Why i love Sleek Pout Paints....

One of my favourite new products of 2011 has to be Sleek Pout Paints. With a dazzling array of different shades they are potentially the only lip products you ever need. You can make pretty much any colour you want with these, and i have had loads of fun mixing them all up and coming up with different shades.

They are nice and affordable, and you get tons of product. The are smooth and creamy, and VERY pigmented. Personally, i love mixing these with vasaline to make custom lipbalms. So, now i shall scare you with lots of pictures of my face in 'wacky' poses to show a small selection of lip shades i've got out of these pout paints!

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A very late Birthday haul and other stuff....

Firstly sorry for the lack of posts lately, although i do have good reason for going blog awol for a month. I've been busy moving to a new place, and now i've got my internet sorted and i'm (mostly) unpacked i thought i'd start with a birthday/collective haul type thing.

It was my Birthday on August the 8th, and i turned 25...eek! I got some lovely things, and there may be a long time until the next haul, seeing as im spending all my spare cash on household things lately (I did really need that hot pink bin, and matching washing up bowl!).
So here goes...


First up this really cute Me & Zena necklace

This is the Clinique gift that came with the below face wash and high impact mascara.

A load of Sleek pout paints, i love these and plan to post a review soon.

Some pressed powder from Mac, as well as beauty marked eyeshadow, and a lipgloss.

Some goodies from a trip to Superdrug.

A Tokidoki for Smashbox eyeshadow quad, and Benefit concealer set, and a perfume from M&S called Butterfly that smells of watermelon yum!

Shower gels from The Body Shop- as you can see i can't get enough of these. My favourite is satsuma.

And how could i call this a haul without some Hello Kitty!?

And, finally a Paul's Boutique bag called 'Jackie'. It is absolutely huge, and very lovely.

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Shopping...

So here is the result of yesterdays shopping trip :)

Some cute shoes from H&M, lovely leopard print Mango scarf, and bag from George.

More H&M goodies, incuding a a supercute apple ring.

Some earrings from New Look, and some headbands from Dorothy Perkins (bargains in the sale!)

Some cute tops in the H&M sale.

The Miami Pop bronzer, and an eyeshadow from 17.

My favourite ever lipbalm Lypsyl has been revamped. As well as that from Superdrug i got the Sleekpout Polish from the Caribbean Collection, and an MUA Pro eyeshadow palette in heaven & earth.

Gosh had loads of reduced items so i snapped up 2 lipsticks in sunset, and exotic. A mascara & an eyeshadow primer.

Also, from lovemakeup.com i bought flat top and round top kabuki brush. I am in love with them already

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A Collection of new things

Some shiny new things i've bought over the last few weeks...


The result of a trip to Superdrugs- Gosh eyeshadow in Coral, Gosh cream blush in peachy rush, and Gosh velvet touch liner in pink rush (free with eyeshadow). Also an NYC cheek glow in sutton place peach, 2 NYC nail polishes in carrie'd away & gramercy glitter (which i would both reccommend), and a Sleek blush in Pan tao (from my doomed online order)

I also bought these 2 adorable Paul & Joe eyeshadow palettes from an ASOS sale.

Loads of bargains from ebay (Hard Candy) , tesco, and Rimmel from poundland

From Avon i bought a quich dry nail spray to try, and a matte nail polish in inky blue. I also got 2 lipsticks in red kiss and silky peach. They are a swirl of different shades and as i always find with Avon lipsticks a lovely texture.

From HMV i got 2 Hello Kitty stationery gachas. From H&M some black and white leggings and a palm tree print sheer crop vest. I also got this cute notebook because i couldn't not :)

And lastly a bit of a mamouth Amazon book order. I am about to start reading the Bleach manga series after hearing so many recommendations.

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A Little Review of Sleeks Sugar May Pout Polish

In my opinion Sleeks Pout Polish range is pretty much the same as Macs range of lip conditioners except a lot cheaper. I particularly love Sleeks Electro Peach (miles more than Mac's Gentle Coral).

The shade Sugar May is from the Spring Avec La Peche Collection and has a pretty floral print on the packaging. In the pot it looks like a beautiful soft peachy colour, but actually goes on sheer which was a disappointment for me, as Sleek are usually on top form with pigmentation.

