Sleek Makeup: Blush By 3.

Hello Beauties! A few months ago I finally ordered a couple of the Blush By 3 palettes from Sleek Makeup (UK based cosmetic line) and so far I really like them. The Sleek blushes I already own are some of my favorites, they are really pigmented, easy to apply, and last a while on my cheeks. You can see pics and swatches of some previously purchased blushes here.

There are 5 available on the Sleek website and of the 5 I picked up Flame and Lace.

Flame

From left : Furnace, Bon Fire, Molten

Swatches

Lace

From left: Crochet, Guipure, Chantilly

Swatches

Of the two Lace is my favorite but they are both really pretty! These are perfect for travel and a great way to test out their blushes if you haven't tried any. These are $12.49 which I think is a really great price for these.

Also I believe Sleek has changed their shipping prices, instead of a flat rate of $10 they charge by the amount of money you're spending. Which can be good, or bad LOL.

Thanks for reading and please leave your thoughts or questions in the comments below!

XOXO Brittany

Favorites: Orange Blushes.

Hello Beauties! As promised in my favorite pink blushes post, here are my favorite orange blushes. I really love this shade of blush, especially during the warmer months. Out of all of these the one I usually reach for in the Fall/Winter is Taj Mahal.

Like my pink blushes some of these have some coral/red undertones but when I look at them they still lean more towards orange to me.

MAC Marine Life Beauty Powder

Sleek Aruba (this picture does this blush no justice)

NYX Cinnamon

Illasmasqua Excite

Tarte Tipsy

NARS Taj Mahal

MAC Modern Mandarin

Marine Life, Aruba, Cinnamon, Excite, Tipsy, Taj Mahal, Modern Mandarin, Orange

Next up is my favorite coral blushes!

Thanks so much for reading! Please leave your thoughts in the comments below.

XOXO Brittany

Favorites: Pink Blushes.

Hello Beauties! If you pay any attention to my posts it is no secret that I LOVE blush! This blush obsession really came quickly and skyrocketed out of control.

I figured I share a few of my favorites and what a better way to start with the color that started this whole thing, pink.

Some of these blushes have a coral/red undertone but for the shake of this post they'll be pink.

MAC Her Blooming Cheek (Limited Edition)

NARS Amour 

MAC Amazon Princess (Limited Edition)

MAC Love Cloud (LE)

Tarte Natural Beauty

Sleek Santorini (LE)

MAC Fleur Power (l), Azalea (r, PRO)

Swatches from left:

Amour, Amazon Princess, Love Cloud, Natural Beauty, Azalea, Fleur Power, Santorini, Her Blooming Cheek

What are some of your favorite pink blushes?

Be on the look out for my favorite orange blushes!

Thanks for reading!

XOXO Brittany

Summer FOTD's Pt. Deux.

Hello Beauties! Here's another quick post of a couple makeup looks I've worn over the past few weeks. Enjoy :)

Copper Sparkles (inspired by the lovely Julie G on YouTube)

MAC Teal's pigment + NYX Tea Rose Matte Lipstick

MAC's Club + Sleek teal (from matte v2 palette) with Cargo blush in Laguna (new favorite)

Raving Beauty's Infinity pigment (awesome blue!) with MAC's Stars-n-Rockets e/s

MAC's Heroine lipstick

This one is definitely way more colorful than the 1st post I did like this.

Please leave your thoughts in the comments below. Thanks for reading!

XOXO Brittany

Sleek Makeup - iDivine Ultra Matte Palettes.

Hello Beauties! This post features the new Ultra Matte palettes from Sleek Makeup. Initially I was not going to post about these because the Sleek Makeup website states that because of FDA regulations these palettes cannot be shipped to the US. I was really looking forward to these palettes and was really bummed when I found that out.

Luckily a fellow beauty blogger knew someone who was willing to get these and ship them here for us. I decided to do this post because I know that if you live in the US you can find these on Ebay and maybe this post can help you decide if it's worth paying the marked up prices they have on there.

(I took photos before I swatched them and somehow those got erased, please forgive the post-swatched photos)

Sleek Makeup iDivine Ultra Matte Palettes

Ultra Matte V2 Dark

Ultra Matte V1 Bright

Availability: Sleek Makeup website, UK drugs stores, Ebay

Price: $10.99

Amount: 12 x 1.1g

Finish: Pure matte

Swatches

Ultra Matte V2 Dark

 

Initial thoughts:

I truly love matte eye shadows but I also know the struggle that comes along with them. These are no different. The bright palette was fairly difficult to swatch. There are a few hits (like the purple and the grey). Some are magnificently pigmented (like the pinks and the blue). I also noticed that to two pink shades are really close to each other. I don't think there's a need for two shadows that close in color in one palette.

The dark palette is way more pigmented than the bright. Most of the swatches are only one swipe. Oddly I found in the dark palette the black to be the least pigmented and Sleek has a Matte black in most (if not all) of their other palettes and it is insanely pigmented. 

