My last review was also of a Sleek product and they just keep spewing out amazing procducts. This time I've turned my attention to an often overlooked or forgotten product; blush! Last year Sleek released these Blush By 3 pallettes, which all contain three different colours of blushes, for the price of two of their regular blushes. I was instantly sold, as I like anything budget-proof and decided to order one of them last week.
The packaging is a smaller version of the eyeshadow pallettes; matte, classy and gorgous. (Pardon the finger prints, I couldn't help myself when it arrived in the mail!) I like the look of the Sleek packaging a lot, it feels high-end. For size reference, the Blush By 3 pallettes are a little smaller than an iPhone 4. Like the eyeshadow pallette, it also comes with a larger mirror on the inside of the lid.
The pallette I ordered is called "Lace" and contains two gorgeous matte shades and one shimmery shade.
The shades are Crochet, Guipure and Chantilly
Everything about this pallette makes me happy. The colours are wonderful, warm, "happy" colours and work wonders on my VERY fair skin. They are very pigmented and thus need a light hand when applying and they blend very nicely into the skin.
Crochet is a bright peachy orange with a little hint of red in the mix. It's completely matte and does look a bit chalky when swatched but blends into the skin beautifully. Pretty much perfect for summer if you ask me!
Guipure is a peachy/pink/rose gold colour. Very hard to describe I think, although allegedly it looks a lot like Nars "Orgasm". I couldn't tell you even if I wanted to, Nars isn't sold in Holland. Anyway, I digress. The texture of this shade is HIGHLY shimmery and feels almost buttery when swatched, it's a great blush. The shimmer calls for a very light application but that speaks for itself. We don't want to look like we have discoballs for cheeks!
The photos do it little justice; Chantilly is a bright, reddish pink. Just like Crochet it swatches a little chalky (as some matte blushes tend to do) but blends into the skin nicely.
(Top-bottom: Crochet, Guipure, Chantilly.) These swatches are very heavy handed, done directly from the pan with a finger. It just helps me prove my point about the chalky-ness of the matte shades. I find Guipure to be the most pigmented, and is also the softest blush of the 3, texture wise.
(Left-right: Crochet, Guipure, Chantilly) As you can see here, the blushes blend nicely into the skinand especially Crochet and Chantilly become more wearable, for fair skin at least. The blushes are pigmented enough to work on any skintones, from Ivory to Ebony, I feel.
I ordered my pallette online and paid €12.95 (+shipping) which I feel is a VERY decent price for the product you get.
Pros:
- Great, wearable colours.
- Blend well.
- Pricepoint, €12.95
Cons:
- Slight chalkyness to the matte shades
- Require a VERY light hand when applying
- Availability. Sleek is only available online in Holland (and in most other countries, except the UK.)
Conclusion:
As stated in my last review, I love Sleek. I want to try some of their single blushes as well, I think. This is very much something I'll recommend to women who can get their hands on the product. I love that the highstreet/drugstore brands are seemingly upping their game a notch to keep up with all the hyped highend brands. I am definately a bargain hunter and will buy cheaper products, if I can and if the quality is good. From that standpoint, these are again highly advisable. The price/quality ratio is so good on these!
Thank you for reading and untill next time!
XOXOXO
