MUA lipsticks

                         

Here I have some swatches of the MUA lipsticks from my last post (Superdrug Haul part 1).

These lipsticks cost £1 each, I bought them from Superdrug but you can also buy them from MUA's website.

There are 21 lipsticks in the MUA range. This consists of 16 standard finishes and 5 matte finishes.

I have one matte and five standard lipsticks to show you today. Here is a photo of them with and without the flash:

Left-right: shades 14, 4, 12, 3, 2 and Matte 'Wild Berry'

And here they all are swatched on the back of my hand:

                  

Top-bottom: shades 14, 4, 12, 3, 2 and Matte 'Wild Berry'

Now, it's sometimes hard to see what a lipstick is going to look like on your lips if you've only seen a swatch on the back of someone's hand... so I decided to put them all on for you to see...

Shade 14 'Bare'

Out of all the standard, non-matte lipsticks that I've tried I'd say this was the most matte-looking. It still has a bit of a shine to it but I think it's a little too chalky looking on me. It's probably more the shade than anything, but I'm going to try it again when I have the rest of my warpaint on and see if it looks any better.

Shade 4

This is a pale candy-pink shade. It's very sheer which means you have to keep applying to build up colour - it reminds me more of a tinted lip balm. The colour can end up quite uneven, because you have to keep adding more layers meaning you just end up just moving the colour around.

However, I am actually quite glad it's a more sheer finish and not a chalky, dry-looking candy pink, as on most people that looks horrendous. Think Nicki Minaj.

Shade 12

This is a coral-pink shade. It's a very pretty shade but it's the only one I bought that has glitter in it. To be honest I would have preferred it without the glitter as it looks a bit OTT on me. Easy to apply but slightly gritty because of the glitter.

Shade 3

I loooove this! It's a bright fuschia with a very slight coral tone to it. Absolutely gorgeous and a dream to apply. It brings out my blue eyes too :)

Shade 2

This is a shimmery berry pink/purple shade. This one was also a dream to apply, most of these polishes are very creamy and smooth and they feel moisturising on the lips. A very pretty colour.

Shade 'Wild Berry' (Matte)

This wasn't completely matte on the lips but was a lot less shiny than the others. Out of all the lipsticks, this one was the hardest to apply. With very little colour payoff, I really had to be quite rough with it to get any colour to come off. Therefore, like the candy pink shade above, it ended up quite streaky and uneven. Not sure if everyone's is like this or if mine is just faulty? It'd be helpful to know if anyone else has this shade :)

I started to rush towards the end so you may see some are neater than others!

With most of these I also used a matching MUA lipliner, also £1 each.

Lipliners in 'Softly Lined', 'Pink Me Up' and 'Brooding Plum' (which isn't plum at all!)

It's a shame that most of the lipstick range don't have names, just shade numbers. This was the same with their nail polish range but then they re-released it with redesigned bottles and they gave each shade a name. 

I can't comment on the lasting power of these as I just tried them on for this post but I don't think they are meant to be particularly long-lasting. I may be pleasantly surprised, though :)

I will definitely be buying more shades in this range, you really can't go wrong for £1!

What do you think of the MUA lipstick range? Can you recommend any of the other shades?

Love, Sarah NailsfromNothing xx