{Vanessa Van Huynh} MUA UNDRESS ME TOO Eye Palette review and swatches

Hi my lovely readers, 

I came across the idea of trying MUA products when I was looking for more information about Urban Decay Naked 2 Eye Palette - number 1 on my wish list - on the Internet. Claiming to be a low-cost dupe of the Naked 2, MUA has gave me some incredible impressions about their new palette the MUA UNDRESS ME TOO. 
Now let's talk about my new favourite cosmetic brand, shall we?

MUA Makeup Academy Profile:

Makeup Academy is a UK-based cosmetics company that promises to bring surprising quality, colour, fun and innovation to each and every product it delivers. Bringing guilt free makeup to every ladies makeup bag!

Their product ranges are all low-cost from £1 to £7 for all kind of makeup that you would need for a daily basic: face primer, foundation, bb cream, concealer, highlighter, eye primer, powder, eye shadow, lip stick, lip gloss, lip stain, blush, brown kit .... 

If you are living in the UK, congrats! You can easily get MUA products at every local Superdrug stores across the UK. 
If not .... don't worry, MUA does ship internationally as long as you are willing to pay shipping cost.

You can find their website right here: http://www.muastore.co.uk/store

MUA UNDRESS ME TOO EYE PALETTE:

Before I actually have my hand on it, I heard that this palette has received a lot of positive reviews, therefore I got a high expectation for it.

 To be honest, it's really a best seller of MUA since they were sold out at my local Superdrug which made me have to go to Piccadilly Superdrug to hunt it. My effort finally paid off: their original retail price was £4 but you can have it now for £3 because they are having special offer on various new-release products. Some of the product are web exclusive, so I order a few more from their website. I promise to give you guys more reviews about them when they arrived :)


The waiting is over. There is our beauty! 

Non-flash under natural light

With flash

To be honest, the palette is smaller than I thought, but I don't mind since it's only £3. I quite like their new white packaging since I find it looks cleaner compared to the black plastic palette of their Undress Me Eye Palette _ its older sister.

Yes, MUA named their eye shadow this time. No more shade number 1, number 2 .... It's easier to remember and share your opinion as well as making makeup tutorials without going back and forth searching for the number.

The shade from left to right, from top to bottom:

Naked, Devotion, Shy, Tranquil, Exposed, Reveal  (No flash)

 With flash

The shade from left to right, from top to bottom:

Fiery, Lavish, Dreamy, Wink, Obsessed, Corrupt (No flash)

 With flash

Now it's time for swatches:

From left to right: 

Naked, Devotion, Shy, Fiery, Lavish, Dreamy,  Tranquil, Exposed, Reveal , Wink, Obsessed, Corrupt

Non-flash

With flash

Detail swatches:

The top line: 

• NAKED: It's a matte beige shadow with yellow-undertone. It's kind of chalky, and the colour is less pigmented compared to other shadows in this palette. I had to reapply 3-4 layers to get the right colour shown.

• DEVOTION: A golden-bronze with gold shimmer. It has a frosty finish on the sheer side. 

• SHY: a peach-tinted white-beige with a frosted finish. 

• FIERY: an Orange-toned brown with coppery shimmer. My favourite one when you need a pop of colour in the centre of you lids. 

• LAVISH: the perfect crease base matte taupe-brown with purple-undertone. I find it quite creamy and easy to apply. 

• DREAMY: a dark bronze with dirty golden shimmer.

Non-flash

With flash

The bottom line: 

• TRANQUIL: a medium champagne brown with frosted metallic sheer.

• EXPOSED: a dirty grey colour with silver frosted finish.

• REVEAL: a pale grey with a hint of pink. It has a frosty finish which I think perfect for highlighting the brow bone and inner corners of the eyes. 

• WINK: a warm coppery pink-toned medium brown with frosty finish. My most-favourite shadow out of the 12. 

• OBSESSED: a deep brown with purple-undertone. It has less shimmer and have a very creamy texture. Perfect for contour your crease and the eye socket.

• CORRUPT: a deep dark black with a matte finish. It quite similar to BLACK OUT of the Naked 2 palette. I was very impressed with MUA since CORRUPT is very pigmented and the colour pay off nicely without rubbing my brush on the pan for more product. Consider the gap between Naked 2 and Undress Me Too, with £3, I think MUA has done an amazing job on creating this beautiful palette.

MUA Undress Me Too shadows on my eyes with Lavish for the base, Obsessed on the outer corners, Wink in the centre of the eye lids, Reveal to brighten-up the inner corners and Naked on the brown bones.

Over all:

Packaging: 7/10

Pigmentation: 8/10

Texture: 7/10

Longevity: 8/10

Application: 7/10