Make Up Academy - New Pro Brow Kit

MUA Pro Brow Kit

Make Up Academy has again amazed me with another new product, (one of many) the New Pro Brow Kit that comes in a sleek, stylish black compact.

This is in MUA’S Pro Range and costs only £3.50, a little less than my old Benefit Brow Kit I use to purchase at a cost of £22.50. Well not anymore :-)

 

 

This compact has quality written all over it, there is a nice sized mirror in the compact along with tweezers and a little brush to apply. You have three shades to choose from and you can mix them together if you wish to create your desired shade. I like to mix the top two colours. This compact also has a wax so you are able to seal in your brows, so no hairs will stray away during the day.

This compact is better quality than some of the more expensive ones, this is why I am a HUGE fan of Make Up Academy, they are always one step ahead of all other high street make up brands and the quality is always 100% at a fantastic price.

I have just one slight criticism about this palette, a very minor one, it states you can highlight with the lightest shade but I have to say personally this is a little to dark to highlight If you have fair skin as it looks to dark under the brow, a highlighter should be a pearly white shade. But if you have darker skin then go for it.

Well done MUA for yet another amazing product, you do spoil us :-)

Checkout MUA’S website for there full range of products and to grab yourselves one of these little beauty’s. www.muastore.co.uk

Sarah x

Make Up Academy - Amazing Undressed Palette

New Undressed Palette By The Amazing Make Up Academy

I have had this palette for a few weeks now and I have used it quite a lot, this palette follows the huge success of MUA previous palette Heaven and Earth.

This palette is all about opting for that fresh faced look, to go hand in hand with this seasons must have Make Up look which is the fresh/bare faced look. But with this palette you can turn this look into a smouldering nighttime look instantly. Which I am a big fan of, you can not beat a gorgeous smouldering smoky eye.

The palette has 12 gorgeous shades to suit any skin tone, and any occasion.

My Favourite shades are the highlighters, they are stunning. I use Shade 1 for under my brow arch, the inner corner of my eye and also bringing the highlighter down near to the tear duct area, applying to these areas really brightens up the eye area. I love a highlighter under my brow; I do not think I can go a day without applying to this area ;-). Hence me now hardly having any shade 1 left. ;-)

Shades 1, 2 and 3 are great for highlighting.

Shades 6, 7, 8 and 10 will give you a really sexy smoky eye. Shades 11 and 12 are much darker so you can turn your daytime look into a nighttime look with minimal effort. You can blend these colours over the top of the look you have already done.

I do have the Heaven and Earth palette, I have used that today but I have to say I do prefer this palette the shades are much warmer and again the highlighter shades have won me over. You can’t beat a good highlighter to brighten up certain areas of your face; it really does make a difference.

This palette is very very silimar to the Urban Decay Naked Palette, the shades are very similar, but MUA is at a fraction of the cost at only £4 and the pigment in this palette is amazing. I have used this palette on quite a few brides now, it worked a treat :-)

MUA also have the new Going for Gold Olympic Inspired Palette out at the moment for you to get your hands on, you can WIN this palette on my Make Up Page by entering my Olympic Themed Make Up Competiton.

Head over to www.muastore.co.uk to check out MUA'S maaizng product range. You will not be disappointed.

Have fun x

Make Up Academy - Amazing Face Primer

Ladies, Want flawless skin? Want a budget primer that gives you top results??

Then have a read of my blog post below on Make Up Academy’s Amazing Face Primer

Have you ladies ever wandered why your foundation does not stay on very long?? You apply your foundation in the morning to find by lunchtime it has gone patchy or seems to be sliding off. Hummm I am 100% sure we would all like to avoid this

Make Up Academy’s Primer is fantastic; apply this after your moisturiser (please do wait for your moisturiser to soak in first). Then apply the Primer all over your face, I normally apply this to the cheeks forehead, chin and nose, so pretty much everywhere were you apply your Foundation.

Again wait for the Primer to soak in before you apply your Foundation, if you do not wait for those few minutes, the primer will not have time to work into the skin and do its job properly.

Final Step apply your foundation evenly over your skin, you will find the texture of your skin is much softer, more even and the appearance of pores reduced.

I used this today and as soon as I applied it to my skin my skin appeared brighter and my redness went down a lot. As soon as I applied my Foundation I could tell instantly that it was sinking into my skin a lot better, which made my foundation much easier to apply.

I have tried quite a few primers and this is one of the best ones, and at such a great price.

The BEST part of this the Primer is ONLY £4.00 what a BARGAIN.

Head over to www.muastore.co.uk for perfect flawless skin.

x

Cheryl Cole at The Cannes Film Festival 2012

I Saw this image on the news this morning, even though the dress is a tad dramatic it's a very interesting dress. It looks like she melts into the red carpet. My eyes were of course on the make up, loving cheryl's dark smoky eyes. This Goes very well with the dress. I always love a sultry dark smoke eye. She looks absolutely amazing. :-) x

Fashionista Pallet

This is another pallet I have been testing out recently, this is my new Fashionista pallet which was recommended to me by one of my favourite make up artists Karla Powell, these are again great products at great prices, the pigment is amazing and they are really creamy and soft when applying. You can customise your own pallet with a mixture of eyeshadows or blushers, I opted for two eyeshadows and two blushers. The shades I used in this picture are Globe shade 3 and Golden Dragon Shade 2. I finished this off with a Lancome Hypnose Mascara. You can purchase the Fashionista products from selected Superdrug stores the pallet is £5 and the shadow and blusher inserts are £4 each. Great for filling your kits. :-)

Shu Uemura UV Underbase Mousse

This UV Underbase Mousse by Shu Uemura has to be the best Primer I have used, this was introduced to me whilst I was studying at AOFM. It is ultra lightweight and creates a perfect canvas for make up. When I used this on myself it covered any redness I had and gave my skin a lovely pick me up and added a bit of colour to my skin. With any foundation placed on top of this mousse it creates a perfect ultra smooth poreless finish. I will always make sure I have one of these in my kit. Irt is perfect for bridal make up. It also has the added benefit of having a SPF 30, with this it results in the mousse being 20x lighter than one without the SPF. I have found also with this product it is lighter than using a cream based primer. You can purchase this fantastic product online at a cost of £29.00. :-))

Strawberry's and Cream

So today I re created a Strawberry's and cream look which was inspired to me by one of my favourite make up artists Karla Powell, her work is amazing. I get so much inspiration from her.

Below is the look I re created, I used MUA Pallets in Pretty Pastels and Immaculate, I used a white rimmel eyeliner on the waterline, a loreal liquid eyeliner and my gorgeous Benefit Lashes, I just lurvvvvvv them they are so big and fluffy yet still look quite natural. I would definately wear this look for a night out. You can purchase all MUA Products in your nearest Superdrug or online at www.muacosmetics.co.uk

Sarah x :-))

Colour Block Photo Shoot

This was my third ever photo shoot, third shoot after graduating from AOFM. But my first shoot going alone after graduating. Here I wanted to have a pop of colour and for this to be bright and striking. The images came out perfectly for what we wanted to achieve. The image with the necklace captured the moment perfectly. I networked with a local photographer for this shoot, someone i ended up working alongside quite a few times. :-)