About

The MakeupAlley community was launched in 1999 as a small group of devoted beauty consumers. Since then it has evolved into a larger beauty social network and information portal for beauty, skincare and lifestyle.

MakeupAlley has a large, comprehensive product review section which includes product photos, ratings and ranking. As of Summer 2015, there are more than 2.5 million reviews of 150,000 beauty and skincare products written by beauty enthusiasts worldwide.

Makeupalley has many message boards for discussions on the topics of makeup, bath and body, skincare, fragrance, hair, fitness, nails, FOTD, and cosmetic procedures.

Recently, an app was launched and is available for iOS, Android and Windows devices. The iOS version of the app offers barcode scanning to get instant reviews on the go.

MakeupAlley remains a community dedicated to providing consumer to consumer beauty information.

For inquiries, please contact us at info@MakeupAlley.com

Capabilities
  • Desktop Display
    • Brand Integrations
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    • Sponsored Posts
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    • Native Ads
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    • High-Impact (Takeovers, Billboards, Overlays, Sliders, Skins)
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    • Rich Media (Expandable & Non-Expandable)
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  • Social
  • Mobile Display
    • Mobile Rich Media (Including Interstitials & Expandables)
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    • Tablet Traffic
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    • Native & Custom Mobile Executions
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    • Requires SDK Integration
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  • Email
  • Desktop Display, Social, Mobile Display, Email
  • CPM
  • Web Publisher
  • Headline:
    Beauty Product Reviews, Forums & Peer Advice
  • Self / Managed Service:
    Managed Service
  • Industries
    Consumer Packaged Goods, Health & Beauty
Site Traffic
  • 31861 Global Rank
  • 10319
    United States
  • 2.45 M Estimated Visits
Traffic Sources
  • Search
    79.60%
  • Direct
    19.27%
  • Social
    0.85%
  • Referrals
    0.16%
  • Mail
    0.12%
  • Display
    0.00%
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Global Rank 20,682
4,620
United States Rank 7,772
1,521
United States Page Views 72.5%
9.2%
Top Countries
Top Search Keywords
  • Beauty
  • Cosmetics
Mobile App Data
MixRank is the most comprehensive database of mobile apps, developers, SDKs, technologies, services, and integrations. Learn more.
  • 10 SDKs
  • 2.84 Avg. Rating
  • 360 Total reviews
  • App Url: https://itunes.apple.com/app/makeupalley/id489482511
  • App Support: http://www.makeupalley.com/content/content.asp/s=0/c=iOsSupport/
  • Genre: Lifestyle
  • Bundle ID: com.makeupalley.makeupalley
  • App Size: 22.8 M
  • Version: 2.1.1
  • Release Date: December 21st, 2011
  • Update Date: April 20th, 2020

Description:

Beauty advice on the go!

Use the MakeupAlley app for access to over 2.6 million beauty product reviews from your iPhone & connect with 2 million beauty lovers worldwide on beauty & lifestyle message boards.

- Customize your search by filtering reviews from MakeupAlley members with your skin type, tone or age range.

- Remember a review you wanted to write while you're out? Find the product in mind in the app and click "Write a Review."

- Scan a product barcode in the MUA app, get its reviews instantly. Open the app, select the barcode image and scan a product's barcode to find its MakeupAlley reviews.

- Read & post on our makeup, skincare, nails, hair & other beauty and lifestyle boards.

Visit MakeupAlley.com on your desktop to join a community of over 2 million members for access to Reviews, Message Boards, MUA Mail and more!
We're always working to improve your experience and we want your feedback! Write to us at support@muasupport.zendesk.com to let us know what you think.

Read reviews of beauty brands: MAC reviews, L'Oreal reviews, Maybelline reviews, Revlon reviews, Clinique reviews, NYX reviews, Chanel reviews, LUSH reviews, Estee Lauder reviews, NARS reviews, The Body Shop reviews, Neutrogena reviews, Rimmel reviews, E.L.F. reviews, Lancome reviews, Bobbi Brown reviews, Urban Decay reviews, Dior reviews, Garnier reviews, Kiehl's reviews, Too Faced reviews, Clarins reviews, Wet 'n' Wild reviews, BeneFit Cosmetics reviews, Cover Girl reviews, Make Up For Ever reviews, Shiseido reviews, Laura Mercier reviews, Paula's Choice reviews, Olay reviews, La Roche Posay reviews, OPI reviews, Tarte reviews, Yves Saint Laurent reviews, Smashbox reviews, Giorgio Armani reviews, Bare Escentuals reviews, Nivea reviews, Boots reviews, Essie reviews, Avon reviews, Clairol reviews, Sephora reviews, Bourjois reviews, Milani reviews, Guerlain reviews, Victoria's Secret reviews, Physicians Formula reviews, Sally Hansen reviews, Avene reviews, Stila reviews, Dove reviews, Bath and Body Works reviews, Kat Von D reviews, It Cosmetics reviews, Origins reviews, Vichy reviews, Aveda reviews, Wella reviews, Cetaphil reviews, Charlotte Tilbury reviews, Hourglass reviews, Burt's Bees reviews, Redken reviews, Elizabeth Arden reviews, Mario Badescu reviews, Anastasia Of Beverly Hills reviews, CeraVe reviews, Organix reviews, Becca reviews, TheBalm reviews, Trader Joe's reviews, Palmer's reviews, Aveeno reviews, Laneige reviews, Essence reviews & many more

