Showing posts with label MUA. Show all posts
Showing posts with label MUA. Show all posts

Friday, 3 May 2013

MUA: Mini Haul

Hello my lovlies :)
Today I have for you a tiny MUA haul.
I mainly put in this purchase because I wanted to try out their new Power Pouts and Undress Me Too palette but then I couldn't have it on £9 because I dislike odd numbers so I decided to try the eyebrow pencil too.
I have been eyeing up this palette for a little while as it's been described as a dupe for the Naked 2 palette, and I haven't had the guts to splurge on that yet. I paid £3 for this however I think it's £4 in store.


I have been wanting to get my mitts of these for agggges as I don't want to splurge on the Clinique Chubby sticks that seem to be similar. I wanted to buy all of them but I limitted myself to two to see how I get on with them. These are £3 each.

I've been looking for a nice shade of blonde for my brows as a lot are too dark. I've had a few tries with this so I *should* have a review and swatch post for you soon. This is £1.


You can buy MUA on their website and in/online at Superdrug.
I ordered on the MUA website and I must admit, the delivery was pretty slow, and I mainly put the order in so I could get the Power Pouts before they were in the shop... I don't think it worked out that way though :/ never mind.

Until next time 
xoxox.

Wednesday, 21 November 2012

TAG - How much is your face worth?

Hey guys! 
I've seen this tag a lot on the tinternet, and so I thought I'd jump on the band wagon, all be it a bit late. 

^Here is what my everyday make up looks like^
It's in a bit of an odd order? Ah well :) 
I've add pictures individually if there is already some on my blog, and/or to their product page.




1) E.L.F Contouring Blush & Bronzing Powder £3.75:
I only use the blush of this, because I prefer a matte contour shade. I lightly sweep it on with a stippling brush, so I can easily build it up if need be.

2) Unbranded Concealer Palette from eBay £5.95:
I use the green shade on red areas of my face and the light yellow shade under my eyes, before applying foundation.

3) Sleek Face Contour Kit in Light £6.49:
I use the brown shade to contour my cheek bones with my stippling brush (which gives a good buildable amount of colour) and in my eye crease. I also occasionally use the highlight shade on my brow bone.

4) E.L.F Complexion Perfection Powder / Tone Correcting Powder £3.75 ish?:
I believe it's been renamed as Tone Correcting Powder? It looks like mine would now be associated as the 'light' shade and it looks like the price is a little different too to what I remember paying for it though, I guess I'll just have to go by their price! I use the yellow shade under my eyes and the green lightly on my chin, any concealer and a wee bit on my forehead.

5) FashionistA Brow Kit £7:
I use the light brown shade on the left with an ELF angled brush. On the odd occasion I'll use the dark brown on the right for the 'tails' of my brows if they are looking particularly sparse and the wax if they are a bit unruley.  



6) MUA Heaven and Earth Palette £4:
II tend to use the shade '6' (according to my blogpost here) all over the lid.

7) L'Oréal True Match Foundation in £10.29:
I only use a tiny bit of this mixed with my Revlon Colourstay to make it match better... I was previously using Bourjois Healthy Mix foundation but ran out :( 

8) Revlon Colourstay Foundation for Normal/Dry Skin in  £12.49:
I use this with the other foundation.

9) Collection 2000 Lasting Perfection Concealer in Fair £4.19:
I use this as both a base and for more coverage where needed.

10) Rimmel Fix & Perfect Foundation Primer £6.99:
Really in love with this, although I'm so tempted to try the Nivea Hydration Primer though! 

11) Carmex Strawberry Lip Balm Tube £2:
I picked this up in Primark on a whim and I don't think my lips would last without it.

12) NYC High Definition Volume Mascara £3.99:
I wasn't too impressed with this, but the formula got a lot better and less clumpy, however it's gone a bit clumpy again. Luckily I've nearly finished it so I can try a new one. 

13) L'Oreal Superliner £6.49:
I love this and have recently bought my second one, yaaaay.

14) Revlon Grow Luscious Lash Liner £6.29:
Not quite sure if it's made my eyelashes grow? But it's a nice pencil.

