Beauty Brand Focus: MUA

Hi guys! 

   So today I'm starting a new blog series called Beauty Brand Focus, I'm also going to be doing these for Clothes brands so stay tuned for them. These posts will be going quite in depth into products from a selected brand and I will be giving my opinions of them, let me know if you like this idea and hope you enjoy reading.

This Beauty Brand Focus as the title suggests is on MUA (MakeUp Academy) I have quite a few products from this brand and they are all very affordable so I thought this brand would be a good one to go through. These products are all sold in Superdrug or on the MUA online store which ships internationally.

http://www.muastore.co.uk/

http://www.superdrug.com/brandshop/mua#.U_5XCMVdU1I

Eyes

Eyeshadow Palettes-

These are one of the main things MUA are known for, the eyeshadows are all very pigmented and good quality and are even classed as dupes for the UD Naked Palettes. I have the Heaven & Earth Palette £4 and the Immaculate Collection palette £8. I love these palettes so much and would definitely recommend, they are a complete steal for the price and the colours are amazing. The colours in the H&E palette really suit my eye colour (blue) and are some of the nicest eye shades I've come across.

 

Eyeliner-

I have the MUA extreme felt eyeliner pen and this is good but I find it quite difficult to apply which isn't great so I don't use this very often.

Face -

I currently only own one 'face product' from MUA but have tried others in the past. I have the 'Undress Your Skin Shimmer Highlighter' and I really do like this product, it adds such a nice glow to my skin and for the price(£3) you can't go wrong.

In the past I have tried The mosaic blush in English Rose and I really love that product, the pressed powder which was nothing special but for £1 it is worth it, and the matte perfect foundation. I bought this due to the fact I have oily skin and although it was an alright foundation I wouldn't agree with the fact it's shine controlling and also it didn't last throughout the day.

Nails- 

 

I currently own 4 of the MUA nail polishes - deepest purple,bold blue, pistachio ice cream and one from the love hearts collection in UR FAB (which I don't think they sell anymore.) I definitely prefer the new packaging as they look like the essie bottles. The dark shades are very opaque and you can get away with only one coat,butwith the lighter shades they obviously are not as opaque so you'd definitely need more than one coat. The colour range is also amazing as there's 30 different shades to choose from and at £1 each you can't go wrong.

and last but definitely not least... Lips -

These,along with the eye palettes are what MUA is most known and popular for as they have the amazing £1 lipsticks.

I have 3 of these lipsticks - Shade 2,3 and 13 and for what they're priced at they are incredibly pigmented, and even though they aren't that moisturising I can't complain. I love   shade 2 and it's one of my favourite autumn/winter lipsticks. 

I also have 3 of the lipsticks from the One Direction range - Rock Me, Be Mine and I Want, these are £3 instead of £1 due to the fact they're marketed as 1d products but they are still completely worth the money. I Want is probably my favourite as it's an orange toned red so I find it more wearable than most other reds I've got and it's a beautiful colour.

 with flash

without flash

                                                  Swatches (from top to bottom) - I want,

                                                  Rock Me, Be Mine, Shade 3, Shade 2, Shade 13.

So that was my first ever Beauty Brand Focus, I hope you enjoyed reading and have found out about some new products, if you would like another of these on a specific brand then please leave it in the comments and I will be sure to do one and also let me know if you liked this! thank you

Disclaimer- I have not been sponsored by MUA to write this post i am just writing this purely to show my opinion on their brand and products.

Liebster Award

Hi guys! So I recently got nominated to do this award by Molly, so thanks to her for nominating me, you can go to her blog by clicking her name, I was so excited when I found out I had been nominated as haven't had this blog for very long.

The rules for the Liebster Award are:

- You must link the blog who nominated you

- Nominate 11 blogs who have less than 200 followers

- Answer the 11 questions you were given

- Tell the people you have nominated you have done so

- You're not allowed to nominate the person who nominated you

- Create 11 questions to ask the people who you have nominated

- You must be following the blog who nominated you

The questions Molly asked me were:

What was your favourite product of 2013?

Probably would have to be the they're real mascara or mac lipsticks in general

How is your bedroom decorated?

Well I've only been living in my current house for one and a half years so I haven't had a chance to decorate it properly but there's a blue and white theme to it.

Would you prefer to visit the past or the future? When and why?

The future because we know some of what happened in the past but we never know what the future holds, would love to visit the year 3000 just to see how it compares to the song!

What 5 things would you take on a 6 month cruise?

Although I hate boats if I went on a cruise the 5 things I would take are :

my laptop (assuming their was wi-fi)

my phone

my kindle (unlimited books!)

makeup

a friend! I hope that counts

What is your favourite book?

Would have to be 'the perks of being a wallflower' or 'catching fire' but I'm currently reading 'go ask alice' and listening to 'the fault in our stars' on audible since every youtuber advertises it.

What was your favourite children's show?

I had loads! Tweenies, Barney, The fimbles, clifford the big red dog, story makers, basically all the old cbeebies shows

What is your favourite make up brand?

Highend: mac or benefit

Drugstore: Revlon or maybelline

What is the most important thing, ever, to you?

I can't think but one thing that's very important to me is trust,it's so easier to break and very hard to gain or gain back

Do you remember much from your childhood? What's your favourite memory?

Every family holiday for I think 3 years when I was younger we used to go to Butlins in minehead with family friends for a week then afterwards our family would drive up to devon to see our cousins,I loved it and still remember parts of it.

How long have you had your blog?

Well I made this blog about 6 months ago but never posted on it until christmas eve 

What made you start your blog?

I've wanted to make a youtube for nearly 3 years but I do not have the confident yet at all, but I love talking about beauty and fashion and I loved the idea of a blog!

What are your ambitions?

