Make Up Academy Professional Eye Palettes Review

Last week after doing a little research I bought some Makeup Academy products and this review will be on the MUA Professional eye palettes. I bought five of these, there are six in total but the Heaven and earth Palette was out of stock so I will pick that up at a later date. 

So here goes The first palette is the Glitter Ball.

Glitter Ball

This is a gorgeous palette with lovely shimmery colours, they are not overly glittery though but have a definite shimmer to them which is probably better as glitter tends to get very messy. My favourite colours are the two pinks on the left hand side mostly because I suit pink shades. All the colours go on very easily, they are nicely pigmented and feel creamy when wearing them.

Dusk Til Dawn

 This palette is a good mix of colours my absolute favourite has to be the dazzling deep blue sparkly colour on the bottom row, third from the right which I have been using as more of a glittery eyeliner. The colours are all extremely pigmented and so easy to blend. They are also gloriously shimmery which I love.  This palette has a few silvery toned shades on the left and a few slightly pink/lilac shades also. The greys and blues would be perfect to create a really stunning smoky eye effect.

Pretty Pastels

This palette looks much more matte than the others but at a closer look it is a little shimmery. The colours are very minimal and subtle and so it is very difficult to build us a strong colour with them. They are nice if you are just trying to add a little hint of colour to your make up. If you are looking for bold colours then this if not the right palette for you. Some of the shades are really good for highlighting though and also for using as bases.

Poptastic

The first thing I thought when I picked up this palette was “wow those colours are bright” and they are. They are mostly a mix of turquoise blues and purples with a couple of others thrown in there too. The colours are pigmented to the max and go on so strongly. They have a slight shimmer to them but not too much. These are not the kinds of colours you would wear all the time but if you are going out and looking for a really bold look then this would be the perfect palette for you.

Starry Night

Starry night is packed with shimmery silver and grey colours but also has a pink and purple in there for a little extra colour. These are less pigmented than some of the other palettes and go on lighter with less of an intense pay off but they still look pretty on. They are perfectly blendable to create a gorgeous evening smoky eye effect.

All the palettes came with a double ended sponge applicator which I personally will never use but they seemed good enough quality. The majority of the colours last for around the four or five hour mark which for a £4 palette is pretty good, much longer than expected. Using a primer doesn’t seem to give them much more wear but maybe that’s just me. I didn’t expect to get such good quality eye shadows at such a low price. I would have liked the individual colours to have had names as I always like that in a palette but that is not a big deal really. These are a definite must have, for £4 each you can’t really go wrong.

Coming Soon

I have just bought a huge bundle of Makeup Academy products including all of the Professional eye palettes. So I will have reviews up on those very soon and I am also going to try to create a few eye looks for you and hopefully post them up too. Let me know if you would like to see this.

See you soon.

Soap and Glory Review

I have always been quite keen to try out some of the products from Soap and Glory as I seem to have heard nothing but good things about them from friends and family, so I was delighted when a got a bundle of products for Christmas this year. I have now been using them for a few weeks and I now feel I have been using then long enough to give a fair review. So here goes.

Hand Food from Soap and Glory

This smells so nice and feels very luxurious when using it. It is creamy and smooth going on to the hands and feels so moisturising. After a day or two of using this product I had no dry skin and even my nails felt stronger. For me this is one of the best hand creams out at the moment and I am definitely going to buy more when this one runs out.

Shower Puff from Soap and Glory

I desperately needed a new shower puff as my old one had gotten a bit loose and just old. This was a perfect replacement. As I unwrapped this at Christmas I remember smelling it and thinking it smelled amazing! I’m not sure if it was because it was amongst the rest of the Soap and Glory products but it was still nice none the less.

Flake Away Body Polish from Soap and Glory

I’m not a big user of body scrubs at all but I gave this one a go. As always it had that gorgeous pink smell and unlike some scrubs the grains were very tiny and not too harsh on my skin. If you like body scrubs this is a particularly good one but personally I would not buy it again just because I know I wouldn’t use it.

The Righteous Butter from Soap and Glory

This product is very nice, it is everything it claims to be. After a shower it feels amazing to cover myself in such a nice smelling body butter. It also mousturises skin without leaving it feeling oily. If I have one negative to say about this it’s that it does seem to take forever to massage into the skin.

Clean On Me Shower Gel from Soap and Glory

This is the last and also my favourite product in this review. This stuff is AMAZING! It smells sublime, it moisturises skin as it cleans and it feels like I’m being pampered as I use it. I love this shower gel and will be picking it up many times in the near future.

Mini Make-up Haul

Rimmel London Crack your Colour Crazy Top Coat in Silver Clash

Rimmel London Crack your Colour Crazy Top Coat in Rocking Royal

I have been hearing a lot lately about crackle effect nail polishes so I thought I would go out and buy a few to give it a go. I picked up the two of these in my local Superdrug and I have to say they are a little tricky to get the effect right especially the first few times. The trick with this particular brand seems to be to put a very thin coat on as a thicker coat doesn’t seem to crack properly. Once I figured this out I loved the effect. It is also alot of fun to experiment with different base colours.

China Glaze Ring in the Red

This was my first ever China Glaze nail polish as it is quite difficult to get hold of this brand here in the UK. I saw a great review on this colour online and it looked so beautiful and festive that I decided to see if I could try and get hold of it. When it arrived I was very pleasantly surprised at the size of the bottle, it seemed much bigger than the standard polishes we tend to get in the UK. I love this polish so much, it glitters beautifully and has such a deep gorgeous colour on the nails. I can’t wait to buy more China Glaze polishes!  

Barry M Eyeshadow Trio in Pretty Pastels

Barry M Eyeshadow Trio in Smoky Seduction

I picked up a couple of these pretty eyeshadow trios’s from Barry M and they look lovely on, they are simple and very reasonably priced. The Smoky Seduction Pallet has everything you need for a lovely smoky eye effect and the Pretty Pastels has three nice colours ideal for blending. The packaging on there also looks very pretty and feels more expensive than it really is which is always a plus.

Barry M liquid Eyeliner in Electric Blue

This was the last thing I picked up, I love Barry M eyeliners and this one is no different. It is easy to apply, lasts all day and looks fantastic. I just can’t get enough of these!

 

Vaseline Healthy Hand and Nail Conditioning Review

In the past few weeks I have been on a placement where I have had my hands in disinfectant a lot and so as you would expect my hands became incredibly dry, my nails very brittle and the skin around my fingers was literally flaking off.

I decided I needed to find a hand cream which was very nourishing to hands and nails as there were in dire need of some TLC so I decided to try Vaseline healthy hand and nail conditioning.

This is what the makers say about this product:

“Incredibly, our hands are made up of 5 unique surfaces, but because they are constantly exposed, they are prone to dryness, and require custom care.

Healthy Hand & Nail Lotion is formulated just for your hands. Its conditioning moisturizers are fast absorbing and non-greasy. It nourishes completely for softer palms, fingertips and knuckles, smoother cuticles, and stronger nails.”

I have to say this cream is amazing! From my very first application my hands instantly felt more moisturized and softer. This cream also smells lovely and is not greasy as some hand lotions can be. After using it for almost a week my hands feel soft and smooth my nails are strong and healthy again and the skin around my nails is almost completely healed!

I would highly recommend this cream because it is classic and does exactly what it says on the tin!