tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-90672256405945662582024-02-06T21:25:06.040-08:00make-up my passion xxxxluv ya traceyhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/04927327212662712738noreply@blogger.comBlogger3125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-9067225640594566258.post-74721501443267374112011-06-10T15:11:00.000-07:002011-06-10T15:11:54.703-07:00MUA PRO range review & swatchesSo Ive been so looking forward to the release for the new MUA PRO makeup, the launch date was June 4th I believe as I was on my Spanish getaway I was worried I was gonna miss all the good stuff but thankfully my nearest superdrug (wood green) that was carrying it had a good amount of stock, yaaaaaa!!!!!<br />
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with my basket in hand i decided to buy ------<br />
eXtreame metallic: Ccelebrity <br />
Starstruck <br />
Show Stopper <br />
Trio eyeshadow: Blue Base<br />
Eden<br />
Chocolate Box<br />
Mosaic Bronzer: Natural Glow <br />
Sunkissed Glow<br />
Nail Quake: Broken Arrow<br />
Quiver<br />
Eyeshadow Palette: Heaven & Earth<br />
eXtream voulum Mascara: Extream Black<br />
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a total of 12 items, my initial first impression is great packaging great price (£2.50-£4) how can i go wrong.<br />
The consistency of quality is very good across the range, I have not tyred out the nail quake yet so I'm not gonna comment on them.<br />
NOTE: at present superdrug wood green does not have testers so my purchase were all brought on a risk and hope that if this company can sell really good eyeshadow for £1 then what must there PRO range be like I ask you?<br />
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TRIO EYESHADOW:<br />
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In this picture I have purposely blended the colours with my finger ONLY to demonstrate how easy the shadows are to blend which is very easy<br />
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eXtrame Metallics:<br />
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Mosaics Bronze;<br />
These for my skin tone are too light to use all over my face but i do like how they look on my skin so i shall be using them for my cheeks, again these have a velvety texture and give a good depth of colour due to the mosaic.( unfortunately my camera never picked the colour up to well so I have not posted swatches)<br />
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eXtream Mascara:<br />
Now out of all the 12 products I got this is a miss for me, :( I naturally have long eyelashes but have no volume so I hoped this would be good for me as its a volume mascara, Sadly it failed UNLESS I was willing to apply 3-4 coats (because of my baby I don't have time to do) :( BUT I MUST SAY the BRUSH is AMAZING its thick and well packed, it separates my lashes great so I will 100% be using the brush on its own.<br />
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VERDICT: over all i really like this new line from MUA the colour pay off is amazing for a budget shadow I have used MUA'S £1 range and this is a great step up and the feel of the shadow is much more better as my biggest tip to you all out there is to buy a good primer and these wront move all day.( use UD.)<br />
The price range is £2.50 - £4 and the colour range is so varied the looks are endless, and as the shadows are of good qulity these are great for everyone newbies & pros<br />
FINAL WORD: 9.5/10<br />
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<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhcBHi9mAqcxqYFGDlM2Rvv8-4WTdjsxAtyIGLazjtzFGZdqMsaaTn17mE8s5Ds9JHR76bCzjB4gs10xSE2go3qBudn6SzEYj4Ud9r7D3JkyEIX6UW9BhmGPFb1bCCj8FNKRLsgIGZ-ijA/s1600/SDC12451.JPG" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="240px" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhcBHi9mAqcxqYFGDlM2Rvv8-4WTdjsxAtyIGLazjtzFGZdqMsaaTn17mE8s5Ds9JHR76bCzjB4gs10xSE2go3qBudn6SzEYj4Ud9r7D3JkyEIX6UW9BhmGPFb1bCCj8FNKRLsgIGZ-ijA/s320/SDC12451.JPG" t8="true" width="320px" /></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">12 eyeshadow staches in heaven and earth</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">very nutural colours not to shimmery everyday colours </div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">very smooth to apply </div><br />
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so then I started looking at prices and were i could buy them from? the main place was good old e-bay with the cheapest being a UK seller for £3.99 for 2 +99p p&p so that's £4.98 for two, but was still unsure if i really wanted to buy 2 tubes so i carried on my search'# and found a website called<br />
<a href="http://www.cosmetic-kingdom.co.uk/">http://www.cosmetic-kingdom.co.uk/</a><br />
They sell them for <span style="color: red;">£1.75 each</span><br />
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</div>Above are 5 of the 6 colours available at time of writing this. <br />
I got my ones last week and have been using them since then these are great paints and don't move once dryed they make a really good base or on there own. but I'm sure we've all know this :) & for this price i think I'll be stocking up as loreal don't sell them over here.<br />
Also this site sells the loreal hip eye crayon for <span style="color: red;">99p each </span><span style="color: black;">I also have these and let me tell you these are 100'% water proof they are just great </span><br />
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elf's description of the eye brightener says it will "perk up those eyes & diminish the appearance of dark shadows" you can buy this from <a href="http://www.eyeslipsface.co.uk/">http://www.eyeslipsface.co.uk/</a> for £3.00<br />
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<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhymxT-rWDTITFTdNUlxD9hSdk5ext2afU77sSM5_q80OeNyzII51z2W-A3TOsuLRu4cD6Qd9pAC7OgIbq4wP4O_nTzwdslNzIQ4GqEo-_1uFBalYkGmRJOB_6D3gaBwnxfyXKjXnj-aIg/s1600/SDC12110.JPG" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="240px" j8="true" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhymxT-rWDTITFTdNUlxD9hSdk5ext2afU77sSM5_q80OeNyzII51z2W-A3TOsuLRu4cD6Qd9pAC7OgIbq4wP4O_nTzwdslNzIQ4GqEo-_1uFBalYkGmRJOB_6D3gaBwnxfyXKjXnj-aIg/s320/SDC12110.JPG" width="320px" /></a></div>I've never used a mineral product before and was worried that i wouldn't be able to apply it correctly but i must say i found this brightener very easy to apply as long as you BUILD AND BLEND! it will not look chalky or flaky.<br />
I did look at youtube videos before i purchased to get a general census and i must say i got a few mixed reviews, but i thought I'd give it a go anyway and I'm glad i did as in my opinion this is a very good product.<br />
I've only used it under my eyes but e.l.f says you can use it anywhere you want to brighten and as a <br />
eyeshadow base?<br />
NO BRIGHTENER<img border="0" height="240px" j8="true" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhwQc4zMUTrXsVyHIY14kvIOXL-9FeQ498WIuAaw7ejNMeU2jj4FJiCIQcVWzAENi2wDNzf3kTGcgeBuhaYbx8REQ4vv0-v-bytYNv0zmLTnQMgXYfJFvoTa1kElfPODSj83_uVMWBBymw/s320/SDC12103.JPG" width="320px" />WITH BRIGHTENER<br />
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</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;">As you can see the eye brightener really makes a difference to the dark lines around my eyes (NOTE: i have no other make-up on) and it blends in very well with my own skin tone i applied it with a blending brush in outward strokes from my inner corner to my outer eye.</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;"><br />
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</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;">VERDICT: 8/10 because I don't know if this would suit darker skin tones but for me it's very very good and a repurchase item </div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;"><br />
</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;">(I payed for this item myself)</div>luv ya traceyhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/04927327212662712738noreply@blogger.com1