MUA Luxe Velvet Lip Lacquer Review and Swatches

Hello everyone, today I am bringing you a review on the brand new MUA Luxe Velvet Lip Lacquers; a matte liquid lipstick. I was very excited to try these as they reminded me a lot of the Lime Crime velvetines, but at a fraction of the price (£3) and with a wider colour selection. The lacquers are available in 5 different shades from reds, to pink to purples, and are in the new Luxe range. The pigmentation of these lippies is AMAZING and a little goes a long way, they apply evenly with one coat and make a bold statement. As they are matte I was expecting them to dry out my lips after only a few hours, but after wearing them for 5 hours my lips were hardly dried out at all! Also, once there on, they are not going anywhere, they last all day, and even when I tried to take them off with makeup remover it was a struggle- which is incredible when taking into account the price. One thing I would say is when they are first applied it can feel a little sticky, however after a few minutes when they are completely dry and the stickiness fades completely. They truly are a bargain for the price and I would recommend them if you want a statement lip that last all day :)

Initial swatches

Atomic is a beautiful bright orange with a red undertone

Criminal is a stunning bright fuchsia pink, both would suit all skin tones 

Bottom line: 

Smell: 6/10 A bit chemically but fades when applied

Texture: 9/10 Smooth and creamy

Pigmentation: 10/10 Amazing !

Packaging: 10/10 Sleek, stylish, handbag friendly

Price: 10/10 £3 is a bargain! 

Lasting power: 10/10 Last all day 

Sleek Vintage Romance I-Divine Review and Swatches

Hello everyone, today I am bringing you a review on the beautiful Sleek vintage romance palette, full of romantic, vibrant, and rich shades. Sleek for me is a recent discovery, as I have always found myself just passing by the products in superdrug, however, the moment I saw this palette I knew I had to get it; and boy am I glad I did. The colours are sensational, they are a dream to work with, feel like butter and blend seamlessly into eachother. I love the fact that this palette can take you from a daytime neutral to a full on glam look, with such a wide variety of colours, from brown, to gold, silver, bronze, purple, blue, to pink! Another thing I love is the variety of finishes included, there are mattes, frosts, glitters and shimmers; altogether making this palette extremely versatile.The thing that stood out the most to me in the palette is the rich, pigmented colours. From past experience I have always found purple eyeshadows to be very hit and miss across all brands, however sleek has got the formula down to a tee, they are outstanding. Not to mention the price, £7.99 for this is an absolute bargain, and I would recommend to everyone :)

The top row:

From left to right:
Pretty in Paris- The perfect inner corner highlight or lid colour, a beautiful white silver frost
Meet in Madrid- A  yellow gold frost (also a perfect match to the maybelline colour tattoo in eternal gold)
Court in Cannes- A light bronze frost
Lust in LA- A mixture of Meet in Madrid and Court in Cannes, a really beautiful multi-dimensional bronzey gold shimmer
Romance in Rome- A duo-chrome navy purple shimmer with light blue specks
Propose in Prague- A brick red/brown matte, the perfect colour to use in the crease or to blend out, as it works perfectly with all the other colours included

The bottom row

From left to right:
A vow in Venice- a beautiful mid tone grape shimmer
Marry in Monte Carlo- A stunning deep fuchsia, purple frost (My favourite shade)
Honeymoon in Hollywood- A glitter deep wine colour, perfect for the outer corner and lower lash line
Bliss in Barcelona- A duo-chrome shimmer deep purple-blue
Forever in Florence - Very dark glitter burgundy
Love in London- Glitter black

Bottom Line-
Packaging: 10/10 Nice stylish compact with a huge mirror
Texture: 10/10 buttery smooth
Pigmentation: 9/10
Fallout: 8/10 little if any at all, more is apparent in the frosts than the other textures.
Price: 10/10  you can't beat £7.99, worth every penny

Nails of the week (NOTW)

In this weeks NOTW I chose a pastel polka dot and glitter theme :)
Products used:
Base coat : Revlon calcium gel nail hardener
Top coat: NYC expert last nail polish in Classy-Glassy
Revlon nail enamels in :
Starry pink (pink with silver glitter)
Minted (mint)
Sweet tart (dark pink)
Lilac pastel (light pink polka dots)

Face of the day Friday :) (FOTDF)

Products used :
MUA eyebrow pencil in Blonde
17 stay time foundation in Soft Ivory
Rimmel stay matte powder in Translucent
Look Beauty Loud lips lipstick in Baby Doll
NYC showtime eye-brightening mascara in Green Pearls
Look Beauty pencil eyeliner in Eye Brightener
Sleek I-Divine in Vintage Romance

I hope you all have a great weekend, and look out for reviews on a lot of the products I am wearing :)