15) 17 Solo Eyeshadow in Ivory Coast £3.89:
I use this to set my concealer from the lid to the brow.  

Now, for the total!
£87.56
I am very pleased with that! I know I only really use 'drugstore' products, so it shouldn't be that bad anyway, I am very please :) Considering I've seen loads over the £100 mark! 

Hope you enjoyed this tag as much as I did. I tag you all to do it! (although you probably did it months ago!)

xoxoxo


Monday, 1 October 2012

Autumn EOTD using MUA Heaven & Earth Palette

Hi guys, here is another EOTD. I'm sorry I've not done a proper post for a bit, I'm just not feeling it at the minute! I don't want to write a post and it be totally awful because it's strained. I started this blog for fun, so I want the contents to be fun too! So meanwhile you'll just have to put up with EOTD :P 

For this look I used purely MUA Heaven & Earth palette, even for my brows, aha. I love Autumn, mainly for Halloween but it also means winter is next which means my birthday! Eeeeeeeee.

I'm feeling really inspired for Halloween this year so if you have any tutorials or anything in mind let me know :) 
Until next time! 
xoxo.

Sunday, 16 September 2012

Everyday EOTD Using MUA Heaven & Earth Palette


Hello my lovlies! Today I have for you an EOTD.
I tend to wear this everyday, even for work. I used to wear my winged eyeliner everyday, but this is much quicker and softer. Also, if I'm going out in the evening, I can quickly add some darker colours in the outer corner and I'm away! 
I usually use the sponge applicator that comes with the palette when using the Heaven & Earth palette, because I have found it gives a better finish, and it's relatively easy to blend colours into each other with it too. 
If you would like a tutorial or anything let me know! 
(Link to MUA Heaven & Earth Palette review & swatches post here, and my First Impressions post here)
xoxo.



Monday, 26 March 2012

MUA Immaculate Palette: Swatches & Review

Hiya, I know I'm a bit late posting this, as the palette has been out since October '11, but it's worth a review none the less, as some people are a bit wary of buying cheaper brands.  

Here is a photo of the back of the palette, it has a great little 'Mini Master Class' for a Green Smoulder look. I thought this was a great little add on.
All the colours have been named by numbers, which is unlike the smaller palettes they do.

Here are the the pans with the shade numbers that I think you can just about make out. I couldn't take a good enough picture so had to do a bit of a bodge job on photoshop, that's why the pans are different sizes, woops!
Row one: Shades 1 - 8.
All colours were highly pigmented except for the matte black (shade 4) which as you can see isn't as pigmented and would need some building up to achieve a dark black.

Row 2: Shades 9 - 16.
 All colours had great pigmentation except shade 9, I found this colour a little weak, however with a primer it might improve. It's also quite close to my skin tone which doesn't help.

Row 3: Shades 17 - 24.
 Again, all shades had great pigmentation, except for shade 23, which I really had to try hard with to get some colour out of it. The white, shade 20, also wasn't great and you can't really notice it on my skin tone.

Pros
1)Most colours have good, if not great colour pay off and pigmentation
2)Packaging feels quite sturdy and not so cheap looking
3)There's a mix between matte & shimmer shades, which is great for day or night looks, and a good variety of colour.
4)Price is excellent for the quality of the palette.

Cons
Matte shades are definitely not as pigmented as the shimmery shades.
Staying power isn't fab, some sort of primer or base is needed.

So overall, this is a great palette, for the price it's worth having. There are so many beautiful shades, with numerous colour combinations you can't go wrong! 

RRP: £8 found at superdrug and MUA online.

xoxo.

