Although Sleek are known for their palettes, they do have a complete range of other make up. One of the newest additions are their blushers. I think these got sent out along with the Graphite palettes but got somewhat over shadowed!
In total 5 shades were launched. The one I have, "Flamingo", is not quite the lightest. The darkest shades are very rich and deep in colour. Far too dark for my skin! There are 2 shades that I can easily wear. I had a look at them all during my visit to London, all the shades looked gorgeous from the testers but most were sold out.
Available at selected Superdrugs for a little under £3.50. Each blusher contains 8g.
So, what do I think?
Firstly, the packaging. The blushers are packaged in a mini version of the eye shadow palette packaging. It's very solid feeling packaging. This isn't going to crack the minute you put it in your bag. It also doesn't look cheap. I think solid black packaging for make up always looks expensive!! There's no brush along with this blusher, which is a huge bonus for me. I always find the brushes included with a blusher to be pretty much useless. Also that means no money wasted on a brush that isn't going to get used and more streamlined packaging.
This blusher is incredibly pigmented! Very, very pigmented! I have to be very careful with application (thank you whoever invented the duo fibre brushes!) or I end up with bright pink stripes on each cheek. So make sure you build this slowly and carefully. It does blend out very easily so a little goes a very long way. There is a slight satin finish to this, it isn't completely matte. I think this is very flattering compared to overt shimmer or complete matte.
It's finely milled and feels very smooth when I swipe over the surface. When I use a brush, quite a bit of loose powder is created on the surface.
This shade of pink gives me quite a natural looking flush if I apply with a very light hand. It does last a good few hours on my skin, but fades late on in the day. This is true of all blushers for me and it has lasted nearly as long as my MAC blushers on my skin.
I was sent this at the same time as the Graphite palette, but I was very impressed and bought another shade during my London trip. I would buy this if I ever managed to get to the bottom, but I expect this will be well used for quite some time!
I got 3 of these this week. They are so cute. I just couldnt resist especially for the price.
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Great review - I love the colour you got sent - It reminds me a bit of Angelika by NARS, but with less sparkle (which is a good thing!)
ReplyDeleteThat's a really pretty colour! I must check them out next time I'm in town. x
ReplyDeleteThanks for this post. I love Sleek, but didn't even know they made blushers! Can't wait to check these out. xXx
ReplyDeletethats a pretty shade..I can imagine it looking very nice on you x
ReplyDeletewow looks very much likes Mac's Dollymix =)
ReplyDeletethat looks lovely, I'll definitely check it out next time I'm in Superdrug! You can tell that a light hand would work best from the swatch!
ReplyDelete@legseleven7 - I got another, I wanted them all but 3 looked way too dark for me.
ReplyDelete@mizzworthy - I think I know the Nars blusher you're on about, this is probably more pigmented as well!
@tackyblueeyeshadow - Thanks :)
@Onyx - Sleek do a whole load of other fantastic goodies! I stocked up in London. Got some lovely stuff to show you all.
@Jo - Thanks :)
@Shifa - I think this is a bit darker than Dollymix.
@Lipglossiping - a very light hand is needed!