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I purchased Milani Minerals Eye Shadow Compacts for $3.49 each at Walgreens. I picked up Shock, Illusion, Atlantis and Storm. Out of all the colors, I find myself using Shock, a vibrant sparkly purple, more than the other three. Why? Because it's really pigmented and a total dupe for M.A.C.'s Stars N Rockets. The others? Not so much to my surprise! I was disappointed because Atlantis (a sparkly ocean blue) wasn't as pigmented as I has hoped. Illusion (a sparkly pale pink with flecks of gold) is a great highlighting color for the brow bone or all over the lid. I've read that Java Bean is a nice pigmented grown for a brown smokey eye but I have yet to try it myself. Btw, the sparkles are only on the top layer, not throughout the eyeshadow. If you were hoping for sparkles thru and thru, this will disappoint. If you have a limited budget, you might want to consider these colors:
Milani Illusion: Bare Escentuals Cupcake Glimpse, Clinique Strawberry Fudge (pink), MAC Little Madame
Milani Java Bean: Bare Escentuals Queen Tiffany, L'Oreal HIP Saucy, MAC Mulch, MAC Sable
Milani Clover: Bare Escentuals Socialite glimmer, MAC Dementhe, MAC Humid
Milani Flare: Cargo Nepal
Milani Spice: Laura Mercier Cognac, MAC Banshee
Milani Sun Goddess/Milani Desert Sun: L'Oreal HIP Saucy, MAC Amber Lights
Milani Shock: MAC Nocturnelle
Milani Storm: MAC Black Tied
Milani Almondine: MAC Brule
Milani Atlantis: MAC Electric Eel
Milani Limbo Lime: MAC Guacamole
Milani Peachy Peach: MAC Jest
Milani Garden Mist: MAC Juxt
Milani Classic Beige: MAC Nylon
Milani Enchantment: MAC Parfait Amour
Milani Silver Bullet: MAC Perverted Pearl
Milani Taffy: MAC Pink Freeze, MAC Pink Source, MAC Pink Venus
Milani Icy Plum: MAC Shale
Here are some dupes but you can find the rest here:
http://inexpensivebeauty.weebly.com/drugstore-and-etailer-dupes.html
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