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Milani Luminous Blush versus Luminoso Baked Blush


I really discovered the brand Milani last year. They came out with some wonderful products. Let’s not talk about their Liquif’eye metallic eyeliners. It’s to die for kind of makeup. Now I had the so called dupe for the cult favourite Nars Orgasm; Milani’s Luminous powder blush and couldn’t resist getting the new baked blush in Luminoso to compare. If you just look at them in the pan you would think I’m comparing pink and peach but when you swatch them the similarities start to appear. 
 

You can see they both have that peachy pink colour with luminous having a more shiny finish. 
On left: Baked blush Luminoso and on right: Powder blush Luminous
Milani
Luminous
Luminoso
Type
Powder Blush
Baked Powder Blush
Made in
USA
Italy
Net Weight
0.155 oz/ 4.4g
0.12oz/ 3.5g
Colour
Peachy pink with subtle shimmer
Peachy pink with gold shimmer
Cost in TT$
$45
$60

Baked Blush Luminoso
Powder blush Luminous
Because of my skin tone it takes quite a bit of the both blushes to really show up on the area applied. Luminous shows up way more shimmery on my cheeks than the baked blush Luminoso. While I like them both as blushes I prefer to use them as highlighters instead since they are shimmery. I really get that stunning glow when used on the nose bridge and top of cheekbones when used as a highlighter. They do fade during the day and so I have to reapply if used as a blush. So while these two are great blushes they aren’t the right ones for me. I need some more pigmented colours. I’m off to hunt for some. What should I try?
Happy blushing!
XOXO
Naomi


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  1. Purpleanel29 January 2012 at 17:18

    I have always been curious about this blush but I was always afraid it would not show up on my tan skin. They do look gorgeous as highlighters. And Milani is slowly becoming a favorite brand, great products at affordable prices. If you can, give LORAC blush in Soul a try- looks amazing! :)

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    1. Bellezza Bee30 January 2012 at 15:38

      Oh we don't have Lorac here but I'm sure I can find it somewhere online! Thanks for suggesting!

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  2. Cristina Boldi - Cuidados e Vaidades13 April 2013 at 03:54

    Amei as cores!
    Ficou lindo em você!
    Beijos!
    www.cuidadosevaidades.com.br

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