Tip of the week : MUA's Hidden secret...

For this week's Tip, I'm letting you in on a little piece of genius which is all made possible thanks to the clever packaging of M.U.A.s Lipsticks. It's something I've been taking advantage of for a while now and I doubt I am the only person who has cottoned on to the fact that MUA lipsticks have a mini tub at the bottom of their lipstick that twists off and contains more product. Genius!

As you can see above, what at first appears to be a colour coded part of the packaging, actually twists off into a miniature lipstick pot. I decided to take this to a whole new level and turn this pot of lipstick into a matching gloss/balm.

All I do to achieve this is mix the lipstick in the pot thoroughly with Vaseline. How much you use is entirely up to you but as a general, the less Vaseline you use, the more pigment. When you are happy with the result simply twist back onto the bottom of the lipstick and your good to go.

I have found from experience that this works better once you have used up quite a bit of the lipstick contained in the tub first to allow more space.

MUA Lipstick before

MUA Lipstick after (mixed with gloss)

I've really enjoyed vamping up my lipsticks with this tip and hope you give it a go too. MUA lipsticks are amazing value at just a pound each and the formulations are beautiful. Having this added bonus make them an absolute winner for me.

How do you find MUA as a brand? will you be trying this tip?