Milani Lip Series: Pretty Pair Lipstick-and-Lipgloss-In-One Review

PRETTY PAIR

Much like artists seek inspiration from their surroundings, Milani developed Pretty Pair Lipstick and Lipgloss with beauty and fashion in mind. Taking cues from column gowns and fluid fabrics, Pretty Pair is a convenient lipstick and lipgloss duo that showcase model worthy packaging with ready to wear color.

SRP$6.99

Product Description:

An expertly matched lipstick and lipgloss in one convenient compact with a slide-out mirror. Three different looks can be achieved by wearing them alone or to create a pretty pair of lips.

Features and Benefits:

-Formulated with Shea Butter, Avocado Oil & Jojoba Seed Oil
* Skin conditioning
* Penetrates deep into the skin to improve lip's elasticity
* Moisturizes chapped lips
-Vitamin A: Improves skin's structure
-Vitamin E: Protects skin from stress caused by sunlight
-Lanolin-Free and Paraben-Free
-Available in 8 Shades

How To Use:

Slide mirror panel out for on-the-go convenient location. Apply build in lipstick color to clean lips then apply the perfectly paired up gloss over lipstick for added impact of color and shine. For a satin finish, wear the lipstick alone. Either way, you will have the prettiest lips of all!


L-R: Two Sweet duo, Two Hot To Handle duo


L-R: Two Sweet duo, Two Hot To Handle duo



These lip products are Milani's new arrivals for 2009. I've had the chance to try two of these new lipgloss-and-lipstick-in-one from Milani. I tried the very red lip duo (Too Hot to Handle) and the bright pink-fuchsia duo (Too Sweet) and I was amazed at how pigmented these lipsticks are. They also have more neutral shades, but let me judge this product first based on texture and shine. The texture is very smooth and the lipstick glides on the lips like butter. Shine is absolutely phenomenal. I tried the pink-fuchsia duo and I was very impressed with the high wattage shine. This would look absolutely great at parties and nights out when you want your puckers to be the center of attention. I'd like to get a hold of the neutral duo because I would be using that neutral combination more often. For the price of this product, you would think Milani would scrimp on pigments but no, this thing is absolutely saturated with color.


Using Two Sweet

The lipgloss side is amazing as well. It is not the cheap lipgloss kind that is watery and hardly holds any color. It is actually like a liquid lipstick in itself because it is thick (but not sticky) and the coverage is more opaque than sheer. The combination makes absolutely va-va-voom lips.


Two Hot To Handle duo: See how pigmented both sides are?

I wasn't able to take a picture of the sliding mirror, but isn't it amazing that Milani thought about everything? In that little square of a product, it holds a lippie, a gloss and a mirror to boot. That makes it a great companion to tote around.

My only gripe is that I can't quite master which side is the gloss and which is the lipstick, so I twist one side to open when it should be pulled, and I pull one tube thinking it's the lippie, when in fact it needs to be unscrewed because it's actually the gloss. Maybe putting a label or color coding the caps would help.

All in all, I am very pleased with this product. The innovative design, functionality, cool shades and amazing shine and pigmentation are amazing, add affordability to this mix, and it can't be beaten. This is another new product that Milani is releasing this month, together with the new Lip Mixer Gloss that I'd also reviewed as part of Shades Of U's Milani Lip Series. Watch out for more of these series on this blog!

Milani Cosmetics are available in CVS drugstores nationwide, and select Walgreen's, Target and K-Mart.