Happy Sunday to you,
I have been meaning to post this review for a while, but I lost my camera cable and had to order a new one and it all got a bit hectic....so here it is!
Sleek - Au Naturel Palette Review
(Excuse the Christmas theme, as I said I took these pictures a couple of months ago)
I would like to praise 'Boots' for finally having the 'Sleek' collection in their stores, it is amazing.
I purchased this palette just before Christmas as a treat for myself. Considering it was £7.99, a fairly reasonable price but perhaps a higher end drug store purchase, I was worried that I wouldn't be able to use it properly or the shades would not suit me. After looking up multiple eye shadow tutorials on YouTube I am now able to use it to its best ability.
First of all, I love the packaging. To me, the style reminds me of the 'Mac' branding. I just get a tiny bit excited every time I use it.
Secondly, the selection of pan colours are different yet suitable to use on a subtle, slightly smoky-eyed look.
For a subtle yet brown-eyed look, I usually begin with a primer on my eyelids to allow the eye-shadow to stay put for longer. I then take my real techniques eye-shadow brush and cover the lid with the white shade of 'Nougat' to give a base colour. I then take either the colour 'Toast', 'Honeycomb' or 'Cappuccino' and shade this over my eye-lid. I would next take 'Bark', but I would brush a bit off as the pigment is quite strong, and work this into my crease and outer corner of my eye. I finally would take 'Taupe' which is a golden shimmer, to place on top of my lid. (I sometimes also blend 'Nougat' on my brow bone)
Sleek do have a range of other palettes, some with rather bright pigments, so if you are looking for a first try at an eye-shadow palette, I certainly recommend this one.
The more you practice, the more you grow to love it!
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