China Glaze Galactic Gray

China Glaze Galactic Gray

Hello ladies. China Glaze Galactic Gray is my first ever holographic nail polish. I know I'm kind late to the whole holo trend but better late than never. This nail polish is part of one of China Glaze's latest collection Hologlam which has 12 nail polishes. 

Galactic Gray is dark grey nail polish with holographic effect (obviously). I have to admit that the holo effect is not as strong as I thought it would be but from what I read this has the best holo effect of the 12 nail polishes from that collection and I really like it. Now, like I mentioned this is my first holo nail polish so I don't know how other apply but with this one you have to be careful. When you apply the first coat you can't go over it before it drys because it will strike and create bald spots. The application of this nail polish is definitely more time consuming than normal nail polish but I think with 2 coats you will be ok ( for the photos I applied 2 coats). The wear time is good but I'm not sure if it will look better if you apply top coat to prolong the wear time because depending on the top coat it might affect the holographic effect. 

Overall I do like Galactic Gray but if you want strong holo effect you might be slightly disappointed with this one. The nail polishes from this collection are more expensive than regular China Glaze nail polishes but you can buy it online for $4.95 here.

What do you think of this nail polish?Have you tried holographic nail polishes? Let me know in the comments below!

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MUA Lipstick in Shade 13 Photos,Review,Swatches

MUA lipstick in Shade 13

Monday today and I thought I will start the week with a review of my current favorite red lipstick! I'm talking about the MUA lipstick in Shade 13. Are you looking for a bright,pigmented red lipstick? Then this is definitely for you. I'm really happy that I got this and it will be the perfect lipstick for Christmas and New Years Eve. Do you want to see more pictures? Here you are.

MUA lipstick in Shade 13

MUA lipstick in Shade 13

I have to admit when I first opened it I was bit scared because the lipstick is quite bright red but after using it for couple times I'm now used to it and I actually love it. MUA lipstick in Shade 13 is very creamy and applies smoothly. With just one swipe over your lips you will get amazing color pay off because the lipstick is very opaque. As for lasting power, I can't say that it is very long lasting but on me it stays on for about 3-4 hours which is pretty good for a drugstore lipstick. When you first apply it it feels very creamy but after couple hours it can become slightly drying thought if you apply lip balm before I think you won't have that problem.

Overall I would definitely recommend the MUA lipstick in Shade 13 to anyone who likes red lipsticks and for just £1,it is one of best choices.

You can buy it from the MUA web store

What do you think of this one? Do you wear red lipsticks usually? Let me know in the comments below

MUA Lipstick in Shade 16 Nectar Review

MUA lipstick in Shade 16 Nectar

Hello my beauties, how is your week so far? Today I have a review for you, it's review of the MUA lipstick in Shade 16 Nectar. I got it in a giveaway I won( thank you Kerry ) and I quite like it although I think I will save it for spring/summer because the color is quite bright.

Now you'll ask me why on earth I said that it's name is Nectar? Well the three latest shades that MUA added in their lipstick rage are new and yes, they have names, finally :). 

The packaging is almost exactly the same as previous lipsticks but it's taller for 1cm. The bottom part is twisted and it has extra product in. The total amount of product is, if I remember right, 3.8g.

The texture it's very creamy but the application is a bit difficult, you don't get an even distribution of color just with one swipe but the final result it nice and even. It's not too shiny but it has very pretty sheen, so if you don't like very shiny/shimmery lipsticks, this one is for you.

Now the lasting power, on me it lasts for about 2 to maximum 3 hours but generally lipsticks that are quite creamy don't stay on for very long so...

I have to admit it, the color is a bit bright for my liking but I think I will wear during summer for sure! The color is kinda light salmon with a bit of extra pink in it,that's best way I could probably describe the color. In the pictures it looks a little bit tone down but it is very close to the real color.

MUA lipstick in Shade 16 Nectar

MUA lipstick in Shade 16 Nectar
Overall I quite like this lipstick and for £1 pound can't really go wrong so check it out if you like bring colors.

