Sleek and Chic!

When these three products came through my letter box I did a little jump for joy! For months I had been wanting to pick up some new Sleek products as they are one of my all time favourite brands. I purchased these directly from the Sleek website and they arrived about three days later! Amazing! It didn't take me too long to pick out what I wanted as I had already decided months ago.

First up is the Blush by Three,  Limited Edition Candy Collection. When this product launched along with a pout paint and an eyeshadow palette I was already drooling. I knew I had to have something. Although I immediately wanted the eyeshadow palette, I knew it was just a tad unwearable, for me anyways. So instead, I opted for the blush palette. Wow. First of all the packaging. I am in love with the cupcake design. Super cute! Although it is not on the actual palette I still love it.

As you can see from the picture above, this is a bright palette. Do not be put off though, these colors can easily be toned down with a light hand and a lot of blending. My personal favourite is Dolly Mix. It is a blue toned pink, almost lilac looking and I adore it. I think it would look great on most skintones. Cupcake is the only cream blusher in the palette and it is a gorgeous bright pink, this again can be toned down. Candy Floss is described as a shimmery blush but I personally think it is more of a satin blush with a slight sheen. It is definitely not glittery in anyway. Its again, a bright pink but with more of a coral undertone to it. I cant stop looking at this palette! Such Eye Candy!

Next up is a product, that is talked about constantly. If you follow any other beauty blog then I am sure you have heard of this product. It is the Sleek Face Contour kit. DUH! I am constantly hearing good things about this product and I really have no idea why I didn't pick it up sooner?

I bought this is the light shade as I am super fair and it is the perfect color for me. Its not too orange, its not too dark but it still contours my face beautifully and I can actually use it to slightly bronze my face, and get a little color back into it. All I do to contour is take an angled brush, lightly tap it in the powder, suck in my cheeks and apply it directly to the hollow, the I blend like a mad woman! The highlighter shade in this is gorgeous. I am not a huge fan of super shimmery, make-your-face-look-like-a-disco-ball kind of highlighters and thankfully this is not one of those. It leaves a gorgeous, subtle highlight on top of your cheekbones, brow bone and your cupids bow. Love it!

Last but not least is an eyeshadow palette. I have already tried Sleeks Au Naturel Palette so I had a fair idea of the quality of their shadows, and I must say this one does not disappoint. I decided to pick up the Showstoppers Palette. Of course there are a few dud shades that are not as highly pigmented as the others such as Paraguaya and Oh So Special, but over all I think it is a great palette and wearable too.

L-R: Top Row - Paraguaya, Sunset, Me myself and eye, Bad Girl, Noir, Ultramattes V2
        Bottom Row - Oh So Special, Bohemian, Storm, Sparkle, Au Natural, Graphite.

This palette contains matte shades, shimmery shades and glitter shades. The overall tone of the palette is pretty neutral with a few purple, navy and corals thrown into the mix. My favorite shade from the palette is Sparkle. Its such a gorgeous shimmery peachy shade that looks amazing all over the lid or just in the inner corner. And is it just me, or are these shadows named after other palettes? Hmm.. interesting.

 L-R: Paraguaya, Sunset, Oh So Special, Bohemian

L-R: Me Myself and eye, Badgirl, Storm, Sparkle

L-R: Noir, Ultramattes V2, Au Natural, Graphite

Both the Blush by 3 Candy Collection and the Showstoppers I-divine palettes are Limited Edition so get your hands on them fast before they are gone!

Have you tried any Sleek products before? What are your thoughts on the brand?

Review: Two Faced Matte Eye Palette

DAY: L-R Tufted Suede, Chinchilla, Coffee Bean

CLASSIC: L-R Velveteen Bunny, Pebbles, London Fog

FASHION : L-R Fresh Linen, Vintage Violet, Midnight

First and foremost, please excuse the swatches. I have only just noticed the leftover swatch from the shadow insurance on my hand. All of these shadows are completely matte.

Now lets begin by talking about my need for matte eye-shadows. I adore them. I have hooded eyes so anything shimmery tends to accentuate that a little too much for me, so I tend to steer more towards matte shadows. Don't get me wrong, my favorite eye-shadow from MAC is Satin Taupe which is a shimmery delight, but for everyday I prefer matte. That is where this palette shines. I purchased this palette from ASOS as mentioned in my previous post and so far I am delighted with it. All of these shades are neutral colours and so wearable that its hard not to love it.

