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Several weeks ago, Illamasqua had a huuuge sale on to celebrate Christmas and me being me just had to get involved. I went onto their website with the mindset that I'm 'just going to have a look' and 'maybe get one or two bits'... yet after several hours and over £100 later, I'm here writing about the things that accidentally 'fell' into my basket. Accidentally. Yep, accidentally...




I bought this as I thought it would make the perfect contouring powder. I've almost hit pan on the one I'm currently using and surprisingly I have no alternatives! It's slightly on the yellow-y side but I think it'll do the trick just fine.







Ahh eyeshadow palettes... my kryptonite. The one thing I just can't resist - even if I already have more than Boots themselves! This is a gorgeous palette with a fairly creamy texture, which surprised me but in a good way. It's not reaaally creamy - it kinda just feels like a wet powder, if that makes sense. 







As soon as I saw this back in October I fell in love. I wanted to buy it there and then but I was trying to be good with my money (that lasted long) so with a face full of mourning, I closed the window and stayed away from the website to avoid temptation. I'm glad I waited now as it was so much cheaper in the sale!






Pink eyeshadow is something I've really been enjoying experimenting with for quite some time now. I like to apply it in the centre of my lid, blending it out and then applying brown shadow in the crease. It looks natural but still girly, feminine and classic. So when I saw Dizzy in the sale, I couldn't not get it!







I'd been considering purchasing this for well over a year but because I'd never smelt it in person, I was put off. But when I saw how cheap it was to say it was a 75ml bottle - mixed with the rave reviews - I thought I'd take the plunge, and I must say, it smells amazing.







A few years back I got a white eyeliner pencil for my waterline as I knew that it helps make your eyes look bigger and brighter but because I have a blue sclera (the 'whites' of your eyes - I have brittle bones so mine are blue) it just looked odd against the contrast. Vow is more fleshy-toned so I thought it would be more effective - and natural - than my old white eyeliner.







Resist is very similar to one of my other Illamasqua lipsticks in Glissade - except this one is slightly lighter and is matte. Therefore, because it wasn't exactly the same AND because it was the perfect raspberry pink, I needed it. Don't judge me.






I'd been wanting this as soon as I saw it, but I had a gel eyeliner yeeears ago that went dry really fast, so it put me off buying any more. As for the brow gel, I was worried that it would make my eyebrows look unnatural, so I was put off buying any of that too. Despite this, my fears quickly dissipated after reading the rave reviews on the Illamasqua website. Customers were saying how amazing the products were and that the brow gel was a staple in their makeup bag, so obviously I had to jump on the bandwagon.
I wasn't too bothered about the Vintage Metallix, so it was more of a bonus for me. I love the pots that they come in as well, they look so sleek and classy! Not to mention, the matching rose-gold box is suuuper adorbs.







As you can see in the picture above, my eyeliner came covered in this weird white creamy stuff (take your heads out of the gutters, please) and I quickly tweeted the lovely social media team at Illamasqua, for them to tell me that I should e-mail them, which I did. To be perfectly honest - I was kinda pissed. Usually their deliveries come in flawless condition (I should know, I order from them often enough) but for some reason, during this sale period, they seem to be slacking as I wasn't the only one with a problem with one of my products. Many others opened their packages to find their Reflection Palette broken - and I'm pretty sure when they e-mailed Illamasqua they were faced with the same reply - send it back for a refund or exchange. When I read it I thought 'Right, okay, I'll just send it back and ask for an exchange. Simple!' Except, it wasn't simple. Now, if you haven't already noticed - I'm pretty lazy. I like things hassle free, especially when I'm not the one in the wrong. The paperwork that I had to fill out for the exchange was bordering on a joke. You'd think that I'd found a thumb in my can of Coke there was that much to fill out and do. So typically I left it for a few days, which turned into a few weeks, and a few days ago I thought 'Ahh screw it!' and I cleaned off the white stuff with hand sanitiser and then sharpened the pencil. I haven't tried it on my eyes yet but lets just hope I don't end up blind *knocks on wood*.


Now, despite my big old sigh over that order - it hasn't put me off ordering again. I got an e-mail last Thursday from them saying that more lines had been added to their sale, so obviously I had a look. Aaaand I may (or may not) have added three more lipsticks to my ever-so-vast collection...




The perfect nude. Something I've always been looking for, and to be honest aren't we all? This is why I ordered it - I had a feeling it could be The One. The verdict? It very well could be. I'm gonna have to see how it fares for a little bit longer, but for now I'm pretty chuffed with it! Ahh, it's so pretty!






