MUA Bargains

I know, I know, its been forever since I last blogged. I have been finding it hard settling into my first job as a Staff Nurse, especially so far away from home. My life seems to consist only of work and travelling back to Scotland. Doesn't leave much time for anything else. I have missed blogging loads though, but decided to take a break until things were a bit calmer. After yet another 8 hour train journey the other day I popped into Superdrug for some MUA treats.

There was a special offer on, if you spent £8 on MUA you got the immaculate collection palette for free. Not bad! I got a few products I have had my eye on for a while, seemed a good time to!

 First up I got a couple of the Alexandra Burke Lip Boom's. These are lipstick and lipgloss combined, which they say gives 4 looks in 1. You can have lipstick alone, lipstick with the lipgloss all over, lipgloss alone, or lipstick with just a highlight of lipgloss. At £3 each these are pretty good value.

 I got these in Bring It and Doin Good. They both have pretty shimmery lip glosses to go with them. Bring it is quite vibrant and a bit out of my comfort zone, but i'll give it a go!

I got another lip product, a lip balm in the shade Hot Lips. This is from the Love Hearts collection, which has a few more lip balms and some nail polishes in it. This lip balm has a lovely cocoa butter type fragrance and leaves a nice subtle tint to the lips. Another bargain at £2.

The free palette looks great. I love the MUA single eyeshadows, and have a few of the smaller palettes. This palette has a good selection of colours, with a mix of matte and shimmers. This would be ideal as a gift, or for taking away on holiday. My only concern is that the palette itself doesn't feel that strong and i'd be worried it broke in transit. The immaculate collection would normally cost £8, so really not bad for free. I think the offer is still on in Superdrug, and its definitely still available on the MUA website today.

I really like MUA, they have some great products for really affordable prices. There have been some pretty exciting updates on their facebook page lately, they have cream blushes, bronzers and nail constellations (like a certain famous fish egg type manicure!), all released towards the end of September.

Do you like MUA?
What is your favourite product?

Maybelline 24hr Color Tattoo

Every once in a while a product comes along which sends the blogging community into a frenzy! Everyone wants to get their hands on it, and the hunt begins! I am no exception, and was pulled in by all the posts about the new Maybelline 24hr Color Tattoo cream eyeshadows.  This particular hunt didn't take too long, and I found them in Superdrug. I got 3 colours, which were on 3 for 2.

From left to right they are On and on bronze, Turquoise Forever and Eternal Gold. The turquoise is a little adventurous for me, but I'll give it a go!

The shadows are well pigmented, and have just the right amount of shimmer. Now, the claim that they last for 24hrs is a bit odd, who would want to keep it own for that long? I have had issues with creasing and wearing off with cream shadows in the past, but am happy to report these lasted well on a night out. I applied it with my finger, but am not sure if it would work better with a brush. Something to try next time!

Have you caved in and bought the Color Tattoo's?

Models Own smokey eye kit

Models Own are probably most well known for their amazing nail polishes, but the make up range has been extending slowly but surely. I already have all of the blushers, I reviewed a couple here. I got this little kit a while ago in a 3 for 2 in Boots, always one for a bargain me!

The kit has 3 eyeshadows, 2 brushes, and a how to guide. The one I got is 'Sultry' but there is a range of colour choices.

The brushes I really like, you get an angled brush and a shading brush. I already have the full sized versions of these, and the mini versions have similar sized bristles, with itty bitty handles. Ideal for travelling, or to keep in your handbag.

The eye shadows themselves have good pigmentation, I love the shimmery gold. The darker colours are a little chalky.

I also love the addition of the how to card, as I am rubbish at applying eyeshadow. I have to say though, when I followed the instructions I just looked like a bad goth! Back to the drawing board.

Overall I am glad I got this kit, at £8 I think its good value especially as you get the 2 brushes. The kits are available from Boots, and from the Models Own website.

Have you tried any of the Models Own make up range?

17 Vintage Love collection

17 have done it again! A new limited edition collection with some great pieces. As ever, I got pulled in by their 3 for 2 offer, and ended up getting six items from the new collection.

I just love all the shades, and the packaging of the eye palette. There were a few more nail polishes in the collection, and I think a lip gloss too.

Blusher in first kiss, eye palette in metallic nude, blusher in first flush. Even the names of the blushers are great!  I love all of these products, they are the usual high quality and value found in 17 products (£3.49 for blusher, £5.49 for eye palette). The shades are perfect for spring make up looks.

L-R First Kiss, First Flush.
Not the best photo, but you can see that first flush is very pigmented, and gives a lovely rosy glow when applied lightly. First kiss is alot lighter, and so might need a heaver application on some skin tones.

