I’ve never actually seen Milani Cosmetics here in Montreal. Ever. So when I happened to be in Nova Scotia last week, I decided to hit up the Milani display at the pharmacy near my parents house. Mini-haul post here and review of the Nyx palette here.
I wanted to find a deep, rich, vampy shade for fall, so I picked out a Colour Statement Lipstick in shade #40, Cabaret Blend. As well, I wanted to replace the Milani lipstick in Sangria that I bought as it had continued to go off and was full-on rancid playdough scented, so it had to be pitched into the trash (review is here)
Thankfully this lipstick had the signature fruit punch / watermelon type scent that these lipsticks are supposed to have. Cabaret Blend is described as a deep red-berry shade. The colour is so gorgeous and dramatic.
The texture is nice and the lipstick is hydrating. It was super long wearing. It only came off when I finally wiped it off. I didn’t notice any bleeding or feathering, but I did use a coordinating lipliner from Urban Decay (Venom).
I’m in love with this shade. I’m so happy that I decided to pick this one up to replace the rancid smelling lipstick.
Thanks for reading and have a beautiful day!!! ❤ ❤ ❤
Disclosure: I purchased this!
a brash attitude 
The name sounds sex though.
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Hahaha!
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It is a gorgeous colour!
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I’m so happy with it! 🙂
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Ew, play-dough smelling lipstick sounds no bueno lol. Glad you found a replacement!
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It was so gross, and the smell got worse! It was pretty bad, haha!
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LOL you should take notes and do a post on how to tell by smell which products are bad, haha 🙂
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Hahaha! Good idea.
Basically, if it smells like plastic, playdough or vomit, the oils have gone bad.
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OMG bahahaha, eww. Ok, quickest most helpful post ever 😛
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Ooo that lipstick color is divine!!!
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It is so good! 💋
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That’s the next lippie I’m getting. I already own maybe 10 lipsticks by Milani. They’re my favorite.
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Which ones do you have? 😊
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Oh boy. I can’t remember them all. I have swatches of them over various blog posts.
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Love the well pigmented look of dark berry shade
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So perfect for fall!
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Great berry shade! Looking for something exactly like this. Enjoy!
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It is such a great colour! 😊
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That looks amazing – and I love your description of the bad lipstick!
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It is so good – and the bad one was oh so bad! Haha!
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Omg a rancid smelling lipstick?! Good thing this one was fine. Pretty color. I’m into dramatic lips at the moment!
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I wish it wasn’t true – it is a smell that you will never forget!
Dramatic lips are the best for this time of year!
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This looks like a lovely replacement Jodi, the scent sounds nice too 🙂
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It is such a great colour – I actually like it way better than the rancid one! 😊
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I love Milani and their lipsticks were exceptional. Great quality product. I love the shade you picked. Looks like a perfect shade for fall! xo
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It is so perfect for this time of year! 🙂
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Nice! So stoked to see you picked one of these up! And such a gorgeous color 👌I have a review a little while back in my posts of three of these gorgeous sweet smelling lippies 💖 I LOVE THEM
Great post honey 💜
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Thanks! ❤
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I’m liking that colour a whole lot! I must, must check out Milani soon, seems like such a good range of products.
Totally grossed out by the idea of a rancid play-doh scented lipstick though, ew!
Misia xx | gowashyourface.com
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Thanks Misia!
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This shade is stunning! I really dig the Milani lipsticks (although the smell is a little strong).
Lovely post as always 🙂
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I felt so good when I wore this one the other day! 🙂
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This is a power color for sure! I love these kinds of shades 🙂
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such a pretty color indeed!
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Oooh, nice!!!
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Great Autumn colour. I find it so odd how quickly some lipsticks turn bad but some lasts for years!
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I know – I’ve had the same thing! But once a lipstick starts to turn, it goes very quickly.
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Yes, like one spoiled strawberry in a container…
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Wish I could get Milani in NI! That colour looks gorgeous and even the name sounds sexy. Lovely post, I’ll have to look for a dupe!
x
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Can you order it online? It is really great and long wearing. Let me know if you find a good dupe! 🙂
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Only limited stock and usually at extortionate shipping prices unfortunately! I’ll write a post and tag you in it if I come across a good one! 🙂 x
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