Note: if you would like to see the below shades click HERE to see how they look on my lips :)
Hi Ladies.
Hi Ladies.
So today I’m going to focus on some Sleek Lipsticks.
Sleek seems to be more recognised for their eyeshadows more than any of their
other products – and probably rightly so. But when I saw the colours of some of
these lippies and when I tried them out; let’s just say I was indeed impressed.
They have two collections – ‘Sheer Cover’ and ‘True Colour’. I have 6 of the ‘True
Colour’ ones.
These are described as
“A superb highly-pigmented lipstick enriched with Vitamin E which leaves amazingly rich shades on the lips with only a single coat."
I
would agree with that. I really like the packaging of these lipsticks. First impressions were, "ok, these are really small but I love the feel of the tube!". The "feeling" I'm refering to is like a solid velvety feel (same as NARS) They do indeed look small. Here a comparison:
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| L-R: Rimmel Moisture Shine, MAC, Barry M, Sleek True Colour. |
So yes, it is small BUT it has the same amount of product in it than most other standard lipsticks. So that makes this a good thing in my eyes. In fact, I took the pic below to make some more comparisons.
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| L-R: Rimmel Moisture Shine, MAC, Barry M, Sleek True Colour |
There are 20 colours available and as far as I know they
come in two formulations ‘Sheen’ and ‘Matte’. It
does not say that on the Sleek
website however which is a bit strange. Here are the 6 that I own:
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| Coral Reef - Sheen |
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| O.M.G - Sheen |
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| Barely There - Sheen |
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| Baby Doll - Sheen |
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| Vixen - Sheen |
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| Pink Freeze - Matte |
I am REALLY impressed with all of these. The "Sheen" ones are just nicely glossy and quite moisturising on the lips. The 'Matte' is a typical matte, but not too hard to blend which I find with some other matte lipsticks. Staying power of both is brill.
All of these lipsticks are available from the SLEEK WEBSITE (although shipping to Ireland is €9 - Yikes!) Some Superdrug Stores will have them and a few shades are available online at BEAUTY EMPORIUM for €7. Have your tried any Sleek Lipsticks? Any colour recommendations?
Slán!
Note: if you would like to see the below shades click HERE to see how they look on my lips :)