I can be a bit of a creature of habit when it comes to makeup, especially when life gets busy. But I don't remember the last time I religiously used one product for six months straight besides foundation. This Sleek Face Form Contouring & Blush Palette in Fair is everything I've ever wished for in a pocket-sized face palette. It comes with a cool-toned contouring powder, a golden shimmery highlighter, and a coral blush with tiny gold particles - my favourite of the bunch. It gives the nicest glow to your face and goes perfectly with the copper and peach shades I've been wearing a lot recently.

The quality is top notch. For £9.99 I would expect poorer pigmentation and chalkier consistency, but all three products are highly pigmented, easy to blend and last just as long as the professional makeup in my collection. I also love how compact the palette is! It's tiny, perfect for traveling, with sturdy packaging and a clear, big mirror, which comes in very handy when you're on the road. I always do my makeup in front of a window when I'm staying in hotels and even at home sometimes, so I really appreciate a nice, big mirror.

I've been a bit MIA from the whole beauty blogging world recently, so I'm not sure if anyone has drawn any comparisons with the NARS Laguna Bronzer and Orgasm Blush, but I own them both, and I would say we have potential dupes on our hands! The shades are very similar, the only difference being that the Sleek ones are actually more pigmented believe it or not, so if I had to choose between the two, Sleek would definitely be my winner. 

Happy new year, lovely ladies! I hope you took some time off to chill out or go wild over the Christmas break - whatever floats your boat. I had a very busy December, trying to get everything done before my last-minute trip to Sri Lanka, so I still owe you a couple of posts that were supposed to go up in 2016. Today we'll take a look at Sleek MakeUP's Rockstars Collection that includes two eyeshadow palettes, two lipsticks and two strobing souffles, all of which I was lucky enough to have been trying out during the holiday season. 

The i-Lust eyeshadow palettes both include six shimmery, almost glittery shades. 'Diamonds in the Rough', my favourite of the two, is perfect for that Greek goddess kind of look, with four powder and two cream eyeshadows that can also easily be used as highlighters. When applied, the pigmentation is subtler than expected and I did notice some glitter fallout as well, but they are super silky, blend beautifully, and are just lovely to wear all over the lid or in the inner corners. I'll definitely be digging this palette out again once summer rolls around. The bronzy shades are right up my alley! 

If the first palette is perfect for the lovers of neutrals, the second one, 'Hidden Gems', is all about the colours. The shades, which are all powder, range from deep green and purple to blue and red, in addition to the festive classics - silver and gold. I have to admit, I normally find it really hard to pull off the majority of similar tones, but these turned out to be surprisingly wearable when I actually applied them to my eyelids. The fact that they blend out easily helps a great deal at toning them down and using them as accent colours in combination with neutral shades or black, for a fun smokey eye. 

And now the best part of the collection if you ask me - Lip VIP metallic lipsticks. I wasn't sure if I was going to like them, because I'd never gone for a metallic finish before, but I love them! The purple iridescent glitters add an interesting twist to your look, yet are still subtle enough to not freak out the general public.
'Scandalous' is the perfect ruby red, while 'Superstar' is a dark purple. One thing I'm head over heels with is the shape, which doesn't only look super cool, but also makes the application a dream! When it comes to darker shades, it's hard to apply them precisely without the help of a lip liner, unless you have amazingly defined lips naturally, but with these, lipliner is not essential. Not at all.
The formula doesn't disappoint either. It's a bit hard to describe it, though. Upon the application, it feels matte, but just the right amount of matte, if you know that I mean. It doesn't drag, but it also doesn't slide around like creamier lipsticks tend to do. However, once applied, it feels a lot more moisturizing and creamy. It's a bit shiny and doesn't settle, which is the reason why I can't say it's particularly long-lasting, as it does rub off while drinking or having a meal. 

Do you love glitter? If your answer is yes, go grab the Strobing Souffles. 'Pink Opal' will float your boat on condition your skin's fair, with a slightly cooler undertone, while 'Smoky Quartz' is designed for the warmer skintones out there. These whipped cream highlighters have a very unique consistency. Souffle really probably is the best way to describe them, as they're neither liquidy nor what we know as creamy.
They blend out easily, but do have a considerate amount of pigment, so you really need just a tiny bit of the product. As mentioned, it's all about the glitters when it comes to these two. They are quite in your face and for me personally, a bit over the top for highlighting the cheekbones, the nose and the cupid's bow, but I did find another use for them. I wear them on my eyelids instead! The effect is gorgeous. You can easily use them to transform your everyday neutral matte look into a fun, party one by just applying the product on top. 

