pink, both are pinker. Luminoso is an apricot-orange shade. On my pale neutral skin tone there isn't even a hint of pink, but such shades usually look peachy-pink on deeper skin tones, which is also how it looks on Milani's pictures.

 

Pigmentation is strong and as it's such an intense shade, I need a light hand. However, even with a small amount, the glow is visible, as it has very fine shimmer - at a lot of the glowy blushes that are very pigmented, so I can only use a small amount, the glow is barely visible, so it's nice to see that's not the case here. When these blushes are new, the powder is very loose and it flies everywhere. In time that layer gets used up and it's a nice smooth blush after that. Staying power is excellent, as it lasts all day on my cheeks. 

I've tried a few lip oils by now and this is another nice, nourishing formula. They aren't as impressively glossy or long lasting as the Catrice ones, but they beat regular glosses. Their main plus for me, is that they are scented. The yellow passion fruit coconut version has a warm, tropical scent and the red raspberry peach has a sweet berry scent. They also have a sweet taste. Both shades are clear or in a thick coat have a gentle tint. 

I have a LE version of this spray, Flora, which is scented. This one has no scent, but it’s otherwise the same. It does the job of prolonging the staying power of makeup and it can be used as a priming mist too. It's not my favourites, as that honour goes to Revlon's Colorstay Lock and in the second place is Urban Decay's famous All Nighter Spray, but this one isn't far behind those two and I like the ingredients of Milani's most, as it has niacinamide. The spray pump is not the best, as I wish the mist were more fine. There are several large drops when I spray it and it takes some time to dry, but like I said, it does the job of keeping the makeup looking fresh for longer. 

 

Read more Milani reviews here.

 

*All are PR products.