Autumn/Winter Make-up Trends with MUA

It’s that time of year again… Now it’s coming into October we now dark nights and plunging temperatures so I have plenty of new beauty trends and MUA products to get excited about. And this season, there are some really easy, wearable trends that we can all try at home – with a little help from our favourite MUA Cosmetics J

BERRY LIPS

If it’s the deepest, darkest shade of red or plum, it should be in your makeup bag this season.

Intense Kisses in 'Lips are Sealed'-£2

BOLD BROWS

This trend is all about natural, but enhanced brows. Don’t over-pluck them, but let them take their natural shape and define with Pro Brow set.

Pro-Brow Kit-£3

BOLD EYELINER

Forget subtle, perfectly applied liner why not get creative with thick lines, big flicks, metallic finishes, and bold colours?

Gel Eyeliner-£3

SOFT PINK BLUSH

When it comes to blusher, a soft and very pretty rose pink is the way to go for the season ahead. Hold back on the application – one sweep across each cheekbone is just enough with a cream blusher and powder finish.

Blush Perfection Cream blusher- Bittersweet-£2

All MUA Cosmetics can be purchased from selected Superdrug stores or online www.muastore.co.uk

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MUA Nail Constellation Swatches

Yes I have gone MUA Nail Constellation Mad! So I have some beautiful nail swatches and tips for you when using MUA's Nail Constellations as many of you have been asking me I thought this blog post would be useful for all you MUA Fans.

Nail Constellation Top Tip Application:

1. Start by painting your nails with a MUA Nail varnish ideally matching the chosen nail constellation shade- I suggest you apply one coat let this dry and then make the second coat a thick application.

New nail varnish shade 'Bright Plum'-£1

2.Whilst the second coat of nail varnish is still wet sprinkle over the constellations beads until your whole nail is covered with the beads. Make sure you have a bowl or something that will catch the excess beads so you can re use them!  

3. Gently press the beads into the nail and allow them to dry and set in place.

4.Finally a little tip here I want to show you- If you put a clear top coat on the Nail Constellation beads it WILL dull the colour of the beads but will keep them in place for longer, however if you want the colour to remain bright I suggest you cap just the tips of the nails to keep the beads lasting longer but to be honest they won't last on the nails as long. 

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Here is a picture example of Leo Nail Constellations with a clear top coat application and then another example without a clear top coat. 

Left:without top coat, Right: With top coat

5. Finally a question which has been asked by many! Any excess beads left remaining can be re used by simply popping off the plastic removable funnel lid that comes with all the nail constellations. I don't like waste and I am sure many of you don't so I love this idea! Here is an example of the lid took off...

Here are some nails me and the girls at MUA Towers have been playing with:

New shade- Base- Stormy Skies and Scorpio Nail Constellation

New shade- Base- Bright Plum and Leo Nail Constellation

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Check out our How to Apply MUA Nail Constellation's video tutorial:

MUA Nail Constellations are now out in selected Superdrug stores and online www.muastore.co.uk at £3 each.

Karla

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MUA's Nail Constellations IN STORE NOW!

Finally what you have all been waiting for! MUA’s NEW Nail Constellations go on sale today in selected Superdrug Stores for £3 each. 

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Here are some of the Nail Constellations I have been playing with at MUA Towers today and check out our brand new How To video and an insight to behind the scenes at the Nail Constellation photoshoot... 

Pisces

Libra

Leo

Scorpio

Gemini

Creating looks with Shade 'Pisces' 

Check out our new videos on how to apply Nail Constellations & Behind the Scenes of how I created the make-up looks for Nail Constellations visuals:

The question is which star sign will you be getting?

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Karla

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MUA Intense Kisses Lipgloss Swatches

I wanted to swatch my favourite shades from the NEW Intense Kisses lip gloss which are only £2 each in selected Superdrug stores now and online soon!  They are a high-intensity gloss which comes in a eight colours. They can be worn alone or over your favourite MUA lipstick colour for gorgeous kissable lip effect!

Here are some swatches of my favourite shades from the collection:

 Quick Kiss

Sealed with a Kiss

Smooch

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So which shade here is your favourite?

