I received these 3 MUA Sweet Sheen Lip Balms through my UK / Canada swap with Nicola of Beauty As I Know It, back in July:
I had never heard of these but I know of the brand MUA (Makeup Academy). It’s a pretty popular “high street” (aka drugstore) brand in the UK, and it’s not sold in Canada. I love tinted lip balms so I was excited to try these!
The 3 colours I received are:
♦ French Violet
♦ Peach Dream
♦ Coral Reef
The formula of these remind me of a mix between the L’Oreal Colour Riche Caresse or Clarins Rouge Eclat, but slightly sheerer. They have a candy scent which I love.
French Violet is a mid toned orchid shade.
Peach Dream is a milky peach.
Coral Reef is a bright pink toned coral.
Surprisingly, my favourite of the 3 colours is French Violet! I don’t normally gravitate toward purple shades but this shade is really flattering on my skin tone (NC20). They’re super easy to apply (look Ma, no mirror!) and feel quite moisturizing on the lips. Wear-time isn’t too long (~1 hr) but they fade evenly and don’t leave any weird ring around the lips.
I’m so happy I received these from Nicola. Thank you again! 😀 ❤
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The pigmentation looks great!
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Yes they are! I was surprised about that.
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Love your new theme 🙂 The shades look pretty.I wish there are MUA products in Canada.
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Thanks Sharon! It’s festive here now. 😀 I know, I wish MUA was available here too…
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For lip balms that’s great pigmentation!
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Right? These were impressive, I was skeptical.
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French Violet! I had a d/s lippie that was very similar to this, maybe a touch plummier, that I loved! Of course I’ve never seen the brand again, but it was one of the only sheer lipsticks I liked. These look so pretty. We need to get SDM to start carrying these UK brands!
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I know… but first they need to bring Catrice and Kiko here. I would be SO happy.
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EVERY time I see a Catrice collection, I drool with envy! Get it together, SDM!
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I never have paid any real attention to MUA products these look lovely though, I’m heading to town now though so I’ll go and check them out! P.s love your christmas makeover!
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Thanks! I enjoyed adding a festive touch to the blog, hah. You’re so lucky you have access to MUA (cue “You North Americans get so many brands we don’t have here” 😛 )
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Hahah you read my mind!
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These look great, I love a tinted balm. Well, who am I kidding, I just love lip balm. *addict*
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You really ARE addicted! 😛 But I guess there could be worse things to get addicted to.
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I’ve actually banned myself from buying any more lip balms until I use up a bunch of my stash!
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French Violet is surprisingly very pretty! I don’t go for violet shades, but that one looks wearable and practical. Peach Dream also looks beautiful!
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It was definitely the surprise hit. It’s fun to have others choose makeup for you – sometimes you discover things you wouldn’t have otherwise.
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Peach Dream looks very pretty! 🙂
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It’s a bit nudy so perfect for balancing a deeper eye look.
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Peach Dream looks so great!
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It’s a great nude colour!
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Hello lovely!! I wanted to stop by and say hello! Those shades you have are so gorge!!!! 🙂 xo
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Oh my gosh! I have a post scheduled for tomorrow where I mention you! It’s a Tag you did ages ago and I am finally getting around to doing it. How coincidental that you pop back up today! 😍 Hiiii!
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Omg! That is so funny! I will be on the look out for it! You will be seeing a lot more of me around starting the first week of December. 😉 😀 😀 😀
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All of these colours are so nice! They even LOOK like they’d feel good on the lips, bonus points. After constantly binge-watching UK Youtubers….so much stuff there that we don’t have! Then again, there are things here that they don’t have, but I always feel like their ‘high street’ items are way better than what drugstores in Canada have, Canada cheaps out!
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I feel you – I do feel like the UK high street brands are better than ours. I wish they would come here… like Sleek, Collection, MUA, Revolution… sigh.
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YAAASS! I want to try all of those because all of those get raved about!
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Pretty colours. I love the look of Coral Reef
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It’s a great wash of colour!
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These look so nice! Perfect for a quick, easy wash of color.
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Yes, all the attributes that I love in lip products!
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Same! No fuss!
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