MUA-mazing

Hello there lovelies

Now it’s no secret that I like (ok love) my high end beauty products but when I was recently perusing around my local Superdrug I found myself drawn to the MUA stand which resulted in a few cheeky purchases, 5 products for under £10 now I’d be silly not to. I’d always been aware of the brand MUA but I’d never found myself compelled to buy anything, to be honest the makeup snob in me thought it must be cheap and nasty at those prices and I’m ashamed at myself for even letting the thought enter my head. MUA is defiantly cheap but in no way nasty. I decided to try a few cheek/face products to see what I thought.

Blusher. I got these in the shades marshmallow, cupcake and candyfloss. Marshmallow looks a bit of a scary pink but actually applies really nice, you could go a bit over-board with this but it’s a nice matte colour just use with caution. Cupcake has more of a coral tone and is also matte and candyfloss is a dusky pink colour which has a slight shimmer to it. All have good pigmentation and feel soft on the skin you don’t have to scratch away to get product on the brush.

Shimmer Kiss Pink Blusher. This is like a blusher and highlighter in one, it adds a subtle sheer colour along with a bit shimmer without any glitter and looks very pretty on its own or applied over another blusher.

Undress Your Skin Highlighting Powder. This is a lovely champagne pink highlighter that adds a lovely iridescent sheen to the skin. Now I’m a sucker for highlighter and I’ve really enjoyed using this one, it’s not quite up there with my MAC lightscapade but for £3 it's a really good product. If you're new to highlighters try this one first, you may hate them and regret forking out on a high end one, the same goes for the eye shadows, if your not sure of a colour you could always test it out first to see if you like it then go for a more expensive one in a similar colour. Would you rather be £3 out of pocket or £20+ lighter?

These are great products especially if you’re on a tight budget or experimenting with makeup products and different colours, for the prices you really can’t go wrong. Who says that just because your on a budget you can’t wear quality products, I salute MUA for creating these fab products at a price to suite most budgets and it’s a brand I most defiantly won’t be turning my nose up at again and will be purchasing more products form the MUA range.

Have you ever tried any MUA products? What did you think?

Until next time

POTW 11 A Whiter Future

Hello there lovelies.

This weeks Pick Of The Week is the Colgate Max White One Optic. Yes I know toothpaste isn’t really the most exciting thing out there but I’ve been using this for a couple of weeks with surprising results. My mum was actually the one who recommended this to me and as it was on offer for half the price I thought why not. Now I’m a bit of a tea addict therefore I worry about my teeth becoming stained and they already are a bit stained on the backs and as I work in a job where a lot of smiling is required I like my teeth to look good. I’m always quite sceptical about whiting toothpastes, as I’ve never found one that has made a real noticeable difference- until now. This toothpaste has definitely helped make my teeth appear whiter, now I’m not talking Joey Essex white but naturally whiter and it’s even improved the staining on the backs of my teeth as a result of me loving tea more than it’s healthy to. This toothpaste has a grey-ish colour with blue specks in which does look a bit strange, not overly appealing, but once you start brushing it turns a brighter blue which adds to the whitening effect as blue makes teeth appear whiter. It has a refreshing minty taste that doesn’t blow your socks off and leaves teeth feeling like they’ve had a thoroughly good clean. I have sensitive teeth so don’t like the thought of using a whitening toothpaste with harsh abrasives as I wouldn’t want to damage the enamel, the flecks in this aren’t hard, they’re just softs flecks that sort of burst when brushing therefore adding more blue to enhance whiteness and I think this toothpaste actually works. It usually retails at around the £4.49 mark, which is quite a lot for toothpaste, but I think it’s worth it and worth trying if you can get it on offer.

What whitening toothpastes have you tried?

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Blog Your Heart Out Tag

Hello there lovelies

I was kindly nominated by the lovely Rachel from Heart Ocean Secrets to do this tag and I’ve finally got round to doing it. Here it is…

1) Who/what encouraged you to start blogging?

I stumbled across blogging by complete accident and after reading a few blogs and watching some YouTube videos for a couple of months I just decided to try it for myself. I love makeup and photography so it made sense for me to take photos of makeup and talk about it. It just looed fun and I thought I’d enjoy it- and I do.

2) How did you choose what topics to talk about?

There wasn’t much of a choice for me to make, beauty just makes sense to me as I love all things beauty related, there’s the odd random life thing thrown in too to add something different, I’d like to do more fashion posts but find the photography side of it a bit more challenging.

3) What is something most people don't know about you?

That if something is going well in my life I feel like I’m just waiting for it to all go wrong. This sometimes prevents me from just enjoying it, I’ve got a bit better the last year or so and have started to realise that I just need to enjoy the now rather than thinking about the future or waiting for things to go wrong and that I am worthy of good things.

4) What three words describe your style?

It would depend on the occasion, if we’re talking everyday style then probably monochrome, comfortable and fitted.

5) What do you love doing when you're not blogging?

Spending time with my family, I love taking the dog to the beach and blowing away the cobwebs. It’s also nice to catch up with friends, we’re all so busy and it’s nice to get together and go for a meal and have a good catch up. I’m also quite happy to just do nothing (a very rare occurrence) just sitting and doing nothing.

Thanks again to Rachel for the tag. I tag these lovelies

Oh Snap Babes

Her Little Loves

And

Every Little Thing07

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Eye(s) Cream Dream

Hello there lovelies

Today’s offerings are my two favourite eye creams. I never really used eye creams until towards the end of 2012 when I got a No7 one and really liked it. Prior to this I questioned the point of eye creams and how they differed from a regular moisturiser but I enjoyed using it so have continued to use eye creams since then. I then made the discovery of this dream duo and have been hooked ever since. These are the second of these little pots of joy I have bought and they have become firm favourites and must have items in my skincare routine.

Kiehl’s Creamy Eye Treatment with Avocado. To call this thick would be an understatement, it's so thick and creamy but doesn’t feel heavy under the eyes, it feels so nourishing and like it's really benefiting my skin overnight, I prefer to use this at night as it’s thicker and I find it more nourishing. Although it’s incredibly thick it doesn’t feel greasy in the slightest and absorbs really quickly. I haven’t used this in the morning so can’t comment on whether it affects makeup, but I imagine that it would be a good base for the heavy-duty concealers. As it's so thick a little goes a long way so although it’s pricey it really does last.

Antipodes Kiwi Seed Oil Eye Cream. This is such a lovely cream and although its quite rich it feels so light, and I mean light, but it doesn’t feel watery or wishy washy like its not doing anything. This is a beautiful cream that really hydrates the delicate eye area and doesn’t affect makeup application. It’s completely fragrance free and just a really nice cream to use. It’s quickly absorbed with no oily residue left on the skin, it just gives eyes that little extra in the morning, it gives eyes a lovely hydrated base for concealer to be applied and prevents it drying throughout the day.

These two are both definitely luxury items and the price is not for the faint hearted but I think they’re worth it as eyes can be the first area to display the signs of aging and fatigue. I really don’t think I could pick a favourite from the two as they are both equally amazing and for me to replace either of them with another eye cream it would have to really impress me. I can't recommend these products high enough, if you're looking for a light hydrating cream then go for Antipodes, if you're after a richer nourishing cream then go for Kiehl's. I have sensitive eyes and both these creams are suitable for me as they are both fragrance free.

  

What’s your opinion of eye creams? Can you recommend any cheaper alternatives?

Until next time