See the whole range on this >Link<

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Karla
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MUA Pro Blush Perfection Cream Blusher Swatches

These four NEW cream blushers have got everyone talking so I was very excited to swatch them all for you MUA Fans. The cream blushers are very versatile and multi-purpose. They can be directly applied to bare skin, layered over foundation or set with the matching matte blushers in the £1 MUA range. You can use blush perfection to highlight your cheekbones, shape your face, build and blend with fingers or a brush to create the colour intensity. The colour effects range from a light pink to warm shade, depending on method of application.

Here are the swatches:

All Blush perfections will be out on the 26th September, 2012 in selected Superdrug stores and online. Keep an eye out for future posts on tips and techniques to use cream blusher and swatches.

Which shade are you going to be purchasing?

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Karla

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NEW MUA Beauty Balm Shades Swatched

Finally MUA have NEW Beauty balms in five new shades for pink toned and yellow toned skin tones and of course some darker shades. A first in Beauty balms in a variety of shades on the high street at such a bargain price of £4 each! Beauty Balms stands for Blemish Balm or Blemish Base but that doesn't mean it's a spot cream. It's more of a multi-function cream that has coverage and skincare properties. It promises natural-looking skin coverage. MUA’s Primes the skin, smooth’s out the skin and also conceals any blemishes.

What do Beauty balms do?

What makes MUA’s BB cream different to others on the high street is that they are available in eight different foundation colours to match all skin tones –Light,Light Rose, Medium, Medium Rose, Medium Dark,  Dark, Dark Rose and Caramel. It also acts like a primer, evens out complexion like a tinted moisturiser, covers minor imperfections and redness like a concealer, hydrate your skin like your day cream, brighten and perk-up a dull complexion. They are also fantastic for mixing to your desired colour. 

Swatches of the NEW Shades:

All five shades are now available in selected Superdrug stores and soon to be online for only £4 each. To check out my other blog post on the first three BB Creams >here<

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Karla

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MUA Artiste Palette Swatched!

A lot of you are waiting to see the NEW MUA Artiste Palette swatched! So here I have swatched the new palette for you all to see all the gorgeous colours within this multi-use palette. As we are so good to you all at MUA Towers we will be giving away this palette to ONE lucky winner! All you need to do is leave a comment below on what make-up look you would create with the Artiste Palette? The best comment will be picked and the winner be announced on the 24^th September 2012.

Competition closes midnight on the 23^rd September 2012

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The palette has 6 brand NEW merged eye shadows so basically two toned shades merged together in the following shades:

Two powder blushers and a contour shade and highlighter. The two blushes include warm pink shades for a soft shimmer finish. Finally the contour and highlighter helps create a flawless sculpted natural glow. Here are the shades swatched: 

Good luck to the winner!

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Karla
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Round up of all the NEW MUA Cosmetics

I know sometimes here at MUA Towers we introduce a lot of NEW MUA products to you all at once and a lot of you get very excited and forget about dates and what is actually coming out, so I love to do a blog post of a roundup of all the products we have coming out this September so you can see what you can put on your wish list!

Intense Kisses Lipgloss-£2 each

Ultimate Pro-Brow Kit £3.50

Nail Constellation-£3 each

Blush Perfection Cream Blusher-£2 each

Shimmer Kisses Blusher & Bronzer-£3 each

Artiste Collection Palette-£6

All the above products are out on the 26th September in selected Superdrug stores and online.

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Which is your favourite?

Karla

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NEW MUA Artiste Palette

Now this is the first time MUA have created anything like this! So here I have lots more information on this palette. I am especially excited as the eye shadows are merged which MUA have not done yet!

This is a beautiful artiste collection palette on the go which helps create a full face all in one, with 6 brand NEW merged eye shadows, two powder blushers and a contour shade and highlighter. Shades include shimmery merged tones for fashion-forward statement smoky eyes with light and earthy naturals for an everyday look which can easily be transformed into an evening smoky eye look.  The two blushes include warm pink shades for a soft shimmer finish. Finally the contour and highlighter helps create a flawless sculpted natural glow.  These rich, high-pigmented colours help achieve a stunning look this summer.

The NEW Merged eyeshadow shades in order-

Pistachio

Mocco

Ice

Grape

Chocolate

Cookie

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The NEW Artiste palette will be out on the 26th September 2012 it selected Superdrug stores and online for £6!

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Are you excited to try this NEW palette?

Karla

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