So MUA (Make up academy) is sold at CVS. In the ad I got yesterday I saw that the products were BOGO free. I instantly hit YouTube trying to find more info but struck out. Tati did one video about the palette, which I did end up buying. I figured that other people might be curious about this brand if they ever go to CVS. They are priced around $10-$15 an item so I really hoped for something a little better quality than the typical drugstore products.
Here is what I ended up purchasing:
(Not shown because I totally missed it in the bag is a navy blue eyeliner)
Before the sale it rang up to around $60 so I only paid $30 for 6 products. Not bad!
Let's start with lips. I purchased anti-feathering lip liner in Berry. Also a cream lipstick in Mulberry and a high shine like gloss in nude. Here are the swatches:
Here are the swatches of the palette in Smoky
There are only 3 matte shades in this palette and they aren't even true mattes. They still have a tiny bit of shimmer in them. The "matte" shades are the white, light purple and a taupe. The rest are pretty pigmented shimmers. I do love shimmers, so that was a plus for me.
I didn't do a makeup look yesterday because my sensitive skin broke out in hives two days ago and I was giving it a bit of a makeup break. So today at my son's Naptime I broke out the products and tried them out! Here is the finished look:
So from the videos I watched the foundation and concealer were very light coverage and sometimes super oily which is why I used my usual stuff which I will cover at the end. So I primed my eyes and started in with a light matte shade under my brow and into my crease. I got it from a different palette because this smoky palette didn't have a light matte. Then I went in with the purple matte color from the MUA Palette in my crease with a more dense blending brush to really get it in the crease. I blended it slightly up into that light color. Then I went in with a suuuper small and dense all-over lid brush. The fallout with this product is insane which sucks for a smoky palette. Definitely do your eyes before foundation. I was able to build up the smoky blue/purple pretty well but blending it was such a pain if not impossible. Once you started blending you lost all the pigment. After I got it as blended as it was going to get, I sprayed that same all over lid brush with some makeup setting spray dipped it in that same color and tapped it on my lids for a bit more pigment.
I went in with some Perfectly Posh micellar tonic to clean up the edge and all the fallout under my eyes, then concealed and contoured.
So I actually tried out the lipstick last night just for funsies and I wasn't very impressed. After only a few minutes I looked like I had been drinking red wine for hours. The feathering was awful and since it stains the skin it's nigh impossible to get really clean. So today I primed my lips ( I remember seeing they had their own lip primer which now makes a lot of sense) and used the lip liner in Berry. This liner is so creamy and smooth which makes it really easy to use and fill in the lip. Then I applied the lipstick in Mulberry over the top. The pictures were taken right after I applied the lipstick so I will have to update later on how well it stays with the priming and liner.
I used the cat eye side of the black eyeliner. It is a felt tip liner on one side and a pencil on the other. I like it! It's pretty black and creamy. Easy to use but the only thing that makes it really special is that it is dual ended.
And that's my total look! I don't usually do a dark lip, especially with a smoky eye but I wanted to step out of my comfort zone and get a dark Berry color and I actually really love the color on me.
So final thoughts: I am going to keep trying with the palette. I may just use it for the outer corners of my eyes instead of the whole lid. It just doesn't play nice.
I like the lipstick but TBD on how well it stays on. The liners are great though. I would recommend picking some up for sure.
Foundation: Loreal Infallable Promatte
Concealer: Nyx HD and nyx finishing pressed powder in banana
Brows: ELF brow duo and Ulta brow stain
Contour: Nyx matte Bronzer in dark tan
Highlight: Ulta Beauty illuminator in brilliant diamond
Mascara: Loreal voluminous in carbon black
Wet n Wild setting spray
This look is so pretty on you! You're so talented at application!
ReplyDeleteAww thanks! I am learning a lot from my makeup course. It's been so fun!
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