Company Review : Make Up Academy

When British chain Superdrug announced they were releasing a £1 make up range, I was one of the many people who assumed the make up would be of bad quality, with terrible packaging. However, after watching the brand grow over just over a year, I have been continuously impressed by their products!

The brand is most known, I think, for there eyeshadows, which are dupes for many different high end shadows, such as Mac Woodwinked.

They are very pigmented, long lasting, and very blendable. They come in 38 shades, 4 matte, and 34 pearl, so you have large choice for colour! Surprisingly, the packaging is very sturdy, and not tacky looking.

Also with 9 palettes out, some as cheap as £4, it's very easy to get a large collection for even less! The palettes also bare a strong resemblence to Sleek palettes! 

Their neutral pallete, heaven and earth, has been strongly compared to the Naked palette by Urban Decay, which retails at £34, £30 more than the MUA dupe!

Another great product by the brand is their lipsticks! Available in 16 shades, they are very pigmented, but also very buildable for a more dramatic look. They aren't as long lasting as you would hope, but at just £1 they are easy to replace, comparable to the £13.50 for a Mac lipstick. The packaging for the lipsticks looks a lot more high end than the packaging for the eyeshadows, and feels a lot more expensive and less plastic.

Their nail polish which comes in 24 shades, is very easy to apply, and with a top coat, can last up to 5 days. Although you don't get a lot in a bottle, I think its a great way to add to your nail polish collection without breaking the bank on China Glaze or OPI.

The last thing I feel like I need to give a mention is the Face Primer! When I got this, I was going through my 'I DON'T NEED PRIMER COS' IM A BADASS' phase so I didn't want to spend £20 on an Urban Decay primer, or a Benefit one. I wasn't expecting dramatic effects as it was only £4, but oh atlanta was I wrong. It definetly made me see the advantages of primer, especially after my eye primer ordeal which you can read about in an earlier blog post!

I don't want to dwell on every single product, so these are the ones I feel stand out the most. I haven't tried the foundation or concealer beacause I am kind of a make up snob when it comes to things like that... But you guys should definetly check out this brand at your nearest Superdrug if you haven't already! Most of it is only a pound, so its worth giving it a shot!

Sunday Shopping!

Yesterday, I took advantage of the last day of nice weather and went into town to do a bit of shopping. I only went to Superdrug and Mac, but have somehow managed to do quite a bit of damage to my bank account...

To be fair, in Superdrug, I only picked up things i've been wanting to buy for a while, and I always seem to justify Superdrug purchase on the basis that I have a BeautyCard, their equivilant of a loyalty card.

The first thing I got which I am SO excited about, is a Colour Tattoo by Maybelline! I feel like i'm the last person ever to try one of these, but for some reason i've just never actually picked one up before... Sadly, due to the hype of them, there was only 1 shade left there that I really liked, and thought looked wearable.

Bad to the Bronze is a gorgous brown colour, with a gold shine to it. These shadows are incredibly buildable, so the transition from daytime chic, to night time smokey eye would be really easy, they are also very blendable, I think a whole blog post will be dedicated to these in the near future.

 

Next, I got a blush from Sleek in the shade Lifes A Peach. Its an amazing coral colour, which I actually didn't have any of as i'm just starting to get in to blushes. I've never actually tried a Sleek blush before this one, only the eyeshadow palettes. The packaging is amazing, it feels really sturdy and secure, and when opened, features a really good sized mirror for on the go application. Will definetly be picking up more of these in the future!

In anticipation of the Dream Bouncy Blushes coming to the UK, I compromised and purchased a Dream Touch Blush which I am yet to try. I can't find a colour name on it unfortunetly, but it's just a very pale pink. The consistancy is very creamy, and seems to be very blendable.

I don't want to talk to much about this as I am planning on doing a whole blog post on MUA make up, as I think some people may be wary about trying some of the products due to most of them only costing £1... But I definetly recommend the products! This lipstick is in Shade 11, and is a very dark pink, sort of drifting over to a more brown shade.

The final thing I bought from Superdrug was a Colour Sensational lipstick by Maybelline. This colour is called Coral Pearl, but personally I think its more a pinky colour that coral. These lipsticks are very long lasting and come in a large shade range, so you should definetly pick one or two up if you can!

*This picture is not my own, it is taken from a review site, however it does state on the website that people are allowed to use the images for promotional/review purposes*

Sadly, I couldn't get my camera to make this product show up true to colour, and I didn't want to give you guys the wrong impression of it! This is the first mineralise eyeshadow I have purchased from Mac. This is called Water & Ice, and when mixed, comes up as a very silvery colour, with flecks of blue. I worn it yet, but I imagine like all other mac shadows, it has great staying power.