You can buy on the MUA website

Urban Decay Midnight Emergency Kit Review

Urban Decay Midnight Emergency Kit

Hi everyone, how's your weekend? Today I will review the Urban Decay Midnight Emergency Kit which I received as prize from a contest I won in the past. I've been using it for about a month now so I have complete picture of it. This set has 4 eyeshadows, one full-size lip gloss and one travel-size brush.  The eyeshadows that Urban Decay Midnight Emergency Kit contains are Midnight Cowboy, Midnight Rodeo, Midnight 15 and AC/DC. The lip junkie lip gloss is in Midnight Cowboy.

The pleather case has zipper and it's quite heavy, it's actually heavier than it looked at first when I got it but this means it's well made and sturdy so your eyeshadows are very well protected. The size isn't huge nor too small but I think you won't have problem stashing it anywhere even at your purse :)

Urban Decay Midnight Emergency Kit

Urban Decay Midnight Emergency Kit

Midnight Cowboy: is a pink champagne eyeshadow with frosted finish and chunky silver glitter.

Midnight Rodeo: is a sparkly taupe eyeshadow with chunky silver glitter but it seems to have less glitter than the Midnight Cowboy.

Midnight 15: is a kinda greyish champagne eyeshadow which has glitter too but it's not as chunky as the previous two.

AC/DC: is a really pretty smoky purple eyeshadow which is quite neutral and you can easily wear for day time makeup.

Each eyeshadow is 0.04z while the full sized eyeshadows are 0.05z. Generally the color pay-off is good but Midnight Cowboy and Midnight 15 are less pigmented than the other two. The big minus for me is the glitter fall out that occurs when I'm using the first two eyeshadows. No matter how I'm applying them or over what I'm applying them I always have glitter on my cheeks and it sticks on the skin and you can't just swipe it off with brush unless you applied a generous amount of powder before you use the eyeshadows. Also even if I clean all the fall out, during the day I will still have glitter on my cheeks because a small amount of glitter transfers on the lid and with blinking some will fall :( But that won't stop me from using those eyeshadows because I love the colors and the way the look on my eyes.

Urban Decay Lip Junkie in Midnight Cowboy

The Midnight Cowboy lip junkie is a sheer lip gloss with slight pinkish champagne tint which is almost invisible and it has lots of shimmer. I really love the fact that it's mint-scented and it kinda gives a cooling effect to my lips which might be a minus if you are not a fan of mint-scented products.

The brush is pretty good and the bristles are made of recycled PET plastic bottles, I think,so it's vegan. It's a good brush to pack on the eyeshadow although I prefer my Sigma E55.

Overall it's a good palette and great value although I wouldn't suggest it to someone who hates eyeshadows that have fall out plus I think you can find if not all,some of these eyeshadows in other UD palettes.

It retails for $39 but I saw there is an offer on UD website and it retails for $22.

What do you think of this palette? Do you own it? Let me know in the comments below!

MUA Nail Polish in Shade 6 Review

Hi everyone,weekend is here who is excited? Any exciting plans? Today I will swatch a nail polish, I haven't done nail polish swatches for long time. The nail polish I will show you is the MUA nail varnish in Shade 6. So when I got the nail polish I wasn't sure how it will swatch but the first thing I noticed is that's tiny :(, it's only 6.2 ml. I think I will show you the swatches first and then will tell you my opinion.

For the swatches I applied 2 coats and I didn't used any top coat.As you can see this varnish is very opaque and it applies smoothly. As a matter of fact you could even get away with one coat if you're not bothered seeing a little bit of the tip. As for color is a very pretty red,not too dark not too vibrant and it's perfect for fall if you ask me :).
I wore this with one coat for 3 days without top coat and it performed very well. You could see the nail polish had worn off at the very tip which happens because,well,you use your hands a lot to grab something etc. Also as you can see from the first picture the text on the front worn off very easily,basically by the time I finished taking pictures of swatches the text was almost gone but this is kinda typical with drugstore products. If you want to prevent this just paint the area with clear nail polish :)
Generally I would say this a great nail polish for £1 but like I said at the beginning I wish the bottle was at least 10 ml because 6.2ml is too tiny :/

Do you link the color? Do you own any MUA nail varnishes? Let me know in the comments below!

