Review: MUA Eyeshadow Palettes in Undress Me & Undress Me Too

I'd been after some affordable neutral palettes after hitting pan on my usual favourites and when I saw swatches of the MUA palettes I knew I had to have one. Well, with me being quite indecisive and a bit of a sucker for shimmery browns I knew I actually had to have two.
On first inspection these were smaller than I thought they'd be but that was my own fault for only looking at online photos, and at 14x7.5cm they're handy to slip in your makeup bag without having to make rushed colour decisions. Each palette closes with a satisfying click and is pretty sturdy although I did have one casualty from the clumsy cat giving Undress Me a kick off the dressing table (jealousy, obv).
If you're looking particularly for matte shades then these won't be the palettes for you as the shimmer features very heavily and the mattes aren't the most pigmented I've ever used, but as a shimmer girl I'm not all that bothered and I don't like anything too strong in my crease. It would've been nice to see a matte black for lining the eyes though as then i'd have been sorted and wouldn't have to take another with me in my makeup bag.
As for the colours, they range from shimmery black and grey up through browns, golds and silvers to a light cream, so I'm always finding shades to wear whether I want to go warm, cool or natural. These last well on my eyes and don't fade much or crease but I do find they have a tendency to imprint above the lid if I don't use a neutral base colour from another brand. I also find there isn't much fallout down the cheeks which I'm really pleased about as with other affordable brands like ELF I've always had to do my eyes first to avoid dark smudges in my foundation.
These are widely reviewed as great dupes for Urban Decay's Naked and Naked 2 as you might be able to tell from the slightly risque names of the palettes. Only having individual UD shades I can't comment, but comparison photos are only a google search away and a lot of the shades do look very very similar! One thing that I like about Undress Me Too over Undress Me is that they've actually named the shades on the back of the packaging, it really gets to me when brands don't bother to do this- 'Corrupt', 'Exposed' and 'Devotion' sound a lot more appealing than 'Shade 12', 'Shade 8' and 'Shade 2' don't they?

Overall I'm much more pleased with these than I have been with an affordable eyeshadow palette for a long time. I think Undress Me Too is my favourite for having slightly lighter shades but Undress Me is great if I'm feeling more dramatic and for evening makeup, also for £4 each it's not a big deal if there are 1 or two shades that don't float my boat.

The Undress Me and Undress Me Too eyeshadow palettes are available from MUA Online or Superdrug for £4.

Maybelline 24 hr Color Tattoo in On and On Bronze

I'd seen the Color Tattoos floating around on other blogs and so the other day decided to pick one up to see what I thought, I chose the colour On and On Bronze.
(the berries seemed pretty fitting for the weather recently, even though its nearly April!)

Im usually not a bit fan of cream eyeshadows- I have oily uneven lids that need a good layer of foundation to even out and then a base powder to stop my eyeshadows moving or creasing so I was interested to see whether this little pot of shimmery brown would live up to its 24 hour no creasing hype. Im very pleased to say that it does, even just on top of foundation it's going no where and there hasnt been a crease in sight!

The colour is a bronzey brown with silver shimmer that can be used sheer or built up to be more intense. Its quite a bit more frosty in person than in photos which I wasnt expecting and I tend to go for wamer colours with a gold instead of silver shimmer, but I do like the colour and have got a lot of wear out of it so far.

It blends easily even with my finger and doesnt set too fast so can be reblended if need be or shadow can be applied before it dries so help it stick better. I wear this colour alone during the day and at night layer it with wamer and darker colours for a bit of definition. This gel-cream eyeshadow usually lasts all day or night on me, I have slept in it and while it didnt look quite the same as before I went to bed, it was still there in the morning which is quite impressive.

These shadows are available for £4.99 and come in a good shade range however I tend to stick to neutrals and pinks so while the brighter colours do appeal to me, Id rather look at them in the pot than put them on my eyes. Two shades Ive fallen in love with (Too Cool and Pomegranate Punk) are only available in the States which is a bit of a disappointment, but I think my next purchase will definitely be the slightly warmer Eternal Gold.

Dont laugh at my posey face! 24 hr Color Tattoo in On and On Bronze shaded with St Moriz Bronzing Powder and shimmery black from Bourjois Effets Lumiere Trio in Les Argents (close up taken before blending). Photos taken on Iphone 4s with flash.