MUA - To Buy Or Not To Buy?

Hello Lovelies!

So to start off my blog I thought that I would do a review on the MUA (Make Up Academy)  products that I have recently purchased. I know there has been a lot of hype about their astonishingly cheap products that I just had to give them a go!
The products that I own by them include: 

MUA Lipstick, Cover And Conceal Concealer, Nail Polish and
Eye Shadow Palette. 

After trialing these products for a fair few months now I think I have a very good knowledge on the quality of the brand and what they have to offer.

So lets get started!

• MUA Nail Polish

Drawn in by the cheap prices and pretty colours are what first drew me to the MUA section at superdrug; I was initially going to buy Essie - Mint Candy Apple but found the exact duplicate for a minute section of the price! At just £1 I thought I would give these nail varnishes ago, so I picked up the shades Pistachio Ice-Cream, Lush Lilac and Natural Days.

Left to right - Lush Lilac, Natural Days, Pistachio Ice Cream.

The first time that I tried these nail polish's I was astonished at the price, and colours that MUA had to offer! As far as a good nail polish goes I would give these a 5/10 as after about 2 days they seem to chip away (if you dont apply a top coat) and the colour doesn't go on as thick as an Essie nail polish would therefore the quality of this product is not that great! But if you're just looking for a quick drying, pretty nail polish than these are definitely for you! I will definitely be buying more of these in the near future!

• MUA Lipstick

After seeing lots of people putting on instagram that these Lipsticks were fab i thought that I had to have one and see what they were like! After trying out the nail varnish and seeing that their lipstick collection was yet again only £1 i had to give it ago! I picked up the shade 4 which is a lovely bright pink colour.

 The positives to this product is that the packaging looks really expensive and nice which is a massive plus in my opinion, and it also comes with a small little pot at the bottom with an extra bit of lipstick in, not only is this super cute it also comes in handy so you don't have to read the names of labels on your lipsticks you can just pick it up by the colour on the end.
However, the quality of this product is not as good as I expected to be although for £1 it was worth the try! I thought that this product on, felt of a mixture between a lip balm or a gloss and not like a lipstick at all! So if you're thinking of buying this product although it looks nice, the quality is not as expected!

• MUA Concealer - Cover And Conceal

Out of all the MUA products that i have purcharsed their concealer is definietly my favourite! At just £1.50 this concealer was one of the cheapest at superdrug, so i thought that I would give it a try! I picked up the shade Almond which is the darkest shade that they do.

Cover And Conceal - Almond

This concealer definietly does what it says its going to do! I use this product under my eyes and over any blemishes and this covers them completely! It also feels very light weight and soft on my skin unlike some concealers which make my skin feel sticky and orange. The only thing that could be better about this product is the lack of colours. This concealer only comes in 3 shades: fair, natural and almond. I usually go for not the palest colour but not too dark and i found that the darkest shade that the concealer offered was the perfect shade for me which I found highly unusual. If you are looking for a cheap concealer to a brand like rimmel then this concealer is perfect!

• MUA - Eye Shadow Palette

If you go on instagram then you will know that this MUA palette is the popular alternative to the Urban Decay Naked Palette. I thought I would try this out as I have been reeaaaaaaaally wanting the Urban Decay Palette and this was the cheapest alternative, at just £4 I thought I would give it a go!

Eye Shadow Palette - Undress Me Too

I haven't actually used this palette properly on my face yet as i've been trialing it out to see the quality of the product and so far i am really happy with it! Although the colours aren't very pigmented the eye shadow is perfect for a natural every day look and if you are looking for a cheaper version (while you save up) for the naked palette then this is perfect!

PRICES:

MUA Lipstick - £1.00

MUA Nail Polish - £1.00 (each)

MUA Cover And Conceal Concealer - £1.50

MUA Undress Me Too Eye Shadow Palette - £4.00

I hope you enjoyed my first blog post and you found it useful!

Bye for now lovelies!

-Eleanor xxx