*REVIEW* Sleek Vintage Romance Palette

Hi!

 

It's no secret that I adore the Sleek eyeshadow palettes...I actually have 7 of them and I have no intention of stopping there! :)

 

 

I love the packaging that these palettes come in - they're very sturdy and (as their brand name would suggest) sleek. They also stack very easily and take up minimal space.

 

These costs £7.99 and I was recently thrilled (possibly a little more thrilled than is rational) that there is now Sleek in Boots stores as well as Superdrug! :D:D:D

 

 

There are 12 shades in this palette: 6 metallic shades, 2 shimmer, 3 sparkle shades and 1 matte.

 

I have to say straight away that I love the mix of shadows in this palette in terms of shades. I love these deep, sultry shadows that can create a smokey look but because of the pinks/purples they still look glamorous and have some colour.

 

The texture of the metallic is (as usual with Sleek) great; they're buttery, smooth and pigmented. A few other shades are a little dry and need perhaps a touch more work to get them looking true to pan but there isn't a dud shade in here. I can honestly say there is no shade here that doesn't work well for me.

 

I'll break up the shades into groups of four as it makes them a little easier to photograph and swatch!

 

 

 

These are the first four shades.

 

From top:

 

Pretty In Paris:

 Metallic, frosty pale silver colour.

This has good pigmentation and whilst it is too much for me to use as a brow highlight it works really well on the inner corner.

 

Meet in Madrid:

Metallic yellow/orange gold.

 I'm SUCH a sucker for gold colours. Again, great pigmentation. This reminds me of UD's Half Baked apart from it has more orange undertones. I love using golds and this has been used quite a few times already.

 

A Vow In Venice:

Shimmery deep plum colour. I'd say this is a shimmer as opposed to metallic because it isn't as intense, yet it is still pretty and works well for a plum smoky eye. The pigmentation isn't perhaps as amazing as the first two but is still very good.

 

Marry In Monte Carlo:

Dark, frosted burgundy/dark fuscia. This (along with the other frosted shades) has pretty stunning pigmentation. This looks so pretty packed on the lid!

 

Here are the second group of 4!

 

 

 

From top:

 

Court in Cannes:

Medium metallic brown/taupe.

I love these types of shades as theyre great for a traditional simple neutral look. This again has great pigmentation and looks so pretty on the middle of the lid.

 

 

Lust In LA:

This is more cool toned that Court In Cannes but with the same metallic/frosty finish and same great pigmentation. I sometimes can see very subtle hints of olive in this shade but that could be my imagination playing tricks on me.

 

 

Honeymoon In Hollywood:

This is a rich berry shade with some silver sparkle. I was impressed because despite the slightly drier finish I found that the pigmentation was great.

 

Bliss In Barcelona:

Frosty, metallic medium purple. This seems to show up with almost a blueish reflex sometimes and reminds me of UD's Psychedelic Sister and also a little bit of Blue Bus but this has a far less obvious blue base. In the pan this looks a lot more purple than in the swatch above.

 

Here are the last 4 shades!

 

 

 

I took the photos for these swatches sideways as it seemed to work a little better this way.

 

From top/right

 

Romance In Rome:

This does remind me of the last shade but although this looks dark in the pan this is a lot more blue. It looks like a dark purple but this does have a similar blue reflex to the previous shade but it is more prominent.

 

Propose In Prague:

This is the only matte shade in this palette and it is an uncommon shade. It's a warm, orange toned mid brown shade and is quite interesting. I think this shade is useful for blending purposes even if I don't use it on it's own that much. The pigmentation is decent but it can be a little on the chalky side.

 

Forever In Florence:

This is a deep plum/burgundy which has some sparkle in it. The texture is again a little dry but the pigmentation is good. This looks quite a bit brighter and lighter than it is in the pan.

 

Love In London:

This is one of my favourites: it is a matte black but with a lovely sparkle to it. The pigmentation is really good and this is such a useful shade for adding into the crease to darken.

 

 

So there are all the shades! I have to say that I'm really happy with this palette and I'm sure I'll use this palette a lot. You can create quite a variety of looks ranging from golden/taupe looks to deep plums. Something that is interesting is that quite a few of the colours look quite different when swatched compared to how they look in the pan, but all the colours are beautiful.

 

As mentioned earlier, there isn't a bad shade in this palette!

 

Have you tried this palette yet?

Thanks so much for reading!

Libby x

Sleek Series: 5 Looks With The Sleek Acid Palette

Hi!

 

I was looking through my Sleek palettes the other day and decided that I needed to remember to get more use out of them!

I thought I'd do a little series of posts where I do 5 different looks with each of the palettes.

I shuffled them and the first one I picked up was coincidentally the newest addition to my Sleek eye shadow palettes, the Acid palette. This is such a fun palette to experiment with!

 

 

 

 

Here are the 3 looks!

 

 

Look 1:

 

 

 

 

 

 

This is probably my favourite...I love the mix of bright colours and the black to add smokiness in the outer corner.

