MUA Undress Your Skin Highlighting Powder - Review

Pink Shimmer

Iridescent Gold

I feel as though I have reviewed a lot of MUA recently but oh well, I am loving their products so far!
The highlighter comes in 3 shades: pink shimmer, opalescent amber and iridescent gold. I have the pink and gold ones and I do have a firm favourite. The pink shimmer looks so natural and subtle on the skin and doesn't make you look caked in highlighter. The gold one, in my opinion, would look great on someone with a tan but I just don't and probably never will. However, this is beautiful for the inner corners of your eyes and as a brow bone highlight. It is absolutely stunning.

The texture is not too powdery as all and it is so compact in its packaging that I originally thought it was a cream to powder highlighter.. oops. Shimmery and pigmented, what is not to love? It also looks great on both matte and dewy skin but I definitely love it more with a dewy finish as it gives you an amazing radiant glow.

Iridescent Gold with flash

Pink Shimmer with flash

For £3, how could you even go wrong? I was not a highlighting person before I used these products.. wow, it sounds like I have a newly found proclaimed love for something which is starting to get slightly strange and weird.. The best thing ever is there is no oil so therefore, no acne breakouts!

With 63 5* reviews on the MUA website on the pink shimmer alone, I think you should try it!

As of the 30th of May, Iridescent Gold is sold out online!

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MUA Colour Blast Eyeshadow Tint - Review

This eyeshadow stick was bought on a whim but thought it looked very similar to the Clinique Chubby Sticks so I just knew I had to try it! On the website, the eyeshadow tints are described as 'Get a long-lasting tint of colour with this smooth cream eyeshadow. The easy-glide formula can be blended or worn alone for cool, block colour eyes. Encased in a handy chubby pencil the applicator rolls up for ease.'

Honestly, I have been looking for a perfect base for my eyeshadows and these work perfectly and help my eyeshadows stay put and not budge at all. It even lasts me a 7 hour shift at work! I bought the shade 'A Girl Like Me' (a dark gold/champagne colour) and when I swatched the tester in the store, it looked a lot more darker than what it does now but I have noticed that the top of the eyeshadow tint is a different colour to the rest of the tube so whether something has gone wrong in the factory I do not know but honestly, both of the colours are amazing and I feel as though I am getting 2 for the price of 1. 

Sticking to the name of the product for one second, all of the eyeshadow tints in the range are named after Rihanna's songs: 'Diamonds', 'A Girl Like Me', 'Bring It Back', 'Loud', 'Unfaithful' and 'Stay'. I am a bit disappointed there are only 6 colours in the range though! 

The consistency is very smooth but can be a little sticky when first applied but this feeling does go away after a few minutes. It is the perfect make up piece to have when you're in a hurry or just want something quick and look effortless. It is also easy to blend and ahh, I love it! What I like to do it apply this all over the lid and take my crease brush from Real Techniques and whatever colour has been on the brush the day before, use it in the crease and outer corners and my eyeshadow is done. 

If worn on its own, it does have the tendency to crease after a few hours but I have not found any problems with creasing if an eyeshadow is applied over the top.

Overall, I really would recommend this product if you're looking for an everyday eyeshadow base or as an eyeshadow colour to add to your collection. 

Available in Superdrug for £3! (Sold out as of 24/05/2015 on the MUA store)

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MUA Limited Edition 5th Birthday Eyeshadow Palette - Review

I never actually planned on getting this palette but because I spent over £8 in Superdrug on MUA products, I got this free £4 eyeshadow palette and I'm really glad that I did!

I do believe that this is definitely one of the best palette's that MUA has graced us with and I'm very proud to say I've been buying their products now since they have been stocked in Superdrug. It comes with a mixture of matte and glittery shades that would look beautiful whether they were used as a day time or night time look.

The eyeshadows themselves are very pigmented and creamy, making them easy to blend and they all compliment each other very well. The first 5 colours in the palette are my absolute favourite and I believe they are very similar to those in the Urban Decay Naked 3 palette. The only downside that the black eyeshadow is not the best and it needs to be built up to get noticeable definition.

