Sleek Makeup Storm i-Divine Palette

I never thought that I will get a chance to try Sleek Makeup Palette! (Thanks again, Ate Myla! I just can’t thank you enough talaga e!) In my Dollface palette post HERE, I told you that I’m not an eyeshadow person and I don’t think I’ll be needing more eyeshadows palettes for myself. So, purchasing Sleek Makeup Palette was totally out of my mind. Oh boy, I’m so glad I was able to try this palette for free!

Anyway, as mentioned, this was sent by Ate Myla for product review. Even though I got this palette for FREE, this won’t affect my opinion/ review on the product. So rest assured, everything is based on my own honest opinion and experience.

When I first saw the colors, I immediately compared all the colors from my Dollface Palette (Avant Garde) and I’m so glad that none of the colors are the same.

The Storm i-Divine palette comprises of 12 strong and rich shades perfect for accentuating the eyes and creating natural looks.

The velvet-touch consistency gives full and shimmering coverage to the eye lid for maximum effect. Each shade can be applied alone for a dramatic effect or mixed to create a personalised look.

Best applied with the applicator enclosed.

Storm Palette is, for me, one of the best palettes from Sleek. This palette has nice neutral shades containing variety of colors from brown, black, pearl, gold, blue and green. According to some bloggers, this is quite comparable to Urban Decay Naked 2 (how cool is that!). Unfortunately, I cannot do a comparison review as I don’t have budget to purchase UD Naked 2.

Anyways, the packaging is really “sleek” as claimed by the brand’s name. It is quite heavy for its size; black is a good choice as it never fails to look classy and sleek! It has a nice size of mirror inside and the quality of the applicator is quite good enough (but I don’t use it at all. I prefer using my brushes). My only dilemma is that the packaging can accumulate dirt so easily.

I like this palette because I’ve seen this used by a lot of youtube gurus like pixiwoo, pixi2woo and themakeupchair (to mention some!). Therefore, if you’re new to doing your eye makeup, I highly recommend this since there are lots of tutorials available for you (check youtube!).

As mentioned earlier, this palette contains 12 eyeshadows. Three of these are matte and the rest are shimmery shadows.  

This palette is generally divided into two: 

Upper Part or the Top Row 

These are the "perfect shades" for Day Makeup.

Lower Part or Bottom Row 

These are perfect for crease to deepen our eyes and for girls who like smokey eyes  for night parties

I like the palette because all shades are wearable. Since they don’t have names, I’ll just number them from 1-12.

 3, 11 and 12 are matte shades! These are definitely a must-have in every palette! I saw Pixiwoo used 3 and 11 as eyebrow powders and it looked really great and natural on her. The black is very intense -- tiniest amount is enough to cover the whole lid.

1, 2, 4, 5 are the shades that I can definitely wear for simple occasions that require Day-time look. 6 and 7 are nice shades to mix with 1, 2, 4 and 5. In fact, I’m planning to use 2, 4 and 7 for my graduation. Supposedly, I’ll have someone do my makeup but since it’s too early and my sister told me that simple makeup for graduation is just ok, I finally decided that I’ll just do it on my own makeup.

8,9, 10 are so gorgeous shades!! 8 is similar to gun metal of Urban decay Naked palette(according to swatches from other bloggers), 9 is one of the most unique green I’ve seen. I love it! 10 is a deep blue shade. I’m excited to try these shades!

The eyeshadows are highly pigmented (look how vibrant it is!) especially the darker colors. It is soft but not powdery, and easy to blend. The shimmers are fine, not chunky glitters.

The staying power of this is pretty decent (with or without eye primer). The shadows lasted me until the end of the day .

I tried using it with Nyx Jumbo pencil as base; I noticed that after few hours, the eyeshadow creases in the inner corner of my eyes. It’s the only problem that I discovered so far. Nevertheless, a good eye primer (urban decay)can prevent creasing of the eyeshadows. (Note: I tried Elf primer,  and still, it creases).

Overall, I highly recommend this palette if you're looking for a palette with nice neutral shade! It's a bit pricier but definitely worth every cent. This palette is also perfect for girls who like travelling since you can create different looks from Day to Night and anywhere in between! 
JUST KEEP IN MIND THAT THIS PALETTE CREASES ON THE INNER CORNER OF MY EYES.

