MUA 'Best and Worst'

Hi guys today post is going to be a long one (aka a picture heavy post) about the Best and Worst of MUA. Now i will admit i haven't tried everything from MUA, but i have tried my fair share of their products. Some of them great and others not so much 'hence the name Best and Worst'. Many of you will know that MUA provides mostly good quality makeup at affordable prices, ranging from £1-£8 ish.
I'll get the worst stuff out of the way first-

The first one being the MUA powders, now i have two of these powders and they retail for £1 each. I first picked up the shade 3, big mistake as it was way too dark, so i thought i would pick up the lighter version of shade1. When i got this product home shade 1 is lighter than shade 3 but they are both utterly orange and i am not the palest people by any means, so as you can assume my dispointment with these. Also from swatching the powders i found out the texture of these powders, they are really quite chalky and don't blend out nicely onto the skin. So that is why these are 'thumbs down' from me.

The sencond worst products are two lipsticks, now don't get me wrong i do love the MUA lipsticks but just not these shades. As they retail for £1, it is not a major loss that i don't like them, but anyway. The shades in particular are shade 4 and shade 12.

Shade 4 unlike all the other MUA lipsticks is really sheer, quite a nice formula(like all the MUA lipsticks) but as this is a barbie pink colour i was expecting an intense pink and it was not so that is why it is quite disapointing. However if you did want a sheer bright pink this may be something for you to check out, but personally for me it was not what i wanted. The second shade is shade 12 and the reason i don't like this is because it is a fully glitter lipstick, and in my opinion looks horrible on my lips. Now when i say full of glitter, i mean full of glitter it is like just throwing silver glitter all over your with a little hint of coral in there. I would compare this to the limited edition Mac dazzle lipsticks, but i personally don't like the feeling of this on my lips as it feels 'bitty' (is what even a word?). So again that is why these lipsticks are a 'thumbs down' from me, but just because i don't like them it doesn' t mean you wouldn't.

Now onto the 'Best' products, In a nutshell these products are amazing for the price, and they are also very comparable to many highend products (blogpost to come soon on a MUA dupe for a highend brand).

 The first products up are the MUA undress your skin shimmer highlighter £3, basically this is amazing (see review here-http://beautybyalicex.blogspot.co.uk) Then there is the MUA cream blush in the shade dolly, this is not cream to powder so it lasts on your skin all day (watch this space for a full review) Then finally is a new product to me is the MUA mosaic bronzer shade2, this is amazing and so pretty, especially at £2.50.

 The next product is the MUA one direction 'what makes you beautiful' cheek tint, £3. now i am not a one diretion obsessor but i don't mind them. I found this when looking for a cheek tint in a tube like this one, after reading reviews on the revlon ones not being very good, i swatched this one and decided to give it a go. I was so impressed i now want to pick up more shades, this is on the shade- rose riot.

These are the lipsticks i love, these retail for £1(what???? crazy) i have the shades shown above. These are incredibly pigmented and creamy, they are not drying at all and suprisingly last for quite a long time, what can i say i love them and because they are £1 you can pick bold and crazy colours and it doesn't matter if you only wear it once a month. If you wanted to buy one of these, i would totally recommend you do, and you won't regret it i hope.

 Next up is the eyeshadow, and i can truely say that these are amazing, and one of them is a lovely dupe for macs club. The formulation of them is great as they are so creamy and blendable. I would say they are slightly better quality than the ones that come in the palettes but hey ho.

 

I have the old packaging for the nail polishes and the new ones, ( dont the new one's look like essie's polishes) i have the shade R-L amaretto crush, pistachio ice cream and natural days. I would say that these are opaque in 2-3 coats, so similar to you average nail polish except the fact that these are £1. I honestly really do like these and that is why they are one of the 'best' products.

These are the MUA lip liners, i have the shades Red drama and brooding plum. They are so creamy and not really drying to say they are lip liners, they are also £1 again, so you can't not right?

And finally is the £4 eyeshadow palettes, there are 12 eyeshadows in these beauts. This is the undress me palette and is dupe for the Urban Decay Naked palette, but just a lot, lot cheaper. And since i don't wear eyeshadow everyday, this little bargain is the perfect price and quality for me.
So that pretty much sums up all the MUA products that i have tried, i will hopefully try more. Also for the products that i didnt't review fully i will hopefully do full reviews on them. I hope you enjoyed a little look into the MUA products i consider the 'Best and Worst'.
Here's a link to the MUA website-http://www.muastore.co.uk/


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Thank you so much for reading xxxA