Milani Baked Blush Review

I was really keen to try one of these, as I've often seen Youtubers rave about them and swatch them. So I had very high expectations, but this didn't meet them. Don't get me wrong, this is a nice affordable blush, but nowhere near nice enough to warrant the hype.

The packaging of the blush is really beautiful. It comes in a glossy gold compact, with a clear window where you can see the blush. It opens to reveal a pan with a very generous amount of blush for the price. You can then flip the blush up to reveal a mirror and a brush. I love the packaging, and how a mirror is included; making this ideal for travelling. I also like how the mirror is seperate to the blush, otherwise it'd end up being too dirty to use. I don't like the brush that came with this though. I can't see the point of companies always including bad quality brushes with makeup as they aren't worth using. The brush has quite cheap feeling fibres that shed, and I'd prefer to use a fluffy brush.

I have the shade Corallina, a warm peachy-coral shade interspersed with a deep gold and a white pearl shimmer. This looks so stunning in the pan but I wish I could say the same for when it's on my cheeks.

When I attempt to get the product on the brush, the shimmer pigments separate as loose glitter everywhere, so only the coral colour gets on the brush, minimizing the beautiful shimmery baked effect I wanted to get. On my cheeks, this just appears as a standard slightly shimmery peach blush. Nice, but nothing to rave about. The colour is very buildable, which I do like, so I don't end up looking like a clown. This also has good staying power, it didn't fade on my face all day during some very humid weather.

This blush was nice, and it is affordable, but I really don't think it's worth the hype. I've tried cheaper blushes that are far nicer. I wouldn't mind using this again and trying out other shades, but this product promised to be good for highlighting and contouring as well as blush, and it couldn't perform those tasks. This wasn't glowy or shimmery enough to act as a highlighter. Whilst I am pale, I don't see how a shimmery blush could be used as a contour shade, so it doesn't live up to that promise.

I might have enjoyed this more, if I didn't have such high expectations. I'd recommend to try it, if you can before you buy.

Colour-wise and payoff-wise, this is a fantastic dupe for a number of more expensive blushes, in particularly NARS blushes. However, the difference with these blushes is that they do tend to be quite shimmery and almost glittery. That being said, if you like that, these are definitely for you! They also last a really long time on the face.

I have heard about this product from my friend in the US years ago and I loved how it works and how it looked on me. Bake blushes are the best and Milani offers a range of colours which are so nice. I don't think its easy to find it here in nz, maybe there are a few online selling it and pricey. But Im just glad I bought mine in all colours years ago and still using it up to now with my everyday make up. just give you that glow unlike any other blushes.

These are such nice blushes. I had to make sure I used a light hand with the more shimmery shades as it was easy to go overboard. I can't say I used any of them as a contour but they're among my favourite blush formulas. The packaging is a bit clunky and the brush inside the other side always drives me crazy as it rattles inside the compact. It's a small price to pay for a great product though.