From make-up disaster to the best night ever...

Well, the wait was over last night. Finally went to see Adore again!

Unfortunately, the lead up to leaving was almost a total disaster. My original plan was to do a step by step on my eye make-up but the shit hit the fan and it didn't turn out as I'd hoped. Honestly, I wish I'd had time to remove it and start again but threw some glitter over the top of it and worked it as best as I could lol. Went for the Urban Decay Vice4 palette and Jeffree Star's I'm Royalty liquid lipstick. Thankfully in the photos we got, it actually looks pretty good. Clearly I'm photogenic but look atrocious in real life!!

After hunting around for ages for a parking space, we finally made it to the venue in time for the meet and greet. Cue anxiety appearance...

We got inside and were queueing on the stairs waiting for the M&G when I started getting a bit shaky and nauseous. Thankfully, it was nothing compared to the first time where I actually almost walked out because I was freaking out so badly (but being a stubborn cow, I hate running away when the going gets tough lol). We were moved into a booth inside the club and sat waiting "patiently" to be shown through. 15 or so minutes later we were moved to the queue on the dancefloor and she was within viewing distance. Cue further anxiety. Mixed with excitement, it made for a very nauseating wait lol!

Once we got right up to the stage and it was my turn to go up, I started shaking again and walked up to her pretty much vibrating with anxiety. I nearly peed my pants when she went "Oh my god, hello, it's you!" so she either remembers me from last time (aaaaaargh!) or thought I was someone else 😂😂😂 , I'm sticking with the first option!! So I got a cuddle and I apologised for the shaking and she was so sweet as always. Then I got her to autograph my tattoo so I could get it tattooed over. I actually got overly excited over a Sharpie pen. I went in with eyeliner and she asked if I wanted it done in permenant marker because she had a Sharpie & I was like "OH MY GOD YEAH, DO YOU HAVE ONE?" I'm such a weird one... But anyway, I can't get it done for a while so I've taken a picture of the positioning and autograph for when I get a chance to go back to the tattooist and I've just to get her arm tattoo added in and it'll be complete!! Ended up talking about my lipstick which amused me to no end because I actually was able to keep calm by this point! Got another cuddle, which I wished could never have ended 😂 Did photos and then we went to wait for the show to start. I think it's wonderful that even though she's such a star, she's so humble and sweet and you can see she really does make an effort to have time for her fans! We were due to get a signed copy of the album but the release date was moved so we all received a signed cover of the album and part of our ticket refunded so we're able to pre-order the album anyway so I'm so excited for that to come out. The songs we've heard so far from the album are amazing and I can see it ended up on repeat like it did with her first album (links for albums at the bottom, definitely a worthwhile investment!)

Photo from last night 05/03/16

The show started a while later and we had Davina De Campo up first who was just fabulous! They did a lipsynch battle between 4 of the audience which was quite entertaining and then we "patiently" waited on Adore to come back on. As per the last 2 times we saw her perform live, she was amazing. I've been sorely disappointed in the past hearing artists sing live but every single time Adore totally slays it!! It was just pure perfection. Between the stunning vocals, showering the crowd in water and crowd surfing, she definitely knows how to work one hell of a performance 😂! Got a few pics from the AXM Glasgow's Facebook page. 😂

It was a wonderful evening and we had a blast! Definitely going to keep watch for the next time she's back. Unfortunately the tickets for RPDR Battle of the Seasons (where she's due to appear again in Glasgow) in a few weeks are sold out so we're going to miss out there but holding onto hope that it won't be too long after that she's back!

Thought I'd just chuck in past photos of times we went to see her before just because, well, why not?

These were from the first time we saw her in August when she did an album tour. She was amazing. This was probably one of the times that my anxiety was at nuclear meltdown level but she made me feel really relaxed and it gave me a fuckton of confidence after that night to actually go ahead and do things that scared me because I did that one thing that really caused me so much fear and panic. It was a life changing experience as cheesy and ridiculous as it sounds!

This was from the second time when we went to see her in November. Was a much calmer experience, I have to say which was totally out of character for me. Again, an amazing show even with technical faults with the sound system in the club. I'm so glad she even came back after that to be honest!

All in all, it's always a fantastic experience and I hope that we have a repeat pretty soon <3

x M x

Amazon: Adore Delano - 'Til Death Do Us Party

Amazon: Adore Delano - Afterparty

New tattoo, drag queens & pain...

Good evening :) So today isn't a make-up related post but tattooing. This afternoon, I decided to get a new tattoo to cover up an old one & decided a tattoo post would be more fitting.

