NOTD | China Glaze Short & Sassy

Hey girlie's!!!

I've been really into painting my nails at the moment, I do love my nails looking all pretty, so today I'm back with another Nail of the Day post featuring a gorgeous China Glaze* polish. I wanted to go for something Autumnal that included my favourite Wine/Burgundy colour, so here's what I opted for....

Short & Sassy*

Firstly how quirky is the name of this polish, I love it!!!! I don't know about you but I'm a sucker for cute polish names, they always lure me in ha ha. Short & Sassy is a gorgeous deep vampy Burgundy/Cranberry shade that has a lovely metallic shimmery sheen running through it, it applies and covers really well without any bubbling or streaking and was completely opaque after just one coat, I opted for two coats as I wanted as much lasting time as possible. I found that Short & Sassy dried relatively quick, it seemed to be completely dry within a matter of minutes and considering this isn't a fast drying nail polish I thought that was excellent. As for lasting power... Short & Sassy lasted 3ish days before I noticed a chip on just 1 of my nails, I did use a cheapish top coat so I would definitly recommend using a good/strong top coat with Short & Sassy for extra lasting power.

Overall I love Short & Sassy, its the perfect Autumn/Winter shade and will also look super pretty for evenings out and any upcoming Christmas parties that are fast approaching.

You can buy Short & Sassy for £8.95 from beautychamber.co.uk, they have lots of other China Glaze polish shades to choose from including some sale polishes from just £5.00, what a bargain and great for stocking fillers for Christmas too.

I hope you enjoyed another NOTD post girlie's!!! Let me know if you own Short & Sassy and if you have any China Glaze must have shades that I need to try, please do let me know!!!

MUA Matte Lipstick in Wild Berry & Scarlet Siren | Review

Hey girlie's!!!

As you may or may not know I'm a huge MUA Cosmetics fan, their great quality make up for teeny tiny prices always lures me in, so when i heard MUA where releasing a Matte Lipstick Collection i just knew i had to try them out.

This time around MUA have given the packaging a slight revamp by changing the standard black packaging to plain white, like the standard MUA lipsticks the matte lipsticks still come complete with the cutest little surprise at the bottom, a small twist off jar with the same matte lipstick shade inside, its a little addition I've always loved by MUA. The matte lipsticks also all have names instead of the usual shade number which again is a nice little addition to the lipstick.

The Matte Lipstick Collection consists of 5 lipstick shades from nudes to more vibrant shades with a berry shade thrown in for good measure, there's definitely a shade for everyone in the collection. I picked up 'Wild Berry' and 'Scarlet Siren' both of which i was expecting to be quite drying on the lips as they are matte lipsticks after all, however... They both feel super lightweight and don't dry my lips out at all, the texture of the lipstick on the lips obviously feels dryer than the standard MUA lipstick but then that's to be expected with matte lipsticks. The formula of the matte lipsticks in the bullet feels some what waxy and hard which did make me panic slightly about the application but no need to worry as they glide on well and don't drag on the lips at all. I have to say the staying power of these lipsticks is incredible, they last for hours and eating and drinking doesn't defeat the staying power either.

Wild Berry

The favourite out of the two MUA Matte Lipsticks i purchased is Wild Berry, it might look super scary and dark in the bullet but my goodness it looks pretty on the lips. Wild Berry is an extremely wearable plum/berry shade that you can build upon to go as dark you like depending on your skin tone and occasion, to me it's the perfect Autumn/Winter shade. 

Scarlet Siren

Scarlet Siren is a highly pigmented bright cherry red shade, it really is a 'wow' kind of shade. I can see 'Scarlet Siren' looking gorgeous on a night out, as for me this is definitely an evening shade, i think it would look lovely teemed with a LBD too. Like with 'Wild Berry' you can keep building up the colour and intensify it as much as you like.  

All in all i have to say MUA have triumphed yet again with another amazing new release. The matte lipsticks are wearable, buildable, long lasting, have nice pigmentation and are extremely affordable at just £1 per lippy... Yup that right one single little pound!!! I'll definitely being buying the the other three in the collection as well as they're such beauty bargains!!!

You can buy the MUA Matte Lipsticks one the MUA website in most Superdrug store's and on the Superdrug  website.

Have you tried the Matte Lipsticks??? What shades did you buy???

MUA Shade 1 Lipstick Review | Perfect for Autumn

Hey girlie's!!!

Ive recently been on the hunt for a nice Autumn lipstick shade that wont break the bank, so being the MUA lover that i am, i knew they would have a little beauty bargain for me and i wasn't wrong!!!

I decided on MUA's Shade 1, its a gorgeous vampy berry red with no glitter or shimmer particles running through it what so ever and has a nice satin finish. Shade 1 is right up my street as far as Autumn lipstick shades go, so if like me, your not a fan of  the deep plum shades this is definitely one to try. MUA lipsticks in general are such amazing quality and 'shade 1' certainly doesn't disappoint. The pigmentation is amazing, it's so creamy and just glides onto your lips for easy application and feels so smooth and easy to wear. As for lasting power, well, i was amazed!!! The colour lasted a good 4 hours maybe even a little longer before i needed to reapply which i think is great, I'm all about long lasting make up.

The packaging is simple yet sleek and has the cutest little surprise at the bottom, a small twist off jar with the same lipstick shade inside, i think its a fabulous little addition to the packaging and works really well for storage purposes, if it's standing upright you'll be able to see the shade straight away. 

Its so hard to believe this lipstick was only £1!!!!! Yup that's right, just £1!!!!! The quality is just so amazing that you feel like your wearing an more expensive lippy than a £1 lippy. Overall I'm super impressed with this shades colour pay off and quality and would definitely recommend it for this Autumn/Winter.

What MUA lipstick will you be wearing during Autumn/Winter??? Id love to know???