The palette comes with nine matte eye-shadows, separated into three looks. Day, Classic, and Fashion. Each look also has a corresponding card which shows you where to apply each shadow to create the look. I think this is a great idea because if you are ever in a rush or stuck for ideas for an eye look, you already have three ready to go right in your hand. Handy, no?

All of these shadows are pretty good pigmentation wise, tufted suede and chinchilla are a little on the sheer side. It also describes midnight as a black but it comes across as more of a grey shade when swatched. I personally found the lighter shades, velveteen bunny and fresh linen to be the most pigmented of them all. My go to look is a contoured eyelid and winged eyeliner, so these paler shades suit me perfectly for making my lid lighter and then deepening the crease up with something like coffee bean. Perfect. Again, I believe this palette retails for around €36 euro which is pretty expensive, but considering the quality of the shadows I think its worth it, for me anyways.

I am not really sure what else to say about this palette other than I love it. I use it pretty much every day and even on nights out. So if you have a little extra cash and are looking for a few matte shadows, I would recommend this palette. :)

Review: Two Faced Shadow Bon Bons Palette

I have always been interested in trying out some Two Faced products but I never got the chance. Two Faced products are not readily available to me and the only place I know that sells them, is a two hour drive away. So, when I was contacted by Stellar Magazine who informed me I had won one of their competitions, around €1000 worth of vouchers for ASOS I jumped at the chance of picking up some Two Faced palettes. I picked up three, this palette, the matte eye palette and also a flirty one I believe? I gave it to my Aunt though so I cant quite remember.

This palette comes with twelve eyeshadows, some matte some shimmery/glittery, the two faced shadow insurance in "Candlelight" and also a LashGasm mascara. I quite like the colour selection in this palette. Neutrals with a few colours thrown in such as a pink and a purple. I cant quite remember the price but I would guesstimate around €30-40.

L-R Vanilla, Cut The Cake, Framboise, Coffee Bean

L-R Peach Fuzz, Hot Cocoa, Candy Rose, Lovey Dovey

L-R Nude Beach, Cinnamon Sugar, Marzipan, Licorice Latte

The quality of these eye shadow's are quite good. Most are very pigmented with the exceptions of Marzipan, Hot Cocoa, Peach Fuzz and Licorice Latte. My favorite would have to be Coffee Bean which is a rich dark brown colour. Its very pigmented and I use this to fill in my brows as its a pretty good match for me. I find some of the more glittery shadows to be a bit flaky at times and I would recommend using a base with them.

The eye-shadow primer that comes with this kit is also really good. Its pretty much the exact same as the regular shadow insurance except this is a gorgeous, luminous gold shade. It blends out easily and really keeps my eye-shadows in place all day.

I love this mascara. Its amazing! Its super black, doesn't leave lashes clumpy and it really holds your curl. The brush is a plastic one which I usually prefer as bristle ones are I bit messier I think. This is a great kit over all, maybe not worth the price tag but what can you do?

I hope you enjoyed and if you have any requests leave some comments down below. :)

Another mini haul...

I was recently shopping again, (I have a problem) and I decided to pick up a few bits from Boots.. (They seriously need me as a representative or something at this stage!) and also from Penneys/Primark.

Real Techniques Core Collection: I have been wanting to pick this product up for an absolute age! I already own the Real Techniques stippling brush and I love it. It applies my foundation perfectly and its just amazing overall. After watching Pixiwoos videos (for about two or three years now) I was delighted when Samantha launched her own brush range. I just knew they had to be good. Watching Sam and Nic's tutorials made me crave the buffing brush. Whenever they would use this brush to apply their foundation they would look flawless. I needed this in my life. I had spotted the core collection (a collection of base brushes) months ago but I could not justify the €28.99 price tag. In the end though I decided to bite the bullet and just go for it. I am so glad I did. I have only tried the buffing brush and the contour brush that comes with the kit and I adore both of them.(It also comes with a detailer brush for concealer or lipstick and a flat foundation brush) The contour brush is perfect for getting really sculpted cheeks, something I love doing. The buffing brush also lives up to my expectations of being perfect. I can honestly say that I would highly recommend this kit especially to anyone who is starting out in makeup as there is also an eye kit you can pick up for around the same price.

