Milani Infinite Liquid Liner...MAC liquidlast dupe?

I'm on a MAC dupe roll! ...kinda :). I recently purchased Milani's Infinite Liquid Liner from cherryculture as a part of a haul you can check out here. This was in efforts to save me a couple bucks from always purchasing MAC's liquidlast liner. I swear I go through that MAC liner like a baby goes through diapers. I love it! MAC's liquidlast is the perfect liner! Its very black, and stays that color for as long as your wearing it! Also, it lasts a LONG LONG LONG time (hence the name) through sweat, humidity and even tears!!! Although not recommended, you can sleep with that liner, toss and turn, rub your eyes, and wake up looking EXACTLY THE SAME. Its amazing. The only negative about it is that its $16.50 for .084 oz. Using this almost everyday, one tube will last me about 2 months or less. Towards the end of of usage the consistency of it gets really goopy and hard to work with as well.

So Ive read a lot of raves about Milani's Infinite Liquid Liner and I thought at $5.99, its worth a shot. Oh and if your interested in it as well or any other Milani products, cherry culture is having a %15 off sale!!!

Back to the liner...as you will see in pics, Milani's eyeliner doesn't have a true black color to it, Its sort of a really really dark charcoal. This doesn't bother me though as Ive used this a few times and it looks just as black.

The Breakdown

Can you tell I need a job? LOL. So basically Milani's Infinite liner fufills EVERYTHING that I was raving about on my rant above for the liquidlast liner. It last through whatever, has a very black color and  its less than half the price!!!

One thing to note is that Milani has a more limited color selection than MAC. Again, this doesn't bother me because I only use black. Also, Milani's liner takes a wee bit longer to dry (maybe 5 seconds at the most). 

	MAC’s Liquidlast Liner (point black)	Milani’s Infinite Eyeliner (everlast)
Size	2.5ml/0.084 oz	5ml/0.17 oz
Price	$16.50*	$5.99*
Color Selection	8 available	5 available

* Prices from www.maccosmetics.com & cherryculture.com

 Milani's Infinite Liquid Liner in Everlast

 MAC's Liquidlast Liner in Point Black

 Brush comparisons

Point Black on left, Everlast right

 Swatches, with and without flash

Everlast is in the left, Point Black right. You can see that Point Black dries in a matte finish

 Rubbed after 15 seconds. I think I rubbed the Milani one too quickly, Since the Milani one takes longer to dry, it smeared easy. I will say that I've worn the Milani liner and the lasting power proved just as strong as MAC's

Where to buy

You can buy Milani's Infinite Liner here

You can buy MAC's liquidlast here

Has anyone tried Milani's Eye Tech Liquid Liner? I want to try that one because I like the felt applicator but I wonder if it has the same lasting power as the Infinite one...

Well, thats all folks!

♥ Leah

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MAC Satin Taupe DUPE alert!!!

Hey ladies! I found a great dupe for Satin Taupe! Satin Taupe is a shadow that I use almost every but at $14.50, stocking up on it can get pricey. Ever since I found a dupe for it, Ive been using the dupe for my casual daytime looks and saving the original for those times where I know I may be taking pictures as the dupe does not last as long as the original

MAC eyeshadow in Satin Taupe
You can find the Satin Taupe (ST) eyeshadow at MAC for $14.50 for the eyeshadow single and $11 for the refill pan. Its a great color for blending into the crease. It is described on the MAC website as a "taupe with silver shimmer" Click here to but it from MAC's website.

Picture from MAC's website

My pan of Satin Taupe pictured with and without flash.

As you can see, I use the heck out of this shadow!

...and here is the dupe!!!

