Current favourites | #5

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I’ve recently started to use fake tan and have been loving it. 
The St Tropez Bronzing Mousse formula is streak free, easy to apply and long lasting.

Before I fake tan I always exfoliate and the Soap & Glory Smoothie Star Breakfast Scrub gets the job done, 
smells really good and leaves your skin feeling soft and hydrated as it contains Shea butter.

The Boots Botanics Mattifying Gel Cream is the perfect daily moisturiser for anyone with oily skin. It’s budget friendly, 
hydrating and due to the gel formula it leaves skin matte enough that theres no need for a primer.

For targeted spot treatment I’ve recently been using the Body Shop’s Tea Tree Oil. I put a small amount onto a 
cotton pad and dab onto any active acne. It’s effective, natural and cruelty free, what’s not to like?

I’ve been going back to old favourites recently and the shades ‘Naked’ & ‘Sidecar’ from the original Urban Decay Naked Palette
are my current favourite eyeshadows. I use naked in the crease and sidecar all over the lid - to avoid the chunks of glitter
 from sidecar going everywhere I suggest putting your crease colour on before your lid colour.

What are your current favourites?

~ Jade xx

Naked Palette vs. MUA undressed palette

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(Left side using the naked palette and right side using the MUA palette) 

I’ve seen a lot of blog posts on the similarities between the Naked and MUA undressed palettes. I may be a little late on the band wagon, but I thought I’d buy the undressed palette to compare to Jade’s (well loved) Naked palette. 

(MUA colours left to right: Shade 1-6)
(MUA colours left to right: Shade 7-12)

First impressions: the colours look pretty much exactly the same though some of them are slightly different - for example the MUA version of the Naked ‘Hustle’ is more brown than purple, the Naked ‘Sidecar’ has larger chunks of glitter, and the MUA version of the Naked ‘Gunmetal’ is more blue toned. The Naked eye shadows are a little softer than the MUA, which means they are easier to blend but means they may crease more on someone with oily eyelids.
(Naked palette left to right: Virgin, naked, sidecar, buck, half baked)
~ Sin is missing as Jade has used it so much there is none left in the pan ~ 

(Naked palette left to right: Smog, dark horse, toasted, hustle, creep, gunmetal) 

Although the MUA packaging might look a little cheaper, and doesn’t have a mirror, it is a lot more sturdy and would be good for travelling. Whereas the Naked palette has a magnetic close, which means it can be more prone to breakage/damage (the mirror on Jade's has smashed). 


The major difference I found with these palettes was the price is that the Naked palette is £36 and the MUA undressed palette is a steal at £4! For a price difference that extreme (you could buy 9 MUA palettes for the price of the Urban Decay palette if you really wanted to) I think you would expect a great difference in the quality of the products, but there really isn’t. 


Overall, I like both of these Palettes and the Naked palette is good if you want a treat, but the MUA palette is a lot more worth your money. 

Do you prefer high end products, or budget bargins? Would you buy a product based on its brand or quality/price?

~ Lucy

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