Your Brows + Lashes Just Found Their New Best Bud.

@bufferingbetty

Jack pot.

CBD is still one of the biggest trends in 2019. Milk Makeup kicked it up a notch with release of of their lash and brow serum. It promises to take your lashes to new hights and give you the bushiest brows.

The beauty industry right now:

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Kush Growhouse
Lash + Brow Serum

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Need to know: $48, apply twice daily for 12 weeks for the best results
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Milk Makeup is growing their Kush Collection! The already had a Kush mascara, a brow gel, and a lip balm, too!

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The key to seeing results with products like this is consistency!

Set up a routine for yourself! Twice a day for 12 weeks for the best results!

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Honestly, wow! If you’re stuggling to grow out your brows, this looks promising!

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Raise your hand if you’ve felt personally victimized
by a man’s amazing eyelashes.

Give nature a run for its money!

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Milk Makeup usage instructions are to “use morning and night on clean skin. Allow formula 1-2 minutes to dry before makeup application.”

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Roll up. Grow up.

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The MIlk Makeup Mascara That's Doing Too Much While Doing Nothing At All

Written By @Twist.It.Tea

Milk Makeup Ubame Mascara. By Taylor Adami

I was so intrigued by Milk Makeup’s Ubame Mascara that I couldn’t wait to put it to the test.  As we all know, Milk Makeup is eco-conscious, paraben free and all around very innovative when it comes to ingredients and from first glance, this mascara didn’t fall short in those categories.  But I couldn’t help but wonder, “Is Milk Makeup just one big gimmick?”  (I know a few of you are scoffing at this!!) I will say it has it’s up and downs but part way through writing this article I had made up my mind about which category Ubame Mascara fell in to.  I want to mention first, the notable ingredients, and then with how it applied to my lashes.

Kishu Binchotan Charcoal courtesy of Free People

 One of the first unusual ingredients is right in the name, Ubame.  Ubame is naturally derived from oak trees in the Kishu region of Japan, which is then activated into charcoal. People use ubame for so many different things; mostly to purify water, absorb oils and grilling.  I won’t lie, I had no idea what this stuff was but it seemed magical and at the end of my research I was happy to take the time able to educate myself on all of its amazing uses.

The way Milk Makeup utilizes this organic ingredient is by promising a shade of black that is ‘blacker than black’.  I’ve personally never had problems with mascara not being a true black but I was willing to let them sucker me in over this ubame oak charcoal.  I noticed my lashes were dark, but nothing I’d say stood out to be much of a difference than my normal lashes just a bit more stuck together.   I was kind of disappointed, I was expecting a thicker, fuller lash but instead got a clumpy, haphazard mess.  My eye lashes were separated and weak.  I love when a mascara gives me a full lash starting at the base, and gradually separating.

Not actual sapphire dust, shown is Glitter Dust In Sapphire Blue by Shopo.

Next on the list of “Interesting Ingredient, But What Does It Do?” was the highly proclaimed, sapphire dust.  Well, I couldn’t have rolled my eyes harder at this one. After Googling plenty of different variations of, “what is sapphire dust?”, “what does sapphire dust do?”, none of my questions were answered especially in regard to what Milk Makeup claims to provide, “dimension and depth”.  At this point I’m a little skeptical because I’m getting the feeling Milk Makeup is marketing to a consumer who will buy anything that sounds ‘natural’ or ‘better for you’.  Honestly, I don’t see any need for sapphire dust in a mascara, but Milk seems to think it’s an important enough ingredient. I won’t lie, it does sound pretty cool to say you’re mascara is made out of activated charcoal and sapphire dust.  But, it doesn’t change the fact that this mascara really fell short.  I would have loved if the dust provided a reflective property to make the lashes seem fuller or longer.  Anything to make them seem less unenthused. With  Milk boasting about their Ubame mascara being 75% natural ingredients, I was convinced at this point they’re just throwing shit in there to sound cool. And the reason why I’m saying that is because ,they got me.  I thought these two ingredients were both interesting enough, to have high hopes for the mascara.   I was hoping the notable ingredients were more than a shock factor, but functional ingredients.  Unfortunately for me, this formula caused my eyes to it itch shortly into the day.  It is highlighted to be a buildable mascara and I found myself applying it close to four times before seeing some drama.  I think the excessive coats, mixed with a drier formula caused the mascara to flake under and into my eyes resulting in my eyes becoming extremely itchy.  So not only were my eyes itchy but black flecks were sticking under my eyes, and it looked like I haven’t been getting much sleep.  I didn’t put all of this together until I started reading some reviews claiming the same reaction. 