 

Tuesday, 7 February 2012

30 Day Make Up Challenge: Day 23

Hello! Here is the 23rd entry


Products used:
E.L.F Complete Coverage Concealer
17's Single Eyeshadow in Ivory Coast
MUA Heaven & Earth Palette in numbers 4, 6, 8, & 12 (click here for the eyeshadows with the numbers)
Barry M Intense Black Eyeliner
Bourjois Coup de Théâtre 2 in 1 False Lash Effect Mascara in Noir Exceptionnel (51)
Eyelure Shape & Shade use Brow Pencil & Tamer in Medium
E.L.F Wet Gloss & Brow Gel


How I did it:
1) I used the 2nd shade from the left of the E.L.F Concealer and used it on my under eye, and lid up to the brow.
2) I then set the concealer on the lid up to the brow with Ivory Coast.
3) I used 12 to do a winged liner. I then used 4 in the crease (blending upwards), below the lashline, and over the top of the winged liner. I then used 8 to go over the liner and to darken the outer corner. I applied 6 in the middle on the crease avoiding the liner, and abve the crease to blend out any harsh lines.
4) Next, I used the concealer from earlier on a angled brush underneath the wing blending down  , and outwards avoiding the winged liner. Then using the remainder of the product of the crease colours I made another wing underneath the concealer.
5)I tightlined with the Barry M liner, then I lightly swept it onto the top liner and both the wings to define them.
6) I used a couple of coats of the Bourjois mascara, filled in my brows with the Eyelure Pencil and set them in place with the E.L.F Brow Gel.


Hope you enjoyed this double winged look! Until next time :)
love love xoxo.



Saturday, 4 February 2012

30 Day Make Up Challenge: Day 20

Hello my lovlies! Time for the 20th entry :) 


I don't really know whats going on with this picture that's making my skin look grey! :(

Products used:
E.L.F Complete Coverage Concealer
Sleek Au Naturel Palette's Nougat, Cappuccino, Bark & Noir.
Barry M Intense Black Eyeliner
MUA Extreme Felt Liner
Bourjois Coup de Théâtre 2 in 1 False Lash Effect Mascara in Noir Exceptionnel (51)
Eyelure Shape & Shade use Brow Pencil & Tamer in Medium
E.L.F Wet Gloss & Brow Gel
(as I doubt many people have the Studio London eyeshadows I'll just use the colour)


How I did it:
1) I used the 2nd shade from the left of the E.L.F Concealer and used it on my under eye, and lid up to the brow.
2) I then set the concealer on the lid up to the brow with Nougat.
3) I used Cappuccino on the lid up to the crease, I then used the Bark in the crease blending slightly upwards and into the outer corner. I then used a bit of Noir to deepen the colour (the flash made it look lighter) I then used Cappuccino above the crease colour to blend. I then applied the remaining of the crease colour on the brush underneath the waterline.
4) I tightlined & lined the waterline with the Barry M liner & did the winged liner with the MUA Felt Liner
5) I used a couple of coats of the Bourjois mascara, filled in my brows with the Eyelure Pencil and set them in place with the E.L.F Brow Gel.


Hope you enjoyed this look!
Love love xoxo.

Wednesday, 1 February 2012

30 Day Make Up Challenge: Day 17

Hello my lovlies! So sorry about the little break, my eyes got so sore! I am back now and will try and do a couple a day on some days to make up for lost time.

Time for my 17th entry;


Products used:
E.L.F Complete Coverage Concealer
17's single eyeshadow in Ivory Coast
Sleek Au Naturel Palette in Nougat, Taupe, Conker, Regal, & Noir
Barry M Intense Black Eyeliner
Sleek Kohl Eye Pencil in White
MUA Extreme Felt Liner
Bourjois Coup de Théâtre 2 in 1 False Lash Effect Mascara in Noir Exceptionnel (51)
Eyelure Shape & Shade use Brow Pencil & Tamer in Medium
E.L.F Wet Gloss & Brow Gel

How I did it:
1) I used the 2nd shade from the left of the E.L.F Concealer and used it on my under eye, and lid up to the brow.
2) I then set the concealer on the lid up to the brow with Ivory Coast.
3) Next, I used Taupe lightly on the lid, Regal in the crease blended up, using a tiny bit of Conker to darken it, and Noir under the waterline.I then used Nougat and Taupe to blend the crease colour.
4) I tightlined, and lined my waterline with the Barry M liner, as well as creating a winged cat eye.
5) I then went over this winged liner with the MUA Felt Liner.
6) I used a couple of coats of the Bourjois mascara, filled in my brows with the Eyelure Pencil and set them in place with the E.L.F Brow Gel.