Beauty Factory eyeshadow in Exotic

Beauty Factory is a great site to buy cheap makeup from. I have bought a ton of eyeshadows and lashes from there. The only downside is that it takes about 3 weeks to ship if you live in the states, which is not a problem once you see how ridiculously cheap the prices are!!! You can register your shipment and sign for it at the door or pay like $2 or less for regular shipping without a tracking number. Being the penny pincher I am I always take my risk and order it w/o the tracking number...and Ive always received my packages. Oh and they do NOT test on animals!!! Anyhoo, the dupe eyeshadow color is called Exotic and it only costs...drumroll please....$1.70!!! Not to mention you get wayy more product. Ill admit the quality isn't as good as MAC's but it is certainly comparable to NYX shadows. You can buy it by clicking here.

Picture from Beauty Factory website

as you can see it is very dark, I expected to have this color when I purchased it, but in person this is a very very light shimmery taupe color

My pan of Exotic with and without flash...

See the difference from what is picture on the site as opposed to real life?

The Comparison

So is it a dupe? Heres how I rate it:

Color Dupe? Yes!!! when swatched on my arm, there is virtually no difference..BUT I noticed that when I took a picture of the swatches on my arm with flash you can see a slight variation. Exotic has a more brown undertone. I still say YES on the color dupe because in person, trust me, they are identical

Quality Dupe? No!!! ...BUT Exotic is not a bad quality eyeshadow by any means. Satin Taupe has a very creamy blend-able texture, as with all MAC shadows whereas Exotic is very powdery and slightly more difficult to work with (you can see the all the specs of shadow around the pan in the picture of Exotic above)

Overall, I would say that this is a def dupe for Satin Taupe, and at $1.70, its worth a try. I have some other shadows from Beauty Factory, and if anyone wants to see swatches, please let me know :)

Size comparison

Exotic is twice as big and 6X cheaper!!!

In the picture you can see a slight difference, but I swear in person they are exactly the same!!!

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Possible MAC Costa Chic Dupe!

Didnt get a chance to pick up MAC's Costa Chic lippie? Great news! I found a possible dupe...I say "possible b/c its not right on like the Girl About Town dupe but its rather close...and it only costs $4.50!


I was swatching some NYX lippies I had the other day and realized NYX's Indian Pink and Margarita look a lot like costa chic except Indian Pink is a little too orange and Margarita is a little too pink...so I mixed them and got a pretty impressive dupe. Both lipstick are about $2.25 or so at cherryculture while Costa Chic is discontinued and sells on ebay for $20+.


Here are the swatches

Left to Right: NYX Indian Pink, MAC Costa Chic, NYX Margarita

Left to Right (as labeled): MAC Costa Chic, NYX Indian Pink, NYX Margarita, NYX Indian Pink & Margarita mixed, MAC Costa Chic

in bathroom lighting

normal daylight

comparison in bathroom lighting

comparison w/ flash

you can see that it isn't an exact dupe, but I think you can achieve the exact color by mixing the NYX lipsticks a little better

In my opinion, Costa Chic isn't really a lippie that I would run around the town looking for. I fell in love with the color when it first came out but don't see myself wearing it everyday. I really dont fancy frost lipsticks on me. I only wore Costa Chic twice since I got it and as for the NYX lipstick, I haven't even worn them yet, only swatched. If I ever have a blog sale these will definitely be up for that

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MAC Girl About Town DUPE!!!

Ive had these lippies forever! MAC's Girl About town was one of the first loud lipsticks Ive ever bought. I loved Girl About Town's fuchsia color so much that I started buying tons of fuchsia lipsticks and Avon's Forever Fuchsia was the closest match to it. The only difference between the two is the texture. Girl About Town is more of an intense fuchsia and has a more creamy texture than Forever Fuchsia. Avon's Forever Fuchsia is from their perfect wear line, so it dries matte and lasts way longer than Girl About Time. For that reason I like Avon's lippy better than MAC's

Here are some swatches:

Leftt: Avon Forever Fuchsia Right: MAC Girl About Town

w/ flash..R: Forever Fuchsia, L: Girl About Town

w/o flash

you can see subtle differences in the color swatched on my hand but when applied, its barely noticeable!

On Lips:
Top Lip: Girl About Town, Bottom Lip: Forever Fuchsia...w/ flash

w/o flash


nice color eh? :)

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