New Sleek Shimmer Blushes...

I was at the Trafford centre today with my friend, and we popped in to Superdrug where a new brow threading service has just set up - They were running a 50% off promo so I got threaded and my friend got her lashes tinted for a bargaintastic £5 each!

Whilst I was waiting for my friend, I had a quick stroll up and down the cosmetic aisle, and noticed that they had the stand out for the new Sleek shimmer blushes... Frustratingly there were no actual blushers out though, which was immensely annoying as they were very pretty!

I had a quick swatch non-the-less, and took a sneaky iPhone picture to try to show you though...

As I say, this is an iPhone pic, so quality of the picture is not amazing. I was on the other hand pretty impressed with the blushers - they are very smooth to the touch and almost creamy, which is rare in a drugstore blusher...

They are really well pigmented too - the swatches above were taken from one quick swipe across the product, so you can see there is a decent payoff too. I also think the colours are really pretty...

Rose Gold, swatched on the left, is a soft peachy shade with a gold sheen, a dead ringer for NARS Orgasm.
Pomegranate, swatched in the middle is a pink shade, with a silvery sheen and was probably my favourite of the three. Loved it.
Sunrise, swatched on the right is a darker more teracotta shade with a gold sheen - great for darker skin tones I'd say. 

I'll be picking up rose gold and pomegranate when they eventually do put them on the shelves...

Speaking of Superdrug I was most impressed today by the absence of the awful music they play in there today... Dunno if you noticed but they went through a phase of playing those terrible songs that are kind of covers of current songs in the charts. I think it's to avoid paying royalties or something? Legal experts let me know! 
Anyway, that music was DIRE. But they have started one of those in store radio staions now - I was most pleased to hear the proper version of Plan B, not some awful cover...

Sleek MakeUP Safari Palette - FOTD/Review.

I was very kindly sent this palette to try out - I have blogged before about how I like most of these palettes (the real exception being one that was out about a year ago, which was all matte shadows - the colours had very poor payoff, I actually threw it away!). I am still actually looking for the last LE palette, the Neon palette as it just keeps selling out of every Superdrug I go to!

Sleek MakeUP is a range that covers a wide range of skin tones; they are well know among the blogging/you tube community for their palettes, but they also have other great products - I love highlighters, and their liquid illuminator is a drugstore fave of mine...

The Sleek palettes are available in Superdrug stores, and this particular one was released on the 8th July 2009, and as usual its a steal at £4.88, for 12 mineral based shadows...

Above - safari I-divine palette and swatches

As you can see, you get a good mix of colours, and it makes putting looks together fairly foolproof... There are a mixture of matte (matte black, yellow, nude brown and green) and shimmer/satin type textures in the palette.

The shadows are all well pigmented considering the price, and they have soft smooth texture - some might find this slightly too soft - the shadows can be damaged easily (the black in my palette was actually partially damaged in the post to me), but this is a minor problem considering the price!

As I was off to Chester Zoo for the day with my other half on a very rare Weekend off, what better opportunity to have a play? Safari... Zoo... Geddit!? This is look I came up with this morning... Obviously I like to play with colours etc, but I think the palette is diverse enough to create a range of looks from subtle to smoky to more dramatic...

Products used (for those who want to know!);

Face - Illamasqua Matte Primer; RMK Creamy Foundation, Illamasqua loose powder in shade LP005 (the pink one!)

Eyes - Sleek MakeUP safari I-divine palette; Urban decay brow box; Rimmel sexy curves intense black mascara, Prestige Total Intensity Eyeliner in Intense Olive.

Cheeks - Illamasqua bronzing duo in glint/writhe to sculpt and shape; Illamasqua powder blushers in Lover and Posses (the yellow one!)

Lips - Illamasqua sheer lipgloss in Torture

I am also pleased to report that the look lasted the day, despite heyfever induced episodes of watery-eyes! A great value palette that offers good colour payoff...

I was also sent a couple of their new long lasting lipglosses - Wonderlasts - these are still undergoing rigorous MizzWorthy tests, so stay tuned for a review of those soon!

What do you think of the look? I'd love to know how you use this palette if you have it?

MizzWorthy xxx