Pink Paradise Beauty: MUA

Friday, 26 May 2017

MUA Luxe Glow Beam Liquid Highlight Cushion Review & Photos

MUA Luxe Cushion Highlighter

If you'd seen my First Impression Highlighting Series over on my channel here, then you'll know I've been testing out a wide variation of drugstore highlighters. In this final review I'm putting to the test this intresting cushion version called the MUA Luxe Glow Beam Highlight Cushion, so here's my thoughts...

Price
This retails for an affordable £5 and comes in gold only. MUA can be found in Superdrug and MUA online.

Packaging
This is beautifully packaged considering it's only £5 and the compact itself also comes complete with a mirror and sponge too.

Application
This is a cream product and so I do recommended using a cream blush also, as cream products work best all together and powders work better separately.

I applied this with a damp Real Techniques Mini Eraser Sponge to the high points of my cheeks over my creme blush, but I do think personally this would be better to use first then you can put your creme blush on top. But whichever way you decide to apply this, I do think a damp sponge is the way to go as it blends out the product evenly.

Overall this gives you a stunning, sun-kissed glisten, that can be intensified if desired.

Longevity

This did last a good nine hours, but if I was being critical I would say the product did bunch up slightly on my cheeks towards the end of the night.

Overall Thoughts
This was another MUA Luxe HOT product for me! I adored everything about this, from the super affordable price point, beautiful packaging and the gorgeous glisten it gave overall. I also loved the fact this came with a mirror and was nice and compact for travel or to pop in your bag.

Application wise this applied perfectly with a damp sponge and gave my skin the most beautiful sun-kissed glisten, that I think would also look perfect on brides as it's not too in your face. Just be sure to use this with other creme products for best results though.

Overall if your after a subtle, glistening gold highlighter that's compact, easy to use and that is perfect for holidays, then I would for sure give this a go!

I award the MUA Luxe Glow Beam Liquid Highlight Cushion a 4.3 out 5

MUA Luxe Shimmer Sheets Review & Photos

MUA Luxe Shimmer Sheets

This week I kicked off an exciting week of First Impressions over on my channel here. This time I wanted to focus on everything highlighting and illuminating as there has been quite a few interesting new releases of late.

First up is the MUA Luxe Shimmer Sheets, that I had been frantically looking for, for over a month! These are essentially books of paper (similar to blotting paper), that are saturated with powder highlighter?! Crazy I know, so here's my thoughts...

Price
The Shimmer Sheets retail for an affordable £3 for 40 sheets and you can choose from either Rose Gold or White Gold. These are available from Superdrug and the MUA Website.

Packaging
Initially when I spotted these I did think there wasn't much to them compared to a regular book of blotting paper, which is generally a lot thicker. However as I mentioned above you do get 40 sheets and interestingly these are manufactured in Korea.

The packaging itself is beautifully adorned in MUA Luxe's signature foil packaging and each book is wrapped in an additional plastic wrapper, which I recommend you keep, as the sheets do have a quite a bit of fall out from the book itself.

Application
I actually decided to try out both at the same time, so I used the white gold on the right cheek and the rose gold on the left cheek. To apply, all you do is carefully rip out one of the sheets and either apply this directly from the paper to the skin, if you're on the go or you can use a brush if desired.

I decided to apply this directly from the paper onto the tops of my cheeks. I just used a patting motion to apply and then I blended them out with a brush afterwards.

The white gold really didn't need blending in after application as this wasn't as vibrant compared to the rose gold, but I have to say this was definitely my favourite, as it was a paler iridescent gold with a pink undertone.

MUA Luxe White Gold Shimmer Sheets

The rose gold is much more intense and to me this is best suited to tanned or darker skin tones, or you could even use this as a blush topper instead.

MUA Luxe Rose Gold Shimmer Sheets

Longevity
I wore these for a good ten hours and I have to say they lasted pretty well, with the exception of a little fade towards the end of the night.

White Gold

Rose Gold

Overall Thoughts
Overall I have to say I loved the concept of these as they are compact and perfect for travel. Each of the shades are equally as beautiful and I like the fact that both cater for a number of different skin tones too.

Application wise these are super easy to use, either straight from the sheet, with a brush or even with your fingers. Either way the shades are buildable and give you that glow from within however and wherever you decide to use them.

Finally these last pretty well and honestly for the price, they are worth just picking up to pop in your bag if you're ever in need of that instant on the go glow.

I award the MUA Luxe Shimmer Sheets a 4.2 out of 5

Ten of the Best Beauty Products of 2016

Best in Beauty 2016

2016 has been a year of pretty amazing launches, from skincare to make-up, drugstore to high end, I've tested a fair few out this year. The drugstore market has certainly made an impression on me this year and with so many favourites to choose from I had to narrow it down to the best of the best, so here's my 2016 Ultimate Ten...