PROS

-packaging is sleek and sturdy

-great color selection

-has a big mirror

-highly pigmented eyeshadows

-great for Day and Night look

-staying power is decent

-has a decent amount of products

CONS

-Pricey

-can crease without eye primer

-I wish the eyeshadows are refillable, so I can repurchase refills for my favourite shades in this palette. Hahaha! 

WHERE TO BUY:

You can purchase it at any online sellers like Fabshopaholic.

It is currently on sale (until May 9, 2012) for Php 575. Original price: Php 650

SWATCHES

I did a day makeup look using this palette. I will try to do a night look next time! :)

I mix 2 and 4 for my lid and 7 for my crease. That's basically it!

Have you tried this palette?

Share! Would definitely love to hear from you!

I'm not a PRO in eye makeup. I appreciate constructive criticism. 

Appreciate, do not hate.

Until then, my loves!

Recent Haul

Hi lovelies, I have a mini-haul to show you! Just recently my sister attended a makeup workshop from Suesh. These are the goodies she got from the workshop.

 Suesh 7 pcs Brush Set

The black case for the brush is super travel friendly (style and size!)! I love it! 

Magic BB Cream from Suesh

This is a nice base for makeup but has no coverage

Hengfang Beauty Angel Cosmetics

The design of this palette is super cute, as if you're just reading a magazine!

This palette reminds me alot of Elf Beauty Book.

Unfortunately, the eyeshadows were very shimmery and pigmented. I will do a detailed review on it soon

Finally, goodies from Ate Myla of Fabshopaholic

 Ate Myla gave me accessories! I love these!

 My very first Nyx Soft Matte Lip Cream. Seriously, the staying power of this lip cream is A-M-A-Z-I-N-G!

 Sleek Makeup Palette in Storm

This palette is something I will definitely repurchase someday! This Sleek Palette is definitely a MUST-HAVE. Very pigmented plus tons of tutorials using this palette are available in Youtube.  Famous gurus like TheMakeupChair, Pixiwoo and Pixi2woo are using this for their tutorials! For Php 650, this is definitely a steal! 

I can't stop thanking enough, Ate Myla. Ana is sure right when she said you are like her fairy godmother. Because you are indeed, like my fairy godmother too! 

Please check Ate Myla's fabulous store: 
FABSHOPAHOLIC

Things I failed to blog (beauty-related)

Remember before I told you that I still have alot of things I need to blog and promised that I will do a  blog post about them really soon. Guess what, I failed! I tried, but I couldn’t find time to blog everything (one at a time). So I decided to do a group review. However, I can’t give you a comprehensive on all the products. Nevertheless, If you want me to do a thorough review on some products in this post, just leave a comment so I would know what are the products you are most interested with. (you can also tweet and messaged me on facebook)

PRIMERS:

Dr.Oil Solution Anti-Shine Dual Primer – Price: 498 – I don’t like it. It doesn’t do anything on my face.

The Body Shop Skin Primer Matte It – Price: ?? – Great primer especially if you have dry skin. But it works for people with oily skin too (or combi). Oil control is great but not superb. Amazing primer if you have flaky/dry skin, makes makeup glides easily with it. Yet, it’s quite pricey for the amount of product that I was able to get. Nevertheless, I still love it. It’s my saviour. I have a combination skin, (oily on tzone and really flaky on cheeks) and I use this on my cheeks to smoothens that surface for better makeup application.

Faceshop Pore Minimizer Cover-up – Price: ?? – Pricey for something that does nothing special. Hard to apply on face due to thick consistency.  Though it works for filling up the fine lines and pores.

Nyx HD Studio Photogenic Primer- Price: Php 650 – AMAZING! SUPERB IN OIL CONTROL!!!!! A must buy for people with oily skin (and combination). Brightens up complexion due to its color (white). The consistency is rather liquidy. However, make sure that your face is totally dry when you apply this or else, you’ll find it hard to blend it on your face.

FOUNDATIONS

Fanny Serrano Two way cake foundation in Organza - Php 399 - I haven't tried it enough yet to do a review. But the staying power is decent and coverage is good. 

Faceshop Phytogenic Infinite Foundation - Good foundation. Quite expensive, though. One pot wouldn't last a month if used for everyday.

LIPSTICKS

Covergirl Lip Perfection in Heavenly - Php 395 - The formulation is good. It doesn't make my lips dry but lasts really long. The shade is definitely not nude as described in other reviews. It is slightly brighter (pinkier) than Nyx Tea Rose. However, it does oxidize on me. 