If you would like to see some of these products in action, check out this 'Get Ready with Me/First Impressions' video I filmed back in December. Sleek has really caught my attention with some of their products I've been trying out recently and I can't wait to tell you more about the rest of them in the next few weeks. I found some proper gems amongst them! 

Body butters and skincare in general are what always crosses my mind when I think of The Body Shop. I'd never tried their makeup before, but they've been stepping up their game recently and I'm more and more intrigued by it. About a month ago, they came out with their new Down to Earth range, which includes one bigger eyeshadow palette with eight different shades (22 GBP) and five quads (15 GBP), one of them being 'Smoky Grey', which I've been trying out during the past few weeks.

Firstly, I have to give them 10 out of 10 for the packaging. It's sleek, sturdy, easy to clean, and the palette come with a handy and rather big built-in mirror as well. You get 2.2 g of product in each pan, and guess what? Every pan is removable with a very fuss-free click-out-click-in system, so you can easily switch the shades between the palettes if you wish so. I'm keeping my fingers crossed for the launch of compatible individual shades! 

Perfect for day-to-night looks, the Smoky Grey palette has two lighter and two darker shades. India Rose Quartz is a nice metallic champagne colour, Atlas Rhassoul a dark matte grey, Cerro Rico Silver a light glittery grey and Siberia Anthracite a dark metallic grey. I almost don't want to call the grey shades grey, though, because they look quite unique, with a brown/slightly olive undertone. 

The texture could be described as a mix between silky and powdery. Unfortunately, I did experience fallout with some of the shades and I can't say that the eyeshadows are insanely pigmented, but they are builadable and they blend out beautifully, which is what impressed me the most. Wearabilty is also quite nice. They don't crease and are longlasting, however, they do begin to fade after a while.

P.S. I also filmed a 'first impressions' review + demo for my YouTube channel, so feel free to give it a watch if you wish to see how the eyeshadows look like once applied and wear throughout the day. 

Makeup Revolution is a brand I haven't yet completely fallen in love with. I don't like the whole copycat aspect on which their brand was built on, nor was I convinced by half of their product I've tried so far. But one thing's for sure. Their blushes are to die for. I'm still head over heels with their cream blush I reviewed here, and currently, I'm obsessing over the new Sugar & Spice palette.

Sugar & Spice Blush & Contour Palette contains eight powder products with a satin to matte finish. They are smooth, easy to blend and extremely pigmented, so you have to be very light-handed when working with them. Trust me, you can quickly turn yourself into a clown if your brush picks up too much product.

The two top left shades are supposed to be contour powders, but I would never use them for contouring. They have a slight pink undertone, so I think are better off being used as blushes. I personally like to mix them with the coraly pink shade that can also be found in this palette (second right on the bottom), and the result on the cheeks is just stunning.

Then there are two baked, shimmery powders, which can be found on the right side of the palette. The top one is a highligher with a purple undertone, and the bottom, a shimmery pink blush. Again, I use these for different purposes - as eyeshadows - since I prefer to use pure 'white' highlighters on my face and don't really wear heavily shimmered shades as a blush. I recently created a really pretty eye makeup look with them, along with some other shades from the palette, so I think I'll be filming the tutorial later this week. If you're interested in seeing it, of course.

Last but not least, the palette includes four pink blushes, ranging from deep to hot pink shades, and as mentioned, there's also a gorgeous corali-ish pink shade thrown into the mix, which I absolutely adore! Hands down my favourite shade from the palette. I've been wearing it non-stop for the past month.
If there's only one Makeup Revolution product you'll be getting, get this palette. The quality of the blushes is amazing, and the packaging doesn't disappoint either. It doesn't look or feel cheap. For six pounds, it's an absolute bargain!

I have two more products that I got from bodizenska.si to share with you. I already talked about their Ingrid eyeliner here, but today I'll be reviewing two of their eyeshadow palettes. The first one's called 'Pret-a-Porter Number 3'. It includes five matte eye shadows that are not extremely pigmented with one swipe, but you can definitely build them up and make them work by using a primer underneath. Generally, matte drugstore eye shadows are not great at all, so I wasn't expecting much when in comes to this palette, which by the way costs 5€, but I would like to point out the middle shade and the one on the right. I'm not too bothered by the other three, but the pigmentation of these two seems pretty amazing for the price! 

