Sleek Review! Every Sleek product I own! Warning: This is BIG.

MASSIVE SLEEK REVIEW...EEK!

I adore Sleek, the products are very good value for money, available at selected Superdrug stores, Superdrug online: http://www.superdrug.com/a-z-brands/sleek/icat/sleek
or on their own website: http://www.sleekmakeup.com/

I'll start with (probably) their most famous products, Palettes:
I have 7, "Oh so special", "Lagoon", "i-Candy", "Original", "Primer", "Ultra Mattes IV" & the "Snapshots"

Oh So Special Palette

Swatches

The Oh So Special Palette is a great neutral palette. You can create lovely matte and shimmery nude looks with this palette, though I still haven't totally figured out how to use the Pinky/Peach shades yet. Maybe I should do Nicole Guerriero's Coral eyes & peach lips Tutorial with them....not sure yet :/ I do like it but if you have palettes like the MUA Undressed, Undress me too or Urban Decay Naked's you really don't need it. Overall: C

Lagoon

Swatches

The Lagoon Palette was a limited addition palette as part of the "Aqua" Collection. I do like this palette as you create beautiful sea coloured looks or a really interesting smokey eye with blending black pearl into pretty much any colour. I also love the addition of the Red-ey Coral, Ariel. If you can get this palette and love smokey lilac looks go for it, I kinda think it's lacking a deeper sea green though. Overall: B

i-Candy

Swatches

The i-Candy Palette is part of the latest "Candy" Collection and I do think this palette will satisfy a sweet tooth. With both cute names and nicely pigmented pastel shades, it's definitely worth grabbing if you can! Overall: A

Original

Swatches

The Original Palette is full of really deep shades that are very pigmented. Though this is probably my least used palette! I find this palette a tad bit un-inspiring and so tend to use the shadows individually to add something to a look I am doing with another palette or other shadows. It's a good set staple though as it has a good range of colours in there that blend well. Overall: B+

Primer

These creamy shadows are really not very pigmented at all upon first swatch/use, but are buildable! They DO crease, however! A good primer like Primer Potion (UD) or Shadow Insurance (Too Faced). To be honest, I do like to use these colours under shadows but am always worried they'll crease. I really don't recommend this palette :'( Which is a shame as I was so excited about it! Overall: E

Ultra Mattes IV

Swatches

I really love this Matte Palette, the lighter shades are a bit chalky but with the addition of Nyx Jumbo Eye Pencil in Milk under them, they show up well and are buildable. However, the darker colours are SO Pigmented and gorgeous! Blendable! (to an extent, don't forget to start with a little and build otherwise you will be left with product where you may not want it :P) I particularly like the pink Pucker. Overall: A -go get this, I think it's a staple for any makeup lover :P

Snapshots

Swatches

The Snapshots Palette is my absolute Favourite Palette-Hence it looks a tad worse for wear! It's got a mix of Matte and Shimmery colours, a good range of colours with a couple of nice blending shades (Sand Walker and Washed Ashore, for example) and a few wild cards like (Magenta Madness and Purple Haze). I love this palette ever so I would really recommend it to anybody who wants a palette you can do so much with. I always take this on holiday with me no matter where I go! Overall: A+

A Generalisation of all the palettes is that they're very "Sleek", the packaging is smart and professional looking and they're nice and thin meaning they fit in most storage units easily and are easy to carry round. They also have a nice large mirror in the lid which is extremely useful!

While we're on eyes...Liner!

Eau La La Liner in White Noise

Swatch

I only own the one Liner but I can tell you now, PIGMENT. PIGMENT. PIGMENT! These liners are smooth and creamy, blend when asked and stay put for a good amount of hours. The colour payoff, is second to none. They come in both matte and shimmer finishes. White Noise is Matte and a perfect one at that. Love it. They're so worth the money! Overall:A++ Good if you're just trying out liner for the first time or if you're a liner pro!