Milk Makeup Ubame Mascara Wand. By Taylor Adami

Apart from the non memorable formula,  the 3 part  wand was possibly the most unnecessary thing about this whole mascara.  The directions claim  that curling your eyelash prior isn’t needed.  I beg to differ.  In order to achieve any noticeable effect I had to curl my lashes prior or else they would stick straight out. It was annoying having to apply 4-5 coats per eye to only get a fraction of what BlackUp Volumizing Lengthening Mascara gives me in 1-2 strokes.  I don’t think this brush does anything for me at all, it was even difficult to apply in some areas of my eye because of the shape.   

 I will say one positive thing about Milk Makeups Ubame Mascara is their genius concept of the squeeze tube.  I loved feeling like I had more control over how much formula I was putting on the comb, and I wish every company would implement this packaging into their mascara lines. Unfortunately this packaging wasn’t enough to make up for the overall underwhelming results. 

Find Out How I Achieve A Subtle Glow For An Out Of This World Gleam

Written by @Twist.It.Tea

I am sadly not solely convinced that Milk Makeup’s Holographic Stick in Mars will give me the highlight I truly want and deserve.  I was planning on turning Mars into my everyday luminizer, especially because there’s enough in the full-size container to highlight an entire army for like 3 years.  If you don't know about Milk Makeup's Holographic Stick Family, Mars is the sister shade to the infamous, Supernova, but in a more “down-to-earth” rose gold/peachy shimmer.  This is a very beautiful and cool-toned luminizer that is universal to all skin shades which is amazing and also why I LOVE Milk Makeup products. 

Credit: Milk Makeup

Anyway, I was very much in love with Supernova over the summer, which you can read about here. I was ready to fall head over heels all over again with Mars, but I was sadly mistaken.  Going into trying the new addition to the family, I knew exactly what to expect from these highlighters – especially due to the lovely and (very) prominent ingredient, Avocado Oil which gives it a super smooth application.  They’re notoriously difficult to apply to your skin straight from the stick – it WILL shift your BB cream or foundation, and end up on the stick which is not fun.  It’s best to apply the highlight to your preferred areas by tapping the formula on with your fingers.  It’s honestly not my favorite way to apply highlighter but since I loved the way Supernova looked on me I was willing to put my differences aside and try this baby out.  Well, Mars is a beautiful shade in concept, but once it’s on my skin it doesn’t really wow me at all, and that is definitely a personal preference. A LOT of people love this shade and formula, but it’s too subtle for my taste! For me, it falls very flat and forces me to continually apply it to my skin until it’s pretty greasy.  So, on the plus side – it is buildable but it doesn’t have the most pleasant ending.  It is very sheer compared to Supernova and that made me sad because I love an intentional glow, but since I do appreciate it as a base I love to sweep some Anastasia Sugar Glow Kit over the top.  At this point, I am definitely wearing an ‘out-of-this-world’ type of highlight, but there are pretty light peach undertones that come through when sunlight hits.  I like to use Gumdrop because it compliments Mars so well with the rose gold flakes. 

When I would wear the formula alone, it would eventually leave very fine lines on my cheekbones which I did not appreciate having to buff out in the middle of the day, and also didn’t give me that “ethereal glow” I was hoping for.  Instead, I think I would really benefit from this if I used it as a body highlighter during the summer.  I can only imagine how sexy and effortless this would gleam on collarbones and with a bronzey tan.  I won’t give up on Mars just yet, because I truly want to love it as much as it’s big sister, Supernova.  So, since summer is still a few months away, I am going to try a cool suggestion I received in the meantime; apply the highlighter under my BB Cream.  I am not truly convinced here, mostly because of the oily feeling it gives me sometimes, but I am definitely going to test it out because I’m willing to make this relationship work!  If anyone has any other suggestions please reach out!