If you're planning on spending over £8 at Superdrug any time soon, I would highly recommend going as soon as possible so you're able to get your hands on the make up palette for absolutely free! Once they're gone, they're gone!

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Review - MUA Merged Trio Eye shadow Palette (Legendary)

Product | Without flash | With flash

On the bottom of this palette, the colour is stated to be 'Legendary' but after looking online, I am pretty sure this palette is messed up. The bottom two shades (on the swatches) seem to belong to 'Emotions' but the last shade definitely is Legendary as it has no purple tones in it like Emotions does. Whether or not this is because it is a 'merged' eye shadow and all of the eye shadows vary from palette to palette, I don't know but overall, I love the palette I purchased.

This product comes with an applicator and I hate eye shadow applicators like this and as you can probably see by the first photo, I haven't used it. I first applied these eye shadows by following the instructions on the back which told you to put the middle shade all over the lid and in the crease, the dark shade as a liner and the lightest shade as a highlighter. I feel as though this would look good on anyone apart from me as the colours are very complimentary, it's just I can't get away with it! I love a good shimmer on my eyes but a gold-y toned eye shadow as my brow bone highlighter just does not look good on me and seems to really stick to my dry spots so if you're dry in that area of your eye, the 'highlighter' eye shadow is probably not the best. I also don't suit shimmer on my lash line so I already knew the darker colour here would probably make me look like I have a black eye and sure enough, it did. However, if you were to smudge it out and make a really thin line of black eye-liner, I bet it would look great!

On the plus side, all colours are amazing as an all over colour with a matte colour going through the crease. It can make a really nice smokey eye for both night time and day time so this is a very handy little palette.

I purchased this from Superdrug for £2.50, however online they are currently on sale for £2 but originally £3 so I don't know why it was £2.50 at my local Superdrug.. Anyway, these merged eye shadow palettes come in 3 shades:
'Theatrics' - Hint of blacks, blues and purples
'Emotions' - Pale shimmery pink shades
'Legendary' - Gold and brown shades

I'm not sure whether I would repurchase again due to the colours varying in different palettes.. bit of a disappointment but they are highly pigmented so I may consider it when I run out!

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Review - MUA Lipstick (Shade 14, Bare)

MUA has certainly been my holy grail over these past few months. I have been wanting to try out products and colours out of my comfort zone but refuse to pay £15 for a purple or nude lipstick from MAC when I might not even suit it. So this is where I turned to MUA. I wanted to try out a nude lipliner and MUA was ready and waiting with a product called 'Nougat Caramel' and it is amazing.. especially for £1!

I thought it would be a good idea to try out the MUA lipstick in shade 14 - Bare, as I already have shade 11 and it is a gorgeous creamy consistency, stays put for around 3/4 hours and is extremely pigmented.

It also has a light smell of vanilla. I can not stress enough that the colouring for this nude is amazing. Even though it is quite a light nude colour, it does not look like 'concealer lips' which I had been worried about for a long time whilst looking for a nude colour. As I am also very pale, I was delighted to see that this did not drain my face. It is not matte, but it is also not shimmery.

It isn't much of a statement nude and if that's what you are looking for, I don't think this product is for you. It is a very light, natural nude with a slight hint of brown. I am very thankful that this does not set in the dry patches of my lips as I do suffer from quite dry lips but this lipstick is incredibly moisturising. A big part of the packaging for me is that it comes with a twisty pot at the end of the lipstick which you can use your fingers for a subtle wash of colour or use a brush to line your lips with.

Whilst I do love this on it's own, I do agree that with me being pale it isn't the best of colours but as said above, it doesn't wash me out. However, this paired with a darker nude gloss is perfect for a night out or an occasion and it has been my go to for around a month now.

In all honesty, all I can actually think about is how much of a nice shade of nail varnish this colour would be if you had a tan *swoons*.


Available for £1

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