MUA velvet lacquers new spring shades

Since the release of the first 5 shades of the velvet luxe lacquers I have been in love with them, but when they announced the release of four new shades I had to get my hands on them. Because MUA are so lovely they sent me a discount code on my birthday for 20% off - the lip lacquers are only £3 each so all four only cost £9.80 with my discount code!

IMATS haul

So this year was my very first trip to IMATS and let me tell you it did not disappoint! The International Makeup Artist Trade Show hosts some of the best makeup brands and suppliers with insane discounts. As soon as I walked in I thought I had died and gone to makeup heaven <3

As a freelance makeup artist I tried to strike a balance between buying things for my personal makeup collection and investing money in products for my kit - it was so hard to control myself because there was just so much choice! So here's everything that I bought from IMATS...

Most essential item first: false lashes! I picked up 4 pairs of falsies from the eyelash emporium for £5.99 each (RRP £9.99 each). I got lashes in Miami, Paris, Tokyo and Los Angeles. The lovely women at the stand also gave me a free set of falsies and applied them for me! I will definitely be buying more of these, even at full price they're totally worth it.