My FOTD ft.Sleek "oh so special" & Gerard cosmetics "1995"

Today's post is a pretty long back one, which was lying untouched and unpublished in my drafts. So, I thought it's time that I release this one and make it public to everyone...

A long back post of my look playing with Sleek i-divine eyeshadow palette in "oh so special" and "Gerard Cosmetics" lipstick in "1995".

"A pretty neutral kind of lip shade when paired up with shimmery smokey grey eyes then it creates a pretty subtle glam look."
 A perfect smokey look which might be uneasy or uncomfortable for few people but my comfort zone lies in it.

 

Starting with a short review about the palette:-

The palette is perfect for day and night look. It is easy to carry as it sleek in packaging.

Availability:- Sleek website sleekmakeup.com
Price:- $11.99 + shipping

The sleek palette is most affordable palette that is worth buying for beginners mostly. The sleek and sturdy packaging made the palette travel-friendly. Each eyeshadow is quite pigmented. The shimmery shades are more pigmented than the matte ones. The matte one do have little fallouts which I think can be sorted with proper eye shadow primer. The shadows stay pretty 7 hours on my oily lid along with primer and without primer, it stays 5 hours. 

The Sleek i-divine palette consists of 12 mixed shades of both matte and shimmer. On my upper lid, I used "Glitz" and "Noir" shades from the palette. To blend the harsh line I use the shade "The Mail". On my lower lid, I use "Glitz" on my lash line followed by a black Kajal to tightline upper and lower lashline.

Over in all Sleek "oh so special" palette is a must have a palette in your stash if you are an eyeshadow lover. It is one of the hottest selling palettes in their website till now.

On my lips, I used "Gerard Cosmetics" Lipstick in the shade "1995".

Coming to a short review of the lipstick :-

It comes in a beautiful golden case which enhances my lipstick stash to some extent. The packaging of the lipstick is so classy that I can grab few more from this range due to it's packaging only.

Availability:- www.gerardcosmetics.com
Price:-$19 

My experience with lipstick:-

The lipstick is matte in texture which is smooth on lips. Although it claims to be matte but I personally feel it is satin in texture on my lips. The lipstick is perfect neutral shade for me. It is medium pigmented, need 2-3 swipes to get opaque coverage. It stays pretty 4-5 hours on my lips. It fades evenly a bit after any drinks or meal but as it fades evenly it doesn't look patchy on lips.
The Gerard cosmetics websites always have some offers going on so it is always better to grab these lipsticks during the offer.

Over in all Gerard cosmetics, lipsticks are the most beautiful packaging affordable lipsticks.




A closer look of my eyeshadows:-

So, finally here is the FOTD featuring Sleek "oh so special" palette on my lids and "Gerard cosmetics" lipstick "1995" on my bare lips.

I hope you like today's post.
I will see you soon with another interesting post soon.
Love Sammy

Review and swatches of Sleek Matte Lip creams in party pink and in Fandango purple:-

Hello gorgeous people…

After a long long break here I am back to blogging again with a new review and it is definitely not from Mac (LOL…:P ) . It is all from another favorite brand SLEEK MAKEUP. When it’s about eye shadow I always prefer the brand Sleek Makeup palettes and so when they launched their matte lip creams  in six different shades I was just eyeing to grab few and finally I end up buying two.

A little info about the Matte lip creams by the brand:-

Matte Me is a matte finish liquid lipstick that glides on in one smooth application, with no need for a second coat. Party Pink is a sensational coral hue, that can be paired with Blush by 3 in Pumpkin for a party perfect look.Fandango Purple is a bright fuchsia purple, team with winged eyeliner using Flick It for a dazzling look.
Available in 6 shades.

Price: $7.49
Quantity: 6ml/0.2fl.oz

These are not tested on animals.
It is suggested to store in a cool dry place.

Ingredients list:
Dimethicone, Hydrogenated Styrene Isoprene Copolymer Cresin, Silica, Diox, Titanium, Ide/CI77891, Red, Iron Oxide,/ CI77491, Yellow, Iron Oxide/CI77492, Bht, Propylparaben, D&C Orange No.5/CI145370:2, D&C Red No.6/CI15850:3


How to use:

Step One:

·  Apply with precision using the applicator provided or with your finger tips evenly, layering colour and intensity as you go.

Step Two:

·  Part your lips, and gently blot using a tissue to remove any excess.

My Experience :-

 

I brought two shade “Party Pink” and “Fandango Purple”. Both the lip creams comes in a perfect transparent glass tube. The shade can be recognize from outside and thus easy to pick from stash when in hurry. Party pink is a beautiful coral red matte lip cream whereas Fandango purple is beautiful matte plum. The tube comes up with wand as applicator. The applicator is little hard on lips thus it is uncomfortable to use the wand for application. So I always prefer to use lip brush instead of that wand. Coming to the texture of Lip creams, they are total matte. They tends to dry your lips a lot. The lip cream took few minutes after application to settle down to matte. Proper exfoliation of lips is a must else it will definitely going to look patchy on your lips. And yes these lip creams are definitely not for winter so kindly avoid wearing it on winter.

Now coming to the most drawback points, if you try to over layer the lip creams on your lips after sometime it will tend to pull out like skin from your lips. And after having any food it fades away from the middle portion of the lips. And yes once you applied lip cream don’t you dare to laugh else your lips might get hurt due to over excess of drying…lol

 

Definitely it is a nice matte lip creams at this price compare to other drugstore brand at high price and matte creams are always matte and they usually tend to dry your lips so definitely you can’t complain about it too. But before you invest your money on matte lip creams think twice about the down points too. 

Party pink on my lips ;)

Party Pink on my lips here :)

Fandango Purple on my lips here :)

My personal favorite among two is Party Pink as it brighten up my face more than Fandango purple. 

Dupe alert:

Fandango purple is the exact dupe of L'Oreal Lipstick in shade Glamour fuchsia and Mac lipstick Flat out fabulous.

Whereas Party pink is a beautiful shade but had no exact dupe in my stash till now. It is closer dupe of Lime crime suedeberry velvetine on my lips :)

  So, ending up my post for today and see you soon with some new and exciting updates on my blog soon ;)

Love

Sammy!