Milani Secret Cover Concealer (update)

I just wanted to do a quick update on my post for Milani's Secret Cover Concealer. You can read the original post here. Ive been using this for a couple days now so I think some adjustments need to be made on the CONS section in my original post.

I wrote that one of the CONS of the concealer was that it condensates and doesn't last long. Boy was I wrong about that. This concealer lasts extremely long, and it is very waterproof. I actually have difficulty removing this when washing my face. What I will say about this concealer is that it is temperature-sensitive. When there is a lot of humidity in the air, the concealer will start to condensate and become creamy, and when the air is dry and the temperature cooler, the consistency of the concealer hardens and does not produce any condensation. Today was a cool day with little humidity so when I put this concealer on this morning it was very hard. It was difficult to apply with a concealer brush as I usually do so I used my fingers. Although hard this concealer did blend quite well around my eyes without me tugging the skin or what not. Hot or cold, this concealer still performs very well, I would even count that as a negative.

Also, I would note that the concealer only comes in 6 shades, and the one I purchased which is the Warm Beige is the lightest one they have. So if you're lighter than NW25/NC30, there may not be a shade for you. You also have to be weary of shopping for it online, as the color picture online does not match the color it is in person.

Here is the swatch for warm beige

Here is the picture online for Warm Beige.
You can see the extreme difference in color

All in all I still highly recommend this concealer. Seriously, I cannot stress enough, if you are NW25-NC30 get this concealer!!! Its that amazing

Please note that I am not affiliated with the brand in any way shape or form and I bought this with my own money (They should be paying me for this shit though :P)

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NYX Smokey Eye Palette vs. NYX Smokey Look Kit (Pic Heavy)

So we don't get confused I'm going to refer to the Smokey Look Kit as "SLK" and the Smokey Eyes Palette as "SEP"

I'm a really big fan of the "Smokey Eye" look. To me, there's nothing sexier. I don't know why I feel the need to pounce on any palette with the word "smokey" on it when I have millions of eye shadows in the black-gray family already. So when I was looking through some NYX products on cherryculture.com and seen this "Smokey Look Kit" I knew I had to have it. When I received my packaged, I opened it only to find I already had these colors in my NYX Smokey Eyes Palette! I was kind of bummed about it but then I realized a girl could never have too many smokey eye shadows right? Plus, my SEP was so ruined already! NYX eye shadows are great but they crumble way too easy. I wouldn't recommend carrying them in your purse. You'll see from the photos. Honestly I blame the packaging. The shadows are spread way too thin on a palette to wide. Please see below for all the details, photos and swatches for each set. Click on the name for a link to where I purchased them. Please note, I am not affiliated with that company and these sets were bought with my own money

NYX Smokey Eyes Palette (SEP)
This set comes with 10 shadows, a mirror, and an eye shadow applicator (which I lost, I never use those things anyway)
I know its all jacked up, can you believe I only dropped this twice?! I never really used it since because its so fragile.

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NYX Smokey Look Kit (SLK)
This set comes with 9 shadows, 2 lip colors, a mirror and eyeshadow and lip brush (which again, I have lost lol)
The shadows are a lot smaller in size which is cool I guess because I don't see this crumbling like the SEP



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Here are the lip colors. I really don't see myself wearing any of these, I don't fancy lippies that come in this form. The pink color is nice though.


Swatches & Comparison


So here are the swatches. This swatch comes from the SEP. I didnt bother swatching the SLK because they are the exact same eyeshadows.

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I did however find that the SEP comes with one more shadow than the SLK. Here is the comparison

As you can see, the swatch on the right coming from the SEP is the eyeshadow not available on the SLK. Both are gray shadows but the SEP gray has a nice shimmer to it

Here's my final thoughts...
Both SEP & the SLK are good buys. They both have a wide variety of shadows to create that smokey look, and each box they are packaged in comes with step by step directions fpr application if needed. The only difference is that the SLK comes with two lip colors and the SEP comes with one extra shadow. Also, you get a lot less shadow with the SLK, but the packaging is a lot smaller and easy to carry in your makeup bag. Its all on your personal preference which one is right for you.

Buyer Beware!!!
These shadows break easy! I dont see the SLK breaking that much because the shadows are so small but we'll see. Ive carried it in my makeup bag for a couple days now with no problem. Aside from breaking easy, these shadows can get very messy and powdery. I think thats with all NYX shadows though. Usually to remedy this I apply my shadow before my face makeup and wipe the excess when I am finished.

Would I re-purchase?
Maybe. You know when youre going through your makeup and find a item that you havent used in awhile, then you start using it and loving it for like a week, then it goes back into that pile to be forgotten again? I see the SEP and SLK being one of those products for me

I'll do a FOTD probably on the next post using one of these palettes. Stay tuned for my review on the NYX gloss mauve and Desert Rose blush!

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