The eye shadows itself feel a bit powdery and I wouldn't agree that they last 16 hours on your eyelids. Since they are rather sheer, they tend to blend into one another rather quickly and slowly start looking softer and lighter. If you're a fan of light, neutral everyday looks and are not looking for super pigmented shades, I would definitely recommend you to check this palette out, since it really is cheap and you have nothing to lose.

The second palette I got for the review is also from Ingrid Cosmetics. It's called Beauty Five Number 5 and has five shimmery shades. Again, the eye shadows are not particularly long lasting, but they are less powdery and the pigmentation is definitely better. 

The two eye shadows on the right are great in terms of quality and colour payoff, and that redish shade isn't bad either, but I personally am not fond of the lighter two. They contain some glitters and are shimmery in that weird hooker cheap way, if you know what I mean. Having said that, this is another 5€ palette, so if you don't already have similar colours in your make-up collection, I would get it just for the last two shades, which are definitely worth the money.  

Are any of you familiar with Ingrid products or have maybe even tried some? I would love to hear your opinions about them! 

Today I'll be reviewing a product that was sent to me about a month ago from StrawberryNET.com, as a present for joining their blogger collaboration program. I have never shopped on this website before and I've also never heard of this particular product, but I'm a big fan of highlighting my face, so the Ultraflesh Shinebox Highlight & Shimmer Collection definitely sparked my interest. 

The kit contains five highlighting products that are stored in a pretty awesome looking palette. I do like how sturdy the packaging is, because the products seem very protected from possible 'kissing the ground' situations, but I have to say that I find it way too bulky. This is something I would never take on travels with me, beause I couldn't fit it in any of my normal sized make-up bags. 

The first product you can see when you open up the palette, is a very lovely powder highlighter. I actually thought this would be my least favourite product from this kit, but it turned out to be my favourite one. Having said that, I would never use it as a face highlighter or an all over enhancer, as they call it, because it is far too orange. I prefer using it only on my brow bones, when I'm doing a bronzy kind of eye make-up look, or in the inner corners. The product is very soft, buttery and quite pigmented, so it works perfectly for that.

In the second compartment, there are two cream highlighters. One of the shades is gold, and the other one gravitates towards pink champagne. I myself prefer the second one, because I find it more pigmented and wearable. You can pretty much put it anywhere - on the top of your cheekbones, on the cupid's bow, under your brows, in the inner corners... You get the idea. But I can't say the same for the gold one, because it almost looks a little bit patchy once you put it on your skin. It just lacks the sheen and has too many chunky glitters in my opinion. Well, both of the shades are on the glittery side to be completely honest, so I'm not sure if I'll be getting a lot of use out of these. I'm afraid I would look like a glitterball if the sun hit my face. 

Lastly, there are also two shimmery eyeliners, a white and a pink champagne one. These were the prodcts I was most excited about once I swatched them, but the excitement unfortunatelly disappeared as soon as I started putting them on my eyes. I just don't see how I could make these products work. Technically, they would be great for the waterline, because they would brigten up your eyes in an instant, but my eyes started stinging really bad as soon as the eyeliners touched my waterline, so I can't be wearing them there. I've never experienced anything like that before. Should I be concirned about the ingredients? Anyway, I also tried to put them on top of another eyeliner on my waterline, but they just moved the one below and made it look ugly. And they still stung my eyes. But there I was, trying to find a way to make these products work. Another idea that I got was to use them as eyeliners on my upper lid, but that didn't work out either, as they are too thick for creating any precise lines. So yeah, that is when I gave up, haha. Any ideas how I would use these? I guess I could make them work for highlighting my brow bones and inner corners, but I prefer using powder products there, so... meh. 

How are you feeling about these highlighters? Would you get the palette yourself? 

I am the worst beauty blogger. Ever. Recently, Andrea sent me some Wet'n'Wild eyeshadows as a part of my Secret Santa gift, and I just realized that I still haven't even reviewed their Comfort Zone Palette that I got back in August when I was in California. I have no idea how it slipped out of my mind! I even took photos of it as soon as I came home and have been using it ever since, so I don't know what happened. 

Before I picked up the palette, I've heard nothing but good things about it, so my expectations were high, but I honestly didn't expect it to be THAT good. The pigmentation is just crazy! I mean, look at those swatches! It is quite hard to believe that this palette costs only $5. The eyeshadows feel very buttery as well, which is another plus, and they also blend well and last long on my eyelids. Having said that, they do keep fading throughout the day, but for the price you pay for them, they are still very good and far better than any other drugstore eyeshadows I've tried.