 

Colours used:

 

Matte Black (crease)

Neon Pink (Middle third)

Neon yellow (Inner third)

Shimmery Lighter Blue (inner half of bottom lashline)

Matte White (highlight)

Shimmer Darker Blue  (outer half of bottom Lashline)

 

I then finished with black eyeliner and mascara.

 

Look 2:

 

 

 

 

 

I decided to go for more blues/greens in this look.

 

Colours used:

 

Neon Green (inner third)

Shimmery Silver (outer third)

Shimmery dark blue (crease)

Matte White (highlight)

 

Again, black liner and mascara were then added!

 

Look 3:

 

 

 

 

 

This was quite a bright look that isn't too wearble but fun to try out :)

 

Colours Used:

 

Neon Orange (Inner third)

Shimmery Blue (Crease)

Neon Green (waterline over NYX eyeshadow base)

Matte Black (lower lashline)

 

I then added mascara.

 

Look 4:

 

 

 

 

 

This look is very...pink. :)

 

Colours Used:

 

Neon Pink (inner half)

Deeper Pink (outer half)

Black (crease)

Matte White (highlight)

+ Black liner.

 

This is really bright which is so easy to do when you have a palette that is as bold and bright as this is! :)

 

Look 5:

 

 

 

 

 This look to me just screams "acid". This bright green actually looks really cool and I actually really like this look!

 

Colours Used:

 

Neon Green (Inner half)

Moss Green (Outer half)

Black (Crease)

Neon Yellow (Inner corner near tearduct)

White (highlight)

Neon Green (used over NYX eyeshadow base on the waterline)

Shimmery blue (smudged on bottom + top lashines)

 

Bonus:

 

I decided to include this as a "bonus" as its very close to the first look...however I substituted the black for the matte dark pink and discovered that you can actually make it look surprisingly different...this is pretty much the same as the first look but even brighter.

 

 

 

 

Colours used:

 

Matte Dark Pink (crease)

Neon Pink (middle third)

Neon Orange (blending middle third and inner third)

Neon Yellow (Inner third)

Shimmery Light Blue (bottom lashline)

Matte Black (Top lashline)

 

 

So there you go!

These types of posts do take a little while to put together but they're very fun to do and it means that I can get the most out of the shadows that I have..

Eventaully I will get one of these posts done for each of the 6 palettes that I have from Sleek so keep a look out if you're interested! :)

 

Thanks so much for reading!
Libby x

 

*REVIEW* NYX Single Shadows (Asphalt, Fahrenheit & Eucalyptus)

Hi!

 

Today I thought I'd do a review of the new NYX shadows I got in a recent haul.

 

I got 3 new colours this time but I also have 3 other shadows which you can see HERE in another review if you're interested.

 

I tried to get colours that I don't normally get and ones that I didn't have dupes of already in my collection..hence why this seems to be a slightly random collection of shades!

I'll have swatches at the end of this post.

 

1) Fahrenheit

 

 

This is one of my favourites.

This is a deep shimmery pink colour that would almost be a wine red if it was a little deeper.

This is quite soft and is pigmented but you have to be a bit careful of fallout.

There is a little shimmer but not a huge amount which makes it a good shade to wear in the crease for an everyday look instead of using neutrals.

I think this is very close to MAC's Expensive Pink colour. I don't have that colour myself but I thought of it immediately when I swatched this and I've seen online several people have been comparing it so I think this is a good dupe for that and a lot cheaper!

 

2) Eucalyptus

 

 

This is an unsual colour...It's almost a grey colour but with some shimmer.

I've found this very useful for blending purposes (for example softening black shades) but not so useful on it's own. It's a little too dirty to use as a highlight for me.

Probably the least useful colour I got however the colour payoff is good.

This seems slightly harder in texture.

 

 

3) Asphalt

 

 

 

This is a really interesting colour and my other favourite.

It's coming across more brown on camera but it's almost orange in person with little specs of gold sparkle in it.

This is a really pretty colour for making blue eyes pop and works well worked in with other bronzes and golds.

Again, the colour payoff is great.

 

 

The top is Eucalyptus, the second down is Asphalt and the bottom is Fahrenheit.

 

Generally I'm really happy with these colours! Eucalyptus is the only colour that maybe isn't so useful to have but it would still work out great for a smokey eye.

I'm really happy again with the quality from NYX and all these shadows are only about £4.50 each which is great.

 

Thanks so much for reading!

Libby x

NYX Cosmetics Haul!

Hi!

A couple of days ago I ordered a couple of things from the NYX UK website (www.nyxcosmetics.co.uk/) and I thought I'd show them to you in a haul post!

 

 

 

I love the NYX tape around this little package...is it just me or is it REALLY exciting getting a packaging in the mail? Even though I know what is in it I still find it so fun opening packages!

 

 

I got 4 eyeshadows, 1 lipgloss and 1 blush.