Hope you enjoyed this look.
Until next time!
Love love xoxo.

Friday, 20 January 2012

30 Day Make Up Challenge: Day 16

Hello my lovlies, here is my 16th entry! 


Products used:
E.L.F Complete Coverage Concealer
17's single eyeshadow in Ivory Coast
Barry M Intense Black Eyeliner
Sleek Kohl Eye Pencil in White
MUA Starry Night Palette: Numbers3, 6 & 9 (click here for the pictures to go with numbers) 
Rimmel Day 2 Night Glam Eyes Mascara
Eyelure Shape & Shade use Brow Pencil & Tamer in Medium
E.L.F Wet Gloss & Brow Gel


How I did it:
1) I used the 2nd shade from the left of the E.L.F Concealer and used it on my under eye, and lid up to the brow.
2) I then set the concealer on the lid up to the brow with Ivory Coast.
3) Next, I used the Sleek White Eyeliner all over the lid and under the brow, and blended it in.
4) I tightlined, and lined my waterline with the Barry M liner, and used it on the outer third of my eyelid to liner the lashes and coloured in where I wanted the darkest shadow to be on the outer crease.
5)I then used 6 from the MUA palette all over the lid, 9 on the outter crease and lashline, and patted on 3 on my inner corner. I then used the remainder of 9 on the brush to smudge under the lower lashes.
6) I used a couple of coats of the Rimmel mascara, filled in my brows with the Eyelure Pencil and set them in place with the E.L.F Brow Gel.




I hope you liked my take on the classic smokey eye! 
Until next time,
love love
xoxo.

Thursday, 19 January 2012

30 Day Make Up Challenge: Day 15

Hello my lovlies! Time fo the 15th entry.





Products used:
E.L.F Complete Coverage Concealer
17's single eyeshadow in Ivory Coast
Barry M Intense Black Eyeliner
MUA Extreme Felt Liner
Barry M Glitter Dust no. 22
 Bourjois Coup de Théâtre 2 in 1 False Lash Effect Mascara in Noir Exceptionnel (51)
Eyelure Shape & Shade use Brow Pencil & Tamer in Medium
E.L.F Wet Gloss & Brow Gel


How I did it:
1) I used the 2nd shade from the left of the E.L.F Concealer and used it on my under eye, and lid up to the socket.
2) I then set the concealer on the lid up to the socket with Ivory Coast.
3) I used The MUA felt liner to create a wing, then patted on the Barry M Glitter dust.
4) I tightlined, and lined my waterline with the Barry M black liner. I then smudged some under the waterline, and patted on some more of the Glitter Dust. I then used the smudger brush I used for the black liner and smudged the remaining product in my crease.
5) I used a couple of coats of the Bourjois mascara, filled in my brows with the Eyelure Pencil and set them in place with the E.L.F Brow Gel.




I hope you liked the look, I wanted to do the classic wing liner with a bit of a twist, unfortunately, the camera didn't really pick up the glitter :( 


Until next time,
love love
xoxo.

Monday, 16 January 2012

30 Day Make Up Challenge: Day 12

Hello my lovlies :) here's my 12th entry! It's kind of a peacock inspired look.

Products used:
E.L.F Complete Coverage Concealer
17's single eyeshadow in Ivory Coast
E.L.F Beauty Clutch colours 14, 17, 19, 20, & 30 (find the numbered colours here)
MUA Heaven & Earth Palette, numbers 9 & 11, (find the numbered colours here)
Barry M Intense Black Eyeliner
Collection 2000 24 Hr Extreme Felt Liner
 Bourjois Coup de Théâtre 2 in 1 False Lash Effect Mascara in Noir Exceptionnel (51)
Eyelure Shape & Shade use Brow Pencil & Tamer in Medium
E.L.F Wet Gloss & Brow Gel