I want to do something to do with fashion or beauty, and I really want to make a youtube channel in the future! Just be successful in whatever I do really and do everything on my bucket list


The people I'm nominating are:

Daniella
Lottie
Sophie
Lucy
Aimee
Sophs
Catherine
Kayleigh
Jennifer
Zoe
Charlie

      The questions I'm asking them are:

Top things on your bucket list?

Favourite blogs?

Who inspired you to start blogging?

Favourite high end beauty product?

Music taste?

Favourite colour to wear on your nails?

Favourite book?

Favourite clothing store?

What phone do you have?

Goals/Plans for this year?

Place you would love to visit or favourite place you have visited?

Thanks again to Molly for tagging me!

January Beauty Favourites 2014

So I've been loving quite a few things this month, some that are new products and some I've had for a while but here is the beauty things I've been loving this month. I'll also be doing a random favourites post in a couple days so look out for that, hope you enjoy reading

My first favourite for this month has been the POREfessional primer by benefit, I received this in the january birchbox which i did a review on here. This is the mini 7.5ml one but I think it will last quite a while. I use this everyday before my foundation and I love how it makes my skin feel really silky and smooth and I do notice a different on how long my foundation stays on for,it really helps with my oily skin and I would definitely recommend this!

Another favourite of mine from this month is a dark berry lipstick from the 'gothic glam' range by collection in the shade 1 'seduction' I've been loving dark lips this month and have been using this almost everyday,but I tone it down for school so it's more wearable and I got this from wilkinson for under £3!

Also from benefit I've been loving the erase paste concealer this month. I ran out of my collection lasting perfection concealer and was going to purchase another one when I remembered I had this one, mines in the shade 02 medium and is a bit too pinky toned for my yellow undertoned skin but when I blend it in with the right brush it looks fine and covers most of my redness, it's especially good for under my eyes.

My favourite mascara for this month has been the Avon super extend extreme mascara, it adds great length and quite a lot of volume to my lashes and I really like the look it gives, you can use it on two different sides, one is thinner and adds more length and the other side has bigger bristles, it's really hard to explain so sorry for that rubbish explanation! This is on half price at Avon at the moment down to £5 from £10.

I didn't know whether to put this product in the non-beauty or beauty favourites but just decided to add it in here as it's to do with your lips, this is the lush lip scrub in Popcorn. Now I really don't like popcorn but this just tastes really salty and quite buttery and caramelly which I suprisingly quite like! I also love how soft it makes my lips, I got this in a lush gift box that my mum ordered when lush had their half price sale but this sells for £5.50 i believe which is quite a lot but i do love it.

My favourite nail polish for this month has been the barry m matte nail polish in 'espresso' It's a real matte black colour which is my favourite type, I also have this in the burgundy wine colour called 'crush' but I find this one more wearable,it only takes 2 coats to be fully opaque and matte nails are my favourite! I found that after 2 days it started to become less matte so I go over it with a matte top coat I got from primark for 99p and it works fine! These are great for £3.99 and I would like to pick up some of the other shades.

A brush favourite for this month has been this kabuki brush which I got in one of the seventeen christmas gift sets, I love the density of this brush and I use it for power and to blend out my makeup and it works really well,unfortunately I don't think you can buy this brush separately but I'm sure there's something like it. Sorry about how dirty it is in the picture,I need to clean it.

My last favourite for this month has been my mac palette, I got the 4x4 one for £6.50 in debenhams, I already had the two eyeshadows but depotted one into this palette and the other one was pan but I love how compact the palette is and it makes it easier to carry them. I have the eyeshadows in the shades 'woodwinked' and 'da bling' which i think has now discontinued which is a shame but I really want amber lights, one because of the name as my names amber but two because it's such a gorgeous gold colour which I think would make my blue eyes stand out.

So that was my January 2014 beauty favourites, hope you enjoyed reading and thank you for 60+ followers!

The Beauty Blogger Tag

Hi! So this wasn't the original post I was going to do today but my phone photos won't transfer onto my laptop atm so for now I'll just do this tag I found,hope you enjoy!

Why did you start blogging and how long have you been blogging for?

I started blogging because I've always wanted to do youtube videos but i do NOT have the confidence to do it so I choose blogging instead. This will be my 5th post so not very long!

Whose blog did you fall in love with first?

I can't really remember I think I started looking at blogs from links off youtube videos, like zoella's etc

What was the first blogosphere hyped about product that you bought? Was it worth the hype?

I think it was mac lipsticks in general. I've only got one currently in the shade 'Morange' but i love it,really looking to buy more soon!

What are your favourite things about blogging and being a Beauty Blogger?

          1. I get too talk about things I love

2. Reading others people blogs, I find them so interesting to read

3. I find out lots of new information and find new products to check out

What have you learnt from being a Beauty Blogger? 

I've learnt about loads of different products I never would have tried through blogging also makeup tips!

Have you changed anything since becoming a Beauty Blogger? 

Nope not really! Just made me want to buy more makeup

What advice would you give to a beauty blogger just starting out? 

Well I've only just started out so I don't have much too say but take inspiration from other blogs and bloggers  without copying their blog. Don't worry if you don't get tonnes of followers quickly!

What are your top 5 makeup brands?

MAC - I only own two products but I'm desperate to get more! Although the products are quite pricey compared to chanel and others it's quite reasonable
Benefit - I have quite a few minis from benefit, my favourite products I've tried are 'high beam' the 'they're real' mascara, the 'benetint' and the 'porefessional' 
Revlon- For a drugstore brand they do amazing products,I really want the colourstay foundation as I have oily skin, and I love the lip butters
Maybelline- I love their mascaras my favourites being the rocket and mega plush,I have lots of products from maybelline.

Urban Decay- The naked palettes are just amazing.

So that's it, hope you enjoyed reading x