e.l.f. Studio Single Eyeshadow in Wild Wheat Photos,Review, Swatches

Hello everyone, hope you all having a great Sunday.Today's post is a quick review of an e.l.f. studio single eyeshadow. Quite a while ago I had made a purchase from e.l.f. UK and they had an offer that you will get a free studio single eyeshadow. Unfortunately you couldn't choose which one and I got it in Wild Wheat , btw there is such offer now on the eyeslipsface.co.uk.
I have seen other swatches of different studio single eyeshadows and the pigmentation was amazing but not in this one :( .
                                                   *sunlight*                                                                    *in shade*

                                                     *sunlight*                                                            *in shade*

I did use a small amount of the e.l.f. eyelid primer for the swatches. So as you can see the pigmentation is very low,you can barely see the eyeshadow and in the pan it looks so so pretty. It's a beige color with gold glitter in it...The texture is smooth and the eyeshadow isn't too powdery. With eyeshadow primer it will last a while, well at least I think so since you barely see it on the lid :( .
The only use I could find for it is for blending. You can't imagine how much I wanted for this eyeshadow to be pigmented, the color in the pan is pretty and since I love neutral colors this could be a great addition to my collection but ...
I love love many e.l.f. products but this one was a let down :/

If you want you to check out all the studio single eyeshadows click here, they cost £3.75 each.

Question: Do you like when the photos have rounded edges or you prefer them square? Please let me know.

e.l.f. Eyelid Primer vs e.l.f. Mineral Eyeshadow Primer

Hello my lovely readers. I've been wanting to do this review for a while now. I have already reviewed the e.l.f. Mineral eyeshadow primer,you can see it here, and today I will compare that one to the e.l.f eyelid primer. I have bought quite a few things from e.l.f. and the mineral eyeshadow primer that I have now is my second. But I wanted to try the e.l.f. eyelid primer and was wondering if there are any differences between the two primers.

So packaging wise you can see that they are different, the e.l.f. eyelid primer is kinda narrow on the bottom and wider on the top. Both have the same color combination, warm beige with black.
I think both, eyelid and mineral eyeshadow primer, have the same amount of product and they are paraben free.
What e.l.f. says about them:

eyelid primer: "Preps your eyelid for smoother, longer-lasting and crease-proof eyeshadow. The ultra sheer nude color works to increase eye colour longevity. The lightweight liquid formula quickly absorbs into the skin for comfortable wear."

mineral eyeshadow primer: "This gentle and completely sheer Eyeshadow Primer has key vitamins A, C and E to help prevent aging and moisturizes the skin. The formula glides on easily and disappears instantly to create longer-lasting, crease-proof eyeshadow. The Mineral Eyeshadow Primer is designed to be used with your favorite mineral eyeshadow to provide ultimate staying power for beautiful and vibrant color that lasts. 100% mineral based with no parabens, no preservatives and no chemical dyes." 

The applicators are the standard for eyeshadow primers, the mineral primer's applicator is slightly bigger than the eyelid primer's.

I got both primers in sheer. The e.l.f. eyelid primer comes in another 3 colors whereas the mineral eyeshadow primer only in sheer.

As you can see from the swatches they look the same and they both blend easily. They dry to matte finish but the eyelid primer has kinda off-white color when it drys which isn't noticeable pretty much at all. Texture wise the are almost the same with mineral primer being slightly smoother.

One difference you will notice when you open them is that the e.l.f. mineral eyeshadow primer has a really nice buttery smell and the other almost hasn't any smell. Personally I prefer the buttery smell :P.

I should probably choose another eyeshadow, less pigmented but anyways. As you can see there is a noticeable difference been the swatches without primers and with them. I would say that the e.l.f. mineral eyeshadow primer is a bit better with helping the eyeshadow payoff. Although they don't do tremendous work with boosting the eyeshadow payoff,  they do help a lot with staying power of eyeshadows. I have noticed big difference when I'm wearing either of the e.l.f. primers.

That's how the eyeshadow looks after about 7-8 hours. I didn't use the same eyeshadow for the eye makeup and swatches!. 

I must say that the color pretty much didn't fade at all so thumbs up for the primers.

