Makeup Revolution and I ♡ Makeup haul! Too faced Sweethearts dupe!?

I think everyone is familiar with Makeup Revolution brand by now. They have appeared out of nowhere and taken the market by storm, producing some amazing products! 

And they have done it again! Bringing out lots of new products and introducing us to a totally new sister brand called  I ♡ Makeup!

I got a selection of things from both. Below you can see Girls on film eyeshadow palette.

The shadows are nicely pigmented, you get 12 shimmery shades and 6 matte ones. They are not powdery and really smooth to apply. They also blend well so all in all A+ from me!

This is Dia de los muertos palette, which has some really wearable colours but also a selection of more vibrant ones for more adventurous looks!

My favourite has to be the matte purple and the bottom row of shimmery shades! What fantastic selection. 

Now onto completely new brand  I ♡ Makeup! The selection of products they offer is more limited than Makeup revolution. They mainly have eyeshadow palettes, lip products and blushers/ bronzers range.

I was really tempted by the Blushing Hearts range. It reminds me so much of the Too Faced Sweethearts so much! I don't own the Too Faced blusher but comparing pictures of both products it looks like a good dupe possibility!

Here is the full range of the heart shaped face products. It consists of 3 blushers, 2 bronzers and 1 highlighter.

From the left Goddess of love highlighter, Summer of love & Love hot summer bronzers.

From the left: Candy queen of hears, Blushing heart & Peachy keen heart.

My favourite one has to be Candy queen of hearts (far left) as it gives you a perfect amount of colour and glow without it being too sparkly. The other two have some silver sparkle in them, so if you are not a fan I would keep that in mind.

Next are the Lip Geek lipsticks. I love the packaging of these. They remind me of a Mac lipstick bullet style packaging but in a vibrant pink metallic colour! It also feels sturdier than the Makeup Revolution lipsticks, where the tops come off so easily!! 

The formula of this lipsticks is creamy and moisturising, they really feel nice when applied on the lips. The colours I have picked are nicely pigmented. The longevity of Lip geek lipsticks is not bad, however like every moisturising lip product it won't stay on your lips for ever!

And last but not least is my favourite lip product from the whole range! Wow lip glosses are cute and little, perfect to slip into a pocket or a clutch bag. They have a good colour selection, however some colours are very similar to each other so maybe more of a variety would be nice. Pigmentation is great in most colours. I have to say that the formula of these is fantastic, they are not sticky at all but somehow cling on to your lip and stay put for a good amount of time for a lipgloss! 

All in all I am impressed with new products that they have brought out. My favourite two must be the heart blushers and wow lip glosses. But it is worth popping on their website and checking more products out as they are so cheap!

I also have a haul video on my channel so please go and check that out to see products in action:)

M xxx

PS. All the products have been bought with my own money and the opinions are my own and honest. 

Urban Decay Naked 3 palette dupe! Amazing !!

Today I'm going to show you swatches and review a new eyeshadow palette that I recently purchased, and even be as brave and call it a dupe for Urban Decay Naked 3 palette!

Makeup Revolution London was brought to my attention by Jane on BBB, when she reviewed some of their make up. Instantly I went onto their website and checked out the range they carry.

Prices are certainly enticing as they start at £1! The palette Iconic 3 was £4. And dare I say what a bargain!!

Here is what the palette looks like from the back and in the pans. It is slightly larger than MUA and Sleek palettes, but not by much. The shadow pans are not too narrow so you can still access them easily, even using your fingers. It comes with a sponge applicator, but I don't tend to use these.

Here are the swatches of both palettes. Top row is by Revolution Makeup Iconic 3 and bottom is Urban Decay Naked 3 palette. As you can see the colours are extremely similar if not identical on most of the swatches! This picture has been taken using flash.

This is the natural light picture. As you can see the first eyeshadow Strange is slightly more pigmented than the Revolution one, but the colour is buildable and once on the lid you really can't tell the difference. The other major difference I spotted within the eyeshadows is colour Dust and it's equivalent. In the UD palette the shadow is more glittery and definitely more chalky, the RM one is more shimmery. I certainly prefer the finish of the Iconic 3 shadow!

Last most visible difference is in the shadow Blackheart. In Revolution palette the shade comes off as it has more red sparkle than the Urban Decay one. I suppose what everyone was expecting with the Naked 3 palette is to have more of that red shimmer coming through, and this is what Iconic 3 delivers.

Overall I love the Iconic 3 palette. Most of the shadows are not chalky at all (unlike some UD ones!), they blend well, having worn them for a couple of days (always with my NYX HD primer) I can safely say they don't crease and don't budge. It is certainly a worthy dupe for Naked 3 palette and a bargain as these shadows should be much more expensive for the quality you're getting there. The packaging doesn't look expensive and you can see that, but essentially it's the product that matters here.

I am going to leave you with this last picture. The eye on the left is done using Revolution Makeup Iconic 3 palette and the eye on the right is done using Urban Decay Naked 3 palette. I personally prefer the finish on the left, it opens my eye a little bit more and looks more vibrant. I used Dust on the eyelid, Nooner to blend the crease out, Blackheart in the outer v and Strange under my brow bone to tidy up the crease and the equivalent from the RM palette.

Let me know what you think about the palette and if you had a chance to try it out already!

xxx

MUA Luxe Velvet Lips Lacquer review, swatches and a great dupe!

Hello lovlies! Today I will be writing a quick review about something that the beauty world has been waiting for! And it is the MUA luxe velvet lip lacquers!

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:) 

xxx