The Milani Baked Blush was the talk of the town last Spring. I wanted them bad and every time that I went to look for them I either couldn’t find them at all, or they were sold out in the shades that I was interested in. After a while I totally forgot about them and moved on, but I was ever so grateful to receive them from Milani for review.
The Milani Baked Blush is aย powder blush featuring a mรฉlangeย of colors baked on Italian terracotta tiles. The infusion of colors and veining is absolutely gorgeous and the design is reminiscent to that of the MAC Mineralize Blush and Mineralize Skinfinish Naturals. The blush comes in nine shades but I am missing one, Terra Sole.
Rose D’Oro
Infusion of Rose Pink & Gold
Red Vino
Infusion of Berry Red & Gold
Fantastico Mauve
Infusion of lavender, plum & pink with gold shimmer
Corallina
White gold infused Coral with slight golden shimmer
Left to right: Rose D’Oro, Red Vino, Fantastico Mauve, Corallina
Rose D’Oro has been compared to one of MAC’s most coveted MSFs, Stereo Rose. I have Stereo Rose and was planning to do a post on it so I will do comparison shots then. What I can say though is that on first impression Rose D’Oro looks very similar to Stereo Rose but a tid bit more pigmented.
Luminoso
Shimmering Peach
Dolce Pink
Shimmering Bubble Gum Pink
Berry Amore
Lavender infused Berry with gold shimmer
Bellissimo Bronze
Peach infused Bronze with gold shimmer
Left to right: Luminoso, Dolce Pink, Berry Amore, Bellissimo Bronze
First let me say that these blushes are extremely smooth and pigmented. With just a light tap of the brush you can do a full cheek. They are pretty easy to blend and the lasting power is decent. The quality is comparable to that of MAC Mineralize Blush and MSFs at a fraction of the cost. These retail at $7.99 for 0.12 oz while MAC Mineralize Blush retails at $23.50 for 0.11 oz. It costs 1/3 of the price ofย the MAC blush and you get more product. You are definitely getting a better bang for your buck with the Milani Baked Blush!
Rose D’Oro, Red Vino, Fantastico Mauve and Corallina are all extremely pigmented and brown skinned beauty friendly, especially Red Vino. If you are really light you have to apply these with a light hand to avoid over doing it. Luminoso, Dolce Pink, Berry Amore and Bellisimo Bronze are better suited for light and medium complexions when used as a blush, but if you have a deeper complexion they will still work as highlighters with light application. Too much and you will get that “ashy” look so application is key.
Another thing that I must also make note about is the packaging on these. It is pretty flimsy plastic with a gold overlay. It has a compartment in the bottom with a little brush but I prefer to use my own blush brush. Overall the packaging doesn’t seem all that sturdy and I would not suggest dropping these as they will probably break. Due to the quality of the blush I can overlook the packaging and will just be careful with these.
The Milani Baked Blush can be purchased at your local drugstore that sells Milani or at www.milanicosmetics.com
Do you own any of the Milani Baked Blush? What’s your favorite shade?
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23 Responses
I’ve always wanted to try them out, but haven’t gotten a chance. I love the colors they have. Very pretty!
I am so upset I waited to get these. Better late than never though!
I have all of them, but Terra Sole is my absolute favorite ๐
I need Terra Sole in my life. I like that it has a more matte finish!
You can get it on cherryculture.com they are like the only retailers that have it ๐
Thank you,I haven’t shopped Cherry Culture in a while ๐
These are my absolute favorite drugstore blushes! I’m constantly reaching for Bellisimo Bronze & Rose D’Oro
Rose D’Oro is so pretty!
These are so beautiful! And they’re so much more affordable than the MSF Blushes from MAC!
Definitely more affordable. You can get three shades for the price of one from MAC!
Very pretty blushes,also..what domu use on your skin,it’s flawless : )
Thank you. Currently I am using Aveeno products along with my Clarisonic MIA. I will do a skin routine post soon ๐
i have corralina and luminoso and i’m not too much a fan of either..booo! i have learned to work with luminoso b/c it is really too gorgeous not too. i was hoping corralina would look more orange as mine has more sparkle…i do have terra sole…love it!
I want Terra Sole. Luminoso is so light but great as a highlighter and I agree, Corallina does have a lot of sparkles.
I heart these blushes so much.
They are awesome!
Thank you for this post..I was just about to buy MSF blush today. I’ll look for Milani. Congrats on Dark Skinned Girls Rock!
Love your blog and instagram
No problem and thank you so much!
Thanks for the review! I promised myself that I was going to experiment with blush colors this spring and summer. And as a milk chocolate beauty ๐ I want to make sure the colors look good on me.
No problem. You will be off to a great start with these ๐