I have always admired tattoos but never really had the guts to go all out & go for it (unless you count foolish 16 year old impulsive tattoo, more about that later). Like with make-up, it's a wonderful form of self expression but more permanent. Something you can have on you and be proud of forever. It's not a decision to be made lightly, it's there for life (unless you're willing to fork out for removal and the associated pain). You really need to make sure it's exactly what you want and research different tattooists before going for it. Some tattooists may specialise in one thing but be less talented in others so look at as much of their work as you can, both fresh and healed. I was left in the position I was in today due to an impulsive tattoo decision when I was a teen and decided true love was forever & got a boyfriend's initial on my shoulder, not thinking of the fact that it was permenant and if we split (which we did not long after), I'd be left with it. Basically, make sure you know what you want and know you're going to have to live with it no matter what happens, do your research on different places and don't choose somewhere based solely on price (you might think more expensive means a better place but you can end up with a really shitty tattoo from an expensive artist or an amazing piece from a cheaper studio).

So, anyway,  it was mostly fear that put me off for so long. It was less the fear of pain and more the fear of people. My anxiety was the main factor in me not actually going for it. I went on about getting more for years but like I said, the confidence just wasn't there.

Last year I decided to bite the bullet because I wanted something dedicated to my two boys. We always read 'Guess How Much I Love You' growing up so I chose a quote & illustration. Deciding where to go was pretty easy, my friend recommended a tattooist who is a friend of his and upon looking at the studio's work, that sealed the deal.

So I turned up at Unit 19 (will put details at the bottom) absolutely terrified. Was in the door 5 minutes and the girls were so welcoming and friendly, it put me instantly at ease. The tattoo itself surprised me in that it was nowhere near as painful as I expected. Whether it be the pain tolerance or the fact the girls kept me distracted with conversation & laughter! I left 2.5 hours later with a beautiful memento permenantly attached to me & I loved it.

Then I went back a few months later for a mermaid tattoo. I love fantasy & fairytales so it seemed fitting. Previous to this I had met my favourite drag artist of all time, Adore Delano (drag alter ego of Danny Noriega & recording artist). A life changing experience in itself because it had a massive impact on my anxiety & confidence. So I wanted to incorporate that into my tattoo. So I went in with a copy of Gay Times which she graced the cover of and decided to get her made into a mermaid with the song lyrics "Everything we do is magic... We make other girls look tragic..." from the song 'Calling All Goddesses' Adore Delano - Calling All Goddesses Live at Glasgow O2 ABCI've still to get her tattoo and autograph added on but I'll get it done before the year is out. Again, I left with a tattoo that totally fit what I was looking for but was considerably more painful due to the flabbiness of my thighs lol. And yet again, it held certain meaning for me.

This afternoon, I went for a cover-up that I had been toying with for ages. I just couldn't decide what I wanted to do with it. I wanted to continue on the fairytale/fantasy theme so was on the hunt for something with fairies but everything seemed too delicate or just not "me". I stumbled across a picture from a colouring in page which just jumped out at me. A fairy, sitting in flowers, holding a mirror. Again, fairytale and fantasy was there and with my affinity for make-up, the vain fairy held a certain charm. I was sold. I went in with an open mind regarding colour. It was just an ex boyfriend's first initial I was covering up (you know the old 16/17 & believing your love is forever lol) so it wasn't particularly big but solid black so I needed help choosing colour which would cover it well. Donna (the tattooist and owner) was great in picking colours that fit my taste. Bright, beautiful and bold. I have to say, out of the tattoos I have, my shoulder was by far the most painful. It actually crossed my mind to finish up halfway through and come back to get it finished another time but being the stubborn cow that I am, I decided to stick it out. D was great, she could tell I was struggling and gave me a few breaks and letting the tattoo cool off before going back to it. She put up with flinching, tears & twitchy arms and if it drove her crazy, it didn't show lol!! Once more, I left with a piece that I find beautiful, really "me" & something to be proud to show off.

Before

After

If you live in the Glasgow area (and surrounding areas), I really would drop in to Unit 19. Donna is an experienced, talented tattooist with a real flair for dealing with customers. The studio is a very comfortable atmosphere & along with her husband & apprentice, they make you feel really at ease & have a laugh while you're in. Contact details are on their Facebook page (Unit 19 Tattoo Studio) along with photos of past work and booking page. 