Read Reviews for these beauty categories: Face Treatments reviews, Moisturizers reviews, Liquid Foundations reviews, Lipstick reviews, Cleansers reviews, Shampoo reviews, Fragrances reviews,
Mascara reviews, Concealers reviews, Primer/ Corrector reviews, Eye Shadow reviews, Foundations reviews, Masks reviews, Lotions/ Creams reviews,
Blush reviews, Face Skincare reviews, Hair Treatments reviews, Styling Products reviews, Hair Color reviews, Eyeliner reviews, BB Cream reviews,
Polishes reviews, Powder reviews, Toners reviews, Treatments (Eye) reviews, Misc Beauty Tools reviews, Conditioner reviews, Makeup Brushes reviews,
Lip Gloss reviews, Palettes reviews, Lip Treatments reviews, Hair reviews, Crème reviews, Sunscreen reviews, Loose Powders reviews, Pressed Powders reviews,
Highlighters reviews, Bronzer reviews, Skincare - Body reviews, Scrubs reviews, Gels/Soaps reviews, Tinted Moisturizer reviews, Self Tanners reviews,
Lip Liners reviews, Treatments reviews, Hair Styling Tools reviews, Top/Base Coats reviews, Deodorants reviews,Eyes reviews, Eye Primer reviews, Body Scrubs reviews, Hair Removal reviews, Lash Treatments reviews, Stick Foundation reviews, Dry Shampoo reviews, Eye Makeup Remover reviews, Nails reviews, Candles reviews, Bath Treatments reviews, Powders reviews, Clothes reviews, Accessories reviews, Fragrance reviews, Shave Products reviews, Tools reviews, Skincare reviews, Nail Tools reviews, Neck/Decollete Cream reviews, Men's Cosmetics reviews & more

Daily Downloads Mar 01 - 31, 2024

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Cutiese

Nov 13, 2016

Not very good

The app is nothing like the website. It doesn't seem to be calling the same database as the web version which is annoying. I was hoping that I could check reviews on the go but it turns out not all reviews are available here. Example: the new stick foundation by Anastasia of Beverly Hills. There are lots of reviews on the web version but none in the app. Please improve this.

Nenad22

Nov 01, 2016

Easy to use and useful

After spending some time on the website, I downloaded the app and I like it. Search is quick and it is easy to find info you need about the products. Looking forward to the features that are on the site but not in the app yet.

BathoryElizabeth

Sep 07, 2016

Love the latest version!

Quick access to the latest reviews posted. I could spend hours on this app!

Me1230087

Aug 20, 2016

Ads are annoying

As a longtime user of the Makeupalley website, I loved when they came out with an app. I love being able to look up reviews easily when I'm at a store. What I don't love is the ads lately. They used to just be a banner at the bottom of the app...now there are freaking pop-up videos. If I'm in a store or even somewhere that needs to be quiet, these ads come with no warning and are embarrassing. Maybe make a paid version without ads? Also, this app has been freezing a lot lately.

Summers03

Jun 01, 2016

Great idea!

Very easy to use and find the products so you can read multiple reviews from people before you buy the item. Only slight negative is the option to scan the barcode for the product doesn't work properly. I tried more than one product close to the photo box on the screen and pulled back but it won't focus in clearly. Other apps I have scan barcodes without problems. That feature being fixed would make it even quicker to look up items while my husband is "patiently" waiting for me to decide lol.

KazAdley

May 24, 2016

Bugged again 😩

Results are once again jerky, scrolling doesn't work and then it catches up and scrolls two thirds down instead of one page. This was fixed in the last update.
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Quartz Core Framework
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UIKit
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