Review and swatches: Sleek i-Divine Storm Pallette

The Sleek i-Divine Pallettes have been popular for a few years in beauty-land, renown for their good quality, high pigmentation and being very budget-proof. As of yesterday(Thanks to my lovely husband!), I finally own one of these wonderful pallettes and I decided it needed a blog-post!

Let's get down to it. The pallette comes in a cardboard casing, as seen above. It looks and feels very high quality. The pallette itself is about the size of my hand ( I have freakishly large hands for a woman, I might have to add).

The palette itself is matte black with Sleek MakeUP written in a highshine stencil. It, again, looks and feels high quality. The only downside for me, is that it's darn hard to open, almost broke a nail on it. But I reckon that means it'll travel well, and not open while you're on your way.

The pallette contains a nice variety of colours, both for everyday but also for evening looks, smokey looks and even ones with colour. The majority of the pallette is high shimmer with three matte colours. It also comes with a duo tipped sponge applicator (I usually just toss these) and a very large mirror, covering the entire lid of the pallette. I love big mirrors as it makes pallettes so much easier to travel with, not having to pack a seperate mirror.

As the shadows in this pallette are not named, I decided to number them so we all know which shade I'm talking about in the swatches.

Shade 1 is a high shimmer champagne with a slightly orange undertone.
Shade 2 is a muted silver with a slightly pink undertone.

Shade 3 is a matte, light brown with a tinge of red.

Shade 4 is a high shimmer beige-gold.

Shade 5 is a high shimmer pink, with a warm undertone.
Shade 6 is a high shimmer cranberry.

Shade 7 is a deep warm bronze, with a lot of shimmer.
Shade 8 is metallic grey / a gunmetal.

Shade 9 is a deep forest green, bordering on being a dark teal.

Shade 10 is a high shimmer, deep blue. (The flash washed it out a little, it's very intense!)

Shade 11 is a matte, warm, dark brown.

Shade 12 is a matte black, not jetblack, but it's better than most matte blacks you can find out there.

To accompany this review and to prove the versatility for this pallette, I played around with the shadows a bit. First I did a neutral/everyday/work look:

I only used the Storm Pallette for this, even for my eyebrows. I'll break the look down, below:

In my inner corner I applied Shade 2 as a highlighter.

All over my moving eyelid I applied Shade 1 with a firm shader brush.

In my crease and on my lower lashline I blended Shade 11 for definition.

Above my crease colour, I blended in Shade 3 for a seamless transition.

As eyeliner I used Shade 12 on an angled eyeliner brush and just smudged it along my lashline.

On my brows I used a mix of Shade 3 and Shade 11. These are warm shades, so I would only recommend this to people with red hair, or hints of red in their hair.

To prove the versatility of the pallette I decided to try and take the first look and turn into an evening/dramatic look:

I applied Shade 9 on the outer 2/3 of my moving eyelid and blended it into the crease and also made sure it blended nicely into the shade I already had on my lid.

On my lower lashline I applied Shade 7 with a smudger brush for a little more definition.

This pallette is a very complete package, with everything needed for day-time, evening, and even if you feel like a splash of colour! I highly recommend this particular pallette, but also the other Sleek i-Divine Pallettes. The shimmery shadows have a very nice consistence, very buttery and almost creamy. The matte ones need a bit more work to blend, but this is practically the case with all matte shadows, from any brand.

Pros:

• Good colour selection.
• They blend well.
• Pricepoint. (€9.99)
• It even includes a decent brow option.

Cons:

• Availability. In Holland Sleek is usually only available in webshops. (Currently, Sephora has two of the pallettes in stores for Christmas. In some countries it's available in stores.)
• The packaging is hard to open, but this could also be a pro, considering how much easier that would make travelling with it.

Conclusion:

I'm a new Sleek fan. I will most certainly aquire more of these very budget friendly pallettes in the future, and if you're a make-up addict like myself, I'll advise you try them out. It's great shade selection, without breaking the bank, and would also make a great christmas present if you know any make-up addicts!

Have you used any Sleek products? Would you like to? Let me know in the comment section below.

Thank you for taking the time to read my blog!