Sleek True Colour Lipsticks, Flick It Liners & Eyelashes

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I've got some fun new products from Sleek to show you from their upcoming spring collections, so get ready! First up, the True Colour Lipsticks. The formulation is highly pigmented, available in matte or sheen finish, and they come in bright colors that are very in trend for spring 2013.

True Colour Lipsticks in Loved Up, Tangerine Scream and Smoulder (£4.99)

Loved Up

Tangerine Scream

Smoulder

My thoughts: I'm loving all up on Loved Up!!!! Wow - it's incredible. It's one of those BAM in yo face kind of colours, which I personally love. Super creamy, feels smooth to wear, and very opaque. These are great lipsticks, especially when you consider the low price. I'd love to try out more colours as I think they're really cool!

Next up are the Flick It Eyeliner pens, of which the black one is permanent, and the purple and blue ones are limited edition. They have a felt tip end, and are fairly easy to apply for a cat-eyed look. Launching February 13, 2013.

Flick It Eyeliner in Royal Blue, Dazzling Black and Purple Aura (£5.99)

My thoughts: I'm not wowed about these because I don't think the colours are really all that original, and I'm generally not too fond of pen tip eyeliners. I always find they dry out really fast, and I just prefer to work with a brush. They did, however, last incredibly long. I washed my hand several times with soap after swatching, and the colour was still there. You'll have to remove these with an oil-based eye makeup remover, and some eyelid tugging might ensue. Long lasting yes, but a bit hard to remove.

Lastly, I was sent some of the new Sleek Eyelashes, which have newly launched.

My thoughts: They all look slightly "fake" when wearing, which might or might not be a good thing, depending on what look you're going for. If you want lashes that really stand out and look unique and sort of artificial and artsy on your eyes, these might be a good find. If you're more a fan of natural looking falsies that blend really well with your own lashes and don't stand out too much, these aren't so great. They are very long, and the band to apply is very thick, so they tend to stand out and draw a lot of attention. The shapes are also not very natural, so they will obviously look fake. That might work for a more dramatic look though, so it just depends what you prefer!

Sleek makeup is available at Superdrug in the UK, and online through their shop's website here.

Would you like to try out any of these products? Which ones?

Sleek Me, Myself & Eye and Au Naturel i-Divine Palettes

I recently was sent two further palettes from Sleek Makeup and I thought I'd show them to you here and give my review of these products.

Au Naturel i-Divine Palette (9 EUR)

The colors range in colors from white, cream, golden, burgundy, browns and black. These are pressed mineral eyeshadows and the pigmentation is quite good when considering the low price for 12 shadows. The size of each individual shadow is about the size of a US nickel coin if that helps at all.

On my recent trip to New York, I took two Sleek palettes as my only eyeshadow assortment and the Au Naturel was one of them - the other being the Oh So Special palette which I wrote about here earlier. These palettes are absolutely ideal for travel because they are extremely thin and compact, yet offer 12 shadows to choose from - which should be plenty for a vacation somewhere.

Generally the shadows are well pigmented, but I noticed some of the frosty shimmery ones don't apply as smoothly as I'd like - nowhere near the texture of a MAC Veluxe Pearl by comparison. They need a firm application with a good brush to apply well, but on the otherhand I love the variety of matte shadows that come in these palettes. I've definitely come to prefer matte eyeshadow over the intense shimmers, and the Sleek palettes always have several mattes in the mix. On the lasting power, generally they don't last on me as long as other more high quality shadows (for example Kryolan), I do have to touch up in the evening if I plan to go out after the day.

Suede Blush Nr. 921 (7 EUR)

This is one of the two blushes I took along to New York and I wore it almost daily. It's a warm toned peach-terracotta shade with a slight tawny undertone and matte finish. It's a very wearable daytime blush that works really well for anyone with fair to medium skin tone. A great blush that goes with nearly everything and every occasion.

Pout Polish in Bare Minimum Nr. 963 (7 EUR)

This is one of those products that I wish would look as pretty on as it does in the pot - sadly it doesn't. These are tinted lip balms that in my opinion just don't have enough pigmentation to really do much of anything. I would love to have a gloss on my lips that resembles this color as it doesn't have any glitter or shimmer in it, but it just barely shows up on me. I really need to apply a lot of product to see the peachy-pink tone, which isn't exactly appetizing.

The taste is another thing I really dislike. At first you put it on and it's like YAY VANILLA ICE CREAM YUM YUM IN MY TUM....2 seconds later it's like you're chewing on bitter plastic. I wish I could be a fan of these but I'm just not.

Me, Myself & Eye Palette (9 EUR)

Sleek Makeup teamed up with PPQ (As a non-Brit I had to Google what that is, apparently it's a London fashion label) to create this limited edition palette in time for London Fashion Week. The shades are definitely on the more colorful side but I could definitely see these working well for fall. My favorite is Primal Green (the very top right shade) which is a khaki golden green shade. The only thing I find a bit confusing here is the color selection - I probably could have done without the pink, red and purple shades which really seem to clash with the other colors and I can't think of any good color combination for those.

All these products can be purchased online at SleekMakeup or at Superdrug pharmacy if you live in the UK.

Sleek Oh So Special & Curacao Palettes

I recently got some new Sleek products to play around with!

Sleek Oh So Special Palette (£9)

Sleek Curacao Palette (£9)

Both of these are mineral based eyeshadow palettes and I really like them so far. They are very pigmented, which is especially surprising since they are so inexpensive! I'm very pleased with the results I've had so far, and I've even taken the Oh So Special palette along for several overnight trips already because it is so small and thin making it very portable for traveling, and perfect for daytime looks. I also like the variety of matte and shimmery shadows that are offered in each palette.

Aruba Blush (£7)

Aruba blush came out with the Caribbean collection (same of the Curacao palette) and it's a vibrant and intense matte orange. It is incredibly pigmented and would work well on darker skin. For fair skin, you have to use a very light hand. I like to use a stippling brush and tap off the excess on the back of my hand before even touching my face with it. This orange blush really warms up the face!

Pout Paints left to right: Cloud, Peek-a-bloo, Pin Up, Peachy Keen, Mauve Over (£7)

The Pout Paints are an intriguing new product that I am very much looking forward to playing around with some more. They are richly pigmented liquid lipsticks, where a pin drop size is enough to cover your entire lips. They go on creamy but dry down a bit after a while to a satin finish. I haven't tried these on my lips yet but I'm very interested to see how they live up to the OCC Lip Tars, of which I own two. The Pout Paints can be mixed together to create a whole variety of new shades, although I noticed right away that Cloud was a bit watery in texture, unlike the others.

Sleek Makeup can be purchased through their online shop, or at Superdrug pharmacies in the UK.