MUA £1 Lipsticks

I have recently become obsessed with spending my change on the £1 MUA lipsticks from Superdrug and thought that I would share with you my current collection.

I currently have eight of the lipsticks in total which in total is about the price of one lipstick from other brands. I have four of the standard lipsticks which come in the black packaging and four of the matte lipsticks which come in white. Some of the lipsticks have names but others are just given shade numbers, I'm not entirely sure why.

Standard lipsticks:

The first lipstick I bought from MUA was Shade 13 which is a bright red lipstick with a slight pink tone that does not suit me in the slightest as my hair is red at the moment, I hope to get more use out of it when I dye my hair back to brown. The formula of all of the lipsticks are creamy but this one in particular is intensely pigmented which allows a good build up of colour.

The second is in the shade Juicy which is pretty coral pink colour which also does not suit my red hair at the moment. The colour payoff and the creaminess of the lipstick is also very nice which is surprising for a cheap pink lipstick.

The next is in Shade 2 which is a darker, almost purple, pink colour with a little more sparkle than the other lipsticks. Like the others the lipstick has great colour payoff.

The final standard lipstick is a little bit out there but it is in the shade Raven which is a black lipstick. Currently I have no where near the amount of confidence required to wear this out but I very much enjoy wearing it around the house pretending I'm a lot cooler than I am. When I first picked it up I wasn't expecting much of it and bought it as a little bit of a laugh but I highly recommend this if you're looking for a good black lipstick but don't want to spend very much, although the formula doesn't keep its colour for very long.

Matte lipsticks:

The first matte lipstick is in the shade Peachy Keen which is another coral pink colour but is a little darker and more pink than Juicy. Also does not go very well with my hair but I can't wait to wear it when my hair is a natural colour. As with the standard lipsticks the matte lipsticks are also very pigmented and have great colour payoff.

The second is in the shade Fawn Fancy which is my absolute favourite out of all of the lipsticks. It is a dark nude colour which I wear almost every day. Although this lipstick is not as pigmented as the others it still provides a nice subtle tint to the lip.

The next is in the shade Lilac Belle which is, as you would expect, a lilac colour. This is another 'out there' shade for me as I tend to keep my makeup simple. The colour is a lilac pink which appears mostly pink on my lips, I have also not yet been brave enough to wear this shade out.

The final lipstick is in the shade Wild Berry. The colour of this lipstick appears to be a dark purple but on the lips it is more of a pink colour which disappointed me at first, however it is still very pretty. This lipstick is still my current go to shade for going out, I am however waiting for a lipstick that is this colour.

I'm very happy with my current collection however I am patiently waiting for more dark shades to make their way into my Superdrug. I find it very difficult to wear light colour lipsticks because my natural lip colour is quite purple. Because of this I don't think I will be purchasing anymore pink colours.
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-Chloe

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Travel Bucket List | Cities

One of my favourite things to do is look through the brochures you can get from travel agents and recently I picked up one for city breaks. In this post I'm going to list a few that I hope to visit.

I'm not brave enough to travel to remote areas of countries so city breaks are my ideal holiday.

I am constantly changing my travel bucketlist so look out for an updated version in the future!

I have already wanted to go to Norway from being very young, a lot of people used to thing I was quite strange when most people dream holiday was to Disney or to somewhere with a beach. I have just always been interested in the country. In particular I would like to visit the capital city of Oslo. Although there is not that much to do the city looks absolutely gorgeous 

Although I have already been to Paris twice on school trips I would like to go back as an Adult. When we went we were unable to climb to the top of the Eiffel Tower so that is something I would definitely like to do. I would also like to go back to Disney Land and be able to experience the other parks instead of being limited to the main park as I would like to experience the Tower of Terror. 

In school a trip to Iceland was offered, unfortunately I was not picked to go but I hope to be able to go one day in the future. I would like to visit the Blue Lagoon and experience the spa. I would also like to be able to see the Northern Lights. Although I saw them when I was younger in Lapland I would like to see them again and be able to remember it, hopefully see some whales too. 