The Eye Pigment That Taylor Thinks is Party Proof!

Written By Twist.it.tea 

Milk Makeup’s Eye Pigment is my favorite go-to for when I need to quickly jazz up my eyes.  Keyword, ‘quickly’ because I’m always late and this eye pigment gives me a beautiful finish with 0 effort.  Normally my lids are naked, because I lack the patience to dedicate eyeshadow into my daily routine but this stuff goes on within seconds.  I can really appreciate a product that packs a punch but doesn’t intrude on my time getting ready. This stuff is sooo worth having around your vanity, and for $24 I promise you it’ worth every penny.  The formula is different…. It’s creamy, but  within minutes it magically sets to a long lasting eye shadow.

Milk Makeup  has a very solid range of pigments , all appropriately named for a rockstar -esque lifestyle; Rager as an ice blue, After Party in light pink, and Jam Room in iridescent lavender.  These shades are beautiful and sparkly and perfect for making a statement.  They’re bold and they pop on your eyes, so you don’t have to worry about dullness from this line.  I especially love them because they double as shadows or eyeliners. I’ve been wearing ‘Silent Disco’ which is a plummy/brown hue with bronze colored sparkles. This specific shade brightens my dark brown eyes and is a  beautiful accent. I've been testing the longevity and wear of this pigment all summer at various festivals and they've passed with flying colors. 

 You don’t need a lot of product while applying this shadow.  Sometimes I use my finger, other times a small brush for a more refined, liner look. The shadow’s formula makes it so easy to build for a richer, more dramatic look. It can definitely get messy and is kind of a pain in the ass to remove from your hands.  Like I said: It set’s  quickly, like within minutes. 

  I would definitely recommend doing one eye at a time with this stuff. I  use a cotton swab and eye makeup remover to clean up the edges and around my lids when I go full coverage but to completely remove you have to almost saturate the eye shadow with solution and cotton ball before you start wiping it away. I love that throughout the night I never have to worry about creasing or smudging or worry about it flaking off and landing under my eye.  For some reason whenever I wear eye makeup, under my eye gets increasingly dark and I feel like I have to constantly touch and lighten up throughout the night.  But Milk Makeup’s Eye Pigment stays on flawlessly even without a primer in the mix. It’s advertised to last through a swim, which I have not personally tested out but I did wear it to a festival this summer when the weather took a turn for the worst and I ended up in a monsoon..5 stars for this beauty. 

I Feel like Zenon Girl of the 21st Century because of this highlighter!

Holographic Stick in Supernova

Written by @Twist.it.tea

"I Feel like Zenon Girl of the 21st Century"

A highlighter sprinkled with meteor dust and twilight pearls is sure to catch the attention of anyone looking for that pleasantly galactic sheen.  Meteorites are shooting stars that have fallen to earth …while I think the ingredient has little to do with the beautiful iridescent shine, it is does have a nice ring to it.  Both the dust and pearls are advertised throughout Milk Makeup’s Holographic line but when I do my own research on these contributors I can’t find much importance other than branding purposes for a catchy name/slogan.  Honestly, the aforementioned are not an issue to me because I think the twilight pearls are complimentary while the meteor dust conveys a message of closeness to the universe since we are just star dust after all ;) 

According to reviews this shade looks amazing on all skin tones. I have a tan/medium complexion during the summer and it looks fantastic just like I saw it on someone with fair and dark skin.  I love that Milk Makeup allows you to  play around with this product on your lips and eyes as well as the cheek bones. Supernova holds such an ethereal glow that they knew we wouldn't want to be limited to just a highlighter.  I’m not completely sold on this formula being applied to the eyes because of the grease factor, but I refuse to give up until I find the perfect solution to the creasing. Even with a primer on the lids it doesn't hold on for too long. But on the face is a different story, I never have to reapply.  Surprisingly this formula is a trooper, especially during NYC summers - it never budges. Aside from the lid application under performing, the formula feels nice on your skin.  It contains a lot of lovely and naturally hydrating properties such as peach nectar, mango butter, avocado oil and the previously mentioned atmospheric ingredients.  Like I claimed earlier, this is a tad oily so you will be a little glossy but none the less - entrancing and divine af.  I do not recommend applying this highlighter directly to your face from the stick because it will definitely shift your foundation.  I apply to my finger tips and tap on my skin until I'm ready to buff it out a little bit. This is not a catastrophe, but I wish the stick packaging was redesigned for a more useful approach while applying this product.  Milk Makeup does offer the Holographic Highlighting Powder which would look seriously insane over top so I can’t wait to get my hands on that.  This highlighter lets me step out of my comfort zone while giving me hella confidence.  Basically I’m in love with Supernova from top to bottom, it puts me into a special mood when I see it glimmering on my cheek bones.. a true celestial shine.

