MUA Lipstick Collection

This may not be very exciting for some people, however I myself enjoy these type of cheery reviews so I shall continue =D

I have collected  7 Mua lipsticks over the last couple of months, and I'm here to share them with you...the world!

L-R; Shade Number, 3, 4, 7, 8, 12, 14 & 15

These lipsticks are great value for money, at just a pound each, you can find them at Superdrug,online on the Superdrug website or at muastore.co.uk. Their is a fairly good amount of shades to choose from. Overall each lipstick has quite different formula's. Their are some mattes and some shimmer toned lip sticks, and ill review them each individually just for you! 

Shade 3

This is a lipstick I've spoken of before as it is the dupe for MACS very popular lipstick 'Girl about town'! The consistency of the lipstick is almost like an amplified formula, however it isn't very moisturising and definitely needs a layer of Chapstick underneath! It is a deep pink toned shade with blue undertones and has a matte finnish. It lasts for about 3 hours without reapplying. 

Shade 4

This shade is very sheer and doesn't give your lips anything other than a tint of colour really. This is a bright pink shade and looking at the colour you expect it to come out like a bright bubblegum pink, but no... Far from it. The formula is like one of a MAC frost, and just gives your lips a slight tint of pink. Unlike shade 3, this lipstick is quite moisturising and their is no need for any sort of moisturising before hand. It needs to be re applied regularly.

Shade 7

Ooh this was one of my first Mua purchases! I've only just re discovered it really. I'd describe the colour as between a berry red and a light pink! Odd... Yes, but that's the only way I can think of it! If you mixed the two together! It has a slight shimmer to it and is quite pigmented. This will stay put for several hours.

Shade 8

My more recent purchase! I love this lipstick ALOT! It gives quite a vampey look when worn, as its quite a deep red, colour. This is very very pigmented and a little goes along way! Once applied it will stay for ages, however it does bleed slightly so I do advise you try and get a lip liner that matches... This lipstick has blue undertones to it and a slight shimmer.

Shade 12

Now I'm to sure why but the casing on this lipstick is slightly different to all of the others as its slightly smaller and a different shape, anyhow tis is a staple lipstick I think everyone should own! It's Pink and its glittery, enough said! It doesn't have a matte finnish because of its slight shimmer, and it doesn't seem to stay on as long as the others, however a great lipstick and you can't beat iron price!

Shade 14

This I only bought yesterday however I'm addicted to it already! I love bright lipsticks but everyone needs a good nude lipstick in their life... Don't they?! This is the prefect nude lipstick for me! It's matte, it doesn't give you 'concealer lips' and it lasts for hours! I had been looking for this lipstick for a few weeks and every Superdrug I had gone too it was sold out, however I stumbled across it last night! 

Shade 15

This is pretty much everything I wanted shade 4 to be! This is a pigmented bubblegum pink lipstick which is matte so it has no shimmer to it! I'd say it has more of a orangey undertone to it rather than a coral tone. I love this lipstick!

Overall Id give the Mua lipstick range a 8 out of 10. Not only for value for money but I love the colours! I'm pretty sure ill end up with the whole range!

The £20 makeup Challenge!

I've been inspired to follow the trend and see what £20 would get me in terms of a full face of makeup.

All of the products were bout with my own money, and can be purchased in the UK. None of the items were on sale or in a limited time deal. 

FOUNDATION

I used the Miss Sporty So Matte Perfect Stay foundation in 002 Light. I prefer a fuller coverage foundation, and this foundation gave me a light-medium coverage, which for £3.99 you can't argue with. The foundation did give me a slightly orangey tint to my skin, but once blended in it wasn't too bad. I used the MAC 190 and 187 brush for this foundation (I didn't included brushes in the total price.)

CONCEALER 

I then used the MUA cover and conceal concealer. It has a wand with a slanted doe foot applicator which I like because its more accurate that in solid form such as cremes. I got this in the shade Fair and it was just £1. The coverage is okay however doesn't give you an amazing complexion. 

POWDER

I then applied the Natural Collection loose powder in translucent to set the foundation, I used the MAC 134 brush for this and the powder only cost £1.99 from Boots.

EYE SHADOW

I splurged out on the £4 eye shadow palette by MUA called Undress Me Too. It is a dupe for the Naked 2 palette and I love it! I used the shade 'Naked which is the first pan, all over the lid and then Tranquil (the pan underneath) on the crease. 

LINER

I lined my top eye lid with the MUA eye liner in malt chocolate. I really love the MUA eye liners and they are just £1 they are also very very easy to apply!

MASCARA

I used the Miss Sporty 24hr Pump up Booster waterproof mascara which cost just £2.99. This mascara was slightly clumpy however for the price it's a really great mascara and doesn't budge all day! 

BLUSH

The MUA blushers are great! After loving the first one I bought, I repurchased, however bought a different shade. For this look I used shade 6 which is extremely pigmented and is a dusky rose colour. This blush cost just £1!

LIPSTICK

I used the Collection 2000 lipstick (or collection as they are now called) in shade 6 which is called bubblegum. This is a perfect name for the product as the colour really is a bubblegum pink! This lipstick cost £2.99 from Superdrug from the lasting colour range.