Let's move onto Face/Brows, I have the Oil Free Cream Foundation in the colour "shell" and the brow kit in "Dark":

Oil Free Creme to Powder Foundation in Shell

Oil Free Creme to Powder Foundation in Shell

The only jibe I have about this, well...two actually...is that the packaging was awful, it had this bit of almost super glued on tape around it making it look awful! Also, it was so so difficult for me to find my right shade, the testers were nothing like the actual product colour! (happened to have this problem with a max factor powder a few months ago that...I just can't seem to forgive them for... >.<) Anyway, the actual product itself is lovely! Good coverage, buildable and very reminiscent of Benefit's some kinda gorgeous-which is originally why I bought it. It's a lot cheaper than Some Kinda Gorgeous and is not as oily (if you've tried some kinda gorgeous, you'll know what I mean by that). I like to use this as a touching up product throughout the day :) (Swatch below) Overall: B

Brow Kit in Dark

Brow Kit in Dark

Now. This BABY. THE WOW BROW Creator. I LOVE. This brow kit is a DUPE for Benefit's BrowZings -for sure. I am so in love with this, it's wax is lovely and highly pigmented and the powder is just pigmented enough to not make my brows look unnatural. Overall: A+ -YOU HAVE TO BUY THIS! :D

Swatches (L-R): Foundation, Brow Powder & Wax

 Next up, Lips!

Pout Polish in Lemon Meringue

Pout Polish in Frosting

Pout Polish Swatches

The Pout Polishes are lovely, lovely little things! They're a good size, very nice pigmentation-considering they're really nice balms and come in a good range of colours. I have Lemon Meringue, which is a nice colour to mix other lipsticks with if you want to make them a bit brighter/want to moisturise your lips as well. I also have frosting, and this colour is extremely tastefully pigmented. I LOVE these also. Go buy them :P Overall: A+

Pout Paint in Lol-i-Pop

Swatch

Pout Paints. WOW. just WOW. I cannot believe these. Pigmentation THROUGH THE ROOF. These have been compared too OCC Lip Tars and I don't think I will even bother forking out £9-£14 for a lip tar when I can buy these for £4.99. Warning though! These DO need a good shake and rub the tube through your hands before you start so the product mixes properly otherwise you may end up with a little clear liquid seeping out before any colour. The actual colour is so strong you'll need a tiny, tiny amount. Smaller than pea-sized! more like half ant size! Overall: A++ CANNOT recommend these enough :')

Lip4's Siren Palette (Left), Ballet Palette (Right)

Let's Start with Ballet: (I swatched these lightest first so, I'll name them for you :))

Tutu

Swan Lake

Pirouette

Plie

 And now Siren:

Miss Me

Desire Me

Kiss Me

Love Me

I really love both these palettes and can see myself purchasing the others in the future. They contain both Matte shades (like, Swan Lake & Desire Me) and Thick Gloss shades (Like Tutu or Love Me). These swatches were all one layer-with a lip brush so you can see they're nicely pigmented and to be honest the matte shades have a touch of play in them meaning you can move them around a bit before they set totally. For the price £8.99 it works out around £2.25 per shade and for the amount, considering you need hardly any for good coverage, this is good value. The actual palettes themselves are quite large though and a tad on the bulky side for the actual product size inside, the brush that comes with it is not nearly stiff enough to pick up the matte shades and the bristles are slightly too long to make it useful :/ It does have a nice shape too it though. I think if I grab another one, it'll be the Pink Show Girl Palette. Overall: A

Now, for my Favourite-BLUSHES! (All swatches are at very bottom of this section)

Single Blush in Mirrored Pink-From the Aqua Collection

Single Blush in Suede

They also do these amazing palettes of "Blush by 3's"

Lace Palette

Pumpkin Palette

Sweet Cheeks from the Candy Collection (hence the pout polish next too it)

Blush Swatches

Sweet Cheeks Blush By 3 Swatches

 Not only are these blushes BURSTING with Pigmentation they come in a huge variety of colours. The blush by 3 palettes are my favourite as they're best value for money, 3 pans for £9.99 instead of £4-£5 a piece. Like the eye palettes they're packaged exactly the same, slightly smaller but same thickness etc. The single blushes are really quite small and fit perfectly anywhere! They also have a little mirror which is a bit small, but helpful still :). They're all great value for money and come in a range of finishes, the Sweet Cheeks palette even has a cream blusher!! Very exciting XD haha Overall: A++ You NEED these in your life if you're a Blush Fiend like me :P

So, I hope this Review has been helpful as to which products are great and not so from Sleek. I think as a brand you can't really go wrong. 99.9% of the time, the products will be fantastic value for money. I would happily compare sleek to be of the same value as MAC cosmetics. Obviously, MAC has the upper hand, but only just. It comes pretty close, I'd say. I think Sleek need to put out a primer as good as UD's Primer Potion or Too Faced's Shadow Insurance and then I really don't think I'd ever buy anything else!

