Sleek Face Form review

My favourite face product is currently the Face Form from Sleek. I own the shade light, there are 4 shades from fair to dark.

The palette is £9.99, it has solid packaging and big mirror. The blush is pigmented and has gold shimmers running throughout it looks natural and gives the skin a sun kissed appearance. The highlighter again has gold shimmers throughout. I have owned two of these palettes (one I dropped and the blusher smashed) the first palette the highlighter was a lot more pigmented and applied quite strong. With this palette the highlighter is less pigmented but still applies as well on the skin giving a more subtle glow. Finally the main draw to the palette the bronzer, the bronzer is matte, smooth and pigmented. It applies evenly and can be used in the contours of the face as it isn’t orange, but it can also be used to give the face some warmth. Overall I think this palette is a really good buy, individually each powder is nice in colour and texture and the three work as a nice combination on the face. The price is good and is all you need for the face.

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Glowing crazy

I am obsessed with highlighters, anything that glows or is sparkly I like it. So thankfully more drug store brands have been coming out with highlighters. The first on I have is quite new to Rimmel – Good to Glow in the colour 001 Notting Hill Glow

The product is pink toned and has a pearly finish. It does have some specks of glitter but it is very easy to blend so it is less in your face on the skin. It can be worn on top of foundation can be blended into foundation to sheer out the product and give healthy and summery look to the skin. It is quite similar to Nars highlighter Copacabana although I have tested that in shops and it seems to be a chunkier highlighter also it £23 whereas the Good to Glow highlighter is £4.99. Also they give you a lot of product and a very little goes a long way! The product is available in 2 other colours getting darker in colour.

The other highlighter I have is from Sleek it is the highlighting palette in Precious Metals, there are 4 colours, two of which are quite wearable the other two are very intense and glittery highlights which I like but might be too much if you like a subtle glow.

The colours are called platinum, royal gold, renaissance gold and antique bronze. Antique bronze is a powder glittery bronzer which works well on the cheeks and forehead, the colour renaissance gold is the most wearable shade as it doesn’t have big glitter particles, it works nicely on the bridge of the nose and on the top of the cheek bones. Royal Gold is the most over the top shade and has a lot of glitter, I like it for the top of my cheeks if I am going out at night otherwise it isn’t the most subtle. The white shade is only works for the inner corner highlight as it is white and pearly and is very pigmented. The 3 cream shades blend and set well and the power shade blends well. It is £9.99 and comes with a brush which was the worst part about the product as whole, all the products work well blended with your fingers. I like the packaging as it fits with the precious metals look and is sturdy it also has a good sized mirror.

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Pucker up

This month I finally found a nude option that doesn’t make me look ill or like I have coated my lips in foundation!!! Recently I got a free lipstick from Bourjois after spending £12 on a blush and eyeliner, I decided to go for a mauve pink colour as my collection was in need of something wearable on a daily basis

The colour is Rose Millesime 17 Bourjois Rouge Edition it is £7.99 on it’s own but there are usually deals with Bourjois make up in Superdrug and Boots. If you do order a bourjois product online I recommend the Superdrug website over the Boots one and the Bourjois one, as it actually helps you with the shades! I do like the lipstick on it’s own, it has a nice creamy finish which nourishes the lips and the colour doesn’t need building up so it sits nicely on the lips. It is meant to last for 10 hours… Not too sure about that but they do wear for a good amount of time. To shear out the colour and add a bit more gloss I add the Max Factor colour Elixir Gloss in Pristine Rose. The glosses were created by the Max Factor make artist Caroline Barnes for the ‘Nude Pomade’ collection.

This gloss is so lovely it is a girly ballet pink. It isn’t sticky, it has a nice colour to it and gives the lips a fuller plumper appearance and it is very silky. I found the gloss when I was looking for a nice pink nude that would suit 60s style make up. The gloss costs £7.99
Excuse the spots I am only human! This has been my go to lip look for everyday and paired with a more dramatic eye it is nice for taking a look from day to night.

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Make Up Revolution Awesome Metal Eye Foil

Another budget friendly fun eye shadow is the Make up revolution awesome metal eye foil – bit of a mouthful! These are sold in superdrug and online at for £4!!
These products can be seen as dupes for the popular Stila foil shadows which cost an eye watering £33.50 for one. I have not tried the stila ones but I after trying the Make Up revolution ones I am not even tempted.