I will say that I'm happy that I was able to get these palettes (a huge thanks to all that helped :) ). I plan on doing a few looks using these so be on the look out for those.

Please leave your thoughts or any questions in the comments below. Thanks so much for reading!

XOXO Brittany

FOTD: Green Bean.

Hello Beauties! I have another face of the day using green shadows again. This time I tried to do a "not so dramatic" cut crease. On to the look, enjoy!

Products Used

Eyes 

MAC Painterly Paint Pot

MAC e/s - Plumage, Carbon, Texture, Arena

Sleek Curacao Palette - Apres Midori

E.L.F Palette (the newer ones on display at Target) - Mint green shadow

Maybelline Gel Eyeliner - Black

MAC Feline eye kohl

CoverGirl Lash Blast Mascara - Blackest black

BSS Lashes - #66

Face

MAC MSFN - Dark

MAC Bronzing Powder - Refine Golden 

MAC  Blush - Immortal Flower

MAC Iridescent Powder - Golden Bronze 

Lips

NYX Xtreme Lip Cream - Buttery Nude

  

 

 Please leave your thoughts in the comments below! Thanks for viewing!

XOXO Brittany

FOTD: I May Be BAD But ...

... I'm perfectly GOOD at it! LOL. Hello Beauties! Here's a look I did using the Sleek Makeup Bad Girl iDivine Palette and a few other Sleek Makeup products. I'm really happy I decided to branch out and try this brand because I am in LOVE with everything I have so far and I'm looking for to what they release in the future. On to the look, enjoy!

Products Used

Eyes

MAC Painterly Paint Pot

Sleek iDivine Palette - Bad Girl

MAC e/s - Soft Brown (to blend), Brule (highlight)

Maybelline Gel Liner

CoverGirl LashBlast Mascara

MAC Feline eye kohl

BSS Lashes #66

Face

MAC MSFN - Dark

Sleek Blush - Pomegranate

Lips

Sleek "Glossed" Lipgloss - Pump it Up

 

Hope you enjoyed viewing!! Please leave your thoughts in the comments below. Thanks and Have a Blessed Day!!

XOXO Brittany

FOTD: Wild Flower

Hello Beauties! Let me first start off by saying that this is an inspired look that I've seen a few people do on YouTube, no I did not come up with this idea myself. Anywhoo, this is a really fun a bright makeup look for the daring. I would call this something like a reverse rainbow. There's the cool eye with the warm lower lash line and then there's the warm eye with the cool lower lash line. This is not one your everyday makeup looks, but I enjoy doing looks like this when I have the time. Yes I did wear this is public but that's just me, I don't care what people think & stares don't bother me. On to the look, enjoy!

Products Used

Eyes

MAC Painterly Paint Pot 

NYX Jumbo Pencil - Milk

MAC e/s - Soft Brown (transition)

Sleek Curacao Palette - Martini (highlight)

Maybelline Gel Liner

CoverGirl Lash Blast Mascara

BSS Lashes #66

Cool Eye

Sleek Curacao Palette - Apres Midori (inner lid), Blue Lagoon (middle lid), Purple Haze (outer lid/crease), Tequila Sunrise (orange, middle lower lash line), Singapore Sling (pink, outer lower lash line)

MAC e/s - Chrome Yellow (inner lower lash line)

Warm Eye

Sleek Curacao Palette - Screwdriver (inner lid)

La Femme Blush - Orange (middle lid)

Sugarpill e/s - Dollipop (outer lid/crease)

MAC e/s - Bitter (inner lower lash line), Blue Candy (middle lower lash line) 

MUFE #92 (outer lower lash line)

Face

MAC MSFN - Dark

Sleek Contour Kit - Medium

MAC Blush - Melba

Lips

MAC Cremesheen Glass - Dee-light

 

Hope you enjoyed viewing!! Please leave your thoughts in the comments below. Thanks and Have a Blessed Day!!

XOXO Brittany

HAUL - Sleek Makeup & NARS

Hello Beauties! I'm finally on semester break & I'm happy that I'll be able to do more posts during this time. This post features a few products I purchased from the Sleek and NARS websites. It's pretty obvious that I'm obsessed with blushes now due to the fact that 6 out of the 11 items are blushes. Anywhoo, here's what I got!

Sleek Makeup - Bad Girl Palette

This picture does this palette NO justice. This palette is really gorgeous & I really been wanting a smoky eye palette (ever since that MUFE fail). This palette is just what I wanted & them some!

Sleek Makeup - Contour Kit in medium

Sleek Makeup Blushes from left to right - Life's A Peach, Pomegranate, Flamingo, Sunrise

It's safe to say I really like Sleek blushes!

Sleek Makeup - "Glossed" in Pump it Up 

Sleek Makeup - True Color Lipstick in Mystic

NARS Blushes - Albatross & LoveJoy

NARS - Cordura e/s duo

Hope you enjoyed viewing!! Please leave your thoughts in the comments below. Thanks and Have a Blessed Day!!

XOXO Brittany