A Duping Sunday.

I went through my makeup bag last night (by the way, does anyone else do this just for fun, too?) and was surprised that I had never noticed before how similar a few of my products look. 

Behold the potential dupes:

Milani Baked Blush in Luminoso (left) and MAC MSF in Stereo Rose

MAC Stereo Rose (left) and Milani Luminoso

(Note: Swatches are in opposite order from product photo.)

In their pans, the two look very, very similar, but Stereo Rose appears to be a bit darker. Swatched, Stereo Rose isn't actually any darker, but it is pinker, while Luminoso is much peachier. Luminoso isn't exactly shimmery, but it has a beautiful sheen, and the most apparent difference between the two blushes is that Stereo Rose's sheen is almost frosty and is like 10x the sheen of Luminoso.

Dior Matte Bronzer in 002 Honey Matte (left) and Bourjois Delice de Soleil in #12

Bourjois #12 (left) and Dior Honey Matte

(Note: Swatches are in opposite order from product photo.)

In their pans, the two bronzers look nearly identical, except for the Bourjois bronzer looks just a smidgen darker, more orange, and has tiny and sparse gold shimmers throughout. The shimmers are exactly like the "glints of sunshine" in their Delice de Poudre bronzer (aka the original chocolate bronzer) in that they don't really translate to the skin once applied, and it's really more of a matte bronzer. 

Swatched, Dior Honey Matte seems to be browner and a touch peachier, while the Bourjois one is noticeably more orange-undertoned. I also think it's worth noting that the Bourjois bronzer is the softest bronzer I've ever come across...almost to a fault. I find that it borderlines almost being powdery.

Left to right:

Dior Matte Bronzer in 002 Honey Matte

Bourjois Delice de Soleil in #12

Milani Baked Blush in Luminoso

MAC MSF in Stereo Rose

In conclusion, I'd say the two bronzers are much closer to being dupes than the blushes are. If I had to choose, I much prefer the color and texture of the Dior bronzer over the Bourjois one, and I prefer the color and non-frostiness of the Milani blush over the MAC MSF.

And I don't think I've talked too much about Milani Luminoso recently, but it's amazing! (Not to be confused with Milani Luminous from their regular, non-baked blush range, by the way.) It's so gorgeous and just has this way of brightening up your complexion and illuminating your cheeks. I also think it's a shade that would work on most skin tones because it's neither too pale nor too dark, and the blush itself is very pigmented. If you're able to, GET. IT. ASAP. If you want to see how it looks on, I've worn it in a few of my recent FOTDs, so just click on the label in the left column :)

And in other Harry Potter follow-up news, I saw it. I loved it. I'm sad it's over.