I'm definitely not finished yet with tattoos, I have plans for many more in the future but after the pain of today, I think I might be leaving it a while lol!! Watch this space.

x M x

Make-up challenge day 1... bare faced and when we first started wearing make-up...

Good morning! :)

So I found two "30 Day Make-up Challenges" on Google the other day and thought it would be fun to take part.

Day 1 is "post a picture of yourself wearing no make-up" on one list and the question "When did you start wearing make-up?" on the other so here goes...

I started wearing make-up as a teenager when I started high school. I didn't have much confidence in myself and I found make-up gave me that confidence. I was probably about 13 and grew up watching my Mum do her make-up and waiting for the day when I could start wearing it regularly. I never had YouTube tutorials or anything like that back then so was basically going off whatever I had seen from my Mum and making the rest up as I went along.

Looking back on it,  I was a hot mess. Honestly. In most pictures I see of myself, my face is bright orange, I have tide marks where I haven't blended my (far too dark) foundation onto my neck properly and my eyebrows were just tragic. 

Moving on from then, when I started working in a shop, I stepped my game up. I finally matched my colour properly and didn't look as much of a riot leaving the house. I always loved bright colours and have never been one to regularly go for a natural look so it was always bright and bold. 

After having my two kids, make-up wasn't a daily thing. I was so busy dealing with babies and toddlers that I only really wore it if I was going out shopping. The rest of the time I was bare faced. Don't get me wrong, now as an adult, I have much more confidence in myself physically but I feel it's almost a kind of mask. I have anxiety and putting on that mask gives me that more of an "oomph" but it's more a case of actually enjoying putting the make-up on than anything else. I feel I can express myself with colour and style. Not only that, but with the anxiety, I feel like sitting down and methodically applying the make-up itself relaxes me. At the end of it, I can look at it and see that I've actually achieved something. Whether it be my less favourable natural look or something wild, wonderful and creative. 

Now I've realised that I want to do make-up for a living. I want to give that confidence to someone else, pass on the creativity, inspire others. We are all beautiful. No matter what we look like, there is beauty in all of us but sometimes it takes just that little bit of make-up here and there to give someone confidence, cover flaws that make us feel self-conscious, let us express ourselves and be creative, accentuate that beauty that is already there.

x M x

Big steps, Freedom London eyebrow pomade review and MUA Liquid Lipstick review...

Well hello, it's been a while...!

A little life update and review seems right about now seeing as how it's been a little too long since I posted last. From then until now I took a massive step in my life. I applied for college. It's pretty scary if I'm being totally honest. My anxiety has held me back for such a long time that now the kids are both going to be at school, I really need to push myself into it before I waste my whole life procrastinating and talking myself out of things that are going to make me happy.

The application was sent a few weeks ago so I probably still have a while to wait before they get to the interview process but I'm making an effort to try and stay positive. Looking at it from the perspective of "Hey, if I do this right now, in 3 years time I could be working as a qualified MUA." has kept me from running away. Keep your eye on the prize and all that jazz.

Onto the review. Took a little trip to Superdrug at the weekend to see what I could find and stumbled across Freedom London's eyebrow pomade (£5). My eyebrows are the bane of my existence, I've tried powders, gels and pencils but they never seem to look how I want them. Due to over plucking and waxing as a teen, my eyebrows don't really have much shape to them and they've become really difficult to grow in so finding the right product to suit me has been a bit of a challenge.

I looked into pomade a while back when I was contemplating buying the AHB Dipbrow pomade but I figured I didn't want to overspend when there was a chance that it might not work for me so coming across the cheaper version felt like fate. When researching the pomade before, it was recommended that you use a stiffer angled brush to apply it because of the texture but I decided to go for a softer one as I've had no success with a stiff one (oo-er lol) in the past. I picked up a cheap smokey eye Superdrug own-brand brush (£2.99) to try it out.

I have quite dark hair and usually go for a darker brow so I picked up the ebony shade. Use a tester in store if possible because when you open the pots, it looks deceptively lighter than it does when you actually dip your brush in. The pomade is nice and smooth and picks up onto the brush nicely, only use a dab at first. I lined underneath and above the brow and filled in the middle just with the angled end of the brush, I didn't need a spoolie or anything to even it out or brush over the brows but if you have quite unruly thick eyebrows, you might need to give them a brush through before and after applying. It's very pigmented so don't put too much on the brush when first applying because it'll look far darker than what you're trying to achieve. It was really easy to work with as it was so smooth and went on like a dream. I think I've finally found my perfect eyebrow product and I highly recommend it to anyone. The pots are 2.5g but for the amount you need to do both eyebrows, it's definitely going to last a long while. It comes in 11 shades (I think) so whether you're really light or really dark, you'll find something to suit your colour. And it's a definite bargain at £5.