What I also like about this palette is the shade selection. It contains the perfect mix of neutrals, and there are also a few extra interesting shades thrown in. The duochrome one is especially interesting, I think. The only one I stay away from is the light green shade, but that's just because I feel like it doesn't suit my eye colour or my complexion. As you can see, all the shades are shimmery, which I personally really like, but if you're not a fan of them, you won't be a fan of the Comfort Zone palette.

Now, I want to mention one more thing and tell you what I don't like about this palette. The packaging. It looks very cheap, which I could disregard since the palette is literally cheap, but I have to mention it, because it is the reason why the eyeshadows shatter into a million pieces in case you're clumsy like me and accidentally drop things. It has happened to me twice already with this palette and it never ended well. Luckily, I know how to fix shattered eyeshadows (if you want to know how to do it check out this video), but it's still very annoying.

I can't stay away from pretty eyeshadow palettes, so when I saw this tag going around, I had to put it on my 'to-film' list. There's actually another similar tag that recently became popular on youtube - it's called My Ideal Palette Tag - so let me know if you would like me to film that one as well! 

P.S. What is your favourite palette and which one do you currently have on your wishlist? I would have to go with Lorac Pro and of course, the Naked 3 Palette. :D

1) Urban Decay Naked 3 Palette: There we go again, at Urban Decay they decided to come out with yet another Naked palette and of course the whole blogging and youtube world went absolutely mental. I am a proud owner of their original Naked palette, but I haven't been convinced by the second one or the Naked Basics. I feel like the shades in the Naked 2 are too cool-toned for my yellow complexion, and the ones in the Naked Basics are just nothing special. The Naked 3 one, however, has definitely caught my attention. At a first glance, I felt like it has way too much pink in it, but after seeing swatches online, I'm starting to like it more and more. Having said that, there were a few mentions that the lightest shades are a bit disappointing as far as the quality goes, so I'm not gonna order the palette just yet. I think I'll wait until I go to London, take a look at it in person and then decide whether or not it is worth the money.

2) Marc Jacobs Beauty The Lolita Palette: Another eyeshadow palette that sparked my interest is The Lolita by Marc Jacobs. Again, I'm not positive if this product will ever make its way into my make-up collection (I mean, I REALLY don't need any more neutral shades), but how gorgeous is it?! It carries the perfect mix of wearable neutrals, it looks very sleek and is also very compact, which makes it perfect for travelling.

3) Essie Leading Lady Nail Polish: I've been in a total Christmas mood for the past week and I cannot stop thinking about red. And glitters. Leading Lady from Essie has been on my wishlist since last year, and if this nail polish doesn't scream Christmas, they I don't know which one does.

4) Shu Uemura Heart & Flower S Curler: This is not the product that I desperately want for myself, but I think it would be perfect for my make-up artist kit. The thing is, you can't curl everyone's lashes with the curlers you normaly see around. Some people's eyes are just too small or too round or too something else and there is no way you can curl the lashes perfectly if you can't fit them all in that metal thingy. This is why I've been looking for a mini eyelash curler without the metal closure and well, I think I found it! I feel like with this one, I could get really close to the lash line and be able to curl every single section.

5) Kulan Cushion: When I saw this cushion, I literally freaked out. Why? Well, I've been wanting and looking for a sweater-like cushion for ages! I haven't spotted it once in my country, so I was determined to hunt it down last year when I went shopping to Austria, but I couldn't find anywhere either. You can only imagine how excited I was when I spotted it online on Urbanara a few days ago! I might just have to get this one. Oh, and I still really want the silver sequined cushion covers as well! This is another thing I was unable to hunt down last year.

6) Too Faced Joy to the Girls Set: Khm, yes, I know this is the third palette that's making an appearance on today's wishlist. But what can I do? Cosmetic companies definitely know what make-up addicts love getting for Christmas. This little baby carries quite a few lovely shades as well! You have your matte neutrals, your shimmery netrals and an odd baby blue colour. I'm not sure how it made its way into this palette, but I guess it makes it look a little bit more exciting. Not to mention that you're also getting their LashGASM Mascara in the set... Not bad, huh?

Out of all the reviews of products I got in the US, most of you wanted to see a review of the famous LORAC PRO palette first, so I guess it's time for me to introduce you to this amazingness that I can't imagine not having in my life anymore.


