£1 Lipstick!!

I have to admit, I am an absolute lipstick junkie! I blame this mostly on the copious amounts of YouTube videos and blogposts I watch and read everyday on the subject! When I worked full time nothing filled me with such joy as a new MAC lipstick in my collection (my favourites being Patisserie and Syrup). However, now I'm a full time student there is no way I can justify spending £13.50 on a lipstick :(. So you can imagine my joy when I discovered something that, in my opinion, rivals MAC lipsticks for a fraction of the price. £1 to be exact!! No that wasn't a typo. £1 £1 £1!!!!

MUA products are stocked in Superdrug stores and are available here and here. I have owned the famous Heaven and Earth eyeshadow palette for sometime now and use it everyday without fail. The colours and quality of the shadows are outstanding and I'd say definitely as good as MAC.

Anyway, on to the lippies. I bought two - shade 2 and shade 10. Shade 2 is a deep fuschia and shade 10 is an orange-toned red. Both look beautiful on the lips, both easy to apply, both long lasting and both feel moisturising. A big fat thumbs up from me! Sorry the picture quality isn't great and the two pictures of the product applied on my lips definitely do not do it justice!

Shade 2

Shade 10

Top: Shade 10 Bottom: Shade 2

Which are your fave MUA products?
Thank you so much for reading! xxx

Calling All Wonder Women (and MAC lovers)!

If, like me, you eagerly await the glorious arrival of the new MAC goodies every month then here's a post just for you! A sneek peak at March's new collection - and it's not one for the faint-hearted!

Here's what MAC have to say about it:

Banish any thought of being a Plain Jane: M∙A∙C and Wonder Woman have joined forces! For Spring 2011, take a trip to Paradise Island with a legendary line up of super-sized Mineralize Skinfinish, bold Eye Shadow quads, Pigment, Opulash, Lipsticks and oversized Lipglass, jumbo-big Powder Blush and Penultimate Eye Liner, Nail Lacquer and Lash inspired by the larger-than-life Bold Babe. Dashing and dazzling, the iconic super heroine reminds us that inside every woman is a Mighty Aphrodite full of courage, confidence and charisma. Kaboom! Mission Accomplished!

Wonder Woman has always known the importance of astounding accessories. For her collaboration with M∙A∙C, we’ve infused her sense and fantasy and wonder into a vivid collection of awe-inspiring accessories as fierce and feminine as the heroine herself. Bright, bold, superhuman designs in Makeup Bags – from radiant Red to Bulletproof Blue, Utility Belt Brush Sets, and exclusively online, the WW T-Shirt and Invincible Mirror. Shazam!

Look at some of the delights we have to look forward to!

I'm particularly looking forward to the reappearance of Marquise d' lipstick (which appeared in the Blonde, Brunette, Redhead collection a couple of years ago) and the ever addictive MSFs which I'm sure will be as mesmerizing as ever!

I'm not a fan of the packaging however. A bit on the cheap and tacky side, it reminds me of something I would have got free in a happy meal back in the day! What do you think?

Thanks for reading!
Abi xx

All images and official info courtesy of http://www.temptalia.com