It's been a while since I shared an individual eyeshadow by MUA
so today I thought I'd remedy that by blogging about MUA Shade 1 - Pearl
which in my opinion is a great shade to highlight with,
not to mention it is a really decent dupe for a famous brand and shade!
If you are familiar with the MUA brand then you'll recognize their trademark
black and transparent packaging, which makes light work of spotting the shade housed inside.
Okay it is not the most daring nor is it the most pretty but it is far from ugly.
When evaluating the packaging I do think it is only fair to mention that the product cost £1
and considering the price point it could be so much worse.
MUA Shade 1 is a well pigmented creamy shade - ivory with a hint of yellow.
The texture is really soft and blendable and the finish is metallic.
To me this is a great powder highlight shade wither you able it to your eyes
or anywhere else on the face you require highlighting.
Shade 1 does have a yellow undertone resulting in it being a neutral shade and should suit all.
The pigmentation level of this shade means it will show up on all skin tones.
In my opinion this shade is pretty similar to Mac Nylon and an inexpensive dupe.
A negative point I do have to mention is that I have noticed that the individual shades shatter very easily
this is a combination and fault of the packaging and the formula.
The formula of the individual eyeshadow's are softer than those I have encountered in the MUA palettes.
This shadow is butter soft to touch, it feels smooth although shade 1 has a metallic and glitter finish
it has no gritty or rough texture what so ever.
The super soft formula makes light work for blending and application
but it does not fair well if you have a heavy hand or drop the pan.
Again yes the eyeshadow only costs a £1 but if you continuously break them it is still money wasted!
I did find this shade had a substitutional level of fall out, which I find annoying!
The pigmentation of Shade 1 is by far more superior than any of the shades housed in the MUA Palettes.
One little swipe is all it took for my swatches and I still had plenty of product left over to do another.
For the price point I honestly do believe you will be hard pushed to find anything to rival it.
I tried this shade today without any primer and managed around 5 hours before the shade melted
and succumbed to my oily lids, I do feel this would survive 8hours + with the use of a base.
Product Summary
Round Up - A well pigmented creamy ivory eyeshadow shade that works well as a powder highlight.
Best For - Anyone looking for a similar shade to Mac's Nylon or a metallic ivory highlight.
Pigmentation -(9/10) Phenomenal for the price!
MUA website - link, £1 for 2g of product
excellent review hun thank you! x love a bit of mua x
ReplyDeleteFunilly enough I bought this the other day! Absolutely loving it as an everyday shade. x
ReplyDeleteGreat minds :) I agree it is a great every day shade :)
DeleteWhat a bargain! X
ReplyDeleteGreat review, love your MUA single eyeshadows reviews, this woud make a great highlight ! xx
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Thank you so much :) It really does :)
Deletegreat shade in affordable price
ReplyDeleteCouldn't agree more :)
DeleteI really like this shade, its similar to an Avon one I've just hit pan on. When my Avon one is all gone, I will be turning to this I think!
ReplyDeleteOh that was handy :) I'm glad you stumbled on to this review in that case :)
DeleteThis looks like a lovely shade :) But do you know what I dislike with MUA? I've got the Immaculate palette and a couple of the others and some of the single eyeshadows and the numbers on the bottom of the singles and immaculate palette don't correspond! I mean some of the shades must be copied into the singles?! I don't like to double up if you know what I mean.
ReplyDeleteIf I'm wrong and the singles are totally different shades then fair enough but still annoys me.
The pearl formula eyeshadows are my favourite and they're amazing for just £1. Great review as always hun.
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I actually know what you mean and agree they should have matched the numbers up to any of the duplicate shades to make life easier. I'm also quick specific like that haha :) aww thank you :)
DeleteIt's not a special shade, and the packaging and frailty make me kind of sad.
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