How I did it: 
1) I used the second shade on the left of the E.L.F concealer, all over the lid up to the brow bone, and on my under eye. I then set the concealer on my lid upwards with Ivory Coast.
2) I then patted on number 17 all over the lid, then blended into the crease.
3) I then used 14 on the inner corner.
4) 20 was then used in the crease and blended out, then with the remaining colour on the brush, I lightly swept it under the water line.
5) A bit of 30 was then used to deepen the crease colour slightly.
6) A mix of H & E's 9 & 11 was used on the inner corner, leaving some of the green showing.
7)I then used the Collection 2000 eyeliner to make a winged line on the top lid.
8) The Barry M liner was used to tightline, & line the waterline.
9) I then used a couple of coats of the Bourjois mascara, filled in my brows with the Eyelure Brow Pencil & set them in place witht he E.L.F Brow Gel.


Hope you enjoyed this look! Sorry the black on the inner corner is a bit dodgey, my eye kept watering! Until next time.
love love
xoxo.

Sunday, 15 January 2012

30 Day Make Up Challenge: Day 11

Hello my lovlies! Time for my eleventh entry! 

Products Used:
E.L.F Complete Coverage Concealer
17's single eyeshadow in Ivory Coast
E.L.F Beauty Clutch colours 29 & 30 (find the numbered colours here)
Sleek's Au Naturel Palette in Noir
MUA Heaven & Earth Palette, number one, (find the numbered colours here)
Barry M Intense Black Eyeliner
 Bourjois Coup de Théâtre 2 in 1 False Lash Effect Mascara in Noir Exceptionnel (51)
Eyelure Shape & Shade use Brow Pencil & Tamer in Medium
E.L.F Wet Gloss & Brow Gel


How I did it:
1) I used the second shade from the left, of the E.L.F Concealer on my under eye area, and from lid to brow bone. 
2) I then set the concealer on the eye area with the Ivory Coast shade.
3) I then used 29 from the crease upwards, blending loads, making sure not to get any of the product on the lid.
4) 30 was then used from the crease upwards, but not as high as 29, then used on the outter corner of the lid.
5) The Barry M liner was then used to line the top lashes, tight line, line the water line and then used underneath the lower lashes.
6) I used heaven & earths number 1 on the inner corner.
7) I then applied a couple of coats of the bourjois mascara, filled in my brows and set in place with the E.L.F brow gel.

Thursday, 12 January 2012

30 Day Make Up Challenge: Day 8

Hello my lovlies :) time for my 8th entry of my make up challenge!


This look is a bit of a darker, more shimmery version of my day five entry (click here)

Products used: 

E.L.F Complete Coverage Concealer
17 Single Eyeshadow in Ivory Coast
MUA Heaven & Earth Palette in numbers 8, 10, & 12 (click here for the eyeshadows with the numbers)
Barry M Intense Black Eyeliner
 Bourjois Coup de Théâtre 2 in 1 False Lash Effect Mascara in Noir Exceptionnel (51)
Eyelure Shape & Shade use Brow Pencil & Tamer in Medium
E.L.F Wet Gloss & Brow Gel


How I did it:
1) I used the second shade along from the left of the E.L.F concealer from the lid to the brow bone and the under eye area. I then set the upper eye area with the Ivory Coast eyeshadow.
2) I used number 8 from the MUA palette all over the lid, and blending slightly into the crease.
8) I then used number 12 in the crease blending lots!
9) Next, I used a very little of number 8 in the crease ever so slightly, just to deepen the colour.
10) I lined the waterline, tightlined, lined the upper lash line and under the waterline with the Barry M liner, I then smudged the top liner and liner under the water line, to make it look it look kind of messy.
11) I then used quite a few coats of the Bourjois mascara.
12) I filled in my brows the the Eyelure Brow pencil and set them in place with the E.L.F Brow Gel.




Hope you enjoyed this look! Until next time.
Love love 
xoxo.

Wednesday, 11 January 2012

30 Day Make Up Challenge: Day 7

Hello my lovlies :) here is my day 7 entry: 

Now, once again the flash has drained out the darkness of this look ( silly winter lighting!) This is a really beautiful classic look.



