Hello once again lovelies, and welcome back to what seems to be another MUA related post! I think that it's become pretty obvious which brand I really like, eh?
This time around, I will be talking about the lip products I have recently purchased from this fantastic Budget-Beauty brand! So far, I have quite a nice little collection of MUA lip products, but these are the most recent items I have purchased, including the newest lip products from MUA! Those guys over at the MUA Headquarters have really been churning out new products with us, and I will be sharing my thoughts on some of them with you all... with swatches, of course!
I've recently purchased five of MUA's lip products through the past two weeks, with five of them being a part of the new collection that they have released. These include Out There Plumping Lip Gloss (£2) in the shade Peach Shimmer, the Sheer Finish Lip glosses (£1) in Happy Days and Some Me Time, the Intense Kisses High Intensity Gloss (£2) in the shade Quick Kiss, and the Kiss Proof Lip Stain (£3) in the shade Fabulicious. With the exception of the Out There Lip gloss, nearly all of my new lip products are the latest from MUA, and I am pretty much loving them!
I'll go with the 'oldest' product first, which is the Out There Plumping Lip Gloss - this is £2 both online and in Superdrug, however with the current 3 for 2 offer going on in Superdrug, this became my freebie after purchasing the Kiss Proof stain and the Artiste Collection Palette. This is one of my newer products, but it's been around for a good while now and I hadn't tried this specific porduct out until now.
Like many other plumping glosses, this one works with a tingling effect to your lips. Now, the last time I used a plumping gloss was a good while ago, about two years I would say, and so the whole tingling sensation came as a massive shock to me, because this actually hurt a little for me. I tried it again though, and the tingling hurt a lot less, so I guess I just had a reaction to it for the first time use.
That said, this is a very pretty colour - I wasn't expecting the amount of pigment that this gloss has! It's very bright and extremely pretty to look at, and it translates so well on the lips! The shade I have, Peach Shimmer, is more of a very hot pink colour, and from what I can see, there really isn't much shimmer in it... but I like the colour as it is, it's bright and cute, and really like no other colour that I currently have in my small gloss collection.
I really find nothing to hate about this product, despite the surprise I got when I first used it! The pigmentation is fabulous, and the colour is just so pretty to look at! The packaging is probably the least attractive thing about this product, but for £2 a gloss, I really can't complain, and you get a nice amount of product in it, so you really can not complain about the packaging!
I can see myself wearing this one quite a lot the more I get used to the slight sting that the plumping gives my lips. It's nice, though I do have one complaint: It smells quite bad in my opinion, a little like paint... why can't it smell like Ice Cream Soda like the other glosses?
Next up I have one of the newest products from MUA, well actually I have two of them, but you know what I mean, right? These are the Sheer Finish Lip Glosses, and I have the shades Some Me Time and Happy Days. These are two of the more neutral colours in the collection, with one being more of a baby pink tone and the other more peachy. They are both extremely pretty colours, and whilst I was at first a little disappointed with these two glosses, I have come to like them a lot more.
Of course, the whole concept of these glosses is that there are very sheer in finish, and add only a tint of colour to your lips. This isn't a problem for me, because I love the sheerness of most glosses. Usually, I only need that little hint of colour to complete my look, so these were going to be perfect for me!
Again, these are a sheer finish gloss, so if you are looking for something with amazing colour pay off, then go and look at the plumping glosses or even the Intense kisses for something with a bit more POW!
These are pretty glosses, I like the finish that you get from them - sheer, but quite noticeable. There's a noticeable shine and a nice tint to your lips, and that's pretty much it. You can't really notice the colour difference in the lip swatches, but they're more noticeable in person. I find that Happy Days has more of a nude finish and just enhances the shine of my lips more, whilst Some Me Time is a lot pinker and gives my lips a fresh coat of colour. Needless to say, I like both of these colours and they will fit well with my natural make-up looks for college.
I have used both for different things - I have used Some Me Time during a music video project my sister has to do for college, and Happy Days for college. They both can last a decent amount of time, just as long as you don't eat or drink. I find them to be really nice glosses, actually, and they aren't overly sticky, but the stickiness is noticeable in my opinion. The shine is also quite intense the more you build up the product on your lips, something I like in a sheer gloss. Actually, these remind me a little of the Boujoirs 3D effect glosses in a way. I used to have a gorgeous shade which I eventually used up and never found again, so to have these glosses in my collection now is a good reminder of a gloss I used to adore.
They're very nice, with decent packaging which some may find cheap, but I quite like it! The only problem I have with these glosses is that the smell is a little sickening. But that's just me!