A Make-up Item Every Guy Needs to Snag From his Girlfriend.! (Roll +Blot )

Milk Makeup

Roll+Blot face blotting/rolling papers

$10 for 100 sheets from Milk Makeup

@twist.it.tea

I know I’m not the only human who has looked in their front camera and desperately wished for a face blotting paper.  I also know I’m not the only human who’s looked in their bag at the function and couldn’t find the rolling papers.  You’ve had one, and not the other, or like me you’re not afraid to go to extreme lengths for either … whether it’s deli napkins for a quick degrease situation or it’s the desperation in Macgyvering another smoking instrument.  I”m not afraid to put my survival skills to use in any of these situations.  Thankfully Milk Studios is here to bring national attention  to the phenomena that most likely has been hibernating in your car’s center console since forever. The duality of rolling papers … not an outrageously, groundbreaking phenomena but wow — the materials are eerily similar and absorbent to normal blotting papers that you would pick up at the drug store.  I love this so much.  So I’m sure people have  been doing this for decades but never has there been a market that is ready to shed the stigma of being a marijuana smoker.  You have two options on the site, choose a grey option of the pack or a leaf print which is designed to still be secretive in terms of whipping out rolling papers, but once you open the pack’s flap people will know what you’re really about.

   I’m all for the convenience of this product while lessening the amount of junk in my purse, but honestly Milk Makeup does a great job of creating a rolling paper and face blotter that hits all their individual and necessary points.  The paper keeps my makeup in check with absorbing the grease that mostly accumulates  in my T-zone.  Importantly enough is also keeps my highlighter looking fresh and shimmery without taking away that natural gleam.  Not going to lie, I had very low expectations for this product on the smoking side. I figured they should leave it to the professionals …RAW is the expert and I have been a devoted customer since 2009.  Milk Makeup’s papers were visually the same thing as RAW Papers but they weren’t organic which was pretty important to me considering I’m mostly inhaling paper fumes while enjoying my “all natural” herb. Aside from that I rolled a lovely product from their papers, and was pleasantly surprised with the quality of the paper and the burn.  We tested them out with tobacco and also a mixture and all 3 experiments yielded the same results.  I would absolutely go out of my way to purchase this product on the Milk Makeup website.  100 sheets come in a pack for $10, whereas RAW Papers are 32 sheets per pack for $3-$4 (do the math).  But the convenience of grabbing RAW Papers along with the popularized organic ingredient, might override my decision between the two but the Milk Makeup papers aren’t bad to have around in a jam. 

MILK Eye Vinyl & Concealer Review

Written By Myrna .R

This past week I had a blast thinking out of the proverbial box with innovative ways in which to use these two aforementioned products. So I'll first start out with the frontrunner in this little contest of efficiency. I absolutely adored the performance of the unassumingly packaged MILK Makeup concealer in the shade MediumTan for an instant brightening and neutralizing effect.  The star ingredient of this little gem comes in the form of Arnica(for centuries used as a holistic method for reducing swelling and bruising) which in effect helps not only hide, but also to TREAT undereye darkness or discoloration over time! I rate this one a five star for its minimalist packaging and superior performance and blendability.