Products used:
E.L.F Complete Coverage Concealer
17 Single Eyeshadow in Ivory Coast
MUA Heaven & Earth Palette in numbers 1 & 10 (click here for the eyeshadows with the numbers)
Sleek Au Naturel Palette in Noir
Barry M Intense Black Eyeliner
 Bourjois Coup de Théâtre 2 in 1 False Lash Effect Mascara in Noir Exceptionnel (51)
Eyelure Shape & Shade use Brow Pencil & Tamer in Medium
E.L.F Wet Gloss & Brow Gel


How I did it: 
1) I used the second from the left shade of concealer as a base on the lid up to the brow bone and to cover my under eye area.
2) I used the Ivory Coast shade to set the concealer from the lid up to the brow.
3) I used the Barry M liner to line the lash line, then smudged it so darkest onto the lid and lighter above the crease, I repeated this step until it was as dark as I wanted it. I applied more to line the upper lash line.
4) I used number 10 from the MUA palette into the crease and a bit higher, blending out the darkness.
5) I then patted on Noir from the Sleek Palette making it darker on the lashes, and lightening as it gets to the crease.
6) Using the Barry M liner I tight lined, waterline and underneath the waterline, I then smudged underneath the waterline.
7) I then patted on number 1 on the brow bone and inner corner.
8) Next, I coated the lashes with a couple of layers of the Bourjois mascara.
9) Finally, I filled in my brows witht he Eyelure Brow Pencil and set them in place with the E.L.F Brow Gel.

Thursday, 5 January 2012

30 Day Make Up Challenge: Day 1

I was looking through some beauty blogs today, and I came across this blog, (click here) so I decided to jump on the bandwagon ;)
Here is my day 1 entry;
It's a purpley smokey eye, would look lovely in the evening :) 
Products used:
E.L.F Complete Coverage Concealer
Sleek Au Naturel Palette in  Nougat
MUA Starry Night Palette: Numbers 5, 9, 11, 12. (click here for the pictures to go with numbers)
Sleek Kohl Eye Pencil in White (131)
Collection 2000 Extreme 24 hour Felt Tip Liner
Barry M Intense Black Eyeliner Pen
 Bourjois Coup de Théâtre 2 in 1 False Lash Effect Mascara in Noir Exceptionnel (51)
Eyelure Shape & Shade Brow Pencil & Tamer in Medium
E.L.F Wet Gloss & Brow Gel

How I did it:
1)I covered from lid to brow and undereye in the second shade from the left of the E.L.F Complete Coverage Concealer
2)Covered from lid to eye in Nougat from the Sleek 'Au Naturel' palette and concentrated a bit more on the brow bone for highlight.
3) Used No. 5 (click here for the review so you can see what colours I am referring to) on the inner corner.
4) Used No. 12 all over the lid, blending a little into the No. 5 & underneath the lower lash line.
5) Used No.11 in the crease, not really blending into No.12 so it's more of a cut crease.
6) No. 9 blended into the outer portion of the cut crease.
7) Used Collection 2000 Extreme 24 hour Felt Tip Liner to line upper lash line with a wing
8) Lined the water line with Sleek Kohl Eye Pencil in White.
9) Tight lined upper lash line with Barry M Intense Black Eyeliner Pen
10) Used Coup de Théâtre 2 in 1 False Lash Effect Mascara in Noir Exceptionnel on upper lashes x 2 coats and once on bottom lashes.
11) Filled in lashes, & combed with Eyelure Shape & Shade then used E.L.F Wet Gloss & Brow Gel.
Then all done! Hope you enjoyed this look, until next time! 
Love love
xoxo.