Next up is another new product from MUA, and that is the lovely Intense Kisses High Intensity Gloss. This is a product which has great colour pay off, though not as good as the Out There gloss. The colour in the tube is what you get on your lips pretty much, and you can build it up to create a more intense, bright lip!
Currently, I only have one of these glosses in my collection, but for £2 a tube I can see myself buying more in the future! This gloss is just beautiful, and with just one coat you can get instant colour to your lips!
I found that about two coats of the gloss was enough for me, because the pay off for these glosses is amazing! I have the shade Quick Kiss, which is a nice reddish-pink colour that looks so pretty in person! I am adoring this colour, and the shine of the gloss is beautiful!
This is the darkest shade I have purchased, but I really like it. I'm not the sort of person to really wear darker shades when it comes to lip products, but this is a gorgeous lip gloss and I think that colour is perfect for anyone who wants to try something darker, but doesn't want to go straight for a lipstick. The gloss is very pigmented, and you can really build up on the colour for something more intense, or you can keep it simple with just one slick of this gorgeous colour.
This gloss is truly intense! I love the colour, it's just beautiful to look at, and lovely to wear. The product itself is very nice on the lips, it sits comfortably and I find that there is no noticeable stickiness with this product. The longevity of this is still unknown to me, however as it's a gloss, I do think that this one will wear off when you eat or drink. The packaging is lovely, I find the square tube to be quite sleek and a nice change from the circular tubes you usually see with most MUA lip products, and also, it has that familiar Ice Cream Soda (or vanilla some people say) smell which I adore!
This is a very nice product, and you could easily wear this gloss on its own due to the great pigmentation, and depending on how intense you want the gloss to be, you can wear this product day and night! Just one coat will do you for the day, and a few more for night will give you a lovely evening look!
Ending this post will be one of th newest additions to the MUA line. This is one of those products which many MUA lovers have been looking forward to and trying to buy, but it's sold out pretty quickly in store and online since it was released! I was quite lucky to find this in the Superdrug that's close to my college, because my local store had sold out, though honestly, I never intended to buy it at all... Anyway, this is the Kiss Proof Lip Stain, and for £3, this is a bargain product like everything else MUA has to offer!
I sadly don't have a hand swatch for this, because the colour barely appears on my skin, so a swatch for this away from my lips would be completely useless in my opinion, however on the lips is a totally different story....
Once the stain has dried on your lips, you get a nice, natural tone added to your lips. Now, I don't use stains - in fact, this is my first lip stain in a very long time (try a good 8 years), so I'm very new to this product. What I like about it, of course, is the fact that it won't (or at least I hope it won't!) disappear when I eat, drink or maybe even kiss someone. Also, I can easily apply a balm over it without the worry of the colour transferring to my lip balm at all or the colour going onto my fingers. I am also loving the colour pay off of this stain - it's very natural, pretty and I know that in the future, this will be great for an on-the-go look where I won't have to worry about my lip product rubbing off.
The shade that I have is Fabulicious, which is a lovely light pink which actually looks more like a berry stain once the product has fully dried. I like the colour a lot, though I was initially worried that it would be far too light for me and would look ridiculous.
Considering I never intended to buy this product, I am pleased that I did - it's a nice product to have, and whilst lip stains are essentially summer products in my opinion, this will really do for the winter when I need something that will stay put, and won't cling to my hair if the wind gets a bit hap-hazardous!
It's a nice little product, and a wonderful bargain as well! I find the product itself has an easy application, as well as a lovely fruity scent. It keeps my lips moisturised and the pigmentation is nice. The packaging is really cute too, with all three shades having an individual colour so that you know which on you're getting, and I really love the font! The only thing I think that is a problem, but this will be with any lip stain I think, is that you need to make sure you apply an even amount, because the stain can come out darker on certain parts of your lip, and lighter on other parts, something which can be annoying I think. That said, I do like this product, and I a very glad that I bought it!
These products are all fantastic in their own way, and they will work differently for everyone. Each product has a different function that works for me, such as the shine of the sheer finish glosses, the longevity of the lip stain and the intensity of both the Intense Kisses gloss and the Out There plumpling gloss. I like all of these products equally, and I think that MUA have produced a fantastic range of different lip products that are sure to suit everyone's tastes!
This makes me anticipate future lip products from MUA, because their products are not only absolute bargains, they are also quality and great for everyday use without having to spend too much for something which works wonderfully for everyone.
So, do you have any of these products? If you do, which one is your favourite?
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