Although I have already been to London this year we couldn't quite fit everything into the 3 days we had there. If I get to return I would definitely like to see another West End Show, I think it would be weird to go to London and not do so. My absolute dream is to experience the View from the Shard. I have a small obsession with the Shard and to actually be inside the building would be a dream come true.

I think that New York is on everyone's bucket list. I would like to visit Times Square to see how small it makes Piccadilly Circus seem as well as doing other touristy things like visiting the Statue of Liberty and the Empire State building. My mum and I are hopefully going to visit New York together for my 21st birthday, this is something we have had planned since I was young. 

These are just a few of the places I have on my bucket list. I plan to write another post featuring some of the other places I would like to visit such as Canada and Edinburgh. 

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-Chloe

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Real Techniques Miracle Mini Eraser Sponges

A couple of days ago I popped into Superdrug and I saw that they had the new Real Techniques mini
sponges and I just had to pick up some to try.

The sponges come in a pack of two (I will be giving one to my mum to try) and cost only £4.49 which I thought was an absolute bargain!

The sponges are purple to match the rest of the Real Techniques eye tools, I also finally understood why the miracle complexion sponge is orange. When I first took the sponges out of the packaging I was surprised by how soft they were but also how tiny they were, I would have a hard time finding them if I were to lose them.

The sponge is very similar to the miracle complexion sponge in its shape. It features a flat edges which can be used to 'erase flaking mascara and eye shadow fallout', rounded sides which can be used to blend in concealer where the bigger sponge could not always fit (under the eyes and around the nose) and also a tip for more precise sweeping..

When damp the sponge becomes much softer and squishier and grows to almost double its size, however it is still appears to be small enough to fit under the eye as it is not quite as big as the standard makeup sponge.

When using the sponge to blend concealer under the eye I wasn't as impressed as I had hoped to be, although it did provide a smooth and slightly more even coverage it wasn't that much better than the foundation brush that I would normally use. I also found that even the pointed surface of the sponge was still too big to fit into the inner corner of my eye.

In conclusion the sponge works fine but I don't believe it is the best way to blend concealer for a good coverage, I do however feel that it is good for blending out the edge of concealer for a more natural finish if you do not wish to wear a full face of makeup. For me personally I would not say that the sponge is a necessity and will probably not repurchase in the future, but that is not to say it wouldn't work well for someone else and for the price it is well worth a try.

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-Chloe

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Testing Primark Nail Polishes

There are lots of blog posts and videos out there of people testing out Primark's beauty range however most only seem to test the makeup, nail polish reviews are a little harder to come by so I thought I would have a go at that.

For Christmas I received some of the mini Primark P.S, Love nail polishes. The mini gift sets are £2 and in each set you get four different colours, these are what I will be testing out today. The full size versions usually range between 80p-£1. Unfortunately none of the mini nail polishes have names so it may be difficult to purchase the same colour in full size if you wish to do so. 

Unfortunately in my purple nail polish the brush and the lid itself had come apart which made the product difficult to open without making a mess, but this could be easily fixed with some glue.

As soon as you open the bottle the scent is quite strong, I found the smell of the product to be quite unpleasant and unfortunately the scent does stick around on the nail but a topcoat will easily mask this.

(Apologies that the colours are reversed)
Each nail has two coats of nail polish, no base or top coats were used.

The black nail polish applied evenly and a second coat was not necessary at all for an even coverage.
The sparkly grey colour however could use a couple more coats to build up a better coverage.
The sparkly blue colour reminds me of denim, a second coat was needed for an even coat.
A second coat was also needed for the purple colour but even so it still looked patchy. (This may however be down to my terrible nail painting skills.)

In conclusion I found that the darker shades applied very well and a second coat was not always necessary for it to look presentable, however with the lighter shades more layers were required to build up the colour as just one coat can appear streaky.  

The nail polish surprisingly dried fairly quickly which made it a little more bearable to add multiple coats to build up the colour. I found the brushes to be the perfect size for me and the product itself was not too runny as can sometimes be the case with cheaper nail polishes. 

As you would expect the polish is not the most durable and didn't take very long to begin to chip so a top coat is a necessity.  

However, for the price of the nail polishes I was pleasantly impressed and wouldn't hesitate to purchase the full size if I saw a colour I really liked. 

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-Chloe

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