Milani Bonfire Lipstick Review and Swatch

I wasn't feeling my best and had to leave the house. I threw on Bonfire lipstick by Milani to give myself a little pick-me-up. This inspired a new element to my blog where I feature makeup swatches. Please comment with your suggestions and comments so that I can improve my makeup reviews and swatches!

Milani Liipstick in the colour Bonfire

True to it's name, Bonfire is a red with a rich, coppery undertone. My lips, however, can be quite pink and lipstick never quite shows up fully on my lips. As such, I tends to "wipe out" my lips with foundation before before applying. This colour is shown on my bare lips.

Red lipstick is timeless. With the myriad of shades now available, there are so many versions that women of any shade can wear. Check out the colour Bonfire by Milani in the pictures. It might be right for you. In order to give the most true representation of this lipstick, no lipliner is added to my lips.

Milani Lipstick in Bonfire after a several hours of wear and a light snack

This lipstick wears pretty well but shows more red or reddish-pink on my lips after a bit of wear. It's not an all-day colour but will give you a few hours of wear. The colour is quite opaque but isn't pigmented enough to fully cover my freckled lips. Nevertheless, I love the colour. One thing I found is that it isn't very moisturizing. I tend to have very dry lips, but if you look closely at the image above, you'll see some dryness that was associated with wearing this lipstick for a few hours. Even then, it still looks good. It's also easy to remove with a little olive oil (my makeup/lipstick remover of choice).



Wear: Good. Must be reapplied after eating.
Scent: Perfume-like
Opacity: 4/5
Moisture: 3/5
Price: Good (about $3-6 on Amazon)
Rating: 4/5

In the future, I'll wear this lipstick with a light layer of lip balm as a base and a nice, moisturizing red gloss on top. This should allow me to wear the colour all day, only needing needing to reapply after meals.

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