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MUA Make-Up: Rip Offs?

By April 17, 2013 Beauty, Fashion

Before you start reading, I thought I’d just say a HUGE thank you to everyone who nominated me for the Company Style Blogger Awards! The shortlist will be revealed on Friday, so I am really excited! *Fingers Crossed* Anyway, I saw a tweet that MUA (Make-Up Academy) had ‘copied’ a top nail polish brand’s, Essie, packaging. I didn’t think it would be exactly the same, but I was wrong. MUA have completely taken the Essie bottle design and made it to their own. You might think that it’s not that big a deal, but I was shocked. They haven’t just taken the Essie design, they’ve also taken MAC’s highlighter ‘swirl’ design, as well as Clinique’s Chubby Stick design. Take a look…

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Essie Bottles: As you can see the glass bottles both have the imprinted brand name, which shows you straight away that they have almost copied the product packaging. There is also a rectangle around the brand name, which is the same on both, as well as the lid being white as well. I think this is definitely ‘copied’, and I think it’s a bit ridiculous as Essie are far better quality, and to take a higher end brand’s design choice, is not on.
MAC Highlighter:The swirls in the two highlighters are very similar. Although they may not be the same, MUA have definitely taken the idea of which MAC released last year, which shows that they have taken the concept once again.
Clinique Chubby Sticks: This is the one which I am actually shocked by. The packaging is pretty much identical. The ends are both metallic, the writing is both metallic (I do admit that the MUA writing is different style), and the pencil applicator is the same shape and style. The colour choice is also very similar too.

It is not just the three above of which MUA have taken ‘inspiration’ from, it is also the Urban Decay Naked palette of which MUA have taken the same colours and put them into there palette the ‘Undressed’, which has the same meaning in the name? Naked and Undressed?! Now, I do understand that brands want to let their customers have the ‘best over the rest’, with MUA trying to make everything cheaper, but I do feel that they have made things a bit too similar. Most of their stuff has been taken from other brands, and I am starting to feel that they are just like every other brand. They are not unique any more, and I think that should change. I’m not saying that they’re products are bad, as I have tried and tested them, and they are quite good for the price, but not only are MUA taking ideas they haven’t been on the right track for a long time now. Early this year, their site was down due to so many people browsing their stock, which lead to problem with customers orders. The Customer Service team tweeted and Facebook-ed rude tweets which offended many customers, which they deleted shortly after. After this and now seeing what MUA are actually producing, my thoughts have changed with the brand. I don’t want people to read this and just see ‘HATE HATE HATE’, I want people to recognise what brands really are, and I also do realise that MUA are not the only brand that take inspiration from others, for example the Chubby Stick has been changed to suit other brands too.

Should we buying their products just because they are cheap, or should we buy it because the brand is friendly, and has a unique ethic? Make sure to leave your thoughts in a comment below…

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What’s In My Make-Up Bag 2013…

By January 7, 2013 Beauty, My Style

So, this is a new kind of post, which I have never done before! It’s for 2013 Spring, and it’s my personal essentials…. and a few which I generally just love!

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1 – MUA Artiste Palette, 2 – MUA Mascara, MUA Royal Blue Eyeliner, Bourjois Liner Pen & The Body Shop Kohl Liner, 3 – Collection 2000 Glam Crystals, 17 Ultimate Volume Lip Gloss & 2true Cover and Conceal Stick, 4 – Beauty UK Eye Shadow Collection, Miss Sporty Eyeshadow, 5 – M&S Autograph Mascara, 6 – Monthly Edition of Company Magazine.

For S/S 13 Bright eyes are the best! That’s why I have 2 of my favourite palettes, MUA Artiste Collection & Beauty UK. They are both very cheap, but do the job just fine. Also, natural beauty is hot to, so that’s why I chose these 2 mascaras. The MUA one is perfect because it doesn’t clump, and it creates a really nice natural look. The M&S one creates amazing long, curly lashes which also look really natural. My favourite concealer is this 2true Stick. It blends really well, and looks very natural, plus, there are other colours too!

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MUA Artiste Collection Review

By January 6, 2013 Beauty

For Christmas I got given the new Artiste Collection by MUA, which was actually free, but I was still very grateful 😉 Haha. So, here’s my review! (Sorry about the pictures, my arm looks really creepy…)

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I am really sorry I didn’t take a picture of the Pink Sparkle, Primrose etc, as they are blushers and bronzers so I just left them out. Sorry! Haha. Anyway, the first thing I love about this set, is that it has a highlighter!! I have been wanting and wanting one, and now I do! It is such a pretty coulour! It is Shimmer Kiss the first colour on the last picture. It is so nice, and is very natural. The second thing I love is the iridescence of all the colours. The marble effect is so beautiful, but, unfortunately after using a couple of time, it kind of mixes together. I think my favourite eyeshadow colour is Pistachio, because it is really bright, but very soft at the same time. My favourite blush of the two, is probably Primrose. The blushes are very similar, but this one just has a slightly more natural undertone to it. I feel all the products go on like, creamy? They look very sharp, not all powdery, and for free, come on that’s pretty good?! The bad things are… the two brown shadows. I feel that these let the palette down, as they are very metallicy and if you’re trying to create a soft look, they can be quite harsh.

COLOURS: 8/10: Nice colours, but some are a bit too harsh.

FEEL & LOOK: 8/10: They look great, and feel very nice, not powdery at all.

OVERALL RATING: 8.5/10: For the price it is good. It includes a highlighter, and all the essentials.

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What I Got For Christmas Haul… 2!

By January 1, 2013 My Style

Jessica Ennis – Unbelieveable

I really wanted this book, and I got it! YAY! It’s really cool, and has a nice cover 🙂 I am looking forward to reading this…

MUA Frozen Yoghurt Nail Polish & MUA Gemini Constellations

YAY! I got Constellations 🙂 These have been very good this year, and now I am going to start rocking this trend. I like the Gemini one because it has a nice purple colour in it 🙂

MUA Artiste Collection

I really like this because includes loads of different colours. It also has 2 blushers, a bronzer and a highlighter 🙂 Which is really cool! I do recommend this 🙂 I will be doing a review on this as well…

Leafy & Lovely Bath Salts

If you saw my Gift of the Day on Facebook, you will see that I put this on it. So, big sis’ bought me it 🙂 Aww, thanks! 🙂

I hope you all had a great New Year and that you make 2013 a good and successful one!!

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