Maybelline Colorsensational lipstick in Coral Pink - Php 299 - The formulation is average for lipstick, not drying and good pigmentation. The shade is pretty, great for everyday.

Etude House Look at my lips in 10 - Price: I forgot again. It's around Php 300- is a nude lipstick with peach undertone. The pigmentation is quite sheer, it doesn't makes my lips dry but do not lasts long.

LIPBALMS

Venus and Mars Lip Butter Tints in Wine Pearl - Php 180 - very moisturizing, nice shade. Great lip tint. People who hates lipstick (drying) will love this.

Mary Kay Lip Balm in Mango - Php 600 (something) - EXPENSIVE! And not moisturizing. The shade is pretty but I don't like the formulation. It accentuates the cracks and lines on my lips. The smell and color are nice, though.

Nivea Soft Rose Lip Balm - less than Php 100 - another disappointment! i don't like it, not moisturizing.

LIPLINER AND GLOSSES

Etude House Soft Touch Automatic Lip Liner - no need to sharpen. Affordable. The shade I got is very close to my lipcolor, thus, appears nothing on my lips. Staying power is so so.

Wet n Wild Lip Liner - I love the formula. Very Affordable, one pencil will lasts me forever. Glides smoothly on lips.

Avon Lip liner and color - Great formulation, great staying power. 

Careline Lipgloss - the best among all the most affordable lipglosses. I love it. great pigmentation, staying power, all! Who says you can't have the best of both worlds?

BLUSHES

Avon True Color Blush in Rose Lustre –Great blush!! Color is pretty. It’s pigmented. Good staying power. Not chalky. 

In2it Blush in CW 03 Sensation- The color is beautiful! It’s a peachy shade on me. Good pigmentation. Average staying power. Not chalky.

Sansan Mousse Blush in Rosy Blush – I apply this before my Ever Bilena blush and it’s gorgeous! gREat staying power when use alone (set with powder) or use as base for blush.

Elf Blush in Peachykeen- Php 250- the shade is to die for. But it doesn’t appear pretty on my cheeks!!! Seriously, it’s like a shimmers with gold (not gold with shimmer lol) on my cheeks. Very chalky and staying power is average.

Prestige Blush – the shade is beautiful (pinky coral). Staying power is great and not chalky. It is pigmented enough.

Ever Bilena Blush in Honest - Php 150- the packaging looks good. The blush is really pretty (coral). The staying power is great. Overall, I highly recommend it

EverBilena in Pink Petal - I don't like the twist-up packaging. The blush is pretty but not as pigmented as EB Blush in Honest. 

Elf Blush in Glow - Php 120- the color is gorgeous, a coral blush with gold shimmers. However, the packaging is very cheap, the powder is not as pigmented as I want it to be, it is very chalky too. I wouldn't repurchase again.

Eyebrow Pencil and kits

Elf Eyebrow Kit in Light, medium, dark - Php250 each - good buy. Comes in 3 shades, quite affordable. The packaging is cute and handy. Stays until the end of the day. The wax in the kit is good enough, the powder is pretty chalky. 

Modelco Designer Eyebrow Kit - Php 1400 - expensive. Comes with 4 stencils (very fine, fine, natural and full), 2 angled brushes, spoolie and tweezer. The wax is really good. The powder is pretty chalky. The angled brushes are perfect for filling the hairs, spoolie is small but useful and the tweezer is good. Overall, a great eyebrow kit but overpriced (for me!)

Etude House Easy Eyebrow Pencil in Dark Brown- I love eyebrow pencils from Etude House. It works really well on me. This one is a pointed eyebrow pencil, you need to sharpen it. Dual ended. Comes with a brush. The shade is not really dark brown. It's lighter brown, perfect for people with black hairs but wanted a lighter eyebrow. 

MASCARA

The Faceshop Extreme Volume Mascara - my HG non-waterproof mascara. The only mascara I used for everyday. It doesn't smudge on me but can be removed with soap and water. It doesn't give me a panda eyes when I accidentally rubbed it off my eyes. I like it so much

Revlon Beyond Natural Mascara - good waterproof mascara. It does lengthens my eyelashes. Hard to remove, though. Perfect for special occasions.The applicator is easy to use for upper and lower lashes.

Gel Liner

Maybelline Eyestudio Lasting Gel Liner - Php400 something - I got mine on sale (Php 314). The gel liner is as creamy as Mac Blacktrack. The brush that comes in the liner is pretty good, but I use angled brush since it's alot easier to use. It doesn't last forever on my eyes but lasts longer when sets with black eyeshadow.

