Make Up Academy Poptastic palette review

.Urban Decay have recently released their Electric palette, which is full of bright, summery colours. This made me want to find a cheaper alternative, so I came across the Poptastic palette by MUA. I was pleasantly surprised at the pigmentation of these colours, as they are actually have better pigment than the bright coloured sleek palette. Poptastic is a super cheap alternative to the Urban Decay Electric palette, retailing at only £4.

Sorry about the size of the images, blogger is being weird and wont let me adjust the sizes.
 

 

The packaging has the simple MUA palette style. Not very luxurious, just a clear and black Plastic. It's pretty convenient for travel as it fits nicely in my make up bag (not that this is going to be a regular of mine, the colours scare me!).

The colours, as I said are pretty pigmented, as are most of the MUA palettes. The  However the blueish purple does not swatch very well :/ (second purple in the top row of swatches). The annoying thing is, the colours don't have names, so it's hard to explain what you're using. The palette contains 12 colours, with only one matte shade which is the blue on the top row, next to the purple. I was shocked at how pigmented it actually was because matte shades are usually useless.

You can see in the images above how well the colours swatch. My favourite colour is the first blue in the second row. It's super shimmery and so pigmented (my favourite colour is this blue/green in general).

Here's where you can get the palette - http://www.superdrug.com/mua-professional/mua-eyeshadow-palette-poptastic/invt/267778

 

Rosie xxx

Best Beauty Bloggers/youtubers

It's no secret that I am sightly obsessed with reading through blogs and watching the newest uploads from my youtube subscriptions. 

I wanted to make this post to share with you some of my favourite beauty bloggers/youtubers, as I often get stuck watching the same people, waiting for them to upload rather than finding others.

Zoella

My all time favourite... youtube - https://www.youtube.com/user/zoella280390 .. Blog - http://www.zoella.co.uk/ Zoe currently has 4,724,966 subscribers, making her one of the biggest beauty bloggers around.

The reason she is my favourtie is because she was the first youtubers I subscribed to. I was looking to find an easy way to do a messy bun and Zoe had a tutorial for it.. https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=UuvrdHA0lzg this is the original one that I watched, but she has uploaded a more recent one. I enjoy watching Zoe because she's honest and I know I can trust a review from her. I also like how much I feel I can relate to her. I love Zoe's fashion and am always getting outfit ideas from her.

Tanya Burr

youtube.. https://www.youtube.com/user/pixi2woo blog.. http://www.tanyaburr.co.uk/ Tanya currently has 2,106,448 subsribers and is very good friends with Zoe, they often do collaborations and vlog together.

Tanya is the person I go to if I want ideas for makeup looks as her main thing is makeup tutorials. Tanya has such a sweet personality and (without trying to sound mean) a little bit dim.. Which is one of the reasons I love watching her. I like her blog posts recently as she has been going to quite a few red carpet events, which means I can gaze at her outfits and if I want, buy them as she always says where she brought the item.

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Sam Scheurman

youtube.. https://www.youtube.com/user/samanthaschuerman blog.. http://www.samschuerman.com/ Sam currently has 166,356 subscribers.

I love Sam's voice.. sounds weird but it's just kind of soothing. I go to Sam if I'm looking for quite a relaxed video, she does great reviews and makeup looks. I like how casual and chatty her videos are, like most youtubers edit out the unimportant bits, but Sam will leave them in, which I love. Also, her eye colour is fabulous. As well as having a beauty channel, Same also daily vlogs, so you get to know her and her family which is nice.

itsjudytime

youtube.. https://www.youtube.com/user/itsjudytime  blog..  http://itsjudytime.blogspot.co.uk/ Judy currently has 1,034,929 subscribers

Judy vlogs her life every single day.. and I watch them.. every single day.. But as well as this, Judy has her beauty channel which I will always go to if I'm looking for a review. I especially like her foundation reviews as she has done a huge range and goes very in depth with each review. Judy has also had the oppertunity to create her own make up palette with bh cosmetics.