My other moan is that it both smells and tastes really strongly of plastic, which isn't nice!
Overall i'm not a fan of this one.

2/5

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More new things...

A few more new bits i've got lately. Some accessories from ASOS, including a leather cuff from the mens section (the mens jewellery is way better), and a pretty Oasis rose headband.

From Primark.

A headband from Boots interesting (but stupidly overpriced) new jewellery collection, and the 17 crackle topcoat.

George at Asda have revamped their makeup so i bought a couple if things out of curiousity- a tinted moisturiser- Hint of Tint (£4), and cheek stain- Cheeky Tint! (£2.50)

In Superdrugs i stocked up on more lip products (as if i need any more...) the New Sleek Pout Polish Sugar May, Revlon's new Just Bitten in Gothic, Gosh's new lip marker in berry, and a Gosh lipstick in shocking coral.

After being stupidly impressed with the previous 2 i bought i got some more MUA eyeshadows (£1 each)

And lastly i bought the Kawaii edition from the Japanese Street Style collection from Harajuku Lovers perfume. It's very adorable.

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Liquid Metal Vs Molton Metal: A Comparision

Not so long ago Sleek brought out a product called Molten Metal, an obvious 'cover version' of Illamasqua's Liquid Metal. I bought the Sleek one to see how the two compare.

The main difference is that the Sleek version is under a fiver for 5.4g of product, and Illamasqua's is around £20 for 1.5g of product. Surely this means that Illamasqua should be far better?

Sleek offers 2 colours in a nice little mirrored compact, and Illam (as it shall be known for the rest of this post!) has the one colour (mine is Enrapture) in a small pot. In terms of pigmentation, as you can see from the below swatch Sleek is amazingly pigmented and does indeed earn the title Molten metal. Illam does have a lovely pigment but did need a few layers and still apeared patchy. I think it looks too dry to look like a liquid metal- it almost looks powdery.

The textures of the 2 are also quite different. Sleek is very smooth and creamy and Illam is thicker and dryer. Illam does feel of better quality (and smells lovely). Because Sleek is creamier it isn't as long lasting and tends to have a slight moveability.

Overall, i do love Illamasqua's Liquid Metal. When they first brought these out i had never seen anything like it, but saying that the Sleek product has to win for me. The value is amazing (Illam in my opinion is by far overpriced) and the product itself is very good. I would like to see Sleek release a selection of different colours (which i'm sure they will).

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New Things...

Some new things...

The No.7 gel liners from their Spring collection in blue, and turquoise.

The Models Own, and Wah Nails collab nail art pen in black. (love the box)

From Sleeks Stiletto collection i bought the pout polish in Scandal, and the blush in Scandalous.

My new favourite lipstick from No.7 Forever Cherry, and from Avon a nail experts pearl shine.

And of course some Hello Kitty.

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New Things...

Here are some new things...

I picked up the new Molten Metal compact from Sleek. I wasn't going to bother with this until i swatched it- it's lovely. I'm looking forward to testing this against my Illamasqua liquid metal. Gosh was also having a sale, so i got a liner and 2 effects powders for £2.49 each.

In Boots 17 make up is on 3 for 2. They have some new mascara's i was interested in trying- Wild Curls, and Photo Flawless which has a 'twist of pearlescent colour to brighten eyes' mine is in black copper. I also got an eyeshadow trio.I cannot recommend their eyeshadows enough. Particularly for the price.

Also in Boots, there was an offer on Models Own- 3 for £10. I got 2 nail polishes in Jade Stone, and Golden Peach, and a lipstick in Coral which is amazingly bright. I also got a Maybelline nail polish in Flash Cosmic which is a pearly white with blue sparkles in.

During the January sale i had a discount code for 25% of at Cherry Culture so decided to take advantage, and get some NYX products. I got a lip lacquer pot in simply red (which is actually a deep dark red that i love), and a concealer in a jar in porcelene.

Also at Cherry Culture i bought 3 NYX cream blushes which were reduced to $6 each (bargain!). I am in love with these, they work prefect on both cheeks and lips.

An lastly, a whole pile of cheap and cheerful (and very lovely) accessories from Primark :)

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