Crèmes

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Milani Limited Edition Amore Matte Lip Crème collection at Walgreens

(retail: $6.99 each)

"Long-wearing, richly-pigmented, liquid lipstick with a smooth matte finish."

Keep reading for a look at all eight shades in this collection...

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image credit: @avidliteraryworm007 for Nouveau Cheap

01 Crush, 02 Adore, 03 Beloved, 04 Lust

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05 Embrace, 06 Desire, 07 Romance, 08 Flirt

Um, I'm going to NEEDand(and I predict right now that those are going to be the first shades to be wiped out in this display when I find it!).

Next up, my pal Emi of Project Swatch shared these swatches that she posted on her Instagram , with a comparison of Milanito the Sephora Cream Lip Stain in. I love this comparison since I know many of us ownand as you can see, it is NOT a dupe.

(I am THRILLED that I'm able to share with you how these shades look on different skintones in this post. Thank you to all of these lovely contributors for enabling this to happen--you have no idea how much I appreciate it!)

Reader @tigrej21 on Instagram kindly shared these swatches with us of the four shades she purchased. She also mentioned that she had to seriously scrub her hand with a makeup towelette before she could remove these, so they definitely have some staying power!

NOTE : In the last 24 hours, I have heard from several of you who have been lucky enough to find these in your area, and just about everyone has said that these are super pigmented, very opaque, transfer-proof, and not drying (I did hear from a few people who said they were drying, though the majority of you said they were not). Reader dee M also mentioned that these are long-wearing, which is pretty much the icing on the cake as far as I'm concerned (thanks for that tip, dee M!). And reader Aliece just commented below to let us know that these have a vanilla bakery fragrance (not watermelon like most Milani lipsticks).

@avidliteraryworm007 just shared these swatches of the four shades she purchased. She mentioned that the only one she didn't care for was Flirt, which was patchy (as you can see above).

Beloved. She compared it to LA Splash Latte Confession, Sephora Marvelous Mauve, and Kat Von D Lolita. Next up, my pal Lisa ( @makeuplunchanddinner on Instagram) shared this great comparison of various popular matte liquid lipsticks to Milani. She compared it to LA Splash, Sephora, and Kat Von D





PLEASE NOTE: Lisa said that Beloved looks more brown on her actual lips than on her hand as pictured above. I think this is one of those shades that is going to differ dramatically depending on your skintone and whether you're swatching on your hand/arm or wearing on your actual lips. So please be aware that this shade may not look at all like any of the swatches you see online--you'll probably only really be able to tell once you get it on your actual lips. Although I think one thing we can all agree on is that it definitely is not as pink as Sephora Marvelous Mauve!









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All eight shades as worn by reader @interviewandy





Flirt, Romance and Embrace are a bit patchy ( Here are all eight shades as worn by reader @interviewandy on Instagram. I think you can see thatandare a bit patchy

@avidliteraryworm007 mentioned that above about Flirt as well) but the others look pretty darn smooth and even, right?

Really appreciate you sharing this collage with us, @interviewandy.





UPDATE:





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Seven of the eight shades as modeled by reader @celestesstyles4less





Huge thanks to reader @celestesstyles4less for sharing these beautiful pics of her wearing seven of the eight shades in this range!





If you missed this at the top of this post, Milani has confirmed via social media that this collection is exclusive to Walgreens. It was scheduled to release in September but, as many of us have seen, some stores are putting it out earlier. Milani also confirmed that this collection WILL BE AVAILABLE ON THE MILANI WEBSITE. As of the time of this post, I do not know when these will be available for purchase online, so hold tight and I'll share with you as soon as I find out.