Hope this has helped you guys, let me know! Please tweet me or comment below if this has helped you make your mind up on any products! xxx

52WODN 29.7.13 Monster Green with all the anticipation for ARTPOP.

This week (well...today >.< ) I wanted something really quick and easy as after shopping for lots of Birthday presents today (gosh, August is a busy Birthday month!) I was so tired and just wanted to type some reviews etc and go to bed :P

So, I chose Illamasqua's Radium and Model's Own Hedkandi Ibiza Mix Glitter polishes to make something quick and still Glam! Radium's a really summery lime green and the glitter just makes it party ready :P

My Left Hand :)

My Right Hand...Pretty good for once!

Polishes used, Radium, Hedkandi Ibiza Mix

 What about you littlemonsters?? Are YOU excited for #ARTPOP.
After seeing this gorgeous picture...




...I AM.

LOTD 27.7.13, Pink Sunset :') x

So I bought the Sleek ultra mattes IV Palette aggeess ago and finally got round to really mixing it up and trying it out this week (got a BIG Sleek Review coming up, so keep your eyes peeled!). I've never been a huge fan of Pink eyeshadow but quite like this look I made (Ed liked it too, so must make a nice change!).

My Full Face :)

Ma Pwettyyy Eyes XD

 I used the shades: Pout, Pucker on my lid, Bamm! on the brow/through the crease, blended out and Pow under my brow :) I then lined my waterline & tightline with Benefit's BADgal waterproof pencil in Black.

Products Used :)

And just cos' it's pink.....!

Speaking of Pink, anyone think P!nk has done so well to produce so many great songs throughout her career? I love everything from Just like a pill, to "Misery"-with Steven Tyler ;) and now this Just Give Me A Reason, her voice is just incredible :') x

Quick Review of MaxFactor's new Wild Mascara & Shadow Pencil XD

I was so, so excited to try these out!

First up, Wild Mega Mascara:
http://www.boots.com/en/Max-Factor-Wild-Mega-Volume-Mascara_1359147/
Soo gorgeous, does give amazing volume! Doesn't flake or fade or smudge throughout the day. My only niggle is that the end of the brush is still thick making it difficult to get right into those inner corners and grab every last lash in there! Otherwise truly fantastic mascara, worth every penny. Love it. Curl your lashes and you'll faint with how fantastic it looks! (Absolutely perfect results without curling, btw)

Next up, Wild Shadow Pencil (number 10-Lime Green): 
http://www.boots.com/en/Max-Factor-Wild-Shadow-Eyeshadow-Pencil_1359138/
I absolutely adore the colour, it's payoff is good. It's smooth, creamy and......DOES NOT CREASE!!!!!!!!!!!!! I am buying all these colours. 'Nuff Said.

Swatches-Gosh my skin looks pale here! haha

No creasing! Even in this gorgeous hot weather and my hayfever!

Beautiful Fanned out lashes :')

I now cannot wait to get my hands on the rest of the collection. I think I might have to buy all the pencils and some of the powder shadows! Might go have a look for 'em in Boots after my Benefit Appointment on Monday (if I still have any money!).

Yes, that's right folks I am planning on grabbing the new Blusher Rockateur, Fake Up & at least one new Eyeshadow (hopefully they'll throw in a free something too...!?) at my Benefit Appointment on Monday, so keep your eyes peeled for my review and first impressions etc! xxx

BARCELONA! WE WENT, WE SAW, WE CONQUERED, WE GOT PRETTY DRUNK...!

So we made it! Four, 18 year olds on their first holiday on their own, away for 1 week, Barcelona. Sun, Sea, Walking, Drinks, Food, trying to find our way, Metro, Lost. FUN! I cannot think of anyone else the holiday would've worked with apart from Annie, Andy & Ed :)

First things first, Ryanair were not half as bad as everyone makes out! One piece of hand luggage fitting into their guidelines permitted, was enough for our week! On time both there & back. Very pleased with them.

Our hotel: http://www.barcelonarooms.es/
Clean, very pretty rooms, nice communal areas, nice bathrooms (we shared and had absolutely no problems) Very Very pleased & all the staff were very pleasant and happy to help :)

Now the little tiny restaurant/bar we found to eat from: It was one block away from our hotel (opposite a very posh looking Hostel!) and was by far the best value for money place we found. We went every single day for breakfast at least! Some days we went for dinner too! (The pizza was pretty damn tasty ;)).

 Here's a pic of the Patatas Bravas we we became ADDICTED too! haha! And below that is Ed carrying our 6euro each delicious chicken & ham, peppers, tomatoes, mushrooms (pretty much everything) pizzas!