Mac Fluidline in Blacktrack -Here is my first review on Mac Fluidlne. Yes, it smudges like it's crumbling. It doesn't lasts long when use alone (lasts longer when sets with black eyeshadow). However, I had this for a year now and I can still use it! Amazing, right? It's expensive but really worth it! 

Liquid Liners

Tony Moly Easy Touch Brush Liner - Php 458 - One of my biggest disappointments this year. I was looking for a waterproof eyeliner. The SA recommended this to me so I purchased it. And yes, the hell, it's non-waterproof. It's quite pricey for my taste.  I used it once and never ever used it again. What a waste of money. When it dries, the color turns to be gray rather than black. 

Fanny Serrano Waterproof Liquid Eyeliner - Php 198 - the cheapest felt tip liquid liner I had. It does stays long on my eyes, but not forever. Can be easily removed with soap and water. Great liquid liner for the price (really). 

Eyeshadow Palettes

Clinique - The purple is gorgeous, (perfect for everyday, work/school and even occasions). The definer (dark brown) is perfect as crease color. The dual ended brush is decent for touch ups.

Avon  Quad  - Another gorgeous color combi in a palette. The colors are quite pigmented and not chalky. The packaging is identical to the blush.

Avon Quad - great for everyday and work. I love all the colors, honestly. 

Nyx Glitter Cream Palette - I got it for free when I won a giveaway from this store. The first three colors are really beautiful, but the two colors, does not appear really well on me. 

Almay Quad-  favorite quad among the rest. The 1st color is gorgeous as highlighter or if you want to brightens up areas of your eyes (or even face). 

Elf Quad - very pigmented. Great for smokey eye look. I don't like it though since it is very chalky.

Sk

FACIAL WASHES

D & G light Blue and Benetton Paradiso and Inferno

Benetton Paradiso and Inferno is a cheaper alternative for D & G Light Blue (has more citrus scent). However, D&G stays longer on me.

Venus and Mars La Chica

Smells really good and amazing staying power!! Seriously, you should try it.  

Goody Stayput (200php plus)

Quite expensive but it is definitely a slide-proof clips. 

Dollface Avant Garde Palette

I had this for a year now, I guess. And this is my first and only eyeshadow palette because I think I wont' be needing another palette since I’m not really an eyeshadow person. I rarely use eyeshadow except for “super” special occasions. Besides, I still have quite a number of eyeshadow quads in my makeup kit. 

 The palette that I have is called Avant garde. It has a mixed of matte and shimmers eyeshadows. 

 Dollface says,

"Go color-happy with these bold matte and shimmer eyeshadows. Perfect for avant garde or high fashion makeup. Contained in a matte 9 x 6.5 inch case with two foam tip applicators and a mirror on the inside. Each pan is approximately sized at 0.6 inches (1.5 cm) in diameter, similar to a 10 centavo coin."

Ingredients:

Talc, Mica, Mineral Oil, Kaolin, Titanium Dioxide, Magnesium Stearate, Isopropyl Palmitate, Lanolin, Methylparaben, Propylparaben, BHT.
May contain: Mica and titanium Dioxide, Iron Oxides, Ultramarine Blue, Manganese Violet, Ferric Ammonium Ferrocyanide, Chrome Oxide Greens, Chrome Hydroxide Green, FD&C Red No.40 AlLake, FD&C Yellow No.5 Al Lake, FD&C blue No.1 Al Lake.

This palette caught my eyes since it is less than a thousand (Php 900 ONLY) and has 88 shades.

I got this on Supersale Bazaar in Rockwell but you can purchase it online HERE.

The eyeshadows are pigmented and stays the whole day even without primer! Yes, I admit, I don't have  eyeshadow primer (for real!) but believe it or not, it stays the whole day on me, on my friends and on my twin.

Remember my sister’s graduation, I did her makeup look. Post HERE. I use this palette on her without primer, and it stays until the end of the day .

Here are my other makeup looks using this palette. Click the picture to see the link of my post

my first ever eye makeup!!

I was thinking of swatching all the colors but it will take me forever. So, I just picked few shades that I like in this palette.

Neutral shades

  Violet/Purple shades

 Pink shades

 Black and Silver shades

 Gold and yellow shades

 Blue and green shades

 More blue shades

 They're so pretty and pigmented! I highly recommend them!