"I don't have any pink lipsticks... Not any this exact shade anyway" is what I said to myself when I clicked 'Add to Basket'. Truth be told, I have a lot of pink lipsticks, the hefty majority being from Illamasqua. But this one is different - as unlike the others it's a dark, almost-but-not-quite vampy, raspberry pink. Honestly, I don't have a lipstick like this. 'It looks just like Resist!' I hear you cry - yeah it does but it's darker. So hush. I thought it was much brighter when I was ordering it, but to my surprise it wasn't. And I'm even more happy about it now as it brings the guilt levels down...







I wanted a mahogany lipstick for a while, so this was the perfect chance to get one! Although Autumn is over and Winter is coming to a close - I know it'll look great when September rears it's head again. When I tried Growl on for the first time, it's safe to say I fell in love. I can definitely see this shade quickly becoming one of my favourites. It's so gorgeous!


I'm really gonna have to put a serious spending ban in place as I've been wanting a Mini for years and if I'm not careful, I won't be able to afford one. So if you see me shopping, you have my full permission to remind me that I don't need that extra eyeshadow...or those 5 lipsticks in my basket. Okay?!


Did you order anything in the Illamasqua sale?

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About a couple of months ago I was in Leeds City Centre with a friend, indulging in some early Saturday evening shopping after a long day at work. We were walking past Superdrug when I dragged her in, enticed by the calls from the makeup gods.


As many of you may know, NARS' Orgasm (cue giggles) blusher is a cult favourite. I have heard so many people rave about it, and I wanted it for myself but wasn't willing to pay the slightly-hefty price of £21.50. Therefore, when I heard the same people say how amazing Sleek's Rose Gold blush (£4.49) was, and how it was a perfect dupe for Orgasm (cue giggles again) I couldn't help myself but get it. Instead of just getting the single blush I decided to get the Face Form Contouring and Blush Palette in Light (£9.99) which has the Rose Gold blush, a contour powder and a highlighting powder - a perfect set for those who aren't blessed with naturally model-like bone structure (can I hear a hallelujah?!).


I was pretty excited to try this as the blusher is so pretty but I was kinda disappointed. It just doesn't seem very pigmented, it's like it's just a highlighter really as very little of the actual colour comes through. I'm trying really hard to like it but it looks like it's not going to happen anytime soon :(. Despite this, the contour powder and highlighter (I love it because it isn't white - it has a hint of peach to it!) are much more pigmented and are great for defining the face so when I run out I think I'll just buy the Contour Kit and not Face Form... I really do like the packaging of it though, as it has a massive mirror inside and the three powders are perfect sizes. I find that many face palettes are waaay too small for my brushes which end up getting all the different powders on at once, when I only wanted one of them!


As well as Face Form, I also purchased the Eau La La Liner in Melba 319 (£4.99) which claims to be not only smudgeproof, but also waterproof. Also, I thought it was just a lip liner, but it's an eyeliner too! Big claims to make, really. I got this muted peachy-coral as many of my lipsticks are nudes, plus it's my favourite of all the shades! I really like the packaging of the pencil, it's very, 'Sleek' if you pardon the pun haha! Just going by the packaging I'd buy all the colours, but if the product doesn't match up I'd be a bit of a waste. The product is very very creamy, more so than any other lip liner I've tried, so that's a bonus as you don't have to worry about it drying your lips out. After doing the swatches, I attempted to remove the liner off my wrist with a makeup wipe and it wouldn't come off. I scrubbed at my wrist and it's still there. Faint, but there. Safe to say I'm impressed! I applied it to my lips and it felt very creamy, like I said earlier but after about 20 seconds I could feel it going a little sticky and after about 10 minutes I tried to rub it off and sadly it came off completely. Annoying how it wouldn't come off my arm with a makeup wipe yet came off clean with a tissue on my lips... Therefore, I tried again, this time gently blotting after applying the liner all over my lips, and lo and behold another 10 minutes went by and this time when I tried to rub it off with a tissue...it still came off. I mean, this time it was clinging on for dear life so I can't complain too much but when it promises to be smudeproof and waterproof and then most of it comes off with a tissue I'm not best pleased! For £4.99 it's a pretty decent product, I intend on buying all the colours as they are not only fantastic value but also have a dual use, despite the fact that they lied about being smudgeproof and waterproof, I'm still fairly happy with it as it doesn't dry my lips out and therefore won't be harsh on my eyes either.


I'm not amazed by Sleek MakeUP but I'm more than willing to buy more of their products, especially the liners, and I may even have to try out their eyeshadow palettes but I doubt they'd be anywhere near as good as my ultimate faves that are Urban Decay. Oh well, we'll have to see. Till next week my darlings!

What's your favourite Sleek product?
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