I hope this gave you some ideas as to who you might enjoy watching or reading about :)

Please comment letting me know what posts you want to see.

Rosie xxx

Top 5 Spring Lipsticks/Lipglosses

Hey there :). Another review type majiggy today :) 

Here are my top 5 lipsticks for Spring.

I have included lip products that work with my skin tone (pale with yellow undertones), so these may not work for you, but I love them :). These are the lip products that I reach for during the warmer months.. Not that we get many of them in the UK.. For the spring and summer I like to use kind of dull pinks, as bright pinks/corals scare me quite a lot. Of course I have included my favourite red and nudey colour for spring.

They mainly consist of drugstore products, with one Mac lipstick. Prices etc are listed below :)

This is the Bourjois Effect 3D in Rose Hypothetic 5, retailing at £7.99. This a pretty pink gloss, with silver shimmer running through it. I love the formula, doesn't feel sticky, but best wear your hair up on a windy day because it will stick to your lips.. but hey these are my spring/summer favourites.. what wind?

Purchase the product here - http://www.superdrug.com/bourjois/bourjois-effet-3d-lipgloss-rose-hypothetic-5/invt/234631

Here is the Soap & Glory Sexy Mother Pucker XL Lip Plump at £10, in Very Berry . Maaann does this make your lips tingle. It goes on for about half an hour-an hour, if your chatting, it lasts half an hour, if not an hour. I love the colour of this, it's kind of a dull pink, close to my lip colour, with golden shimmer running through it. This gloss is not sticky at all.

Purchase it here - http://www.boots.com/en/Soap-Glory-8482-Sexy-Mother-Pucker-8482-XL-Lip-Plumping-Gloss_1309116/

My all time favourite! :) Rimmel London, Apocalips Lip Lacquer in Celestial 101, £6.49. I absoloutely love these Lip Lacquers. Everyone's heard of them. I love this particular one, as I find it looks the most natural with my skin. It's a very similar colour to the Soap & Glory one,with a bit more purpe, and less gold shimmer. Apocalips gives a sort of sheen to the lips, but not a gloss. Lacquers tend to be more pigmented than glosses. 

Purchase it here - http://www.superdrug.com/rimmel-london/rimmel-apocalips-lip-lacquer-celestial-101/invt/602650&bklist=

Mac Lipstick, in Snob £15, the most expensive of the 5. Baby pink/purple, could pass off as a nude on some people, but not me. This is on of my more out there shades. I won't wear it very often, but when I do my makeup in a way that suits this lip, it's my first pick. This lipstick is pigmented and creamy, I love how it feels moisturizing as you wear it.

Purchase it here - http://www.maccosmetics.co.uk/product/shaded/168/310/Products/Lips/Lipstick/Lipstick/index.tmpl

Rimmel Kate Lipstick in 01, £5.49. The perfect, bright, orange toned lipstick. Perfect for making a statement. This Lipstick Lasts around 6 hours, pretty damn good if you ask me. I do also have the matte shade in 107, but that's my winter shade. This red is perfect for spring and summer as it's bright.

Purchase it here - http://www.superdrug.com/best-sellers/rimmel-kate-lipstick-shade-1/invt/301252

Left to right- Bourjois, Soap & Glory, Rimmel Apocalips, Mac, Rimmel Kate.

Hope this helped you find a new lip product for the warmer weather :). Please leave suggestions of a post I should do next.. 

Also, I have just started my GCSE exams so may be absent from blogging and youtube for a while :(, but I will try my best to stay involved :) Here is my youtube link to keep you occupied :) https://www.youtube.com/user/rosieblindell/feed I recently uploaded a top 10 under £10 makeup products video. 

Rosie xxx

Disclaimer-I purchased all of these products with my own money.

MUA Undress Me Too Palette Review

Hello everyone :) 

Another review over on my youtube channel :) https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=J6oCNDR15lw

I did a review on the MUA Undress Me Too palette because it's just amazing :) So Cheap at only £4, great neutral colours, both matte and shimmer :). Go over to my video to see in depth review and swatches :)

Rosie xxx