The LORAC PRO Palette contains sixteen fabulous eyeshadows, but before I start talking about those beauties, I first want to mention a few things about the packaging. First of all, it is very thin and light, which makes it perfect for travelling. It has a strong magnetic closure and I honestly don't have a feeling that the eyeshadows would shatter if I drop the palette on the floor. Another good thing that some of you might like is that it also has a pretty large mirror, which can definitely come in handy when you're on the go or without any decent close-up mirrors in a hotel room, for example. It has happened before... :D

As you have probably already noticed, this will be a very positive review, but that doesn't mean that everything about this palette is perfect. There are actually a few things that bother me. First of them is the material the palette is made of. It feels like cardboard and I'm really afraid that it will fall apart eventually if I'm not particularly gentle with it. Another thing that bothers me when it comes to the material is that it looks like it was made to attract dirt. If you have the original Naked Palette you'll know how dirty its velvety packaging can get, but this one is even worse! And also, there is no way you can keep it clean even on the inside, because the pans are so tiny that the eyeshadow powder goes everywhere when you start putting your brushes near the eyeshadows. It's just a big mess. Unless you're really careful and only gently place your brush on the shades. But nobody's got time for that. Right?

Now on to the good stuff again. As I have said, this palette contains sixteen eyeshadows. Half of them are shimmery and the other half are matte. There are quite a few neutrals in this palette, but there are also some darker shades, which can be used for creating more smokey, nightime looks. Apparently, the eyeshadows can be applied dry or wet, but I can't really comment on the wet application, as I haven't tried it yet. I'm pretty sure it works just as amazing as the dry application, though. Ok, moving on. The eyeshadows are EXTREMELY pigmented. I've found quite a few amazingly pigmented eyeshadows so far, but none of them were matte. In this palette, however, ALL the eyeshadows are extremely pigmented. Not just the shimmery ones. The matte ones as well. Omg, I can't tell you how much I love them! Just as the pigmentation, everything else about them is pretty much perfect as well. They are smooth, silky, blendable and last for ages on your eyelids. They just don't slide down or fade. All in all, I adore them. I would marry them if I could. I'm serious. This palette is definitely the best make-up purchase I've ever made. Now, run to the store and get one for yourself if you haven't yet!

P.S. Along with this palette, I also got a primer, but I haven't tested it out properly yet, so the review will be coming up a bit later. 

One of the most exciting parts of my London trip was definitely setting my foot in Westfield London's Inglot store. I'd heard some American youtubers rave about their eye shadows years ago, and ever since, I've been dying to swatch those babies and bring them home with me! My expectations were very high, but did the eye shadows impress me as I'd hoped they would?

Most certainly! If you'd ask me to pick only one brand of eye shadows that I could use until the rest of my life, I would pick Inglot without a second thought. I think that the selection of their shades is amazing, and I can't even rave enough about the quality, which can easily be compared to MAC or Urban Decay. The eye shadows that I've tried are smooth, easy to work with, they stay on throughout the whole day and are super pigmented. Even the matte shades! You can see the swatches of my shades below. From left to right: 363, 450, 344, 423.  

I really wish the shades had proper names, though. It's hard to remember those numbers and you can't really take a quick look at the labels since they're written on the bottom of the pans, which are pretty much impossible to take out of the magnetic palette. I gave up on trying to get them out after five minutes. Thank god I've filmed a haul and mentioned all the shades in the video, hehe. :D

After all the hype surrounding MUA's palettes, I of course had to pick up at least one when I was in London. I didn't have much choice since almost all of them were sold out, but I did get my hands on the Heaven & Earth palette. A lot of bloggers compared the MUA palettes to the Urban Decay eyeshadows, and since their Naked Palette is my all time favorite beauty product, my expectations were high. 

I can't say that the quality of the MUA eyeshadows is the same as the quality of the UD eyeshadows, but I can say that they deserve the hype. Even though they cannot compare with Urban Decay, the quality is still above avarage for a drugstore product. 

The biggest surprise for me was the pigmentation. As you can see below, the shades are super pigmented and they also feel quite buttery, which makes them great for blending. I do find that some of the shades don't transfer well when put on with a brush, though. You need to layer them up. Speaking about the shades, I'm not totally in love with them. There are some really great ones (my favorite is shade number five - top row, from left to right), but some of them look just too similar to each other in my opinion. Also, if you're a fan of matte shades, I have to disappoint you because all of them are shimmery. 

As far as the wear throughout the day goes, I think they're pretty average. Not super amazing, but also not bad. All in all, at only 4 pounds, I think MUA's Heaven & Earth Palette is an amazing product for every girl who likes neutral shades and doesn't want to spend tons of money on good quality eyeshadows. What do you think about this MUA palette? I'm sure a lot of you already have it.