The colour I have is Rose Gold. In the box it comes with a liquid primer, the ‘powder’ which I would say is more like a cream and a mixing tray. Without the liquid primer the colour is a lot more subtle this is the result – it is a bit more patchy with the colour and wears away quickly leaving a glossy sheen and some glitter. The real magic happens when you mix the liquid primer and the powder on the mixing tray and pat with your finger the product onto your lids. it gives an almost gold leaf effect to the eyes and is very quick and fun for a party, it makes you look like you put a lot more effort into your make up! It wears very well and is a fun thing for a Friday night. The only downside is that it can get quite messy – getting the product out of the pot and onto the mixing tray just make sure you wash your hands or have a make up wipe on hand otherwise it will go everywhere! If you want to read more about Make Up Revolution Ettie did a blog post a while ago on some of the products

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Gracie

Eyeshadow on a budget

From foil to shower to liquid, here are my favourite cheap eyeshadows! All of these eyeshadows are from either Boots or Superdrug and are really super quality for those of a budget.

The MUA Heaven and Earth palette is a great set of 12 eyeshadows, all of which are shimmery and very pigmented. The palette is £4 which is really great value for a set of creamy well pigmented shades which blend well. The only downside to the palette is that there is no matte shade to use in the crease however if all MUA shadows are of similar quality then there matte palette should be a perfect accompaniment.

Another thing from MUA is one of their single shadows for only £1

The texture is quite flakey and almost mousey but for £1 I really can’t complain it stays on the lids well, it’s nicely pigmented and it’s easy to work with. The best way to apply these MUA eye shadows is to use the sponge applicator that comes in the palette I know a lot of people don’t like those and throw them away but really they apply the most colour, if not with one of the sponge applicator than with your finger. Over all I really like the MUA eye shadows, they are cheap and cheerful and some of the shades are nicer than some Clinique and Estee Lauder shadows I have. I will have to try their matte shadows.

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Gracie

Sleek lip product review + lip swatches

A few months ago, I received a birthday present from my friend Phoebe – thank you ever so much! As a fan of orange toned lip products the gift was perfect and shows the great quality of sleek products. The gift in question was the Sleek MakeUp Lip 4 Lipstick in the shade siren The first red colour is the most intense, all the colours apply with ridiculous pigmentation a little goes a VERY long way!

This after one coat, it is bold and almost glossy but if blotted creates a nice matte, intense stain. It is a very glam colour and does require a lip brush to apply as with most red lipsticks it is very annoying having to tidy up a red lip that has smeared across your foundation! This is the easiest to apply, it glides over dry patches and sits on the lips comfortably. It doesn’t dry and collect in fine lines and remains very intense for a long time. It is worth the £8.99 just for this red.

The bright orange is a surprisingly wearable shade for everyday. It brightens up the face and sits nicely on the lips it is long lasting and can be made more intense. It dries matte but doesn’t dry out the lips. The product does sometime need a bit of warming up first otherwise application at first, this is the same for every shade except for the red.

This shade is my least favourite partly because I don’t get along with nude lip shade. This shade sits the heaviest on the lips and if your lips are dry will emphasise it but if you apply a balm underneath or a gloss over the top it is very long lasting and is a fun lip colour for experimenting with 60s makes up looks.

The pink shade is almost identical to the orange shade with how it sits and lasts on the lips. It is a fun pop of colour that will suit many skin tones and adds a nice burst of colour taking your make up look into the spring.

Overall it is a great quality palette wit fun shades which last on the lips. The shades will never get old and you won’t be hitting pan on any of them anytime soon as they are so incredibly pigmented! Sleek have a whole range of colour isn’t your thing I highly recommend browsing and swatching some of their other lip quads.
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Brand review: Topshop make up

As I said in my last blog post, I am a big topshop make up fan, I think all the products are good quality, I am glad that the collection is expanding and everything is at a very reasonable price. The packaging is simple yet effective making every product seem unique yet practical.

The topshop glow is a really beautiful product, it gives the perfect glow to the top of the cheeks and on the Cupid’s bow, it looks good in any make up look and is to me a summer staple!

I have two of there eyeshadow’s, this pretty, very 60s blue and silver is a very nice no offensive blue, the eye shadows are buttery, pigmented and blend really nicely into the the eye lids. The eye shadow is in the shade Done and dusted and is £6.00, the other eye shadow, a navy and almost charcoal mixed with silver in the shade backstage whisper

I also like to use this as a liner.

Topshop blushes are well reviewed this blush is Flushed is a pretty cream blush which looks good with any thing and is very easy to apply it is £7.00.

I am a big fan of Topshop lipsticks and as you can see by the state of the packaging, mine are well loved. This is the shade Nevada, the constituency is nice and the staying power is good the only thing is the shade doesn’t always suit my complexion but lightly dabbed on or mixed with a pinker shade it is very wearable.

this is the shade Beguiled it is a beautiful vampy red with a bit of glitter running through, making it look very glamorous, if you are reading this Beth thank you very much!! The lipsticks are £8.00. Over all I really enjoy topshop make up, I may do a part 2 in the future, there products are consistent and very affordable the the packaging makes it feel more expensive! I would strongly recommend all the topshop make up products I own. Thanks for reading 🙂