How blooming lovely is this weather at the moment? I've been dashing back from work and lounging around in the evening sun, Harry Potter book in hand, it's bliss. Hope you're all making the most of it.
I went on a bit of a make-up spree last weekend (payday wahey!) and picked up some bits and pieces. The lady in Superdrug looked at me really weirdly as I went from stand to stand swatching products with my bestie watching me slightly impatiently whilst I oooo and ahhhhed and commented on everything (bless her for putting up with me).
I noticed that hidden away at the back of my local Superdrug was a brand spanking new Sleek make-up stand, which unfortunately didn't have the contour kit I was after but did have the new Pout Paints that seem to be causing quite a hype.
I love the idea of these, if you haven't read about them already they are a collection of 11 little tubes of highly pigmented lip stains which can be used on their own or mixed together to create your own little lip colours. The idea is that you use the white coloured paint to cool colours down and the blue paint to warm things up. It's advisable you use a lip brush to put these on as they are quite thick, gooey and fiddly, a little really does go a long way so be careful how much you dollop out! I went against instructions and tried to use my finger and looked a little like Crusty the Clown after application, not quite the look I was going for.
I picked up Minx which is a neutralised pink shade, Peachy Keen a corally peach, Pinkini a really bright in your face pink and Peek-a-bloo the blue colour (to warm up the colours when experimenting, not quite daring enough to wear this bad boy on it's own).
I don't know if it's my imagination but they taste slightly apricoty to me, a bit sweet tasting so if this isn't your thing then beware. But I quite like it. Remember though these aren't for eating and are quite thick so licking your lips probably isn't advised. All that said I really like them, the idea of creating your own shades is right up my street as I find it hard to find colours that suit me well so now I can experiment. On their own though each colour is really wearable (with the slight exception of Peek-a-bloo) so even if you aren't feeling that adventurous with creating new shades these will suit you.
Here are some I created earlier (goggles and white lab coat are optional). I haven't quite got the hang of mixing them yet, I added a bit too much blue to the first shade! The lighter of the two pink shades was Minx and Peachykeen mixed together and I love this combination, also adding a tiny bit of blue to Pinkini made the shade a little warmer and much more wearable without altering the brightness. Love love love them. I've since made some other random concoctions which I'm very happy with.
You can find these little tubes in Superdrug at £4.99 each or online from Sleek's website http://www.sleekmakeup.com/. What do you think?
xoxo
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