First Impression & Swatchfest: Sleek's Candy Collection

I can't tell you how happy I was when I learned that Sleek will ship to the US (and APO/FPO boxes)! I've been wanting to try out a bunch of their products for a while and I thought I would start with the limited edition, adorable Candy Collection eyeshadow and blush palettes. (Look at those boxes! Love it!)

Just as a note, I still haven't quite figured out the best way to take these kinds of pictures so I'm apologizing in advance! I know that the eyeshadow swatches aren't ideal, but they're the best I could get so far. I'm going to keep trying different lighting and settings to find the greatest way to do this. All of the pictures were taken in natural lighting. If you have any tips/tricks or even background preferences or anything, let me know in the comments!



First, this is the Sleek MakeUP i-Divine Candy Eyeshadow Palette. There are 12 different colors (1.1g each) for $9.99. The palette is made of plastic and comes with a mirror opposite the eyeshadows as well as the always helpful (rolls eyes) sponge tipped applicator. I don't mind the packaging. It's a little difficult for me to open, but it closes securely and is a nice size and weight. I really wish that Sleek had printed the color names somewhere on the actual palette because that's usually what I prefer and the insert looks like it was printed on twice and not very well.



Colors from left to right on the top row: Strawberry Sherbet (bright pink matte), Bon Bon (mauve shimmer), Palma Violet (deep violet matte), Apple Sour (blueish green shimmer), Pear Drop (yellow-green matte), and Flump(?) (purple matte). From left to right on the bottom row: Liqourice (black matte), Blue Fizzle (navy shimmer), Aniseed (orange copper shimmer), Bubble Gum (bright blue matte), Mint Cream (green matte), Cream Soda (cream matte).

Strawberry Sherbet, Bon Bon, Liqourice, Blue Fizzle

Palma Violet, Apple Sour, Aniseed, Bubble Gum

Pear Drop, Flump, Mint Cream, Cream Soda

All of these were swatched over bear skin with my finger. I like doing first impression swatches this way to see the products at their worst. I have a feeling that even though some of these shades (I'm for sure lookin' at you Strawberry Sherbet) don't look that great in the swatches, they will look 100x better over a white base.



I'm very impressed with this palette seeing as it was less than $10. There are some really nice colors that I can see myself wearing a lot and I'm excited to put this palette to use.



This is the Sleek MakeUP Blush By 3 Sweet Cheeks Candy palette. There are three different blushes (17g of product) for $12.49. The packaging is very similar to the eyeshadow palette. It's made out of the same material with a large mirror opposite the blushes and it makes the same satisfying "click" when being closed. The name of each blush is printed on the back of this palette though, so hooray for that!



The colors from left to right are Candy Floss (cream), Dolly Mix (matte), and Cupcake (shimmer).

Cupcake, Dolly Mix, Candy Floss

I am obsessed with these! The pigmentation is awesome and the texture is amazing. So far, I definitely think that this palette is well worth the money.

I will no doubt be ordering more Sleek products in the future and can't wait to put these palettes to use!

Do you have any Sleek products or are you eyeing anything on the website? What do you think? Don't forget to give me any photography/setup feedback!

xox

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First Impression: It Cosmetics "Your Most Beautiful You" Kit

Last month, one of QVC's Today's Special Values was It Cosmetics Your Most Beautiful You 6pc. Anti- Aging Collection. I had heard about It Cosmetics a little bit ago and wanted to try out some of their products, but upon further inspection I found that It Cosmetics is moderately expensive. I was so glad that this 6 piece kit was offered at $59.96 - that's $10 per item!



What is included in the Your Most Beautiful You kit?
Hello Light Anti-Aging Radiance Creme Illuminator ($24.00)
Vitality Lip Blush Hydrating Lip Gloss Stain in Je Ne Sais Quoi ($24.00)
YBBB Your Brows But Better ($24.00)
Bye Bye Under Eye in Neutral Medium ($24.00 for 0.28 fl oz.)
Luxe Pointed Airbrush Complexion Brush ($38.00)
Dual Heavenly Luxe Airbrush Foundation & Concealer Brush ($48.00)

If bought separately, it comes to $182.00 and the Bye Bye Under Eye in the kit is 1 fl. oz., more than three times the amount offered by It Cosmetics. Not a bad deal, huh?



The Hello Light is cream illuminator. It has a pink tone with silver highlight. I like that it softens up with the heat from my finger and doesn't seem to settle into any lines in my skin when applied.



Je Ne Sais Quoi is a light pink gloss stain. The stain it leaves is a warm pink color and I was very impressed with the stain's staying power. The gloss isn't overly sticky either, which is always a plus.



YBBB Your Brows But Better is a brow pencil. There are no color options because the harder you press down while applying, the darker the color will be. This can be a bit challenging the first few times it's used, but will get easier. I really like that YBBB also comes with a spooley brush on one end.



Bye Bye Under Eye is a full coverage concealer that can also be used as an all over foundation. I found it difficult to dispense from the tube and the consistency of it is very thick. I don't think I would use it as a foundation since I have oily skin and don't like wearing anything too think, but as a concealer for under eye circles, I think it works really well.



The two brushes are (top) the Luxe Pointed Airbrush Complexion Brush and (bottom) the Dual Heavenly Luxe Airbrush Foundation & Concealer Brush. Both brushes are dense and really soft!

I can't wait to use all of these in practice. I have high hopes!

Have you used It Cosmetics before? What do you think of their products?

xox

Quick Pic: QVC’s IT Cosmetics

IT Cosmetics First Impression will be on its way in within the next few days!

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xox

First Impressions: Pandora’s Box Beloved & Spring Blonde

I received these two Pandora’s Box items from my July Little Black Bag. I’ve never used any products from this brand before, but I had heard of them in passing.

Now I don’t know about you, but this is one of the cutest packaged makeup that I’ve seen. Isn’t that packaging super adorable?!

The lipstick is in a round tube with the same print as the box it’s in and there’s a little jewel on the top! I’m pretty sure that the tube is made out of some kind of cardboard, which isn’t my favorite.

The color I chose is Beloved and the website describes it as a pink with mauve undertones.

The lipstick goes on smoothly, but the color needs to be built up a bit. I noticed that the lipstick has a sort of saccharine smell. It’s not very strong and goes away after a few minutes, but I don’t think that it’s the best smell.

Once the wrapping comes off, the eyeshadow palette still looks cute! There’s a flower cutout (with a see through plastic) so you can see the different shadows and just like the lipstick, there’s a little jewel and it also has a cardboard feel to it.

One thing that I really like about this palette is that you can easily remove each of the shadow pans if you’ve finished it and/or you want to replace it with a different shadow. I really wish the shadow names were somewhere on the palette instead of only on the bottom of the pans though.

This palette is called Spring Blonde and it comes with four colors: French Vanilla (matte yellow-based white), Champagne (beige shimmer), Jasper (matte warm brown), and Earth (matte red-based brown).

From top to bottom: French Vanilla, Champagne, Jasper, Earth

All colors were swatched dry without a primer or base.

French Vanilla is a little chalky and needs to be built up, but the color is really pretty and I think it will serve nicely as a brow highlight. Champagne is my favorite of all the colors in the palette because the texture is creamy and it applies easily. Jasper comes out a bit sheer, but again, can be built up. Earth is the color that really underwhelms me. It’s patchy and seems really muddy.

Overall, I’m not extremely impressed, but I will keep using these to see if I change my opinion of them!

Have you tried any Pandora Box products?

xox