Second Day headed out to the Gaudi Parks: http://www.parkguell.es/en/portada
Lots of lovely architecture to see, very crowded though :( Lots of buskers and musicians playing! I bought La Mananers CD I liked them so much! http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=9IvihpKNAxs
Here's a pic we took of them :D I am not sure where else you could buy their album but iTunes had it on their gracenotes database so I am assuming it is available/you could download it somewhere :)

Here's a few of the places we went to eat/drink:
http://www.lavacapaca.com/ LA VACA PACA! OMG 11Euros of all you can EAT DELICIOUSNESS! <<NGL it was amazing XD Picture of Ed trying to struggle a massive spoonful :P

Origens: http://www.lallavordelsorigens.com/ we had a lovely time here! It had such a beautiful decor and the food was really, really tasty (a bit small portions for my liking but nice!)

Margarita Blue: http://www.margaritablue.com/en/ This place was so quaint! So Spanish! So Gorgeous! We had lots of very tasty cocktails and enjoyed the live music from the band! We had two rounds of Chilli Nachos and a massive bowl of Patatas Bravas. We even had a free magician come round and entertain us too! (very, very nice place :3).

 http://www.museocerabcn.com/en/bosc.html
The Fairytale Bar! This bar is part of the wax museum and is a fairy's wood and cave inside! with a little river/pond thing and it's so atmospheric it's lush! The drinks were by far THE most expensive of anywhere we went, but you're paying to sit in the fantastic surroundings more than anything!

7Sins: This was the bar we went too more than once! http://www.7sinsbar.com/
It's got such a GORGEOUS interior, very sexy, very comfortable. Reasonably priced tapas and nice cocktails/shots. Very very nice service and just a place we had an awful lot of fun ;)

On our third day we went to the Basilica de la sagrada Familia We didn't go inside as it was 20euros to get in! But we got a good look from the outside and walked all the way around, looking at it in great detail in the sweltering heat! It was enjoyable and a sight definitely worth seeing, we ate the most delicious peaches on the way back to the hotel too! XD

You can see how busy it was!

On our 4th day we went to this Science museum (very similar to Intech, but on a much larger scale)
http://obrasocial.lacaixa.es/nuestroscentros/cosmocaixabarcelona/cosmocaixabarcelona_ca.html
And it was truly AMAZING. They have this massive indoor swamp/jungle thing in which they can make it rain and it has the most beautiful huge fish! A Crocodile and turtles and things :3 Ahh! I loved it so much I could've spent all day easily just watching the fish! Plus! It was only 4euros entry each! Very cheap!

All down La Rambla (the main strip/street with everything on it) there are loads of people dressed as statues/weird things to try and make money. This one was actually outside of the Gaudi Parks but was by far the most weird. He was not sat on anything! He was crouched like that! And kept waving at us! D:
Very impressive. Fun but if you want your picture taken with one, be careful! It'll cost ya!











The market just off of La Rambla Street:

Thousands and thousands of Chilli's and Spices all stacked and bundled on top of each other :')

A SIGHT YOU HAVE TO SEE. So much variety, sweet as anything fruit pots and smoothies to eat there and then and beautiful rows and rows of meat, fish, veg, nuts, chocolates and more all laid out in this square market!

Another fantastic place Andy found for us, was this Massive Beautiful fountain!

It was quite a way out compared to other attractions (near the zoo) but was totally worth the walk and sweltering heat to get too!

Overall, we had such a good fun holiday and I really want to thank Annie, Andy & Ed for being the nicest people to travel with. LOVE YOU GUYS! xxx

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Look Of The Day Rocker Red with a Neutral Eye... 23.7.13

 So today I was wearing my Loose fitted KISS Destroyer Tour T-Shirt paired up with my western style brown suede fringed shorts! I felt very 80's Rock N Roll. Though I was wearing sandals, not as rockin' as some Cowboy boots. BUT With this true heatwave I feel as though Cowboy boots would be self destructive. I decided a Bright red lip with Orange undertones mixed with a fairly neutral eye and a touch of Bronze would work well.

My Full Face :D

My Neutral eyes, in real life look a tad more contoured than they do in these photos :/

Products I used :)

I am so in love with Bronzer at the moment! The Bourjois Bronzing primer is to die for! And Hoola is simply a staple EVERY makeup bag should have! haha, hope you're enjoying the glorious HOT weather! xxx