Overall I would say that they preform almost identically with e.l.f. mineral eyeshadow primer being slightly better, at the end is up to you if want to pay £1.5 or £3. To be honest next time I will need a new primer I don't know how I will decide which one I will buy :P.

You can buy the e.l.f. eyelid primer here for £1.5 and the mineral eyeshadow primer here for £3

Have you tried any of these? Which eyeshadow primer are you using? Let me know in the comments below.

Guest Post: Favorite nail polishes for Autumn

Hi everyone, my name is Sophia and I run a little blog called Tattooed Tealady. I blog about beauty, with a few lifestyle posts and book reviews thrown in every now and then to mix things up. I am very happy to be here today doing a guest post for Anne. As Anne is very talented with nails, I thought I would do a nail related post! I hope you will all enjoy it.

Getting ready for Autumn

Here in the UK the summer is now over and we are officially in Autumn. Autumn is actually my favourite time of year, because here in the UK, the Autumn colours are just beautiful. I have picked five of my favourite polishes and shades for Autumn to share with you today. I also like to wear these all year round, but I feel they are most appropriate in Autumn and winter.

Nails Inc. Duke of York Square / No7 Hot to Trot / Ilamasqua Scarab / Barry M Grey / Nails Inc. Motcomb Street.

So here we have my five favourite nail polishes are Autumn. I feel that each of these perfectly represent the colours of Autumn. The skies at night, the leaves as they fall. The flowers as they fade. And the sunsets in the morning. I love each and every one of them, but my absolute favourite of these has to be Scarab by Illamasqua. It’s quite new to my collection but it is just absolutely stunning and as an avid-enthusiast of Ancient Egypt, I adore Scarabs and the meaning they bring, so this is a perfect polish for me. I also really like the Nails Inc. Duke of York Square which I think is a perfect green-teal shade, and I love Grey by Barry M, as grey shades are some of my favourites to wear on my nails! All of these brands are great for polish; they are long lasting, rarely chip and have great colour pay-off and pigmentation. They are brands I turn to time and time again for new polishes, and they never let me down.

Nails Inc. Duke of York Square / No7 Hot to Trot / Ilamasqua Scarab / Barry M Grey / Nails Inc. Motcomb Street.

So those are my top five polishes for Autumn. I hope you liked it! Do you own any of these? What is your favourite nail polish brand? 

I’d love to hear your thoughts! You can find me over on my blog, Tattooed Tealady,or on Twitter where I am always happy to have a natter @tattooedtealady! 

Thank you Anne for letting me do a guest post on your blog today, and good luck in your coming exams!

Love, Sophia xo

Thank you Sophia for this great guest post, I love the Barry M and Illimasqua's ! :D

MUA Matte Foundation Review

Hello my lovely readers. Today I will review the MUA Matte foundation. I wanted for while to try it because I'm a sucker for matte products :P. Well after trying it I'm wondering who named this foundation matte? It's nowhere near to matte finish, instead is quite dewy and kinda oily looking on my combination skin.
To be honest when I first tried it I was disappointed and didn't want to use it again but I thought try it few more times to see if I would change my mind and I quite did change my mind.
The packaging is a nice black squeeze tube which is good for foundation because you can control the amount of foundation that comes out.

I got it in shade 2, it is pretty good match to my skin and it has medium coverage. The consistency isn't rainy or too thick, I would say it's kinda on the thicker side but it blends easily. Because of that you don't need a lot of products which is a plus.

You can see that this is not a matte foundation (it looks a bit more oily in real). To take this picture I didn't use any kinda of primer or powder and I applied it with my F80 brush from Sigma.I can't wear this foundation without  mattifying powder but with it it looks quite nice. Also if you would use a mattifying primer before the foundation you maybe won't look too dewy.

As you can read it says that it is long lasting. Well it definitely doesn't last as long as Revlon Colorstay but if you set it with powder it will last about 5 but that depends on your skin type and the environment you are in,if it's hot or not. So it might last a bit more or less than 5 hours.

There are 2 negatives about this foundation. The first is that it does contain parabens like most the MUA products. And the second is that it only comes in 3 shades so finding the perfect match will be hard.