Rimmel Wake me up Foundation: I was on the hunt for a darker foundation as I have been wanting to start tanning like a mad yoke! As I am so fair my regular foundation just would not do. I have heard great reviews about this foundation from people such as Zoe (Zoella) and Tanya (Pixi2woo). They both love this foundation and claim it makes their skin look amazing (which it does) so I decided it would be a great one to try out. It cost around €9.95 I believe in my Boots and the only downside would be the colour range. There was literally four shades for me to choose from. In the end though I picked the shade "True Ivory" which looks as though it will match me once I am tanned. One other thing I am slightly worried about is I detect it has some light shimmer in it, which would be the reason it makes you all glowy and nice, but as I have combination skin I am worried it might make me look oily.. Never a great look. Once I have started using it more I will have a better, more in depth review for you all.

Essence Waterproof Liquid Liner/Catrice Waterproof Liquid Liner: OMG. Amazing. I think both of these cost me around €1.49 in Penneys and my god they are fab! Such amazing quality for so little cash! Both liners are black, waterproof liquid liners. Liquid liner is my favourite to use as I have oily eyelids and it does not smudge or move on me unlike gel liners. These liners are super waterproof and I still have a small amount left on my hand three days after swatching them! (Yes I wash.)They are just that good. Up until I had discovered these liners, the L'Oreal Linear Intense liner was my all-time fave. That retails for about €9, and the nib is also quite flimsy compared to these two. I usually end up messing my liner because I find the nib too long on the L'Oreal one but the Catrice and essence ones have shorter, stiffer tips which are perfect for creating that cat eye effect. Amazing!

Essence Long Lasting Eye Pencils: I have an addiction to anything turquoise or blue. I love it. When I spotted these two Essence Pencil liners I just had to have them. I swatched them in the store and I thought that they were really pigmented for again, around €1.49. The two shades I picked up were 17 Tu Tu Turquoise and 09 Cool Down. I have not tried them on my eyes yet but I will add in a picture of the swatches down below.

Review - L'Oreal Caresse Lipsticks

Basically, I am in love with these lipsticks/balms. I am not too sure about when they were released but I do know that they are amazing! They are available from Boots and many other pharmacy's. They cost around €9 but I have seen them for around €7 in some places. They are great quality, amazing pigmentation, and they come in gorgeous colors. As you can see from the picture above I own two of them, the paler pink is called 01 Fashionista Pink and the coral/pink one is called 04 Rose Mademoiselle.

The formula is creamy, it almost feels like a balm on your lips, yet the pigmentation makes them looks like lipsticks. I am not a huge fan of glossy lips as I hate the texture but these really do feel great on, not sticky at all and they almost feel hydrating! I would highly recommend checking these out as you will not be dissapointed.

Revlon Lip Butters: Review

Hey guys! Its been a very long time since I blogged. Well to be honest I never really began... :/ This month I decided that I would get my blogging back on track and try to at least do a few posts a week. To start of this kind of new years resolution ( on my blog at least) I decided what better way to begin than with the ever so popular Revlon lip butters.

These lip butters are HUGE all over the internet. People have been tweeting about them, youtube videos have been jam packed with these cute little lipbalms. The two I decided to pick up were 'Cotton Candy' and 'Lollipop'. In my local Boots there was only four to choose from anyways so I had very little choice to begin with.

Ill start off with Cotton Candy. This is a light pink colour with a tiny bit of an almost gold shimmer running through it. Its absolutely gorgeous on your hand and looks very pigmented but once on your lips it doesn't really show up too much. Personally I still like it as I an just through it on and not have to worry too much, but I'm sure most people would rather it be pigmented.

Next we have Lollipop. This is perhaps my favorite out of the two. Its very pigmented even on the lips. Its a bright pink again but more on the darker side and less pastel pink than Cotton Candy. It again has a slight gold shimmer running through it. I personally would have preferred it to have no shimmer but hey what can you do right?

So overall I think the Revlon Lip Butters are great and I would recommend them. As far as them moisturizing your lips, I personally do not notice any difference to mine. The only thing that would put me off purchasing another one of them is the €11 price tag. Steeep...