I like MUA, especially their eyeshadows and the undress highlighter, but what they came up with surprised me so much and made me super excited! Everyone knows MUA is a cheap UK drugstore brand, but the velvet lip lacquers deserve to be on the same shelf as the more high end products!
I managed to snap mine up at my local Superdrug, and I was lucky enough to get my hands on all the colours! So there are 5 colours in the collection and they are all very bold. I would love to see MUA come up with some more neutral colours that could be more wearable during the day.
This is lip lacquer in Atomic, a gorgeous bright red verging on an orange, it is so bright I haven't had enough courage to wear it out yet!
This one is in the colour Reckless and it's the most gorgeous deep sexy red, that will be perfect to create any Christmas worthy look! I will definitely wear it to my husbands work Christmas party. I would wear it on daily basis with a nice nude eye as well.
This hot pink beauty is called Criminal. It is a beautiful bright pink lacquer that really suits my complexion. I think it will be perfect for spring/summer time as for this time of year I think the winner is the next one on the list...
Funk is by far my favourite for autumn/winter. It is darker than Criminal and in my opinion much better suited for this time of year. I have been wearing it every day since I got them all, I seriously can't put it down. It is bright but toned at the same time. I love it!
Last one is Kooky. What can I say? It is a gorgeous and true purple lip lacquer. I haven't put it on my lips yet as the colour scares me a little bit. I think it will look good with a grungey look. It is a blue based purple I think I would prefer a much warmer tone.
They come in a simple but pretty packaging. I like the fact that you can see the actual tubes through it, however it was quite hard finding names of each velvet lacquer at the back of the box.
Here are the swatches taken in natural light.
Overall I can't praise MUA enough for producing such high quality product. Starting from the packaging, the sleek frosted acrylic tubes look very high end. The outer packaging is simple yet elegant.
The formula is amazing! It applies like butter, it doesn't produce any streaks when applied and it gives you a couple of minutes before it dries to correct any mistakes or potentially apply another coat. The pigmentation is fantastic, I don't find a need to reapply to strengthen the colour.
The lip lacquer stays on for a long time, and unless you eat very greasy foods it will definitely stay put. Even drinking doesn't budge it. It doesn't transfer as well so an alert for all the boys! Get your girls one of these and you won't have a problem of a smudged red lipstick all over your faces! I've noticed slight wear from the inside of the lips when I was eating, but don't get me wrong it certainly isn't a deal breaker! If anything I was surprised it wasn't as much as I expected initially.
It may feel drying on your lips initially after application, but I think it's mainly the sensation of the product drying on your lips as I haven't noticed my lips being dryer this past week after using lip lacquers.
The only downside is the removal of the product. You need some hardcore make up remover to take these bad boys off. I use oil based make up remover and then you're laughing. But seriously, if this is the only flaw I can find with this product in my opinion it does't even count!
So... what are you waiting for??! Get down to Superdrug and grab as many as you can! Because at £3 per item it's a steal! Also I haven't had a pleasure to try them myself but I've heard lots of people saying that MUA Luxe Velvet Lip formula is a dupe for Lime Crime's Velvetines that retail at much higher price!
Also check out my You Tube video talking about these gems!
Thank you so much for tuning in and hopefully it won't be long until my next post:)
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