Overall I must say that I changed my first opinion about it,I don't hate it anymore but nor do I love it. It's a good foundation for it's price £2, believe me I have tried way worst foundations for that price. Though I would recommend it to people with normal or dry skin, I'm not sure people with combination or oily skin would like it. I might try to use it during Autumn and Winter when it's not hot outside. Lastly I think MUA should rename it as this foundation isn't matte at all :/

You can buy it for £2 from MUA store 

What do you think of this? Have you tried it?

MUA Glitter Nail Quake in Gold and Green Swatches

Hello my lovely readers.It's Friday today and I hope everyone will have a great weekend. Today I have some swatches of MUA Glitter Nail Quake in Gold and Green for you. As you can tell by the name those aren't the standard shatter nail varnishes but they are glitter which is pretty cool if you ask me. So lets look at the pictures:

When comes to shatter nail varnishes many people will have different preferences. Some like for the varnish to complete shatter other like when the background color is slightly picking through like those. For me it's all about what I want when I apply it and it also depends on the color. From those two I like more the gold one.

I only used one coat of the varnish. I have tried them couple times and they pretty much shatter the way you see on the picture.

I love the gold over black and the green one would look better over green shades but for swatches purposes I used white under it.

My nail quake in Green is thicker than Gold so it's slightly harder to apply it but that might be only mine and yours could be fine. 

You can buy them for £2.99 from MUA Site

MUA Lip Boom in Doing Good Review

Hello my lovely readers. Hope you all had a great weekend. Today's post will be a review of the MUA lip boom. MUA collaborated with Alexandra Bruke to create those lip booms. There are in total 8 shades and I will review the Doin Good lip boom. You get lipstick and lip gloss. What MUA says about them: 

"Lipstick and highlighting gloss that creates fuller curvaceous lips for a dramatic illusion of volume. There are 4 amazing ways to transform your lips and give them some Boom!
1. Lipstick alone for a matte look.
2. Lipstick with highlighter applied just to the centre of your lips to create a full volume illusion.
3. Lipstick with highlighter all over for a super-glossy look.
4. Highlighter alone for a sheer pearl finish."

Lets see some more pictures of the MUA lip boom in Doin' Good:

 *direct sunlight*

 *in shade*

The packaging is pretty cool. You have the middle part which on one end has the lip gloss brush and other it's empty and it is the lipstick cap. And you have the lipstick and the little bottle with the lip gloss.

The lipstick part isn't completely matte, it has a slight sheen in it. I love the color, on swatches it looks rather red but on lips it's a nice reddish pink that can easily be worn  during day. You can see it on my lips here.The lipstick is very pigmented and has quite good lasting power. It applies very easily but it might be slightly drying but to be honest you pretty much can't tell it unless you pay close attention to how your lips feel.

Now the lip gloss. As you can seen it has some tint in it. The glitter is rather chunky and that's something I don't like. But it doesn't feel sticky so that a plus. It looks nice over the lipstick but I prefer to wear the lipstick alone because the lip gloss is too chunky for my liking but also because I'm not that much into lip glosses. Though some of you might like it. What I love about the lip gloss is it's smell, it smells amazing,the smell reminds me butter.

Overall I would say that I do like this product. I will be definitely using the lipstick part a lot and maybe sometimes with the lip gloss. The lipstick alone has good staying power but with lip gloss on top not that much which is, I think, common when you wear both lipstick and lip gloss. Also I want to try some of the other shades in future. For £3 I thinks this is worth trying.

You can buy it for £3 from MUA site 

MUA Mosaic Blush in English Rose Review

Hello my lovely readers. Today's post will the a review of MUA's mosaic blush in English Rose. I won this blush in a giveaway and I wanted to try the MUA's mosaic blush for long time. So first lets have a look at some pictures.

*in shade*                                                           *direct sunlight*

The packaging is the standard sleek black with transparent lid that most of the pro range MUA products have. I do love the transparent lid as its easier to see which product you want to use without opening it.