While I was browsing, I picked up an MUA Luxe metallic liquid lipstick (£3 in Superdrug, £4 on MUA Store) in the shade Lustre. Recently, I've gone off a satin or glossy lip so it was the first time I hadn't picked up anything matte. But the shimmer was really eye catching so I thought it was worth a try. It comes with a doe foot applicator so easy to apply (for me anyway, I hate applying liquid lipstick with a brush). They're highly pigmented and very shimmery and you can build up the colour from sheer to more opaque. It smells lovely which was the first thing I noticed when I opened the tube, which I know isn't really that important but I've had some rather unpleasant smelling lipsticks in the past which I find a bit offputting. With regards to wear and tear, as it's non-matte and more of a gloss than a lipstick, it does come off a little while eating or drinking but it's not *that* bad. I timed the length of time between re-application (not including food or drink) and it lasted for a good 3 hours before I felt the need to apply it again and even at that it didn't fully come off. It's nice and smooth and doesn't dry your lips out at all and the colour didn't bleed out so I didn't feel the need to use a lipliner with it. Definitely worth the £3 and I'll be investing in some of the other shades. I'm not 100% sure how many shades there are in total but there are currently 9 live on the Superdrug site but only 4 on the MUA Store.

All in all, I'm going to give the Freedom eyebrow pomade a 5/5 and the MUA Luxe Metallic liquid lipsticks a 4/5, only missing out on the 5 because of the fact I felt it was more of a gloss than a liquid lipstick.

(Links for the eyebrow pomade, liquid lipstick and brush are right down the very bottom.)

Also, I just had to include this photo as my youngest decided he wanted to join in when I was getting ready and take a few photos <3

Hopefully, next time I can come back with some good news about college! <3

Much love!

- x M x

Products used:

Maybelline Dream Satin foundation (using up the last of it as I've stopped buying Maybelline sadly).
MUA Loose Powder in Translucent
NYX Powder Blush in Silky Rose
MUA Highlighter in Amber
Urban Decay eyeshadow primer
Urban Decay Vice 4 palette
Maybelline satin liquid liner (again using up the last of it)
Rimmel Supercurler mascara
Freedom London eyebrow pomade in Ebony
MUA Luxe Liquid Lipstick in Lustre

MUA Metallic Liquid Lipstick - Lustre
Freedom Pro Brow Pomade - Ebony
Superdrug Smokey Eye Brush

MUA Mini Haul/YouTube thoughts/ideas

I'll start with the YouTube thing. I was recently thinking about having my YouTube channel running along with the actual blog. The main reason being, it's easier to follow a tutorial if you're actually watching someone do it instead of reading off a page. So I was thinking maybe keep reviews and stuff on here and just have tutorials on YouTube. I might end up changing the format and just switching everything over to YouTube but I can only film if there's nobody else home or everyone is in bed so it's not always going to be convenient. Also, I'm not sure if there would be many viewers Any suggestions welcome.

So onto the make-up. I got an MUA delivery 3 weeks ago. I opened it after a rather traumatic hair experience so there was a lot of distraction that it totally slipped my mind to post on the day. Or that week to be honest. The hair trauma is ongoing, don't get me wrong, but I feel like I can go on lol. Live to see another day and all that jazz. Anyway, I wasn't looking for anything in particular so I just gathered a few bits and pieces together. I ended up with 3 lipsticks, 2 liquid eyeliners, 2 pencil eyeliners and a pressed powder highlighter. All for £10 from Superdrug. Gotta love MUA for value.

I have to say, for anyone who hasn't used MUA before, that in this case the cost doesn't reflect the quality of the product. I love MUA Cosmetics, mainly because it's not a case of low cost, poor quality cosmetics. The products are great quality as well as great value. So here it is:

Please excuse my horrendous photographs, I had limited places available at that given moment and was in a rush.

I got the liquid eyeliner in shades 2 and 3. The liners are really bright and colourful but my only issue is with just how wet they are. It might just be because of the sheer amount of eyeliner that I actually were but I could feel it running as I applied it. The brush is superfine as well which is great for getting up close to the lash line but not so good if you want to go for thick wings at the side. I find the brush is a bit too long and thin to be able to do my wing properly. It stays on all day but washes off really easily when it's time to come off.