I stupidly didn't note which colour is which in the palette, but there is a great range. The shadows are all very creamy, and have a great metallic shimmer. They didn't last amazingly well when I wore them, so I would recommend using a good primer.

L-R Sweet Kisses, Woo Me, Heart Beat.

Again, not the best photo, buy hey. Sweet kisses is more pink than the photo shows. I love pastel shades for my nails, and although I have quite a few bright ones for the summer, I love that these are more subdued. My nails are in a terrible state just now, and I feel that light nail polish doesn't draw as much attention to them! The nail polishes were £2.99 each.

Did you get anything from the vintage love collection?

Another Bargain Haul.

As you have probably realised by now, or if you are a new follower, will come to realise, I love a bargain. My pursuit of  bargains is usually counter productive, as I always fall for 3 for 2 offers and the like. My most recent bargains have come courtesy of that shop of wonders, Poundland! I must give a shout out to Nicola from Magic's In The Make Up for this, as she mentioned on twitter about the huge new Poundland that had opened in our city. I hot footed it down a few days later, and it is indeed massive. Once I had got past the wee old lady asking me about using black eyeliner on her eyebrows, I managed to find a few goodies.

We have a Revlon Nail Growth Treatment, which is supposed to help your nails grow and be strong, when applied every day. There is then the NYC concealer foundation stick. It states that you can use this as a concealer, or all over as a foundation. I think I will just be sticking to using it as a concealer. Once getting it home I realised it is going to be a pain to sharpen, as its huge, much thicker than the normal large pencils. Ah well. Lastly, I got a couple of Rimmel products, an eyeshadow and a blush.

The eyeshadow is in the shade Bronzed, and is funnily enough, a lovely metallic bronze! Ideal for a wee Christmas night out! The blush is pink rose. Its a subtle shade, with just enough shimmer.

Hope you liked my small lot of bargains, and I can assure you I have lots of more exciting posts coming up, as I had a mammoth photo session tonight!

Have you picked up any bargains lately?

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MUA Eyeshadows

I'm sure you have all heard of MUA, the range of make up sold in Superdrug. The best thing about the range? Everything costs a pound. Yes, £1.  I have tried out quite a few of their products, as they are a guilt free cheap purchase when I need a little pick me up! I thought I would show you the eyeshadows I have, as I think these are the best items in the range. (except maybe the glitter eye liners, but thats a whole other post!)

I took a photo of the backs too, not really sure why, but might as well use it!

You get 2g of product for your pound, which I think is a good deal. In fact, I don't think I have ever used up, or 'hit pan' on an eyeshadow in my life, so they could probably be tiny and i'd still be fine. That said, I have already bought a back up of one of these shadows, keep reading to find out which one. Also, as with all MUA products, there are no names, just numbers. The eyeshadows are numbered, and classified either Matte or Pearl. If you can read the numbers above, you will see I only have 1 matte shadow, as I think the pearl ones are much better.

The photos aren't amazing, I really couldn't get shots to do the colours justice. I have some closer up ones of the individual shades which show them a little better.

This is shade 16, a matte pink. This is probably my least favourite of the lot, as it doesn't really give much colour pay off. Could be useful as a base I guess.

 This is shade 11, a pearl brown. This has a nice shimmer to it, and is a good day time shade. I like browns for the winter!

 This is shade 1, another pearl. This is probably my second favourite colour. I am not very good at doing complicated eye looks, or even simple ones for that matter, so I tend to just wear a wash of one colour. This is ideal for a subtle daytime look, and can be used as a base if I am attempting something more exciting. Would also work well as a highlight I think.

 This is shade 9, pearl. I think this one is supposed to be a dupe of a MAC eyeshadow, but as a cheapskate, I know not of these things. Its a nice shimmery purple, which is very pigmented and bold, something i'd keep for a night out on the tiles!

 Shade 8, pearl, is a shimmery green. I don't think I've ever actually worn this, but I will get the courage one day!

Last, but by no means least, is shade 4, yes, you guessed it, another pearl. I LOVE LOVE LOVE this shadow! Its so wearable. Its a shimmery lilac, which has silvery undertones. I wear this during the day, at night, all the time! This is the one I already have a back up of.

I usually wear the shadows over ELF primer, and they last well, and usually still look ok by the end of the day. They have a lovely creamy texture, and great pigmentation.

Lets have a look at some not great swatches-

As you can see, or not see, the pink shade is not even visible. So, I wouldn't really recommend that one, but would heartily recommend the rest.

Have you tried anything from MUA?
Would you like to see the other products I have from the range?


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