Lipgloss 

The lipgloss I purchased I found In the 99p shop! It's the miss sporty xxl lipgloss in shade Pop Fiction. It was part of a duo but it was 99p for the two. I know these used to retail in boots and superdrug for between £1.99 and £2.99 each however they were discontinued and I believe this may be why the 99p store got all of the stock.

This is it for my under £20 tag, and it all came in at the grand Total of....£19.95! 5p under budget! 

Mac 'Girl About Town' review & DUPE!

Yes I finally caved in and bought it! Girl About Town is one of the must have staple lipsticks for MAC's huge collection! The lipstick isn't the cheapest though as they are £14 each.

I was so excited on getting this lipstick as I've heard so much about it from so many other bloggers, and when I was in MAC the other day, I just couldn't resist!

The lipstick is a bright fuchsia pink, with some blue undertones to it. I find this colour so easy to wear, even just on a day to day basis. The colour looks scary in the tube but it really isn't when you apply it. The colour lasts for hours! It has a creamy consistency when it's first applied, but then tried to a stain kind of form. It's an Amplified form lipstick to you need very little to give an amazing look!

DUPE!

When reorganising my makeup table the other day I found my much loved MUA lipstick in Shade 3. Opening it the colour looked pretty familiar, so I opened up MACs Girl About Town next to it and the colours looked similar but not identical.

I then swatched them both next to one another, and they are pretty similar! Close enough to be a dupe anyway! I'm really expressed at the pigmentation of the MUA lipsticks, they either get it so so right, or so very wrong! The MUA lipstick has an almost satin/amplified Finnish to it.

To conclude all of this, I don't regret getting Girl About Town at all as its such an amazing lipstick, however if your not able to pay the pricey £14 for this lipstick and still want a great colour,I highly recommend the steal MUA lipstick which is just £1!   

MUA Eye Pencils

I'm in LOVE!!!

For just £1 each these are amazing (and at the moment their 3 for 2 in superdrug!) 

The pigmentation is great, and they last pretty much the whole day...

I use the white on the inner corners of my eyes and on my bottom water line to brighten my eyes up, And the brown or black as a liner on the lash line.

 

There's a great choice of colours, and they are pretty soft, much like a kohl pencil however you do new to use them a bit first to soften them up. They also come with a free sharpener!

Mine stay put pretty much through a whole school day, so about 6 hours.

I'd highly recommend these pencils, there affordable, and don't leave your eyes looking 'cheap'. 

Colours Available Are:

(Intense Colour Collection) 

-Bright Orange (web exclusive)

-Forest Green

-Jet Black

-Lovely Lilac

-Rich Brown

-Royal Blue

-Snow White

-Turquoise 

(Intense Glitter Collection)

-Silver Sparkle (web exclusive)

-Gold Nugget (web exclusive)

-Starry Night

-Jade Jewel

-Malt Chocolate

-Blue Babe

Check them out at www.muastore.co.uk or www.superdrug.com

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Haul!

So yesterday I went out shopping, and as usual I ended up in Superdrug! I may as well live there!

So lets get straight into this little haul!

First thing I picked up was a Miss Sporty Hollywood Lipgloss in the colour - Malibu Street

This Lipgloss costs just £2.99

This is a beautiful pale pink lipgloss which is full of shimmer. The pinkyness of it doesn't really show up on the lips, as it looks like a clear shimmery lipgloss, however this is going to look beautiful over a Matte lipstick in the summer!

Secondly I got the Sleek lipgloss in the colour - 974 Blasè 

  

I'd describe this lipgloss to be a salmony Orange with a hint of a coral tone in it. Like the Mac Dazzle Glasses this lipgloss has a brush wand instead of a slanted doe-foot applicator. I prefer this way of applying lipgloss. This lipgloss has a medium pigmentation and I can't wait to wear it in summer! This costs £3.99!

The next item I got was the Miss Sporty Waterproof 24hr Wear Mascara in -Black

The size of the want on this mascara is HUGE and really reminds me of the Maybelline Mega Plush Volum' Express Mascara. I really like this mascara it doesn't clump up and it glides on smoothly.I don't   know how long it lasts through out the day as I haven't tried it all day yet, However I have high hopes for this bargain mascara at just £3.99.

This next Item is the MUA blusher in - Shade 1! (I wish they had names!)

Its a pretty corally pink colour with some salmon undertones to it. Ive never tried an MUA blush before so Im quite excited to try it out! The MUA range is SO cheap, yet I love many of their products like the Intense Kisses lipglosses and their amazing pound lipsticks.  The pigmentation is fair, it i think it will build well! This product was just £1!

And Finally... 

My last purchase was the MUA matte perfect foundation in - Fair

I thought id try out this foundation as because i'm very pale I find it very difficult to get a perfect matching foundation, and I''m fed up of spending a lot of money of foundation when its never a good match! This product was only £2 so even if its really bad, I haven't lost alot!

All of these products were bought at Superdrug, and can be found in the 3 for 2 Deal!