I mean, look at that colour! It's so pretty and sparkly. It has a gorgeous opalescent sheen to it. It has a light vanilla scent and the formula feels alright on your lips, a little gritty because of the glitter, but not really uncomfortable. However, it just doesn't live up to its appearance in the bullet.
That is after four or five coats. It's not hideous or anything, but it just looks sort of bleh. Also, this is right after applying it. If you move your lips or rub them together, this happens:
I don't know if it's fully coming across in this photo, but the product sort of slides around and settles in the corners of your mouth and little chunks cling together. So if you put it on, you have to be super careful not to move your mouth too much. Also, this is on really well-moisturised and exfoliated lips, so those chunks are just product, not dry lip skin (ugh, is there a grosser set of words?).
I purchased the Milani Violet Volt last month, not with the intention of having it be a dupe for the KVD, because in the bullet, the colours look nothing alike:
So, I was super surprised when I put the Violet Volt on my lips. It has that same opalescent sheen but the formula is just oodles better. The KVD is more blue-based than Violet Volt, but I think if you are looking for something like Wonderchilde, Violet Volt is very close:
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| Violet Volt on left, Wonderchilde on right. No flash. |
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| Violet Volt left, Wonderchilde right. Taken with flash. |
Clearly, the Milani is slightly pinker. But, I paid £15 for the trial size of the KVD, which is 1.2g, and I paid £3.94 for the full-size Milani, which is 3.97g. I definitely won't hesitate to try some new KVD shades when I get the chance, but I will want to swatch those in person before I shell out £15 for a tiny tube again. The Milani is affordable enough that I won't be bothered if I get a tube that's a bit disappointing.
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