Tuesday, 3 January 2012

MUA Starry Night Palette: Review & Swatches

Hello my lovlies! Another review and swatch post of a MUA eyeshadow palette that I got for crimbo! This time it's the 'Starry Nights' palette, here are some pictures :) 
 The packaging is nice, not sure it would be as sturdy as the sleep palette for instance, but it's nice to see the pans through the little window.
All the colours are shimmery, some more than others, all perfect for evening looks. The palettes don't have names so I've had to number them; 
Lets start with the first half;
1) A pretty lilac, would look beautiful in a purple smokey eye in the inner portion of the eye.
2) A sort of baby pink, again, don't know when I'd use this tbh, but I'll give it a go! 
3) A stealy charcoal grey, really beautiful shade
4) Sort of a navy grey, great shade, I'm a sucker for blue shadows just not confident wearing them! (This picture doens't really pick up the blue tones of this shade which is unfortunate!)
5) White, just like no.1 from the MUA Heaven & Earth palette (you can see my review here
6) Steal grey, really pretty shade, would go well blended out into no. 3

Now for the other half;



 7) Another steal grey but with blue undertones, would look nice on the inner portion of the eye with blue smokey eye.
8) Navy blue, slightly more grey tones that no. 10.
9) Beautiful black, deeply pigmented which is really great, sometimes it can be hard to find a good black, can't wait to experiment with this and see how well it blends out.
10) Beautiful deep blue shade, really nice, so excited to try it out.
11) A dark blue, but with slight purpley undertones, think some people call it 'blurple'? ahah, really nice shade.
12) A darker shade of no. 1, beautful also! 

All in all, this is a beautiful palette with pretty, pigmentated shades. Great palette for taking to like a work when you've got a work do straight after and you don't want to take lots of single eyeshadows. Really great selection of colours for the price too! 
RRP: £4
You can find it most local Superdrugs, online at Superdrug here and on the MUA website here.

Thanks for reading! Until next time.
love love,
xoxo 



Monday, 2 January 2012

MUA Heaven & Earth Palette: Review & Swatches

Hello my lovelies, hope you all had a wonderful new year! 
One of my new years resolution is to make sure I try and blog regularly, so lets hope I can keep to this one! 
You can click here to read my first look at this palette, now to get onto the review and swatches .

All of the shadows are shimmer based, and as far as I can tell, the eyeshadows don't have actual names, so I've had to number them:


Lets look at the first half first;
1) A beautiful white shade, perfect for highlighting pale skin tones. I tend to use this lightly from the lid to the eyebrow, then go over again a bit more on the lid and brow bone as a base & highlight.
2) A bronzey brown colour, looks lighter in the pan though, it's great used lightly in the crease, very blendable and you can build the colour up nicely, although it's got great pigmentation, then again they all have! 
3) A gold, yellow based brown, looks green in the pan but it's definitely more yellow. A beautiful shade, but it doesn't really suit me, I'm afraid! 
4) A beautiful chocolatey brown, not as shimmery as the others, which is good in my opinion, great for a brown smokey eye.
5) A cappuccino brown, again not a lot of shimmer which I like, good for a natural eye look, in the crease.
6) Cream based highlight shade, I like to use this on my lids with no. 5 in the crease, really beautiful.

Now for the second half; 
7) A pink based cream, looks more pink based on the skin. Really beautiful colour and great as a highlight.
8) Another chocolatey brown, but darker than no. 4 in the other half. Again great for a brown smokey eye.
9) Orangey copper colour, again I haven't tried this out on my eyes because it doesn't look very nice on me, in my opinion.
10) A mauvey shade, really love this! I often wear it in the crease with no. 6 from the other palette on the lid too.
11) a more yellow based chocolate brown that no. 8 but a gorgeous colour none the less!
12) A darker mauvey colour than no. 10, and is one of my favourite shades of this palette, I don't know if it's possible to be in love with a colour, but I think I am! 


All in all,  it's a really great palette for the money, I've seen a lot of reviews that compare this as a cheaper version of the Urban Decay palette, however I've never used it so I can't say myself. This palette has suprisingly good pay off and pigmentation for the price, great for people who love neutral shadows, or for someone who wants to try them out but doesn't want to spend extortionate amounts on money. 

RRP: £4
Can be found here on the superdrug website or here on the MUA website

Thanks for reading, my next post will be on the MUA Starry Night palette, until next time,
love love
xoxo.