Next in the lineup we have MILK makeup's iconic Eye Vinyl in the shade Bridge.  Now I will say that I was the most eager to try this little guy, but sadly wasn't all too thrilled with its wearability and overall performance.  In all fairness I will preface this by saying the the glossy eye lid is in fact meant to be more editorial in nature and perhaps my expectations were set too high(I did envision myself on some imaginary catwalk or photoshoot somewhere perfectly primped and primed with my budgeproof glossy lid.)  Well enter reality! In fact the way it played out was my wearing it for a chill night of hanging out at my cuzzo's; to which the reaction to this bomb glossy lid was "Why do your eyes look so greasy, are you wearing ointment?!) Indeed NOT the reaction I was going for and I realized I'd have to go back to square one and figure out a different technique to make the Eye Vinyl more wearable.  Some success finally followed when I wanted to go for a glossy/glittery eye a la' Pat McGrath.  It was at this point that I had my Eureka moment when I used the Eye Vinyl as a base for my loose glitter--Ta Da!!!! It worked. But not for long as the night wore out so did my lids a bit.  But at the end of it all I figured let me own my glittery/glossy/slightly smudgy lid. As we all know the quest for perfection is a long and winding road: especially when it comes to makeup!  I give this product three stars.

Milk Makeup Gel Brow

By Amanda V. 

Brows are very important to me, and even saying that is an understatement. I'm not talking the ever popular Instagram Brow, although that’s beautiful and a work of art,  I'm more of a Brooke Shields, full and fluffy kinda gal. It has just always been my thing. For that natural full and fluffy kind of look that I thirst for, there aren’t many products other than my beloved Glossier Boy Brow that can do the trick but… just recently I think I've come across my new favorite Brow pencil. For the past month I've been using Milk Gel Brow on these unruly and slightly patchy brows of mine. The pigment on this bad boy is spectacular and it glides on so silkily. The light formula fills in the sparse patches in my naturally full brows. although at first glance it does look extra dark while in pencil form, but when used on the brow its glides on like wax but has the consistency of a light silky powder. This waterproof, matte pencil has buildable tint because I did go over twice to get it slightly darker and No matter the layers of tint, it doesn’t ever come off harsh whatsoever. This product has a light waxy texture and doesn't look unnatural at all. I am obsessed!!! I love the result. It lasts throughout the day and doesn't fade or slip off or transfer throughout my 9 hour work days (Brownie points for longevity). 

It is a pencil that has to be sharpened but you don’t lose much product with it as long as you use a great sharpener, especially since its not that easy to sharpen because of the hard plastic of the pencil (I use Urban Decay’s Grindhouse). Also, If I could change just one tiny little flaw about this product is that the spooley on the end is so damn rough. I repeat… ROUGH! I tried and tried and I can’t deal with it so I had to use my Real Techniques Brow Groomer. The spooley seriously feels like tough boar bristles. Being that these 2 tiny cons exist, I'd have to knock off a single star from an otherwise perfect score. 

The price point is pretty decent at 18 USD and sold at some Urban Outfitters stores, Sephora and MilkMakeup.com. I wouldn't exactly use this for mimicking teeny tiny hair strands like the Anastasia Beverly Hills’ Brow Wiz, but I think this is an ideal product for those of us with full, feathery brows and want natural looking definition or desire them and want to achieve a bolder brow. Also, this brand is crap-chemical free (yucky parabens) and made with the best of the best ingredients as well as being eco friendly (Yay!) So I highly recommend you give this little gem a try.  

Whats on my radar: Holographic Stick by Milk Make-up

At this point in life I'm sure I don't need another highlighter. But I'm sure if you're into make up you know how addictive it is to buy a new highlighter every time you see one pop up on your newsfeed on Instagram.  Most of the time I'm pretty stuck in my ways. I'm a if it's not broke don't fix it kind a girl, however there has been a ton of new beauty brands emerging in the industry. 

I stumbled across the holographic stick from Milk make up and generally this is a color I wouldn't use for a girl my complexion. I really love this highlighter for layering. A lot of the time I layer this highlighter under my rose highlighting powder to give my highlighter a little bit of dimension. Or if I'm channeling my inner unicorn I wear this alone with minimal make up. Brows light eyeliner and mascara. 

Being that milk make up is definitely a line from minimalist. This aligns perfectly with someone who doesn't want a lot of steps added to their routine for one something to spice up there every day natural beauty. In every beauty shop I walk in its practically sold out.  This is on my radar it should be on yours too.!