Sleek I-Divine Ultra Mattes pt. 1: V1 Brights

 

I LOVE Sleek!!! I know they are considered a drugstore brand overseas, but they have some of the best products... PERIOD! I often find myself reaching for their palettes over my MAC, MUFE and Inglot shadows because the quality is just that good. The only thing I don't particularly care for is the shipping price to the USA ($13), but that's just because I've gotten used to free shipping for darn near everything!

Anyhoo! I picked up both of the new Ultra Mattes palettes before seeing any swatches based off the fact they've never done me wrong before, and I've got to say I'm glad I did. I love matte shadows, but honestly, they are not the easiest to work with. But these Ultra mattes by Sleek are actually pretty creamy and are easily blended (without the washout effect). There is a bit of fallout from several colors in both palettes, and I've worn with and without primer and have experienced NO creasing. I will say that the V2 Darks palette has the best pigmentation overall, even though I had to build up the black ALOT to get the swatch (more on that later)... anyone else have that issue?

But enough of my rambling, here's what you came here for in the first place... swatches! Enjoy.

Sleek I-Divine Ultra Mattes Palette V1 Brights

** All swatches done dry WITHOUT base/primer **

Part TWO: V2 Darks coming soon...

-Miss Brina

EOTD: Valentine's Day Look

Hey everyone! Here's my Valentine's Day look. I decided to keep it fairly simple on the lid and add a pop of color and some bright lips. Please excuse the hair, I was still in the process of getting ready :-) Have an amazing LOVE DAY and I hope you all like!

Products Used:

Illamasqua Skin Base Foundation

UltraFlesh under eye concealer duo

Milani Rose D'Oro blush

NYX HD pressed powder

NYX Milk Pencil

Sleek Redstone shadow (Avoir peche palette)

Inglot gel liner #73

Stila Stay al Day liner (black)

Essence Gloss liner (black)

Stila Topaz liner

Essence I love Black mascara

Laura Geller lip spackle

Covergirl lip liner in Smokey

NYX Xtreme Lip cream in Strawberry Jam

I touched up the smudges later but forgot to take close ups...

-Miss Brina

EOTD: Sleek Curacao palette

This has replaced my Bohemian palette. I LOVE each and every color, and decided to do a quick look before I stepped out with the little one and her father. 

Products used:

Sleek Curacao Palette- Blue Hawaiian, Green Iguana, Purple Haze & Singapore Sling

WnW Vanity Palette- Shimmery Beige

Dior Show Extase mascara

Very simple look, and the quality of Sleek eyeshadows are remarkable. I recently picked up Scandalous blush, and like Pan Tao.... the pigmentation is OFF THE CHARTS!!! Swatches of Scandalous, as well as the Monaco, Curacao and Oh So Special palettes coming soon.

How's everyone's week going thus far?

-Miss Brina

SLEEK Avoir la Peche Collection

 

I own a couple of the Sleek Palettes, but this new collection has replaced my beloved Bohemian palette as my all time favorite. I LOVE the gorgeous peach colors that fill this palette, and they all are nice and pigmented. Sleek also did a little something new and added the individual shadow names on the plastic insert protector... very helpful IMO. My only complaint is I wish the palette was made with the same illustrations as the box it came in (it's so beautiful).

 

 

I also grabbed the tinted lip conditioner in Sugar May, which is a light peach, and very moisturizing without any sticky feeling to it. It also has a nice scent and faintly sweet flavor. I've always been interested in the lip pots but never actually made a purchase until this collection came out, but I will surely be picking up some more colors... and you get alot of product too.

Lastly, I bought the coordinating blush in Pan Tao, which is a bold, orange toned peach. I LOVE THIS BLUSH. I was taken aback when I opened the package because it was so small, but you get a lot of pigmented product in the package, which is very compact. I actually prefer the Sleek blush compact over any other that i own because you still get alot of product, but it's not a bulky item taking up more space than needed to house the blush pan... and it comes with a mirror and the cute floral design I wish the palette had. Please  keep in mind this blush is VERY pigmented!!! I barely tapped my brush in the pan it was more than enough to do both cheeks (I looked so ridiculous when I first applied it, had no idea it was that concentrated... must get more!).

Overall, A+ on this collection! It's my favorite thus far, I would LOVE for them to make the Paraguaya shadow palette and Pan Tao blush permanent.

What do you guys think of Sleek's newest collection Avoir la Peche?