If you swirl through colors you get a nice pink with hint of lilac color as you can see on the picture above. It's 

not a matte blush, it's rather shimmery and if you look closely you can see some glitter too. I do like the final color... I believe that it's pretty much not possible to use the colors individually as the they are too small but you could try to with a small brush and see how it works for you.

It isn't very opaque but this is something that I like when I use blush or highlighter because I can easily control the amount of product I apply on my face. Of course some of you might not like that because I know some people would prefer very opaque blushes. Because it's not very opaque you get a really pretty finish that would be great for any time of the day.

To be honest with you this mosaic blush works for me better as highlighter than blush. Mainly because it's too shimmery for my liking. I prefer blushes that are close to matte finish. Although if you are a fan of shimmery blushes then this will work great for you .

Overall this is a good blush but for me this is more like highlighter, it is a pretty color and I would recommend it for someone who likes shimmery,not very opaque blushes. This blush does contain parabens... I have used it in this look

Buy it from £2.50 fro MUA store or Superdrug

Have you tried it? Do you like matte or shimmery blushes?

                

MUA Blusher in Shade 2 Review

Hello my lovely readers,hope you  had a great weekend I did :)... First let me tell you that I wasn't interesting in blushes until recently. Pretty much always, even though I had few blushes, I almost never used them.Now since I started to like and wear blushes more I decided to try one from MUA.The MUA blushers come in 6 shades and they retail for just £1 each. The one I got is in shade 2.

The packaging is standard sleek black with transparent lid that many of MUA products have. I love the fact that the lid is transparent as you can easily see the color of the product. It contains 2,6 g of product,decent amount of product for £1. The only thing that annoys about the packging of my blusher is that the lid is loose and opens very easily. Now let's look at some more pictures.

*direct sunlight*

 *in shade*

 *direct sunlight*

 *in shade*

This is a pretty,soft pink color which will suit many skin tones. It's pigmented enough, I would say it has the perfect amount of pigment so you can easily control it while applying it and won't end up the bright pink cheeks. What I love is that this blusher is matte. I really hate when the blushes are shimmery because I want to be able to choose which areas of my face will be matte and which shimmery. It is a bit powdery but it blends very easily... On me,during summer,this blusher won't last for very long. It will last for about 4 hours,then it starts to disappear. 

Overall I would say it a very nice blusher and I will buy it again in the future.

Do you wear blushes? Which one is your favorite?

MUA Going for Gold Review and Swatches

Hello my lovely readers... About a week or so I received my order from MUA which included the Going for Gold palette and some other goodies... Few weeks back MUA announced a limited eyeshadow palette for the Olympics. Me and many other people thought that the palette would have the colors from the Olympics rings but instead the palette has mixture of grey,gold and brown colors. I must say that at the first look I was a bit disappointed with it but after looking at some swatches and pictures of the Going for Gold palette I really liked it. Let's have a look at some pictures

 *direct sunlight*

 *in shade*

The packaging is same black plastic with transparent lid that other MUA eyeshadow palettes have but this ,

as you can see, has square pans for the eyeshadow instead of round that the MUA palettes usually have. Because of the square pans you get more products for each color but you get only 10 shades instead of 12.

Now let's look at some swatches.

*direct sunlight*

*in shade*

(i used tiny amount of elf eyelid primer)

The eyeshadows are mostly shimmery, the shades 2 and 6 are matte and the shade 1 semi matte. All of them are pigmented but I would suggest to use an eyeshadow primer and/or eyeshadow base to get the most pigment out of the eyeshadows. They are a bit powdery and might see small amount of fallout with some eyeshadows.What I noticed while using these eyeshadows is that with the shades 4,5 and 10 in order to get a good amount on the brush you kinda need to dip into eyeshadow more than once or twice. This "problem" disappears after using the eyeshadows couple times.

As always on the back of the palette you will find the eyeshadow numbering, a mini tutorial for eye makeup and the ingredients.

Overall I would say this is a good palette for someone who likes this kind of colors. I quite like it although I am not a huge fan of grey eyeshadows. I have already created 2 looks using this palette that you can find here and here and probably will have more in the future. The only negative is that the eyeshadows contain parabens.

You can buy it online from the MUA store for £4 plus shipping.

Do you own this palette? What do you think of it?