I was beyond excited to hear about this palette's release. After being a huge fan of the 'Undressed' palette, one of the best dupes around for Urban Decays 'Naked' palette, I just knew I had to have MUA's latest offering, a dupe for Urban Decays 'Naked 2' palette. I have actually been considering buying the Naked 2 palette for a while, because I am seriously lacking in cool toned eyeshadows, so my bank balance is definitely happier that this came along at a bargainous £4.00!

This palette contains 12 highly pigmented mixture of matte and shimmery eyeshadows, three matte shadows and nine shimmery ones. Whilst the three matte shades, Naked, Lavish & Corrupt, are nothing to shout about, they do have a fair bit of pigment in them and in my opinion is as good as you're going get on the high street. The nine shimmery shades, Devotion, Shy, Fiery, Dreamy, Tranquil, Exposed, Reveal, Wink & Obsessed, however are absolutely beautiful shades. My favourite has to be Tranquil, such a gorgeous and subtle daily shade. These shadows are also very long lasting, when paired with my MUA Eye Primer, they last all day, and thats not easy on my oily eyelids. They are soft and very blendable, the only shade I wasn't at all impressed with was Lavish, it seems to have virtually no pigment and I had to really try to get the swatch I got below. So I'm not sure whether I just got a dud pan or whether that shadow is just very poor quality, I'd like to think its the former purely because the other shades are all such good quality. 

Overall this palette is definitely going to be finding its way into my daily routine, did I mention that I loved how MUA have now named the shadows, to me that makes such a difference than just Shade 1, etc.

Will you be getting this palette?

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This palette is currently available from the MUA online store and will be available in Superdrug from 13th February.

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L - R, Naked, Devotion, Shy, Fiery

L - R, Lavish, Dreamy, Tranquil, Exposed

L - R, Reveal, Wink, Obsessed, Corrupt

I know I probably say this every monthly favourites but hasn't the month just flown by!! Seriously I actually can't believe there is less than 3 months to Christmas, 3 months!!! Anyway I apologise but this will be quite a quick monthly favourites as I have just done a 9am - 6pm day at uni and am knackered, bed for me I think aha!

Real Techniques Expert Face Brush

I was so excited when this came back in stock on Amazon as it is yet to hit Boots stores, so I managed to get this for £9.99 and free delivery, which is great! I was at first unsure whether to get this brush as I love the Buffing brush and thought that I really didn't need another similar brush. However they are completely different. The Expert Face Brush is very dense  and slightly smaller where the Buffing Brush is a lot looser and feels lighter on the skin. I now use a combination of the two and it gives me such a flawless finish that I could never get with my hands:)

Amie Morning Dew Matte-Finish Moisturiser

Amie was a completely knew brand for me and I stumbled across it as I was looking for a cheap oil free moisturiser. I've also recently been interested in paraben-free products, this moisturiser is great as its oil-free, sulphate-free and paraben-free, very light on the skin. It is fragranced however which I don't mind, but I know some people hate fragranced products, review to follow.

Rimmel ScandalEyes Waterproof Kohl in Nude & Taupe

Now I've just done a review on these (review here!)so I won't say too much but basically I love them! The Nude is great for the waterline and the Taupe makes a great waterproof base.

MUA Eyeshadow in Shade 17

This is also a really lovely neutral eyeshadow. Its basically just a matte neutral that looks great over a cream base; everyday I've been wearing this either over the Taupe kohl or the bronze Color Tattoo, great for setting your base in place and just adding a subtle touch.

Collection Illuminating Touch Brightening Concealer

This is yet another product i've been wearing everyday, seriously this has been a life saver during freshers week and it is now continuning to help me throught freshers flu aha! Great for brightening, doesn't provide as much coverage as the Lasting Perfection concealer but still is great for under eyes.

NYC Show Time Mascara

When I first got this mascara, I really wasn't sure about it, I felt it didn't do much for my eyes at all. However recently I've been picking it up again and its really nice, great for volume however it does nothing for length. But a very lovely daily mascara (I never know what to say about mascaras aha!).

Sorry for the lack of writing, but I'm off to crawl into bed with my freshers flu:(

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I'll be the first to admit that I'm not hugely into blushers, I like how they look however I don't feel the need to have 20 lying around, all a slightly different shade of pink. However I do like blushers and this new one by MUA has to be my all-time favourite. Its a lovely rosy pink blusher, with hints of gold shimmer running, not disimilar to the famous Nars Orgasm and its drugstore dupe, Sleek Rose Gold! Its such a beautiful colour and looks really lovely on you cheeks especially when the sun catches them. Although I don't own Nars Orgasm, if its as stunning as this colour then I can definitely see the hype surrounding it!

For a £1 this is well recommended, the pictures really speak for themselves, super pigmented, lasts all day and blends out beautifully. I will definitely be trying out more colours from the range and who knows maybe one day I'll end up owning my 20 shades of blushers:)!

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So this month, I haven't really used too many new products, there are a few new things but some are things that I've gone back to!

Garnier BB Cream for Oily Skin

I bought this BB cream a couple of weeks ago and I am absolutely in love with it, it is my favourite BB cream by far, its much more like a foundation, yet the feeling on your skin is so light that you almost forget its there; review to come soon!

Avon SuperShock Max Mascara

I used to use this mascara quite often and I've recently gone back to it and I really like it. I am still yet to find my all-time favourite mascara but this is one I go back to time and time again:)

Neutrogena Spot Stress Control Daily Scrub

This is a fairly new purchase but its absolutely amazing, my skin is so clean after using this and it feels so refereshed! It doesn't leave a tight feeling like most 'oily skin' scrubs yet it removes every scrap of oil. I need to try this for longer but so far I really like it!

Macadamia Healing Oil Treatment

I did a review on this a few days ago but I have seriously been using it for the past month non-stop! A little bit goes a long way and it just leaves hair feeling so soft and nourished and definitely not greasy like some oils, definitely a firm favourite (review here!)

MUA Blusher in Shade 6

This blusher is also a fairly new purchase but I absolutely love it, I never thought I'd like a blusher is a tiny bit of shimmer in it but I do! It almost reminds me of Sleek's Rose Gold Blusher, its a lovely pink colour with a tiny bit of gold shimmer running through it.

Mac Eyeshadow in 'Mulch'

This is one of my favourite eyeshadows and an old favourite that I have loved forever! Its just a really nice reddish-brown that is such an everyday wearable colour, definitely recommended if you're looking for a new Mac colour!

ELF Powder Brush

There is a lot of hype surrounding this brush and I have to agree, its a really good dense brush perfect for applying powder and blusher. Its really weird that it gives a matte, not powdery finish when applying powder, amazing brush!

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*apologies, my camera focused on the eyeshadow, not my finger aha!

I'm a huge fan of MUA, I think they have some really good quality make up for bargain prices! This eyeshadow in 'Shade 12' was an accidental purchase for me, I didn't actually mean to pick this one up, it was just in the wrong place aha. However it is fast becoming one of my favourite colours. It is a warm browny colour, with tinges of green shimmer through it. Now I think this colour is almost an exact dupe for Mac's 'Club' eyeshadow, I recently ran out of 'Club' and so I don't have a swatch to compare it with however the similarities are uncanny. Mac describes 'Club' as a red-brown with green pearl, which is almost exactly the same as this MUA colour! As you can see the colour changes slightly in different lights which I think is beautiful, and really makes your eyes stand out.

It blends well and has really good colour payoff, you can also build this colour for a more solid statement eye. For a measly £1, this eyeshadow is a bargain, I definitely want to try more pearl colours from MUA.

xxx