Next up was the pencil eyeliners in 'Royal Blue' and 'Turquoise'. What I love about the MUA eyeliner pencils is that they're soft enough that they apply really easily across the lid but they're not that soft that they start to crumble as you use them. Now, I saw something that I've never seen before. I'm not sure if other brands do it but there's a SHARPENER IN THE LID ZOMFGICANTBELIEVEIT!!! Aherm... sorry about that but I totally freaked out when I noticed. Ages spent hunting for sharpeners and giving up because I couldn't find one. NEVER AGAIN!! Like the liquid liners, the colours are so bright and don't rub off too easily.

Now for the lipsticks. MUA lipsticks are £1. Yes, £1. And they're bloody fantastic. There's so many different shades. Matte and shimmery. I got  shades 1, 2 and 15. They're so creamy and shimmery and they look great on. The only thing I have an issue with, and I'm probably being hideously picky, is the packaging. The little coloured bits at the end showing the colour seem to always pop off. I know it's not a an actual issue with the product itself but just be wary that you might need to scramble around on the floor looking for one so be careful when using if you want your packaging in the one piece.

Now, the last, but by no means least is the Undress Your Skin Highlighting Powder in 'Opalescent Amber'. I have never used any sort of highlighter. Cream, powder or otherwise. I just didn't see the point. But I took a chance to test it out. It's only £3 and there's loads of it! Rookie mistake, the first time I tried using it, I put far too much on and ended up looking ridiculous. Being slightly more careful the second time around I just swept a small amount under my eyes, just across the top of my cheekbones. It's such a slight change but the highlight really sets my make up off. There's just enough shimmer there but not too much that I look like I'm at a 90s school disco (Yes it's a good look but there's a time and a place, know what I mean?). I wish you could see from the photograph just how lovely and shimmery it is. I'll get some photos of it on my actual face with some half decent lighting.

As usual MUA is a win. Yay! Links to all the products on Superdrug are below and also, the link to the MUA website.

MUA Liquid Eyeliner - 3/5 simply because of how runny it is (although that's personal preference) and the brush,

MUA Intense Colour Eyeliner Pencil - 5/5

MUA Lipstick - 4.5/5 - Losing a half point as I have to reapply quite often. Although this could be because I eat and talk so much!!

MUA Highlighter - 5/5

x M x

MUA Store - Make Up Academy

Superdrug - MUA Liquid Eyeliner

Superdrug - MUA Undressed Highlighting Powder

Superdrug - MUA £1 Lipsticks

Superdrug - MUA Intense Colour Eyeliner Pencils

Maybelline Superstay 24 Hour Lip Colour review

Wow, been a bit busy lately with the kids all on holiday from school that I almost forgot about the blog. Bought make-up to review and a mini-haul still to post. So I thought I'd start with the quickest first and it's a review of the Maybelline Superstay 24 Hour Dual Ended Lip Colour. Links to the Maybelline website and Superdrug will be down at the bottom of the page.

I'll start by saying that I hate longwear lipstick. It dries your lips out, most of the time I find it tastes funny and it never really lasts the length of time promised. But as Maybelline is one of my favourite brands, I thought the Superstay was worth trying. I got mine from Superdrug and it was £8.99. They have an offer on at the moment on Maybelline, buy one get one half price. I opted for the colourway Absolute Plum.

It's a double ended lip colour (well, you can tell that from the name lol) with the colour at one end (which has a stander gloss wand applicator) and the other is a glossy moisturising balm. Their site boasts that the 24 Superstay lasts UP TO 24 hours, doesn't crumble, fade, transfer, smudge and is is non-drying. It comes in 18 (lovely) colours so there's quite a bit of variety there. Although Maybelline is one of my favourite brands, seeing as I'm not keen on longwear, I was still a bit skeptical.

Set up is obvious, apply colour and allow it to dry a little and then apply the balm over the top of it. Pretty simple. I was expecting it to be pretty dry before applying the balm but was pleasantly surprised to find that it didn't. I only needed one coat of the colour and it dried within a few seconds and then applied the balm which was really moisturising and left a lovely sheen. Then came the waiting. Now, I applied it straight onto my natural lip, normally I would be putting over foundation and powder. I figured I can wash my face around my lips and go to bed with it on to test the full 24 hours.

After 2 hours, the colour had stayed put, there was absolutely no fading and my lips still felt quite soft.

After 6 hours, still no fading. I had already eaten lunch and dinner plus brushed my teeth again.

At the 12 hour mark, it STILL looked almost fresh. I had been snacking and had a few drinks at this point.

