Deborah Milano – New Products 2023

Skin Booster Serum Foundation

3 Medium

A foundation that claims to have skin care benefits, combining a serum and coverage. This one has a bit of vitamin C in a  3-o-ethyl ascorbic acid form, which is by now nothing special and it can’t compare to some foundations or BB/CC creams that have a ton of skin care ingredients – but it doesn’t matter, what’s important is how it looks on the skin. This one claims to have a “second skin effect”, a lightweight formula, an illuminating effect and SPF 15. I got sent a shade much too dark for me, so I wore this for a short while before I took it off and there was no full day test.

Scent: Foundation has a strong floral scent.

Shade: There are a only 5 shades, 4 are sold here. 3 Medium is something like Revlon’s 300 shades in terms of depth, undertone looks cool. I tested shade 1 Light in the shop and it’s not for very pale skins, so there is no match for me in this range. 

Packaging: Glass bottle with a pipette. The formula is too thick for such a packaging, so the pipette has a hard time picking up product. 

If you’re one of those lucky ones who can find a match in this very limited shade range, it’s a foundation worth a try, as I think it’s better than Catrice’s Nude Drop and Maybelline’s Superstay Serum. 

A mascara with a silicone wand and a spiral design. It’s one of those that quickly deposit a lot of product even when freshly opened and it’s quite a wet formula. I need to comb my lashes with a separate clean wand so the lashes look more neat, but I expect that it will become better at fanning out the lashes as the formula thickens and dries. It reminds me of Milani Highly Rated Anti-Gravity Mascara, as they have a similar brush, both add a lot of volume and length when freshly opened. Since it’s so wet it not suitable for my type of lashes, but if you don’t have a problem with lashes holding a curl, this is a quick volumising formula. 

Packaging is thinner than at Hi-Tech and it doesn’t have an added brush (the one at baked blushes is useless anyway). 

Red Touch Lipstick

Nude Bouquet 01

I always like to try matte liquid lipsticks and I didn’t miss this one in the shops thought they’ve been out for a while, but I’m not fond of the shade range sold here. Even this lightest shade turns quite dark on me, but I saw there is an expanded range available (maybe just in Italy?) and there are a couple of shades that are more me. I own their other matte liquid formula, Fluid Velvet Mat Lipstick, which I think is still sold. 

Nude Bouquet looks lighter when freshly swatched than how it oxidises on the lips. It ends up a medium beige-brown on me, quite dark. On the swatch on my arm it’s fully oxidised. 

Gel Effect Nail Enamel

20 Soft Pink and 130 Chic Violet

I think these were just repackaged, as I had several shades in the previous bottles and these feel about the same. However, these two have quite different formulas. 20 Soft Pink is almost clear with one coat, second also doesn’t get you full opacity and at third the tips are still visible. It’s not my favourite nail polish when it comes to application, the formula is thick and I need three layers, so it ends up a bit too much for my liking. But it’s a good neutral shade. 

130 Chic Violet is a medium violet with a smooth formula that needs almost just one coat (tips are minimally visible), but I always apply two. Staying power of both is good on me, but most nail polishes last well on my nails.

20 Soft Pink