Try It Out Tuesday #tiot - 5 looks 1 palette

Okay, so, this blog has been a long time coming.  I had to take a few weeks off to get my uni assignment done, but I'm back with a bunch of new palettes and makeup to review - I'm so very excited.

Today I am looking at a new MUA palette this one is, yes you guessed it, colourful. For those of you who aren't colourbugs like me later in the week I am looking at a palette that is much more subtle, but for today it is the MUA Tropical Oceana Palette and it looks like this...

It's as though they looked into my head and created the palette of my dreams and just to make the point they name the central pink shade Joy, which is my name.  This made me far happier than it should have!

I did five looks for this palette, one for each of the main colours; orange, pink, purple, green and blue.  I have not yet tried combining the colours in a crazy rainbow fashion yet but rest assured I totally will. 

First, swatches,

As you can see even the matte shades swatch really well, depending on your skin tone it different shades will look more prominent, for me it was the blues.  As with the Burnt Embers palette the shimmer shades are just so very bright and blend wonderfully together, to the extent that I struggle to pick a favourite.   

The first look I tried out was blue. 

Now, I struggle using dark blues because I always feel like it looks as though I have been punched in the face. For this look I mostly stuck to the lighter blues, but I did use a little of the dark blue in the outer corners to deepen the crease.  What was lovely is that when you blend the matte shades on top of the shimmer shades it gives a really beautiful effect.  I used Surf over the whole lid and into to crease I then went in with Ocean Bay all over the lid.  I used Waves on the inner corner and Stingray on the outer corner.  I topped this look off with the Rimmel Colour Precise Eyeliner in 002 Blue, which is a liquid liner with a felt tip end that goes on like a dream.

Look 2 was orange and was by far my favourite.

The shades work so well together that you can do a stunning ombre effect.  There are two shimmer shades Paradise is a deep orange and Starfish is more of a peach shade. I started off by putting Reef all over the lid and in the crease.  I then put Paradise over the whole lid I then used Shellfish in the outer corner and in the crease to deepen and Starfish on the inner corners.  

Look 3 was purple.

I feel the same about dark purple as I do about dark blue. I struggle with it.  As a result this look came out a little more pink than I would have liked but I still like it. The three main colours I used were Rapture, Euphoria and Delight. Rapture is a pastel lilac shade that I put all over the lid and in the crease.  I then went in with Rapture all over the lid.  That shade is more a pinky/purple but still looks great.  I then deepened with Delight.  To finish I popped a little bit of Joy on the inner corner and some black liner.  

Look 4 was green.

The selection of green shades in this palette are really bright but deep.  I have been looking for greens like this that aren't bright lime greens or turquoises and this palette really did a good job with the shades. I used all five of the shades.  Refresh is a very pale green shimmer shade, Currents is a matte pastel green, Fins is a bright, strong shimmer, Voyage is a matte forest green and Marine is a dark green shimmer.  As with the oranges these greens all work well together and to be honest are fairly fool proof.  For this look I put Currents over the lid and in the crease.  I then went in with Fins over the lid.  I put Refresh on the inner corner and then blended Marine on the outer third of the lid.  I then went in with Voyage in the crease to deepen.  This was finished off with a small line of black liquid liner and mascara.  

The final look was the pinks.

As the purple look came out a little more pink I wanted the pink to be a super soft pink.  So I stuck to the more pastel shades.  I put Nirvana on the whole lid, I went in with Shell on the crease and then with my finger I put Joy right in the middle of the lid.  I loved this look.  It is much more subtle than I usually go but I think it worked out well.

Over all I think this is a cracking palette. I am absolutely in love with MUA eyeshadows and think that they are worth every penny of the crazy cheap £8 they are sold for in Superdrug. If you like colour or if you want to try it out and see - this is absolutely the palette for you. 

As always I hope you enjoyed this, leave a comment below if you have any, hints tips or thoughts on looks I could create with this palette for a tutorial.  

Much loves 

XOXO