MUA Pearl Eyeshadows Review: Shades #30, #22 and #24

Before, I get started...I want to encourage as many girls/guys as possible to come to the #xmasbloggermeet next week. There's going to be a fashion show courtesy of Boohoo.com, drinks, lots of dancing, a goodie bag, a chance to meet fellow bloggers and a genuinely awesome night. A load of us girls are staying in the local Travelodge so if you're looking for anywhere to stay, come join us! There's already a load of awesome people attending but I want to see even more!! If you have any anxieties about it, don't...Honestly, once you witness the fitness that is my dancing skills you'll be wondering why you ever worried about your own ability at all! I wanna meet as many of lot as I can so please get purchasing and I'll see you next week for a whole lot of fun! P.S It's 18+ because it's in a club and Lyzi's dancing is XXX-rated PLEASE CLICK HERE TO REGISTER

1 all nighter. 3 seasons of Scrubs. 6 tubs of Pringles. 5,000+ words. 4 library trips. 1 essay. 3 creative pieces. 10+ breakdowns. 1 hand in. 1 extremely happy feeling.

Yes, I am back from the merciless pit that is assignment fun! I'm now done with assignments for the year and can sit back, relax and enjoy the festivities. I've felt at a loss without blogging. I guess you never realise just how big a part something plays in your life until you're kept apart from it. Like I pretty much suggested, I've spent the majority of my time sorting out assignments in between eating more sweet potato mash than I care to admit and going off on little naughty shops for Christmas presents for myself - woops! These little trips inspired my first post back to Viva. I thought I'd do a little post on my recent purchases because it's not something I really blog  about but it's something I love to read myself. I've also included a bit of gift inspiration at the end. Enjoy!

Just lately, I've been going somewhat beauty crazy. It's a bit odd for me because, whilst I've always had my favourite products, I've never been particularly interested in buying in to new beauty trends or whatever; I'm putting it down to the hours spent watching my favourite youtubers whilst procrastinating!! My Christmas wishlist is full to the brim of beauty and fashion goods but I couldn't help but pick up a few treats for myself before the big day arrives. If you're a beauty snob, please look away now.....Click on images to make them less terrible!

MUA Pearl Eyeshadows: (swatches) L-R #30, #22 and #24

£1 each

That's right! I bought into the MUA beauty bandwagon and, to be quite honest, I don't feel at all guilty! If you know me well enough, you'll know that I always strive to find a bargain and money always leaves my pocket reluctantly so when I found out that my local Superdrug had a nicely stocked MUA counter, I couldn't say no! Luckily for me, they didn't have too many eyeshadow shades that were too close to my normal palette so I didn't go unbelievably crazy. However, I did find the beauties above! Even if you are a devout fan of high end beauty products, these little compacts would be perfect for your handbag on drunken nights out. After all, no one wants to drunkenly throw their £30 eyeshadow all over the sticky club toilet floor. If you're looking for some eyeshadow gift inspiration, I've also included a couple of sets that I've bought for the fam at the end :) 

If you were to look in my make-up bag you'd be able to tell that I'm neutral eye kind of girl. I usually wear the No7 Renaissance 25 set but this little gem caught my eye and would probably look gorgeous shaded in with the colours I already own. This shade is absolutely stunning. Its got the right amount of shimmer without looking too 12-year-old-at-a-school-disco. For £1, it's incredibly pigmented and is going to look gorgeous over the festive period and for wild nights out.

Wear with? lashings of mascara, a flick of eyeliner and a gorgeous festive dress.

On the shelf, this shade looked completely different to what it swatches like. To the eye, it looks like a sort of light plum shade that, lets face it, I would neither be able to get away with nor wear. To my surprise it's actually a gorgeous dusky pink that could probably be worn both day and night because it's quite versatile. Again, it's really well pigmented and looks gorgeous when the light picks up its shimmer. A dab of this shade in the crease of the eye could really make a smokey eye pop as well as looking good in its own individual look.

Wear with? blended in with the shade below, a sheer shirt and wavy flowing locks.

Light baby pinks have never really been my colour whatsoever but this little beauty seemed sweet enough and it's a colour that I've wanted to experiment with since becoming a blondie. I think it'd compliment golds perfectly as well as quite sultry and flirty looks. The candyfloss colour of it takes me back to childhood and days at the seaside.

Wear with? fluttering lashes, a 6os style dress and a crackin' pair of heels.

That's me done for the day! I hope you liked this post, it's just something different that I thought I'd swing your way. I love fashion and beauty so I think it's a side of me that I'll try and spring on Viva more often. If you'd like me to create any looks with these then let me know. I might do a little vlog soon with my opinions of them once I've actually put them on my eyelids! I'm off to go and start packing for home time tomorrow lunchtime. I am beyond excited. Charles won't know what has hit him when I fly through the door - kisses and cuddles galore! It's natural that I sometimes miss him more than the humans, right?! I'll be back soon with a post on my new lippies. Until then, keep smiling!

Leave me links to your favourite eyeshadows in the comment; I'm always after inspiration! Please could you also leave links to pretty/practical make-up storage too! Thank you.