MUA Haul:

Hi everyone!

Hope you all are doing well. I have been really busy with my work stuff so I could not show enough love to my blog. But I have done huge make up shopping in past few days in drugstore/ high street whatever you want to call it.

I have decided to post the hauls of each brand at a time. I live in the UK and for my drugstore shopping I always prefer Superdrug. I like their interiors, collection, offers, price and I even like their cute pink shopping bag J

I have gone their couple of times and bought a few MUA stuff. MUA stands for Make Up Academy, it is a UK brand. In my opinion MUA products are really good quality and still very affordable.

Lip Products:

I will start with the lip products I have bought as I bought quite a few. First of all I love their lipstick so much. The pigmentation is really good, they last longer and also they don’t make my lips dry, which is very important for me.

I bought four from their regular collection and two from their matte collection. The regular ones have black packaging and the matte have white.

I am listing them below:

Regular Collection/ Black Packaging:

1.     The first one is Shade 11, it does not have any name. It s a darker nude colour with peach undertone to it.

2.    Number 2 is Shade 16 and it is called Nectar. It is a bright coral colour and I think it will be great for spring and summer.

3.    The third one is Shade 3 and again it does not have any name. It is a very nice pink.

4.    Fourth one is Shade 2. I love this colour for everyday make up look and it is a bit hard to describe the colour. Ermmm... i would say it is in between pink and purple <3 <3

Matte Collection/ White Packaging:

I bought only two of the matte ones and planning to buy more. The shades I have got are:

1.     The shade is called Lilac Belle. It is a nice purple colour and I think this colour would be good all year around.

2.    The second one is a bright peachy coral matte. The shade is called peachy keen.

These are all the lipsticks I bought. I also got three of their MUA Luxe Velvet Lip 

Lacquers:

They give a nice velvety matte finish.

The shades I have got are:

1.     Halycon: One of the nudes.

2.    Atomic: It is a bright orange and my favourite.

3.    Reckless: Dark red.

One think I would like to warn about these lip lacquers is they are highly pigmented and a little bit goes a long way. I really love their quality and thinking about buying more.

That is all for the lip products.

Eye products:

1.     Bought a Mono shadow in the colour Golden, this is very self explanatory because it is a plain golden eyeshadow. The pigmentation is quite good. The texture is cream to powder and it can be used wet or dry.

2.    I also bought one of their eyeshadow trio and its called Legendary. I did not put it to test yet. These are baked shadow and I will write more about it in future.

3.    I bought one of their pallets called Winter Forest Matte Pallet. I love all the shades in this pallet they swatched beautifully and it is good for everyday and dramatic look. I also think this pallet will also be great for spring/summer. They also had a shimmery version of it which was also very good but as I have lots of shimmery shadows I wanted to buy matte this time.

Face Product:

I am not a huge face make up person. I only wear foundation when I have to go to a party or to any occasion. One of the main reasons is I am too lazy to take it off later, so I am not really bothered about wearing lots of face product. But still for collection and also because I loved the colours I bought one of their blushes which is called Bon Bon. This is nice peach colour and I think it will work on all different skin tones. The bronzer is in Shade 1. It is a nice sheen to it but I like the colour and I may also use it as an eyeshadow.

That is it for my MUA haul. I hope you guys like this post. If you want to buy any of these products and if you live in the UK you can find them online and in your local Superdrug.MUA also does international shipping so don’t worry my international friends. For their website click here: http://www.muastore.co.uk/

I will post soon. Till then,

Take care and be Barbie

DIY Milk and Saffron Mask:

Hello my beautiful friends. Hope you all are doing fine. Today I will write about a very interesting DIY face mask which worked wonder for my skin specially in this time of the year when its cold and skin gets really dry and sensitive.

If you guys have read my skin pampering routine which I posted a long time ago. Click here to read that post : 

My Skin Pampering Routine

I hope you guys will really like that post as it will give you a routine for your everyday skincare. In that post I mentioned a milk and saffron mask which I bought and loved so much. But I ran out of it and it wasn’t available in the UK or online. So, I decided to make my own. I am really happy with the result.

To make this mask, you will need:

1.    4 tsp dry powder milk: Milk is a great moisturizer  but if you are allergic please seek doctors advice.

2.  1 tsp plain flour: Plain flour is a great cleanser.

3.  ½ tsp saffron: Saffron is a magic ingredient for many things. It gives your skin a natural glow. In South Asian countries ladies mix saffron with milk and drink it to beautify themselves from inside out.

4.  Rose water to make a paste of all these products(you can also use normal water). Rose water is also very good for your skin. I also use it as a toner after using this mask.

Procedure:

Get 4 tsp dry powder milk, 1 tsp plain flour and ½ tsp saffron and mix very well. I mixed them in a grinder to get a very fine and evenly distributed mask. Then you guys know the drill. I made a paste of this mixture with rose water. Applied to my face and left for 10 minutes. Then washed it off with warm water.

You can also keep the mixture of the powdered products in a dry sealed container for about a week. For best results keep it in a cool, dry place and away from direct sunlight.

I hope you guys like this post. If you try this out at home, please let me know is you liked it. Your comments make me really really happy and I eagerly wait for them.

I wish you guys a lovely weekend. I will write again tomorrow. Till then

Take care and Be Barbie ;)

I AM Sorry!!

Hello all the beautiful ladies out there! How you all have been? I am so sorry I could not right past couple of weeks. I usually work on my laptop and my laptop is not working at all. It says the operating system is not working. Although I planned on working regularly on my blog and be consistent but I could not. I love you all.

Take care and B. Barbie

New Blogpost Coming Soon....

 Hello all my beautiful friends! I know it has been ages and I missed you guys soooo much. But I am back with my all new posts. From now on I will post everyday. I will do many series and trust me guys I have lots and lots of amazing stuff to share with you guys.

My schedule will be as following.

 Mondays: Many Mondays 

Tuesday: Beauty tips

 Wednesday: Haul

 Thursday: Product Review

 Friday: Fashion posts

 Saturdays: DIYs

 Sunday: OOTDs

Please let me know in the comment section or in the message what you guys want me to post this Saturday .

I really hope you guys are going to enjoy my posts because I know I am gonna enjoy writing them.

I love you guys so much.

Take care and B. Barbie ;)