 

Here's a closer look! :)

 

 

 

This is a lip gloss I got called True Star. I tried it on today and it looks a little frosty on the lips to begin with but after it's been on the lips a while it looks really nice and it smells nice too! :)

 

 

I got a blush in Natural as I saw this and just KNEW it was my kind of colour for a blush. I have very pale skin and this kind of baby doll pink colour works so well for me generally.

 

 

This eyeshadow is in the shade Asphalt - it's a very interesting copper colour with some gold specks in it! :)

 

 

This shade is called Fahrenheit and its a lovely pink shade...when I saw it I was immediately reminded of MAC's colour Expensive Pink and I think this would be a pretty close dupe but I can't swatch them side by side because I don't actually HAVE the colour Expensive Pink...

Nevertheless this is a very pretty colour!

 

 

Last but not least this is the shade Eucalyptus...it looks a lot more grey on the camera than in real life!

This is a shimmery light taupe colour which does have done grey tones.

I've used it a couple of times and it works well on the inner corner and also for blending purposes :)

 

 

So there you have it!

There's my NYX cosmetics haul, I'm so excited to try everything out more and reviews will be coming soon!

 

Thanks so much for reading!

Libby x

 

*REVIEW* Bourjois Paris Smoky Eyes Eyeshadow Trio

Hi!

 

I have a review today of a makeup product that I've had hanging around for a while - in fact it was one of the first makeup products I bought when I started really getting into makeup a few years ago! :)

 

 

This retails for £7.99 and from looking online it seems that there are loads of different shades that this comes in (around 13) but this one is in 1 Gris Dandy.

 

I mentioned this in my post about how to create a smokey eye which you can read HERE if you're interested.

 

 

 

This comes with 3 shades for a smoky eye and also a little eye shadow applicator which I don't use that often, but it's not actually too bad.

 

There is also a little diagram on the back which demonstrates the best way to apply these shades which is pretty useful and a nice touch.

 

It says:

 

"Silky easy to blend texture, 8 hour wear"

 

Here are some swatches!

 

 

 

These swatches are without any kind of base or primer and I didn't build them up a load but hopefully you can see that the pigmentation is pretty good with these.

 

The lightest shade is a little bit harder in texture and less pigmented and the darkest shade is definitely the best one in my opinion.

 

I can't help but feel that the lightest shade is still a little bit too grey to use as a highlight for me - it just looks a little bit muddy and not close enough to my actual skin tone.

It's still good to use to blend in the other shades, but I prefer using a separate highlight with this that is closer to my skin tone.

 

Also all 3 shades in this are pretty shimmery so the lightest shade may be a little too frosty for some to use as  a highlight shade.

Other than that the shades work really well together and do create a great classic smoky eye.

These shades work great together because they blend to create a gradient, making your eye look sultry and smoked.

 

I have no issues with these fading or creasing but I'd recommend a primer to get the best out of them.

I like the texture of these but they are a little bit on the dusty side sometimes; I've found that the two darker shades have managed to dust off and flake onto the lightest shade, making it even more grey sometimes.

 

I do like the packaging because it doesn't feel cheap and its relatively sturdy, but it is round which may be a problem for some as it makes it difficult to store if you don't have a lot of space for your makeup.

 

 

I definitely like these shadows and I think at some point I might have to try another one of these trios!

Have you tried these shadows from Bourjois yet?

 

Thanks for reading!

Libby x

 

Makeup Look: Peacock Eyes! (+ Coloured Nails)

Hi!

 

I haven't posted a makeup look here in a while and the other day I was playing around with makeup and came up with a peacock inspired eye look!

 

My nails also needed doing so I painted them in peacock-inspired colours :)

 

 

 

 

 

 

Under my left I did a little bit of an extra design to make it more interesting!

 

 

Products used:

 

NYX Eyeshadow base in White

(all over lid and also in waterline o give the shadow something to stick to)

MUA Liquid Liners in Shade 2 + 3

(electric blue and bronze colour used to do the peacock design underneath)

The Natural Collection Eyeshadow in Seashell

 (used as highlight)

120 Pro Palettte

 (shades circled below!)

Stila Fibre Optics Mascara

 

 

 

 

 

Hopefully you can pick out which colours are used where! This look took quite a lot of time to do because it was more complex than your average look but it was so fun to do!

 

 

I also decided to use the same sort of colours on my nails too as they needed doing!

 

On my thumb is O.P.I 's Plugged In Plum

then on my fingers going left to right:

 

Collection 2000 Nail Polish in 225 (possibly discontinued now)

Collection 2000 Fast Dry in Show Off

Next Nail Polish 13

Next Nail Polish 16 (both of these came in a set)

 

 

So there you have it! I hope you enjoyed my peacock inspired eye look and colour inspired nails!

I think at some point I will do a more intricate peacock design on the nails but I'm not sure when I'll get round to doing that!

Thank you so much for reading

Libby x