At 18 hours, you could see that it was starting to fade but not by much (the lighting didn't help at this point as it was dark so I wasn't in natural light anymore so it looked darker than it does in the photograph), colour was still there on my lips. So I went to bed at this point.

At the 24 hour mark, the lipcolour had pretty much gone *but* there *was* still colour around the outside of my lips so it would've been interesting to see just how it would've faded had I not brushed my teeth again and gone to bed.

Overall, considering there was still colour around the outsides of my lips the lipcolour DOES last 24 hours. Admittedly, there was a lot of fading post 18 hours but realistically, it's not really likely that you're going to be awake for 24 hours straight and expect your make-up to stay 100% the whole time. I applied the balm at the 2, 6 and 18 hour mark, more out of habit as I was checking my make-up in the mirror than because it was drying my lips out.

The next day, I put the colour on with full make-up and the colour held even better throughout the course of the day. I'm really impressed and will definitely be buying in more colours. It's a great lipcolour to use if you're going out to work our on a day or night out and you don't want to be reapplying your lipstick every 2-3 hours (even less depending on the brand) and don't want your lips to end up really dry.

Pros

Colour lasts all day.
Doesn't dry out.
Doesn't smear or transfer onto clothes or skin.
No bleeding so no need to use lipliner.

Cons

None

Overall, I'm giving the 24 Hour Superstay Lip Colour a 5/5

x M x

MUA mini-haul to follow at some point tomorrow. Also, I've been thinking of starting a vlog on YouTube alongside the blog but still working on it as the house is so busy all the time, I don't know if it's feasible.

Maybelline UK - Superstay 24 Hour Lipcolor

Superdrug - Maybelline Superstay 24 Hour Lipcolour

Mini MUA haul/product review

I've been wanting to get my mitts on one of the new MUA palettes. They're always a winner with me, great value, highly pigmented eyeshadows with a variety of shimmery and matte in each pallete. The palettes range from £4-£8 and I usually buy mine from Superdrug.

Normally I don't have a tendency to buy make-up online so w hen I saw the new 5th Birthday palette, I decided to make my way out to Superdrug. Unfortunately the store closest to me has been closed down so I was gutted to find out I couldn't get one. Luckily, yesterday I was out shopping with friends and happened upon a Superdrug store in Glasgow. Hot footed it to the MUA stand and was absolutely thrilled to see that if you spent £8 on MUA, you got the palette for free (!) and it just so happened that I had run out of primer that morning. So I found a way to make up the £8 (not that it took much persuasion to be fair).

I got this lot for £12. The palette was free since I spent over £8. The concealers were £2 each. Primer was £5. Lip colour was £3. I'll put the link for all the products at the bottom.

The eyeshadows are beautiful in the flesh. There are 6 shimmery colours and 6 matte. Even bought at full price they're fantastic value for money. They're highly pigmented and not chalky like cheaper eyeshadows can be.

The swatches here really don't do them justice. They're gorgeous.

The Undress Your Skin primer was pretty good to. It's not shimmery like the Rimmel Wow primer that I had before, it just glides on clear and does the job well.

I have a palette of concealers I got on eBay. The purple and green were almost done and I didn't want to buy another palette for just two colours so I was chuffed to find I could buy them individually from MUA. Again, they do the job. The purple is much better than the one from the palette. They're quite small though and I use quite a lot of the purple concealer every day but for £2, you can't really complain, can you?

The Power Pout lip colour is very similar to the Bourjois Colour Boost lip crayons that I got for £8 in Boots. They're just as bright and the same creamy texture. I'll definitely be buying more considering it's £5 cheaper than I was planning on paying in Boots for the Bourjois (although I swear by the Red Island Colour Boost so I can't go back on that one!).

So I tried out the full lot together this morning. I used the 'reveal' as a highlight on my brow bone and as a base over the NYX eyeshadow primer. I then used 'taffy' all over my lower lid and 'peach' in the crease. I finished with a little 'obsessed' just in the outer corners of my eyes. Then finished it off with Rimmel Scandaleyes eyeliner and some of the Power Pout lip crayon in Irreplacable.

All in all, it was a roaring success and I highly recommend pretty much anything from the MUA collection!

Primer - 5/5
Lip colour - 5/5
Eyeshadow palette - 5/5
Concealer - 4/5

You can find all the MUA products either on the MUA site or in Superdrug (where you'll get the free palette with an £8 purchase). Both links are below.

x M x

MUA Store

Superdrug - MUA - Make Up Academy